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GHSA boys basketball state tournament first-round matchups for all classes

So far, 28 teams have claimed their spot on the brackets.
The Georgia High School Association boys basketball state tournament is less than a week away, and the brackets are beginning to be filled in. (Jason Getz/AJC 2025)

Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

The Georgia High School Association boys basketball state tournament is less than a week away, and the brackets are beginning to be filled in. (Jason Getz/AJC 2025)
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The Georgia High School Association boys basketball state tournament is less than a week away, and the brackets are beginning to be filled in as 11 regions completed their postseason tournaments last week.

Classes 6A, 5A, 4A and A Division II will use the traditional method for filling the bracket, taking the top four teams from the region tournament in all eight regions. Classes 3A, 2A, A Division I and 3A-A Private will use the GHSA’s Post Season Ranking Formula to select the top 32 teams for the tournament.

Below are the matchups for the first-round games, which will be played Tuesday and Wednesday, and second-round games will be played Feb. 27 and Feb. 28.

So far, 28 teams have claimed their spot on the brackets, and the remaining teams will be filled in as the other 45 regions complete their tournaments. The brackets that use the PSR will be released over the weekend.

AJC Varsity will update the list as more teams clinch their spots.

To see the girls first-round matchups, click here.

Class 6A

  • (R1 #3) TBD at (R8 #2) TBD
  • (R7 #4) TBD at (R4 #1) TBD
  • (R5 #3) TBD at (R3 #2) TBD
  • (R6 #4) TBD at (R2 #1) Westlake
  • (R8 #3) TBD at (R1 #2) TBD
  • (R4 #4) TBD at (R7 #1) TBD
  • (R3 #3) TBD at (R5 #2) TBD
  • (R2 #4) Douglas County at (R6 #1) TBD
  • (R2 #3) Chapel Hill at (R6 #2) TBD
  • (R5 #4) TBD at (R3 #1) TBD
  • (R4 #3) TBD at (R7 #2) TBD
  • (R8 #4) TBD at (R1 #1) TBD
  • (R6 #3) TBD at (R2 #2) East Coweta
  • (R3 #4) TBD at (R5 #1) TBD
  • (R7 #3) TBD at (R4 #2) TBD
  • (R1 #4) TBD at (R8 #1) TBD
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Class 5A

  • (R1 #3) Brunswick at (R8 #2) TBD
  • (R7 #4) TBD at (R4 #1) Woodward Academy
  • (R5 #3) TBD at (R3 #2) TBD
  • (R6 #4) TBD at (R2 #1) Houston County
  • (R8 #3) TBD at (R1 #2) Evans
  • (R4 #4) Chamblee at (R7 #1) TBD
  • (R3 #3) TBD at (R5 #2) TBD
  • (R2 #4) Veterans at (R6 #1) TBD
  • (R2 #3) Lee County at (R6 #2) TBD
  • (R5 #4) TBD at (R3 #1) TBD
  • (R4 #3) Tri-Cities at (R7 #2) TBD
  • (R8 #4) TBD at (R1 #1) Bradwell Institute
  • (R6 #3) TBD at (R2 #2) Coffee
  • (R3 #4) TBD at (R5 #1) TBD
  • (R7 #3) TBD at (R4 #2) Decatur
  • (R1 #4) Statesboro at (R8 #1) TBD

Class 4A

  • (R1 #3) Warner Robins at (R8 #2) TBD
  • (R7 #4) TBD at (R4 #1) TBD
  • (R5 #3) TBD at (R3 #2) TBD
  • (R6 #4) TBD at (R2 #1) Eagle’s Landing Christian
  • (R8 #3) TBD at (R1 #2) Wayne County
  • (R4 #4) TBD at (R7 #1) TBD
  • (R3 #3) TBD at (R5 #2) TBD
  • (R2 #4) Eagle’s Landing at (R6 #1) TBD
  • (R2 #3) Locust Grove at (R6 #2) TBD
  • (R5 #4) TBD at (R3 #1) TBD
  • (R4 #3) TBD at (R7 #2) TBD
  • (R8 #4) TBD at (R1 #1) Ware County
  • (R6 #3) TBD at (R2 #2) Union Grove
  • (R3 #4) TBD at (R5 #1) TBD
  • (R7 #3) TBD at (R4 #2) TBD
  • (R1 #4) Benedictine at (R8 #1) TBD
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Class 3A

