| The Road to Normal | ||||||
| Sectionals | Super-Sectionals | State Final Tournament | State Champion | |||
| Hillsboro |  Hillsboro 44-38  | 
 Hillsboro 55-49  | 
 Hillsboro 40-31  | 
 Hillsboro 55-41  | 
Hillsboro 50-33  | 
Hillsboro 44-43  | 
| Neoga | ||||||
| Pana (H.S.) | Pana (H.S.) 54-33  | 
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| Tuscola | ||||||
| Williamsville | Williamsville 61-45  | 
Rochester 44-39  | 
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| Maroa (M.-Forsyth) | ||||||
| Rochester |  Rochester 48-32  | 
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| Decatur (St. Teresa) | ||||||
| Poplar Grove (North Boone) | Poplar Grove (North Boone) 47-39  | 
 Byron 43-42  | 
Byron 47-24  | 
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| Stillman Valley | ||||||
| Byron |  Byron 41-19  | 
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| Winnebago | ||||||
| Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) | Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) 59-44  | 
Forreston 62-40  | 
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| Freeport (Aquin) | ||||||
| Lanark (Eastland) |  Forreston 40-38  | 
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| Forreston | ||||||
| Carthage |  Carthage 64-43  | 
 Carthage 57-38  | 
 Carthage 58-43  | 
Carthage 62-46  | 
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| Macomb | ||||||
| Camp Point (Central) | Biggsville (West Central) 53-40  | 
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| Biggsville (West Central) | ||||||
| Piasa (Southwestern) |  Piasa (Southwestern) 47-38  | 
Piasa (Southwestern) 45-40  | 
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| Greenfield | ||||||
| Jacksonville (Routt) | Bluffs (Coop) 38-36  | 
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| Bluffs (Coop) | ||||||
| Melrose Park (Walther Lutheran) |  Melrose Park (Walther Lutheran) 64-49  | 
 Melrose Park (Walther Lutheran) 37-33  | 
Melrose Park (Walther Lutheran) 52-46  | 
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| Chicago (Holy Trinity) | ||||||
| Elmhurst (Immaculate Conception) | Chicago (Latin) 42-40  | 
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| Chicago (Latin) | ||||||
| Peotone | Braidwood (Reed-Custer) 49-35  | 
Dwight 47-41  | 
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| Braidwood (Reed-Custer) | ||||||
| Dwight |  Dwight 45-27  | 
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| Chicago (St. Francis de Sales) | ||||||
| Spring Valley (Hall) |  Spring Valley (Hall) 60-44  | 
 Spring Valley (Hall) 65-57  | 
Spring Valley (Hall) 65-46  | 
Flanagan 75-62  | 
Okawville 45-43  | 
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| Plano | ||||||
| Peru (St. Bede) | Peru (St. Bede) 64-53  | 
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| Princeton | ||||||
| Orion | Taylor Ridge (Rockridge) 59-42  | 
Kewanee (Wethersfield) 57-49  | 
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| Taylor Ridge (Rockridge) | ||||||
| Kewanee (Wethersfield) |  Kewanee (Wethersfield) 45-29  | 
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| Chillicothe (Illinois Valley Central) | ||||||
| Flanagan |  Flanagan 65-59  | 
 Flanagan 52-46  | 
 Flanagan 48-42  | 
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| Glasford (Illini Bluffs) | ||||||
| Bloomington (Central Catholic) | Bloomington (Central Catholic) 43-24  | 
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| El Paso (E.P.-Gridley) | ||||||
| St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) |  St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) 52-39  | 
St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) 44-35  | 
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| Tolono (Unity) | ||||||
| Westville | Westville 36-34  | 
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| Cissna Park (Coop) | ||||||
| Okawville |  Okawville 65-23  | 
 Okawville 50-24  | 
 Okawville 65-50  | 
 Okawville 63-45  | 
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| Alton (Marquette) | ||||||
| Carlyle | Carlyle 56-51  | 
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| Breese (Central) | ||||||
| Teutopolis | Teutopolis 56-45  | 
Olney (East Richland) 47-45  | 
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| Paris | ||||||
| Olney (East Richland) |  Olney (East Richland) 64-53  | 
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| Newton | ||||||
| Metropolis (Massac County) |  Metropolis (Massac County) 59-44  | 
 Metropolis (Massac County) 49-43  | 
Metropolis (Massac County) 62-52  | 
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| Carmi (C.-White County) | ||||||
| McLeansboro (Hamilton County) | McLeansboro (Hamilton County) 69-31  | 
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| Vienna | ||||||
| Sparta |  Sparta 70-41  | 
Sparta 39-35  | 
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| Carterville | ||||||
| Herrin (H.S.) | Nashville 28-25  | 
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| Nashville | ||||||