Boys Basketball Postseason Formats

16 teams participate in the State championship tournament; At the end of the divisional championships, the top 16 teams with the highest powerpoint totals qualify for the state tournament
- Division I regular season league and division tournament wins as well as regular season division championships are worth 1.06 points
- Division II regular season league and division tournament wins as well as regular season division championships are worth 0.8 points
- Division III-South regular season wins as well as regular season division championship are worth 0.64 points
- Division III-Central and III-North regular season league wins as well as regular season division championships are worth 0.6 points

In the preliminary round: No. 1 plays No. 16, No. 2 plays No. 15, No. 3 plays No. 14, No. 4 plays No. 13, No. 5 plays No. 12, No. 6 plays No. 11, No. 7 plays 10 and No. 8 plays No. 9

In the quarterfinals the winner of the 1/16 preliminary game plays the winner of the 8/9 preliminary game, The winner of the 2/15 preliminary game plays the winner of the 7/10 preliminary game, The winner of the 3/14 preliminary game plays the winner of the 6/11 preliminary game, and the winner of the 4/13 preliminary game plays the winner of the 5/12 preliminary game

In the semifinals the winner of the 1/8/9/16 game faces the winner of the 4/5/12/13 game while the winner of the 2/7/10/15 game faces the winner of the 3/6/11/14 game

Finals are held on the second or third weekend of March

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