March 16, 2026

OHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament Pairings

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2026 OHSAA Boys Basketball State Championships

All games covered by Spectrum and OHSAA Radio Network

Home team listed first.

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Division I

Cincinnati Princeton (23-3) vs. Lakewood St. Edward (22-4), Saturday, March 21 at Nutter Center at 5:30 p.m.

Hilliard Bradley (24-2) vs. Pickerington Central (18-8), Saturday, March 21 at Nutter Center at 7:30 p.m.

State Championship: Sunday, March 22 at UD Arena at 3:15 p.m.

Division II

Westerville North (25-1) vs. North Royalton (21-5), Saturday, March 21 at Nutter Center at 11 a.m.

Lima Senior (22-4) vs. Massillon Washington (25-1), Saturday, March 21 at Nutter Center at 1 p.m.

State Championship: Sunday, March 22 at UD Arena at noon

Division III

Toledo Central Catholic (23-3) vs. Trotwood-Madison (21-4), Thursday, March 19 at UD Arena at 6 p.m.

Steubenville (25-1) vs. Akron Archbishop Hoban (20-7), Thursday, March 19 at UD Arena at 8 p.m.

State Championship: Friday, March 20 at UD Arena at 7:30 p.m.

Division IV

Sandusky Perkins (25-2) vs. Cleveland Glenville (18-9), Thursday, March 19 at Nutter Center at noon

Zanesville Maysville (26-1) vs. Cincinnati Wyoming (25-2), Thursday, March 19 at Nutter Center at 2 p.m.

State Championship: Friday, March 20 at UD Arena at 4:15 p.m.

Division V

Gahanna Columbus Academy (23-4) vs. Zanesville West Muskingum (23-5), Friday, March 20 at UD Arena at 10:45 a.m.

Cincinnati Summit Country Day (16-10) vs. Cleveland Heights Lutheran East (23-2), Friday, March 20 at UD Arena at 12:45 p.m.

State Championship: Saturday, March 21 at UD Arena at 1 p.m.

Division VI

Berlin Hiland (24-3) vs. Kirtland (24-3), Friday, March 20 at Nutter Center at 6 p.m.

Maria Stein Marion Local (25-1) vs. Van Wert Lincolnview (22-5), Friday, March 20 at Nutter Center at 8 p.m.

State Championship: Saturday, March 21 at UD Arena at 7:30 p.m.

Division VII

Malvern (19-9) vs. Delphos St. John’s (27-0), Friday, March 20 at Nutter Center at noon

Kalida (16-11) vs. Jeromesville Hillsdale (20-7), Friday, March 20 at Nutter Center at 2 p.m.

State Championship: Saturday, March 21 at UD Arena at 4:15 p.m.

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