Last updated at 1:14 p.m. on Sunday, March 22, 2009.
| The Road to Peoria | ||||||
| Regional Finals | Sectionals | Super-Sectionals | State Final Tournament | State Champion | ||
| Chicago (Uplift) | Chicago (Uplift) 55-47  | 
 North Chicago 76-57  | 
North Chicago 69-61  | 
Chicago (North Lawndale Charter) 87-46  | 
Champaign (Centennial) 66-65  | 
Champaign (Centennial) 61-59  | 
| Chicago (Senn) | ||||||
| North Chicago |  North Chicago 75-72  | 
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| Johnsburg | ||||||
| Norridge (Ridgewood) | Chicago (Gordon Tech) 57-49  | 
Grayslake (Central) 75-55  | 
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| Chicago (Gordon Tech) | ||||||
| Grayslake (Central) |  Grayslake (Central) 72-62  | 
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| Lake Villa (Lakes) | ||||||
| Chicago (North Lawndale Charter) |  Chicago (North Lawndale Charter) 72-55  | 
 Chicago (North Lawndale Charter) 74-54  | 
 Chicago (North Lawndale Charter) 78-52  | 
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| LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy) | ||||||
| Riverside (R.-Brookfield) | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) 75-63  | 
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| Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) | ||||||
| Westchester (St. Joseph) |  Westchester (St. Joseph) 78-44  | 
Westchester (St. Joseph) 75-55  | 
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| Chicago (Orr) | ||||||
| Chicago (Marshall) | Chicago (Marshall) 76-57  | 
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| Chicago (Crane) | ||||||
| Champaign (Centennial) |  Champaign (Centennial) 70-61  | 
 Champaign (Centennial) 73-69  | 
 Champaign (Centennial) 49-45  | 
 Champaign (Centennial) 65-60  | 
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| Champaign (Central) | ||||||
| Springfield (Southeast) | Springfield (Southeast) 67-62  | 
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| Springfield (H.S.) | ||||||
| Lincoln |  Lincoln 53-40  | 
Lincoln 69-42  | 
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| Bloomington (H.S.) | ||||||
| Decatur (MacArthur) | Decatur (MacArthur) 67-58  | 
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| Decatur (Eisenhower) | ||||||
| Centralia |  Carbondale 67-64  | 
Carbondale 66-45  | 
Belleville (Althoff) 68-64  | 
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| Carbondale | ||||||
| Charleston | Charleston 50-49  | 
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| Effingham (H.S.) | ||||||
| Belleville (Althoff) |  Belleville (Althoff) 61-41  | 
 Belleville (Althoff) 60-58  | 
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| Breese (Mater Dei) | ||||||
| Troy (Triad) | Quincy (Notre Dame) 55-42  | 
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| Quincy (Notre Dame) | ||||||
| West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) | West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) 47-42  | 
Rochelle 61-57  | 
 Oswego (H.S.) 80-56  | 
 Oswego (H.S.) 60-59  | 
Oswego (H.S.) 56-55  | 
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| Hampshire | ||||||
| Freeport (H.S.) |  Rochelle 52-49  | 
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| Rochelle | ||||||
| Belvidere (North) | Belvidere (North) 53-46  | 
 Oswego (H.S.) 60-39  | 
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| Belvidere (H.S.) | ||||||
| Aurora (Central Catholic) |  Oswego (H.S.) 64-61  | 
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| Oswego (H.S.) | ||||||
| Peoria (Notre Dame) | Peoria (Richwoods) 47-45  | 
Morton 47-41  | 
Rock Island (H.S.) 52-37  | 
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| Peoria (Richwoods) | ||||||
| Washington |  Morton 46-44  | 
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| Morton | ||||||
| Rock Island (H.S.) |  Rock Island (H.S.) 70-54  | 
 Rock Island (H.S.) 51-47  | 
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| Geneseo | ||||||
| LaSalle (L.-Peru) | LaSalle (L.-Peru) 47-45  | 
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| Ottawa (Twp.) | ||||||
| Chicago (Leo) |  Chicago (Leo) 64-41  | 
 Chicago (Leo) 45-43  | 
 Chicago (Leo) 78-65  | 
Chicago (Leo) 51-48  | 
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| Chicago (King) | ||||||
| Chicago (Robeson) | Chicago (Kenwood) 55-48  | 
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| Chicago (Kenwood) | ||||||
| Chicago (Harper) |  Chicago (Harper) 65-54  | 
Chicago (Harper) 66-50  | 
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| Chicago (Hope) | ||||||
| Chicago (University) | Chicago (Lindblom) 57-54  | 
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| Chicago (Lindblom) | ||||||
| Oak Lawn (Richards) | Crete (C.-Monee) 72-50  | 
 Chicago (Brooks) 59-57  | 
Chicago (Brooks) 60-55  | 
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| Crete (C.-Monee) | ||||||
| Chicago (Carver Military Academy) |  Chicago (Brooks) 60-51  | 
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| Chicago (Brooks) | ||||||
| Park Forest (Rich East) | Park Forest (Rich East) 74-42  | 
Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) 59-53  | 
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| Chicago (Harlan) | ||||||
| Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) |  Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) 65-62  | 
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| Richton Park (Rich South) | ||||||