Last updated at 8:40 a.m. on Monday, November 17, 2008.
| Display: 64-Team State Final Bracket | |
| 1. Freeport (H.S.) Super-Sectional | |
| 2. Grayslake (Central) Super-Sectional | |
| 3. Chatham (Glenwood) Super-Sectional | |
| 4. Oswego (H.S.) Super-Sectional | |
| The Road to Normal | ||||||
| Regional Finals | Sectionals | Super-Sectionals | State Final Tournament | State Champion | ||
| Sycamore |  Burlington (Central) 25-13, 25-21  | 
 Burlington (Central) 25-23, 18-25, 25-23  | 
 Burlington (Central) 25-22, 23-25, 25-18  | 
 Burlington (Central) 25-23, 25-19  | 
Burlington (Central) 25-19, 25-12  | 
Joliet (Catholic Academy) 25-19, 25-14  | 
| Burlington (Central) | ||||||
| LaSalle (L.-Peru) | LaSalle (L.-Peru) 25-13, 25-11  | 
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| Rock Island (H.S.) | ||||||
| Morris | Morris 25-16, 25-23  | 
Freeport (H.S.) 25-15, 25-7  | 
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| Yorkville | ||||||
| Freeport (H.S.) |  Freeport (H.S.) 25-13, 25-10  | 
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| Sterling (H.S.) | ||||||
| Dunlap | Dunlap 18-25, 25-19, 25-21  | 
Bloomington (H.S.) 25-21, 25-11  | 
Metamora 25-16, 25-16  | 
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| Peoria (Richwoods) | ||||||
| Normal (University) |  Bloomington (H.S.) 25-23, 25-20  | 
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| Bloomington (H.S.) | ||||||
| Metamora |  Metamora 25-20, 25-19  | 
 Metamora 14-25, 25-13, 25-20  | 
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| Washington | ||||||
| Morton | Morton 25-13, 19-25, 25-15  | 
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| Bartonville (Limestone) | ||||||
| Chicago (Payton) |  Chicago (Payton) 25-12, 25-13  | 
 Chicago (Payton) 25-14, 25-11  | 
 Chicago (Payton) 25-17, 25-13  | 
Chicago (Payton) 21-25, 25-20, 27-25  | 
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| Norridge (Ridgewood) | ||||||
| River Grove (Guerin) | Chicago (Gordon Tech) 25-20, 28-26  | 
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| Chicago (Gordon Tech) | ||||||
| Wilmette (Regina Dominican) | Wilmette (Regina Dominican) 25-13, 25-15  | 
River Forest (Trinity) 25-16, 25-16  | 
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| Chicago (Lake View) | ||||||
| River Forest (Trinity) |  River Forest (Trinity) 25-3, 25-23  | 
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| Chicago (Jones) | ||||||
| Woodstock (Marian) |  Woodstock (Marian) 25-16, 25-16  | 
 Woodstock (Marian) 25-21, 25-16  | 
Woodstock (Marian) 25-18, 25-19  | 
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| Johnsburg | ||||||
| Grayslake (Central) | Grayslake (Central) 12-25, 25-18, 25-19  | 
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| Antioch | ||||||
| Crystal Lake (Central) | Crystal Lake (Central) 25-22, 24-26, 25-22  | 
Hampshire 27-25, 25-19  | 
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| Wauconda | ||||||
| Hampshire |  Hampshire 25-13, 25-18  | 
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| Rockford (East) | ||||||
| Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin) | Springfield (H.S.) 25-19, 15-25, 25-23  | 
Lincoln 25-23, 25-21  | 
Champaign (Centennial) 25-21, 25-23  | 
Breese (Mater Dei) 25-20, 25-13  | 
Joliet (Catholic Academy) 25-19, 25-23  | 
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| Springfield (H.S.) | ||||||
| Lincoln |  Lincoln 25-12, 21-25, 25-21  | 
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| Decatur (MacArthur) | ||||||
| Chatham (Glenwood) | Chatham (Glenwood) 25-16, 25-15  | 
 Champaign (Centennial) 25-21, 26-24  | 
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| Jacksonville (H.S.) | ||||||
| Champaign (Centennial) |  Champaign (Centennial) 25-14, 25-23  | 
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| Champaign (Central) | ||||||
| Effingham (H.S.) |  Effingham (H.S.) 25-18, 25-22  | 
Effingham (H.S.) 25-27, 25-12, 25-21  | 
 Breese (Mater Dei) 28-26, 25-17  | 
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| Mattoon | ||||||
| Waterloo (H.S.) | Waterloo (H.S.) 25-13, 25-23  | 
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| Marion (H.S.) | ||||||
| Breese (Mater Dei) |  Breese (Mater Dei) 25-19, 30-28  | 
 Breese (Mater Dei) 25-18, 23-25, 25-17  | 
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| Troy (Triad) | ||||||
| Belleville (Althoff) | Belleville (Althoff) 25-14, 25-12  | 
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| Mascoutah | ||||||
| Joliet (Catholic Academy) |  Joliet (Catholic Academy) 25-6, 25-8  | 
 Joliet (Catholic Academy) 25-19, 25-4  | 
 Joliet (Catholic Academy) 25-14, 25-15  | 
 Joliet (Catholic Academy) 25-23, 25-27, 25-21  | 
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| Oak Lawn (Richards) | ||||||
| Evergreen Park | Lemont (Mt. Assisi Academy) 25-21, 21-25, 25-18  | 
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| Lemont (Mt. Assisi Academy) | ||||||
| Lemont (H.S.) |  Lemont (H.S.) 25-17, 25-13  | 
Lemont (H.S.) 25-23, 26-24  | 
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| Oswego (H.S.) | ||||||
| Oak Forest | Oak Forest 25-21, 25-16  | 
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| Lansing (Illiana Christian) | ||||||
| Wheaton (St. Francis) |  Wheaton (St. Francis) 23-25, 25-9, 25-12  | 
 Wheaton (St. Francis) 25-21, 25-12  | 
Wheaton (St. Francis) 25-18, 25-23  | 
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| West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) | ||||||
| Riverside (R.-Brookfield) | Riverside (R.-Brookfield) 25-21, 26-24  | 
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| Lombard (Montini) | ||||||
| Aurora (Rosary) |  Aurora (Rosary) 25-14, 25-8  | 
Aurora (Rosary) 25-8, 25-20  | 
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| Aurora (Illinois Math and Science Academy) | ||||||
| Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) | Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) 25-17, 25-23  | 
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| LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy) | ||||||