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MPSSAA Basketball State Championships Central

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Boys

Class 1A  —  Class 2A —  Class 3A  —  Class 4A

Girls

Class 1A  —  Class 2A —  Class 3A  —  Class 4A

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State Championship Information

Event:  2026 MPSSAA Basketball State Championships

Location:  University of Maryland, Baltimore County – Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1000 Hilltop Circle)

Dates:  March 12, 14, 16, 17

Parking:  There is no parking fee for this event.  Please click on the link for the parking map for the adjacent arena lots (yellow circles) for spectator parking.  Parking along Hilltop Circle is allowed after 4:00 pm.  PARKING MAP

Tickets:  $10.00 admission.  Tickets will only be sold online through the GoFan ticketing website.  Please note that GoFan charges a service fee independent of the MPSSAA.

Schedule:  Please see below for full schedule.

 

UMBC Clear Bag Entrance Policy – Please click and review policy.

 

MPSSAA State Championship Schedule

Thursday, March 12, 2026

Class 2A Girls – No. 5 MANCHESTER VALLEY defeated No. 7 Glenelg 46-39  Final Stats
Class 3A Girls – No. 2 BALTIMORE POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE defeated No. 5 Reservoir – 54-37  Final Stats

Saturday, March 14, 2026

Class 1A Girls – No. 4 SOUTHERN GARRETT defeated No. 2 Pikesville 52-46  Final Stats
Class 4A Boys – No. 3 James H. Blake vs. No. 4 Walt Whitman – 60-44  Final Stats

Monday, March 16, 2026

Class 1A Boys- No. 2 SEED School vs. No. 4 Cambridge – SD – 5:00 p.m.
Class 4A Girls – No. 1 Walt Whitman vs. No. 2 Richard Montgomery – 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Class 3A Boys – No. 4 Col. Zadok Magruder vs. No. 6 South River – 5:00 p.m.
Class 2A Boys – No. 1 Wicomico vs. No. 2 Henry E. Lackey – 7:30 p.m.

Boys Basketball State Tournament Schedules, Results, and Brackets

Girls Basketball State Tournament Schedules, Results, and Brackets

MPSSAA State Semifinal Basketball Results

Class 1A

Boys – No. 1 Patterson Mill vs. No. 4 Cambridge–SD – CAMBRIDGE-SD won 61-60
Boys – No. 2 SEED School vs. No. 3 CMIT – North – SEED SCHOOL won 59-53
Girls – No. 1 Smithsburg vs. No. 4 Southern-G – SOUTHERN-G won 63-59 (OT)
Girls – No. 2 Pikesville vs. No. 3 SEED School – PIKESVILLE won 67-29

Class 2A

Boys – No. 1 Wicomico vs. No. 5 Southern – AA – WICOMICO won 66-51
Boys – No. 2 Henry E. Lackey vs. No. 3 Middletown – HENRY E. LACKEY won 59-51
Girls – No. 1 Wicomico vs. No. 5 Manchester Valley – MANCHESTER VALLEY won 55-31
Girls – No. 3 Williamsport vs. No. 7 Glenelg – GLENELG won 49-32

Class 3A

Boys – No. 2 Baltimore City College vs. No. 6 South River – SOUTH RIVER won 80-72 (OT)
Boys – No. 4 Col. Zadok Magruder vs. No. 8 Frederick – COL. ZADOK MAGRUDER won 60-57
Girls – No. 1 Edgewood vs. No. 5 Reservoir – RESERVOIR won 48-31
Girls – No. 2 Baltimore Polytechnic vs. No. 3 South River – BALTIMORE POLYTECHNIC won 39-34

Class 4A

Boys – No. 1 Charles H. Flowers versus No. 4 Walt Whitman – WALT WHITMAN won 69-62
Boys – No. 2 Meade vs. No. 3 James Hubert Blake – JAMES HUBERT BLAKE won 66-64 (OT)
Girls – No. 1 Walt Whitman vs. No. 5 Charles H. Flowers – WALT WHITMAN won 50-38
Girls – No. 2 Richard Montgomery vs. No. 6 Western-B – 5:30 p.m. – RICHARD MONTGOMERY won 57-56

