NCHSAA releases finalized 2026 basketball state playoff brackets
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Key Points:
- The N.C. High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) has released the finalized playoff brackets for the 2026 boys and girls basketball state championships after multiple revisions to correct earlier errors.
- The first round of the playoffs is scheduled for Tuesday, February 24, with the initial four rounds to be played within six days.
- Western regional finals will take place at Shuford Arena, Lenoir-Rhyne University, while eastern regional finals will be held at Minges Coliseum, East Carolina University.
- The state championship games will return to Lawrence-Joel Memorial Coliseum at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem.
- This year marks the first time the NCHSAA has released playoff brackets
