| The Road to Peoria | ||||||
| Sectionals | Super-Sectionals | State Final Tournament | State Champion | |||
| Chillicothe (Illinois Valley Central) |  Chillicothe (Illinois Valley Central) 65-62  | 
 Chillicothe (Illinois Valley Central) 60-56  | 
 Chillicothe (Illinois Valley Central) 54-22  | 
 Chillicothe (Illinois Valley Central) 58-40  | 
Chillicothe (Illinois Valley Central) 57-54  | 
Seneca 47-44  | 
| Sherrard | ||||||
| Orion | Orion 51-45  | 
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| Kewanee (H.S.) | ||||||
| Forreston |  Forreston 64-57  | 
Forreston 56-53  | 
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| Pearl City | ||||||
| Dakota | Savanna (West Carroll) 64-56  | 
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| Savanna (West Carroll) | ||||||
| Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) | Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) 58-35  | 
 Chicago (North Lawndale) 64-52  | 
Chicago (North Lawndale) 74-59  | 
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| Chicago (Holy Trinity) | ||||||
| Chicago (North Lawndale) |  Chicago (North Lawndale) 76-54  | 
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| Addison (Driscoll) | ||||||
| Manteno |  Chicago (CICS-Longwood) 76-58  | 
Chicago (CICS-Longwood) 51-39  | 
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| Chicago (CICS-Longwood) | ||||||
| Chicago (Hales Franciscan) | Herscher 61-60  | 
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| Herscher | ||||||
| Minonk (Fieldcrest) |  Maroa (M.-Forsyth) 63-48  | 
 Maroa (M.-Forsyth) 65-55  | 
 Maroa (M.-Forsyth) 51-50  | 
Maroa (M.-Forsyth) 70-55  | 
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| Maroa (M.-Forsyth) | ||||||
| Bloomington (Central Catholic) | Bloomington (Central Catholic) 81-66  | 
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| Hartsburg (H.-Emden) | ||||||
| Cissna Park (Coop) |  Cissna Park (Coop) 63-37  | 
Cissna Park (Coop) 63-60  | 
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| Tolono (Unity) | ||||||
| Bismarck (B.-Henning) | Armstrong 49-39  | 
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| Armstrong | ||||||
| Trenton (Wesclin) | Trenton (Wesclin) 57-39  | 
 Carlyle 59-43  | 
Carlyle 56-37  | 
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| Columbia | ||||||
| Madison |  Carlyle 63-48  | 
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| Carlyle | ||||||
| Piasa (Southwestern) |  Liberty 64-41  | 
Liberty 55-49  | 
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| Liberty | ||||||
| Barry (Coop) | Hardin (Calhoun) 71-59  | 
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| Hardin (Calhoun) | ||||||
| Seneca |  Seneca 54-44  | 
 Seneca 62-44  | 
 Seneca 64-29  | 
 Seneca 47-41  | 
Seneca 44-38  | 
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| Princeton | ||||||
| Granville (Putnam County) | Granville (Putnam County) 58-56  | 
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| Ottawa (Marquette) | ||||||
| Genoa (G.-Kingston) | Richmond (R.-Burton) 45-43  | 
Winnebago 66-43  | 
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| Richmond (R.-Burton) | ||||||
| Winnebago |  Winnebago 66-42  | 
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| Oregon | ||||||
| Teutopolis |  Teutopolis 55-45  | 
 Teutopolis 59-43  | 
Teutopolis 53-44  | 
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| Olney (East Richland) | ||||||
| Vandalia | Vandalia 48-46  | 
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| Effingham (St. Anthony) | ||||||
| Nokomis |  Nokomis 49-27  | 
Nokomis 52-48  | 
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| Edinburg | ||||||
| Pawnee | Neoga 61-46  | 
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| Neoga | ||||||
| Carthage | Nauvoo (N.-Colusa) 56-52  | 
 Macomb 48-44  | 
Macomb 44-29  | 
Pinckneyville 54-40  | 
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| Nauvoo (N.-Colusa) | ||||||
| Macomb |  Macomb 56-33  | 
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| Lewistown | ||||||
| Warrensburg (W.-Latham) | Warrensburg (W.-Latham) 61-53  | 
Riverton 45-41  | 
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| Tuscola | ||||||
| Macon (Meridian) |  Riverton 57-52  | 
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| Riverton | ||||||
| Murphysboro | Nashville 54-52  | 
 Pinckneyville 42-40  | 
 Pinckneyville 58-39  | 
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| Nashville | ||||||
| Pinckneyville |  Pinckneyville 76-44  | 
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| Mounds (Meridian) | ||||||
| McLeansboro (Hamilton County) |  McLeansboro (Hamilton County) 55-44  | 
McLeansboro (Hamilton County) 51-40  | 
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| Goreville | ||||||
| West Frankfort (Frankfort) | West Frankfort (Frankfort) 67-66  | 
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| Mt. Carmel | ||||||