The 2026 Section 8A Boys Basketball tournament seeds and schedule have been released and the seeds are below.
WEST SUBSECTION
1. Fertile-Beltami
2. Red Lake County
3. Stephen-Argyle
4. Sacred Heart
5. Northern Freeze
6. Kittson County Central
7. Goodridge/Grygla
8. Warren-Alvarado-Oslo
9. Badger/Greenbush-Middle River
10. Climax-Fisher
EAST SUB-SECTION
1. Mahnomen/Waubun
2. Red Lake
3. Win-E-Mac
4. Bagley
5. Northome/Kelliher
6. Fosston
7. Clearbrook-Gonvick
8. Lake of the Woods
9. Blackduck
SECTION 8A Play-in – Monday, March 2 at the high seed
WEST –
#9 BGMR at #8 Warren-Alvarado-Oslo
#10 Climax-Fisher at #7 Goodridge/Grygla
EAST-
#9 Blackduck at Lake of the Woods
FIRST ROUND – Thursday, March 5 at UMC
6:00 PM – BGMR/WAO winner vs #1 Fertile-Beltrami
7:30 PM – #4 Sacred Heart vs #5 Northern Freeze
FIRST ROUND – Thursday, March 5 at NCTC
6:00 PM – #3 Red Lake County vs GG/Climax-Fisher winner
7:30 PM – #3 Stephen-Argyle vs #6 Kittson County Central
EAST (at high seeds at 7:00 p.m.)
LOW/Blackduck at #1 Mahnomen/Waubun (at Waubun)
#5 Northome/Kelliher at #4 Bagley
#6 Fosston at #3 Win-E-Mac at 6:00 PM
#7 Clearbrook-Gonvick at #2 Red Lake
QUARTERFINALS – Saturday, March 7 at Ralph Englestad Arena in TRF
Games will be cross-bracketed with games at NOON, 1:45 PM, 3:30 PM, and 5:15 PM
SEMIFINALS – Wednesday, March 11 at Ralph Englestad Arena in TRF
6:00 and 7:45 PM
CHAMPIONSHIP – Friday, March 13 a Ralph Englestad Arena in TRF
7:00 PM
