| The Road to Normal | 
| Sectionals | 
Super-Sectionals | 
State Final Tournament | 
State Champion | 
|  Lanark (Eastland) | 
 Lanark (Eastland) 45-31 | 
Lanark (Eastland) 47-35 | 
 Hampshire 59-48 | 
 Hampshire 38-37 | 
Hampshire 48-46 | 
Decatur (St. Teresa) 59-50 | 
| Warren | 
| Winnebago | 
Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) 55-48 | 
|  Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) | 
|  Poplar Grove (North Boone) | 
Poplar Grove (North Boone) 66-31 | 
 Hampshire 59-56 | 
| Elgin (St. Edward) | 
|  Hampshire | 
 Hampshire 50-42 | 
| Stillman Valley | 
|  Chillicothe (Illinois Valley Central) | 
Chillicothe (Illinois Valley Central) 50-25 | 
Ottawa (Marquette) 42-34 | 
Riverton 45-36 | 
| Peru (St. Bede) | 
|  Ottawa (Marquette) | 
 Ottawa (Marquette) 49-37 | 
| Fairbury (Prairie Central) | 
|  Bloomington (Central Catholic) | 
Bloomington (Central Catholic) 52-34 | 
 Riverton 51-46 | 
| Williamsville | 
|  Riverton | 
 Riverton 49-48 | 
| Normal (University) | 
|  Newark | 
 Newark 55-44 | 
 Kankakee (McNamara) 53-32 | 
Kankakee (McNamara) 58-51 | 
Carthage 47-42 | 
| Momence | 
|  Kankakee (McNamara) | 
 Kankakee (McNamara) 63-33 | 
| Braidwood (Reed-Custer) | 
| Gilman (Iroquois West) | 
 St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) 62-41 | 
St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) 52-49 | 
|  St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) | 
|  Colfax (Ridgeview) | 
Colfax (Ridgeview) 53-47 | 
| Armstrong | 
| Rushville | 
 Carthage 57-45 | 
 Carthage 54-38 | 
 Carthage 58-51 | 
|  Carthage | 
| Nauvoo (N.-Colusa) | 
Camp Point (Central) 43-39 | 
|  Camp Point (Central) | 
|  Rock Island (Alleman) | 
 Rock Island (Alleman) 57-38 | 
Rock Island (Alleman) 51-32 | 
| Brimfield | 
| Prophetstown | 
Orion 60-53 | 
|  Orion | 
| Palos Heights (Chicago Christian) | 
 Lansing (Illiana Christian) 47-44 | 
 Lansing (Illiana Christian) 76-60 | 
 Lansing (Illiana Christian) 59-44 | 
Lansing (Illiana Christian) 41-35 | 
Decatur (St. Teresa) 56-42 | 
|  Lansing (Illiana Christian) | 
|  Chicago (Hope) | 
Chicago (Hope) 62-26 | 
| Chicago (Agricultural Science) | 
| Chicago (St. Benedict) | 
 Lisle (Sr.) 43-39 | 
 Lisle (Sr.) 56-41 | 
|  Lisle (Sr.) | 
| Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) | 
Chicago (The Latin School) 50-49 | 
|  Chicago (The Latin School) | 
|  Pana (H.S.) | 
Pana (H.S.) 69-49 | 
 Carrollton 45-29 | 
Carrollton 45-40 | 
| Greenfield | 
|  Carrollton | 
 Carrollton 58-23 | 
| Rochester | 
|  Freeburg | 
 Freeburg 59-39 | 
Freeburg 58-42 | 
| Hillsboro | 
| Piasa (Southwestern) | 
Breese (Mater Dei) 54-43 | 
|  Breese (Mater Dei) | 
|  Anna (A.-Jonesboro) | 
 Anna (A.-Jonesboro) 46-40 | 
 Anna (A.-Jonesboro) 47-43 | 
Anna (A.-Jonesboro) 51-48 | 
 Decatur (St. Teresa) 78-58 | 
| Waterloo (Gibault) | 
|  Nashville | 
Nashville 47-27 | 
| Carterville | 
|  Benton | 
 Benton 61-37 | 
Benton 66-53 | 
| Eldorado | 
|  Metropolis (Massac County) | 
Metropolis (Massac County) 57-53 | 
| Carmi (C.-White County) | 
|  Paris | 
Paris 72-53 | 
 Decatur (St. Teresa) 52-42 | 
 Decatur (St. Teresa) 60-51 | 
| Broadlands (Heritage) | 
|  Decatur (St. Teresa) | 
 Decatur (St. Teresa) 56-37 | 
| Moweaqua (Central A & M) | 
|  Olney (East Richland) | 
 Olney (East Richland) 63-58 | 
Olney (East Richland) 66-62 | 
| Altamont | 
|  Teutopolis | 
Teutopolis 36-35 | 
| Robinson |