Girls finals for Divisions IV (12:30 p.m.), III (3:45 p.m.), and VI (7 p.m.) will take place on March 13. D-VII (10:45 a.m.), V (2 p.m.), II (5:15 p.m.) and I (8:30 p.m.) will be held March 14.
Wright State’s Nutter Center will host girls semifinals for D-III, VI and VII. D-II and V will either be held at the Nutter Center or Vandalia Butler High School. D-I and IV semifinals are at UD Arena. All semifinal games will be played the day prior to the final, except for D-I which will be held two days prior.
The boys will have finals on March 20 for D-IV (4:15 p.m.) and III (7:30 p.m.). Finals for D-V (1 p.m.), VII (4:15 p.m.), and VI (7:30 p.m.) are on March 21. The D-II (12 p.m.) and I (3:15 p.m.) will be March 21.
Wright State’s Nutter Center will host boys semifinals for D-I, II, IV, VI and VII. UD Arena will host semifinals for D-III and V. All semifinal games will be played the day prior to the final.
Earlier this year, the state finals were played at UD Arena for all seven divisions, the first year the tournament was expanded from four to seven divisions, in both boys and girls. The semifinals were hosted at geographically-based sites and in some cases up to a week before the championship game.
The OHSAA moved the girls state championships from Columbus to Dayton in 2021 and the boys in 2022.
The First Four games of the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament will take place in between the OHSAA tournaments on March 17 and 18.
2026 OHSAA Girls Basketball State Tournament
Division I
Semifinals — Thursday, March 12 at UD Arena, 6 p.m.
Championship — Saturday, March 14 at UD Arena, 8:30 p.m.
Division II
Semifinals — