| The Road to East Peoria | 
| Regional Finals | 
Sectionals | 
State Final Tournament | 
State Champion | 
| (1) Macomb | 
Macomb 3-0 | 
Abingdon 3-0 | 
Quincy (Notre Dame) 2-1 | 
Nashville 6-1 | 
Nashville 6-1 | 
Nashville 3-0 | 
| (2) Stronghurst (Southern) | 
| (4) Farmington | 
Abingdon 2-1 | 
| (3) Abingdon | 
| (1) Manito (Midwest Central) | 
Mackinaw (Deer Creek-M.) 1-0 (9 inn.) | 
Quincy (Notre Dame) 9-0 | 
| (3) Mackinaw (Deer Creek-M.) | 
| (1) Quincy (Notre Dame) | 
Quincy (Notre Dame) 2-1 | 
| (2) Beardstown | 
| (1) Nashville | 
Nashville 3-0 | 
Nashville 1-0 | 
Nashville 6-0 | 
| (2) Sparta | 
| (1) Columbia | 
Columbia 7-2 | 
| (2) Okawville | 
| (1) Breese (Mater Dei) | 
Carlyle 3-0 | 
Pinckneyville 3-0 | 
| (6) Carlyle | 
| (1) Pinckneyville | 
Pinckneyville 7-1 | 
| (2) Herrin | 
| (1) Williamsville | 
Williamsville 7-1 | 
Williamsville 2-0 | 
Carrollton 1-0 (10 inn.) | 
Orion 2-0 | 
| (6) Athens | 
| (1) Alton (Marquette) | 
Piasa (Southwestern) 3-0 | 
| (2) Piasa (Southwestern) | 
| (1) Nokomis | 
Nokomis 9-1 | 
Carrollton 9-0 | 
| (6) Divernon | 
| (1) Carrollton | 
Carrollton 18-2 | 
| (2) Winchester | 
| (8) Galena | 
Thomson (Coop) 2-1 | 
Chillicothe (Illinois Valley Central) 6-5 | 
Orion 1-0 | 
| (3) Thomson (Coop) | 
| (1) Chillicothe (Illinois Valley Central) | 
Chillicothe (Illinois Valley Central) 7-2 | 
| (2) Dunlap | 
| (4) Minonk (Fieldcrest) | 
Granville (Putnam County) 2-1 | 
Orion 16-2 (5 inn.) | 
| (2) Granville (Putnam County) | 
| (1) Taylor Ridge (Rockridge) | 
Orion 8-2 | 
| (2) Orion | 
| (1) Casey (C.-Westfield) | 
Casey (C.-Westfield) 9-1 | 
Casey (C.-Westfield) 6-0 | 
Casey (C.-Westfield) 11-1 (6 inn.) | 
Casey (C.-Westfield) 1-0 | 
Stanford (Olympia) 1-0 | 
| (6) Hutsonville | 
| (1) Toledo (Cumberland) | 
Neoga 2-0 | 
| (3) Neoga | 
| (1) St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) | 
St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) 9-2 | 
St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden) 4-0 | 
| (3) Bismarck (B.-Henning) (Coop) | 
| (1) Arcola | 
Arcola 1-0 | 
| (2) Paris | 
| (1) Addison (Driscoll) | 
Elmhurst (Immaculate Conception) 3-1 | 
Elmhurst (Immaculate Conception) 5-0 | 
Evergreen Park 2-0 | 
| (2) Elmhurst (Immaculate Conception) | 
| (1) Newark | 
Newark 4-3 | 
| (2) West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) | 
| (4) Kirkland (Hiawatha) | 
Marengo 2-1 (10 inn.) | 
Evergreen Park 6-0 | 
| (2) Marengo | 
| (4) Lisle (Sr.) | 
Evergreen Park 9-0 | 
| (3) Evergreen Park | 
| (5) Braidwood (Reed-Custer) | 
Dwight 2-1 | 
Dwight 3-0 | 
Stanford (Olympia) 4-0 | 
Stanford (Olympia) 3-0 | 
| (2) Dwight | 
| (1) Fairbury (Prairie Central) | 
Paxton (P.-Buckley-Loda) 5-4 | 
| (2) Paxton (P.-Buckley-Loda) | 
| (1) Stanford (Olympia) | 
Stanford (Olympia) 5-2 | 
Stanford (Olympia) 5-0 | 
| (2) Clinton | 
| (1) Monticello | 
Decatur (St. Teresa) 1-0 | 
| (3) Decatur (St. Teresa) | 
| (1) Johnston City | 
Johnston City 1-0 | 
Johnston City 1-0 | 
Johnston City 4-1 | 
| (2) Harrisburg | 
| (1) Norris City (N.C.-Omaha-Enfield) | 
Carmi (C.-White County) 2-0 | 
| (3) Carmi (C.-White County) | 
| (4) Lawrenceville | 
Albion (Edwards County) 2-0 | 
Albion (Edwards County) 5-4 | 
| (2) Albion (Edwards County) | 
| (1) Vienna | 
Vienna 2-1 | 
| (3) Anna (A.-Jonesboro) |