| The Road to Peoria | 
| Sectionals | 
Super-Sectionals | 
State Final Tournament | 
State Champion | 
|  Carbondale | 
 Carbondale 73-60 | 
 Carbondale 80-70 | 
 Carbondale 64-60 | 
 Carbondale 78-55 | 
Carbondale 53-42 | 
Northbrook (Glenbrook North) 63-51 | 
| O'Fallon | 
| Cahokia (H.S.) | 
Murphysboro 70-48 | 
|  Murphysboro | 
| Chatham (Glenwood) | 
 Alton (Sr.) 55-35 | 
Alton (Sr.) 50-48 | 
|  Alton (Sr.) | 
|  Edwardsville (H.S.) | 
Edwardsville (H.S.) 75-48 | 
| Quincy (Sr.) | 
|  Chicago (Westinghouse) | 
Chicago (Westinghouse) 51-40 | 
 Chicago (Crane) 52-39 | 
Chicago (Crane) 58-40 | 
| Chicago (Lincoln Park) | 
|  Chicago (Crane) | 
 Chicago (Crane) 63-57 | 
| Chicago (Marshall) | 
| Chicago (Von Steuben) | 
 Winnetka (New Trier) 47-46 | 
Winnetka (New Trier) 59-42 | 
|  Winnetka (New Trier) | 
| Chicago (St. Patrick) | 
Wilmette (Loyola Academy) 51-50 | 
|  Wilmette (Loyola Academy) | 
|  Harvey (Thornton) | 
 Harvey (Thornton) 62-44 | 
 Harvey (Thornton) 62-58 | 
Harvey (Thornton) 46-40 | 
Downers Grove (South) 39-37 | 
| Dolton (Thornridge) | 
|  Chicago (Julian) | 
Chicago (Julian) 67-34 | 
| Chicago (Marist) | 
|  Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) | 
Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) 70-48 | 
Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 70-56 | 
| Joliet (Twp.) | 
|  Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | 
 Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 56-26 | 
| New Lenox (Providence Catholic) | 
| West Chicago (H.S.) | 
Batavia 69-62 | 
Naperville (Central) 84-73 | 
 Downers Grove (South) 85-61 | 
|  Batavia | 
|  Naperville (Central) | 
 Naperville (Central) 91-67 | 
| Yorkville | 
|  Downers Grove (South) | 
 Downers Grove (South) 63-37 | 
 Downers Grove (South) 45-31 | 
| Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) | 
|  Lisle (Benet Academy) | 
Lisle (Benet Academy) 55-53 | 
| Lombard (Glenbard East) | 
|  Northbrook (Glenbrook North) | 
 Northbrook (Glenbrook North) 66-50 | 
 Northbrook (Glenbrook North) 37-36 | 
 Northbrook (Glenbrook North) 70-58 | 
 Northbrook (Glenbrook North) 68-47 | 
Northbrook (Glenbrook North) 51-33 | 
| Roselle (Lake Park) | 
| Park Ridge (Maine South) | 
Hoffman Estates (Conant) 53-39 | 
|  Hoffman Estates (Conant) | 
| Gurnee (Warren) | 
 Waukegan (H.S.) 63-49 | 
Waukegan (H.S.) 82-68 | 
|  Waukegan (H.S.) | 
| Zion (Z.-Benton) | 
Lake Zurich 69-63 | 
|  Lake Zurich | 
|  Westchester (St. Joseph) | 
Westchester (St. Joseph) 75-57 | 
Maywood (Proviso East) 76-68 | 
Chicago (Brother Rice) 59-58 | 
| Oak Park (Fenwick) | 
|  Maywood (Proviso East) | 
 Maywood (Proviso East) 61-47 | 
| LaGrange (Lyons) | 
|  Chicago (Simeon) | 
Chicago (Simeon) 59-54 | 
 Chicago (Brother Rice) 77-76 | 
| Chicago (Hyde Park) | 
|  Chicago (Brother Rice) | 
 Chicago (Brother Rice) 63-37 | 
| Chicago (Hubbard) | 
|  Elgin (Larkin) | 
 Elgin (Larkin) 49-41 | 
Elgin (Larkin) 70-58 | 
 Rockford (Jefferson) 73-60 | 
Rockford (Jefferson) 51-40 | 
| St. Charles (North) | 
|  Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge) | 
Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge) 50-45 | 
| Johnsburg | 
| Rochelle | 
 Rockford (Jefferson) 73-61 | 
 Rockford (Jefferson) 71-65 | 
|  Rockford (Jefferson) | 
|  Rockford (Boylan) | 
Rockford (Boylan) 67-42 | 
| Rock Island (H.S.) | 
|  Normal (Community) | 
Normal (Community) 59-54 | 
 Lincoln 34-28 | 
Lincoln 47-46 | 
| Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | 
| Champaign (Centennial) | 
 Lincoln 47-27 | 
|  Lincoln | 
|  Peoria (Richwoods) | 
Peoria (Richwoods) 49-44 | 
Washington 63-45 | 
| Bartonville (Limestone) | 
| Peoria (H.S.) | 
 Washington 47-46 | 
|  Washington |