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2026 WIAA state boys basketball playoffs, sectional schedule

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The 2026 WIAA state boys basketball playoffs will continue with sectional semifinals in five divisions on Thursday, March 12, with the exception of one Division 3 game and one Division 4 contest that will be played Wednesday, March 11.

Winners move on to sectional finals on Saturday, March 14, with the 20 sectional champions – four in each of the five divisions – advancing to the 2026 WIAA State Boys Basketball Tournament at the Kohl Center in Madison on March 19-21.

Here is a look at the sectional schedule:

2026 WIAA State Boys Basketball Playoffs
Division 1
Sectional 1
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 4 Kaukauna (23-3) vs. No. 9 Neenah (17-9) at Kimberly
No. 2 Appleton North (22-4) vs. No. 3 Marshfield (21-5) at Stevens Point
Championship
Saturday, March 14
TBD
Sectional 2
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 1 De Pere (23-3) vs. No. 5 Germantown (17-9) at Chilton
No. 3 Brookfield East (21-5) vs. No. 10 Oshkosh North (18-8) at Hartford
Championship
Saturday, March 14
TBD
Sectional 3
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 1 Madison Memorial (24-2) vs. No. 5 Middleton (22-4) at DeForest
No. 2 Beloit Memorial (24-2) vs. No. 3 Verona (21-4) at Oregon
Championship
Saturday, March 14
TBD
Sectional 4
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 1 Wisconsin Lutheran (26-0) vs. No. 4 Milwaukee Hamilton (18-8) at Whitefish Bay
No. 3 Racine Case (21-5) vs. No. 10 Muskego (13-12) at Waukesha South
Championship
Saturday, March 14
TBD
Division 2
Sectional 1
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 3 Menomonie (18-8) vs. No. 4 New Richmond (16-9) at Hudson
No. 2 La Crosse Central (22-4) vs. No. 4 West Salem (22-4) at La Crosse Logan
Championship
Saturday, March 14
At Arcadia
Sectional 2
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 1 Green Bay Notre Dame (20-6) vs. No. 2 West De Pere (20-6) at Manitowoc
No. 1 Port Washington (25-1) vs. No. 2 Slinger (22-4) at Cedarburg
Championship
Saturday, March 14
At Sheboygan North
Sectional 3
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 1 New Berlin West (23-3) vs. No. 3 Wauwatosa West (20-6) at Waukesha North
No. 1 McFarland (21-5) vs. No. 2 Mount Horeb (21-5) at Evansville
Championship
Saturday, March 14
At Oconomowoc
Sectional 4
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 1 Whitefish Bay (20-6) vs. No. 3 Milwaukee Academy of Science (12-14) at Brown Deer
No. 1 Waterford (23-3) vs. No. 7 Burlington (17-10) at Kettle Moraine
Championship
Saturday, March 14
At Racine Park
Division 3
Sectional 1
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 1 St. Croix Central (17-9) vs. No. 3 Osceola (21-5) at Somerset
No. 2 Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (22-4) vs. No. 4 Stanley-Boyd (22-4) at Osseo-Fairchild
Championship
Saturday, March 14
At Eau Claire North
Sectional 2
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 1 Freedom (25-1) vs. No. 2 Seymour (25-1) at Ashwaubenon
No. 1 Brillion (23-3) vs. No. 3 Xavier (19-7) at Oshkosh North
Championship
Saturday, March 14
At Neenah
Sectional 3
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 4 Lancaster (18-9) vs. No. 6 Platteville (18-9) at Prairie du Chien
No. 1 Lake Mills (24-2) vs. No. 3 Watertown Luther Prep (21-3) at Watertown
Championship
Saturday, March 14
At Oregon
Sectional 4
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 11
No. 1 Oostburg (23-3) vs. No. 3 Kettle Moraine Lutheran (18-8)
Thursday, March 12
No. 1 Racine Lutheran (23-3) vs. No. 2 Racine St. Catherine’s (21-4) at Racine Horlick
Championship
Saturday, March 14
At Whitefish Bay
Division 4
Sectional 1
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 2 Clear Lake (19-7) vs. No. 4 Chippewa Falls McDonell (14-13) at Amery
No. 2 Eau Claire Regis (21-5) vs. No. 4 Durand-Arkansaw (22-5) at Eau Claire Memorial
Championship
Saturday, March 14
At Osseo-Fairchild
Sectional 2
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 1 Marathon (24-2) vs. No. 2 Hurley (23-3) at Lakeland
No. 1 Kewaunee (26-0) vs. No. 2 Bonduel (23-3) at Kaukauna
Championship
Saturday, March 14
At D.C. Everest
Sectional 3
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 11
No. 1 Lomira (25-1) vs. No. 3 Pardeeville (19-7) at Portage
Thursday, March 12
No. 1 Darlington (23-3) vs. No. 2 Cambridge (17-9) at Dodgeville
Championship
Saturday, March 14
At Verona
Sectional 4
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 1 Howards Grove (20-6) vs. No. 3 Manitowoc Roncalli (21-5) at Sheboygan North
No. 1 Milwaukee Juneau (24-1) vs. No. 2 Cedar Grove-Belgium (21-5) at Milwaukee Lutheran
Championship
Saturday, March 14
At Hartford
Division 5
Sectional 1
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 1 Turtle Lake (23-4) vs. No. 2 Drummond (22-5) at Spooner
No. 3 Prentice (23-3) vs. No. 5 Rib Lake (21-5) at Medford
Championship
Saturday, March 14
At Altoona
Sectional 2
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 1 Tigerton (27-0) vs. No. 2 Wabeno/Laona (22-5) at Antigo
No. 1 Reedsville (24-3) vs. No. 2 Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah (18-9) at Menasha
Championship
Saturday, March 14
At Oconto Falls
Sectional 3
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 3 Cochrane-Fountain City (20-7) vs. No. 4 Wisconsin Rapids Assumption (17-10) at Black River Falls
No. 1 North Crawford (23-4) vs. No. 3 Southwestern (21-6) at Richland Center
Championship
Saturday, March 14
TBA
Sectional 4
Semifinals
Thursday, March 12
No. 1 Madison Abundant Life Chrisitan (21-6) vs. No. 2 Barneveld (22-5) at Sun Prairie East
No. 1 Oakfield (23-3) vs. No. 2 Sheboygan Lutheran (21-6) at Campbellsport
Championship
Saturday, March 14
At Watertown