Basketball: 2022 Postseason Brackets

District and substate pairings for the 2022 basketball postseason will be shared below as they become available.

Class 2A and Class 1A brackets were released on Friday, Feb. 4. Brackets for Class 4A and Class 3A have been released as of Wednesday, Feb. 9.

Preliminary round games in Class 1A are scheduled for Friday, Feb. 11. First round games in Class 2A and Class 1A begin on Monday, Feb. 14. Opening round substate games for Class 4A and Class 3A tipoff on Monday, Feb. 21.

Bracket seedings are selected by coaches in district and substate meetings. Brackets are displayed in district and substate formats through the links below.

Eight teams from each class advance to the 2022 state tournament, set for March 7-11 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Host sites subject to change. For more information on the postseason process, please view the Basketball Postseason Manual.

IHSAA Postseason Basketball Brackets

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Tipoff times vary by single site or doubleheader

District & Substate Games: $6 | Substate Finals: $8

CLASS 4A

First round: Monday, Feb. 21

Second round: Friday, Feb. 25

Substate final: Tuesday, March 1

CLASS 3A

First round: Monday, Feb. 21

Second round: Thursday, Feb. 24

Substate finals: Monday, Feb. 28

CLASS 2A

First round: Monday, Feb. 14 | Second round: Thursday, Feb. 17

District final: Tuesday, Feb. 22 | Substate final: Saturday, Feb. 26

District & Substate Assignments

Substate 1 | District 1 & District 2

Substate 2 | District 3 & District 4

Substate 3 | District 5 & District 6

Substate 4 | District 7 & District 8

Substate 5 | District 9 & District 10

Substate 6 | District 11 & District 12

Substate 7 | District 13 & District 14

Substate 8 | District 15 & District 16

Substate 1 – TBD

Substate 2 – TBD

Substate 3 – TBD

Substate 4 – TBD

Substate 5 – at Muscatine

Substate 6 – TBD

Substate 7 – at Marshalltown

Substate 8 – at Atlantic

CLASS 1A

Preliminary round: Friday, Feb. 11 | First round: Monday, Feb. 14 | Second round: Thursday, Feb. 17

District final: Tuesday, Feb. 22 | Substate Final: Saturday, Feb. 26

District & Substate Assignments

Substate 1 | District 1 & District 2

Substate 2 | District 3 & District 4

Substate 3 | District 5 & District 6

Substate 4 | District 7 & District 8

Substate 5 | District 9 & District 10

Substate 6 | District 11 & District 12

Substate 7 | District 13 & District 14

Substate 8 | District 15 & District 16

Substate 1 – at LeMars

Substate 2 – at TBD

Substate 3 – at West Delaware, Manchester

Substate 4 – at Maquoketa

Substate 5 – TBD

Substate 6 – TBD

Substate 7 – at Creston

Substate 8 – TBD

For bracket purposes, the winners of District 1 and District 2 will play in Substate 1, the winners of District 3 and District 4 will play in Substate 2, and so on.

Examples of the bracket seeding are here:

Class 4A

Class 3A

Class 2A

Class 1A

Tickets are $6 for district (2A, 1A) and substate (4A, 3A) games. Tickets are $8 for substate finals in all classes.

Once the postseason begins, check back for possible postponements and schedule updates at iahsaa.upfor.review.