  • (#32) TBD at (#1) TBD
  • (#17) TBD at (#16) TBD
  • (#24) TBD at (#9) TBD
  • (#25) TBD at (#8) TBD
  • (#28) TBD at (#5) TBD
  • (#21) TBD at (#12) TBD
  • (#20) TBD at (#13) TBD
  • (#29) TBD at (#4) TBD
  • (#30) TBD at (#3) TBD
  • (#19) TBD at (#14) TBD
  • (#22) TBD at (#11) TBD
  • (#27) TBD at (#6) TBD
  • (#26) TBD at (#7) TBD
  • (#23) TBD at (#10) TBD
  • (#18) TBD at (#15) TBD
  • (#31) TBD at (#2) TBD

Class 2A

  • (#32) TBD at (#1) TBD
  • (#17) TBD at (#16) TBD
  • (#24) TBD at (#9) TBD
  • (#25) TBD at (#8) TBD
  • (#28) TBD at (#5) TBD
  • (#21) TBD at (#12) TBD
  • (#20) TBD at (#13) TBD
  • (#29) TBD at (#4) TBD
  • (#30) TBD at (#3) TBD
  • (#19) TBD at (#14) TBD
  • (#22) TBD at (#11) TBD
  • (#27) TBD at (#6) TBD
  • (#26) TBD at (#7) TBD
  • (#23) TBD at (#10) TBD
  • (#18) TBD at (#15) TBD
  • (#31) TBD at (#2) TBD
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Class A Division I

  • (#32) TBD at (#1) TBD
  • (#17) TBD at (#16) TBD
  • (#24) TBD at (#9) TBD
  • (#25) TBD at (#8) TBD
  • (#28) TBD at (#5) TBD
  • (#21) TBD at (#12) TBD
  • (#20) TBD at (#13) TBD
  • (#29) TBD at (#4) TBD
  • (#30) TBD at (#3) TBD
  • (#19) TBD at (#14) TBD
  • (#22) TBD at (#11) TBD
  • (#27) TBD at (#6) TBD
  • (#26) TBD at (#7) TBD
  • (#23) TBD at (#10) TBD
  • (#18) TBD at (#15) TBD
  • (#31) TBD at (#2) TBD

Class A Division II

  • (R1 #3) Early County at (R8 #2) TBD
  • (R7 #4) TBD at (R4 #1) TBD
  • (R5 #3) TBD at (R3 #2) TBD
  • (R6 #4) TBD at (R2 #1) TBD
  • (R8 #3) TBD at (R1 #2) Seminole County
  • (R4 #4) TBD at (R7 #1) TBD
  • (R3 #3) TBD at (R5 #2) TBD
  • (R2 #4) TBD at (R6 #1) TBD
  • (R2 #3) TBD at (R6 #2) TBD
  • (R5 #4) TBD at (R3 #1) TBD
  • (R4 #3) TBD at (R7 #2) TBD
  • (R8 #4) TBD at (R1 #1) Mitchell County
  • (R6 #3) TBD at (R2 #2) TBD
  • (R3 #4) TBD at (R5 #1) TBD
  • (R7 #3) TBD at (R4 #2) TBD
  • (R1 #4) Randolph-Clay at (R8 #1) TBD
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Class 3A-A private

  • (#32) TBD at (#1) TBD
  • (#17) TBD at (#16) TBD
  • (#24) TBD at (#9) TBD
  • (#25) TBD at (#8) TBD
  • (#28) TBD at (#5) TBD
  • (#21) TBD at (#12) TBD
  • (#20) TBD at (#13) TBD
  • (#29) TBD at (#4) TBD
  • (#30) TBD at (#3) TBD
  • (#19) TBD at (#14) TBD
  • (#22) TBD at (#11) TBD
  • (#27) TBD at (#6) TBD
  • (#26) TBD at (#7) TBD
  • (#23) TBD at (#10) TBD
  • (#18) TBD at (#15) TBD
  • (#31) TBD at (#2) TBD

About the Author

Chip Saye rejoined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2025, at the launch of AJC Varsity. In 2009 he helped start Georgia High School Football Daily. He previously worked for the AJC, Athens Banner-Herald, Anderson (S.C.) Independent-Mail and Gwinnett Daily News.

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