Quarterfinal Schedule for 2026 Basketball Championships

The 2026 Basketball State Championship field is set. Below are the quarterfinal match ups listed by site:

State Quarterfinal Brackets

Tony’ Pizza Event Center, Salina

Tuesday, March 10
12:00 pm (4) Eureka vs. (5) Oakley – 2A Girls
2:00 pm (1) Ellinwood vs. (8) Rossville – 2A Girls
4:00 pm (4) Holcomb vs. (5) Silver Lake – 3A Boys
6:00 pm (2) Moundridge vs. (7) Valley Heights – 2A Girls [ KNDY-AM 1570/94.1 FM]
8:00 pm (2) Rock Creek vs. (7) Chapman – 4A Girls

Wednesday, March 11
12:00 pm (4) Centralia vs (5) Quinter – 1ADI Girls
2:00 pm (4) Thomas More Prep (5) vs St. Marys – 2A Boys
4:00 pm (1) Little River vs (8) Central Plains – 1ADI Girls
6:00 pm (1) Rock Creek vs (8) Eudora – 4A Boys
8:00 pm (2) Hays vs (7) Kapaun Mount Carmel – 5A Girls

Kansas Wesleyan University, Salina

Tuesday, March 10
4:00 pm (2) Beloit St. Johns vs. (7) Flint Hills – 1ADI Boys [ KDNS-FM 94.1 ]
6:00 pm (2) Hanover vs. (7) Deerfield – 1ADII Boys [ KNDY-FM 95.5 ]
8:00 pm (1) Central Plains vs. (8) Canton-Galva – 1ADI Boys

Wednesday, March 11
4:00 pm (1) Hutchinson Central Christian vs (8) Wallace County – 1ADII Girls
6:00 pm (4) Hanover vs (5) Marais Des Cygnes – 1ADII Girls [ KNDY-FM 95.5 ]
8:00 pm (3) Wabaunsee vs (6) South Gray – 1ADI Girls

White Auditorium, Emporia

Tuesday, March 10
12:00 pm (3) Burlington vs. (6) Heritage Christian – 3A Boys
2:00 pm (1) Axtell vs. (8) Hutch Central Christian – 1ADII Boys [ KNDY-FM 95.5 ]
4:00 pm (3) Lebo vs. (6) Victoria – 1ADII Boys
6:00 pm (4) Hayden vs. (5) Andale – 4A Girls
8:00 pm (3) Topeka West vs. (6) Piper – 5A Boys

Wednesday, March 11
6:00 pm (2) Silver Lake vs (7) Hesston – 3A Girls
8:00pm (4) Osage City vs (5) Girard – 3A Girls

Friends University, Wichita

Tuesday, March 10
2:00 pm (3) Norwich vs. (6) Rural Vista – 1ADI Boys
4:00 pm (1) Wellington vs. (8) Concordia – 4A Girls
6:00 pm (2) Hesston vs. (7) Scott Community – 3A Boys
8:00 pm (1) Wichita Collegiate vs. (8) Wellsville – 3A Boys

Wednesday, March 11
12:00 pm (2) Pretty Prairie vs (7) Hodgeman County – 1ADI Girls
2:00 pm (3) Classical of Wichita vs (6) St. Mary’s Colgan – 2A Boys
4:00 pm (2) Berean Academy vs (7) Rossville – 2A Boys
6:00 pm (3) Pratt vs (6) Baldwin – 4A Boys
8:00 pm (2) Argonia vs (7) Linn – 1ADII Girls [ KNDY-FM 95.5 ]

Koch Arena, Wichita

Tuesday, March 10
12:00 pm (4) Wichita East vs. (5) Olathe South – 6A Girls
2:00 pm (1) Wichita Heights vs. (8) Blue Valley Northwest – 6A Girls
4:00 pm (2) Derby vs. (7) Topeka – 6A Girls
6:00 pm (1) Kapaun vs. (8) Shawnee Heights – 5A Boys
8:00 pm (4) Maize South vs. (5) Seaman – 5A Boys

Wednesday, March 11
12:00 pm (1) Andover vs (8) De Soto – 5A Girls
2:00 pm (1) Halstead vs (8) Marysville – 3A Girls [ KNDY-AM 1570/94.1 FM ]
4:00 pm (4) Maize South vs (5) St. James – 5A Girls
6:00 pm (1) Sterling vs (8) Douglass – 2A Boys
8:00 pm (4) Maize vs (5) Wichita Heights – 6A Boys

Kansas City Kansas Community College, Kansas City

Tuesday, March 10
2:00 pm (3) Eudora vs. (6) Bishop Miege – 4A Girls
4:00 pm (3) St. Mary’s Colgan vs. (6) Sacred Heart – 2A Girls
6:00 pm (2) Bonner Springs vs. (7) KC Washington – 5A Boys
8:00 pm (3) SM South vs. (6) Blue Valley North – 6A Girls

Wednesday, March 11
12:00 pm (2) Atchison vs (7) McPherson – 4A Boys
2:00 pm (3) Olathe North vs (6) Derby – 6A Boys
4:00 pm (3) Shawnee Heights vs (6) Basehor Linwood – 5A Girls
6:00 pm (1) SM South vs (8) Manhattan – 6A Boys
8:00 pm (2) Mill Valley vs (7) BV North – 6A Boys

United Wireless Arena, Dodge City

Tuesday, March 10
6:00 pm (4) Cunningham vs. (5) Weskan – 1ADII Boys
8:00 pm (4) South Central vs. (5) Kiowa County – 1ADI Boys

Wednesday, March 11
4:00 pm (3) Bucklin vs (6) Dighton – 1ADII Girls
6:00 pm (3) Holcomb vs (6) Ellsworth – 3A Girls
8:00 pm (4) Hugoton vs (5) Andale – 4A Boys

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