Boys Basketball Schedule, Results, and Standings

Team by Team Schedule and Results

  

Region Standings

Class 4A Team by Team Schedule and Results

Class 3A Team by Team Schedule and Results

Class 2A Team by Team Schedule and Results

Class 1A Team by Team Schedule and Results

  

Class 4A Region Standings

Class 3A Region Standings

Class 2A Region Standings

Class 1A Region Standings

Scores are reported by each member school.  Both schools must report scores on a weekly basis.  Any concerns with reported scores should be directed to the member school. 

Girls Basketball Schedule, Results, and Standings

Team by Team Schedule and Results

  

Region Standings

Class 4A Team by Team Schedule and Results

Class 3A Team by Team Schedule and Results

Class 2A Team by Team Schedule and Results

Class 1A Team by Team Schedule and Results

  

Class 4A Region Standings

Class 3A Region Standings

Class 2A Region Standings

Class 1A Region Standings

Scores are reported by each member school.  Both schools must report scores on a weekly basis.  Any concerns with reported scores should be directed to the member school. 

Championship Bracket Information

The MPSSAA Basketball Championships will be a single-elimination tournament.   The eight regional champions from each classification will be reseeded into a State Quarterfinal following the last regional championship game.  Seeding for the state quarterfinal will be determined by regular season winning percentage.

  • The eight region champions will be seeded 1-8 based on their regular season winning percentage used to seed each region. Ties among teams in the State Quarterfinals will be first broken by head-to-head competition to determine the higher seed. This applies if all tied teams meet the criteria. If head-to-head does not break the tie, a coin toss will be used to determine the order of seeding. 

Projected Tournament Schedule

The following is a projected championship schedule.  All games must be played on their designated date unless a graduation or inclement weather occur.  

  • Region Quarterfinals – Friday, February 27 (Boys) / Saturday, February 28 (Girls) (Regional Sites) *
  • Region Semifinals – Monday, March 2 (Boys) / Tuesday, March 3 (Girls) (Regional Sites)
  • Region Finals – Wednesday, March 4 (Boys) / Thursday, March 5 (Girls) (Regional Sites) – Tickets

*  NOTE: Region quarterfinal games scheduled for Saturday, February 28 may be played on Friday, February 27.  Every effort shall be made to avoid conflicts between the boys and girls games.  Local Supervisors of Athletics shall be consulted and will make the final decision when conflicts occur.  All other contests must be played on the date listed above.

  • State Quarterfinals – Friday, March 6 (Boys) and Saturday, March 7 (Boys & Girls) (Regional Sites) – Tickets
  • State Semifinals – Tuesday, March 10 and Wednesday, March 11 (Predetermined sites to come) – Tickets
  • State Championships – Thursday, March 12 – Saturday, March 14 (UMBC) – Tickets

Ticket Information For:

Region Quarterfinal Games:  Admission is $6.  Ages 6 and under are free.  Ticket sales are determined by the host school.

Region Semifinal Games:  Admission is $6.  Ages 6 and under are free.  Ticket sales are determined by the host school.

Region Final Games:  Admission is $6.  Ages 6 and under are free.  Click on any ticket link on this page or visit the GoFan website to purchase.  There will be no on-site ticket sales.

State Quarterfinal Games:  Admission is $8.  Ages 6 and under are free.  Click on any ticket link on this page or visit the GoFan website to purchase.  There will be no on-site ticket sales.

State Semifinal Games:  Admission is $10.  Ages 6 and under are free.  Click on any ticket link on this page or visit the GoFan website to purchase.  There will be no on-site ticket sales.

State Championship Games:  Admission is $10. Click on any ticket link on this page or visit the GoFan website to purchase.  There will be no on-site ticket sales.

* Please note that GoFan charges a service fee independent of the MPSSAA.

Resources

Championship Game Media Forms & Stats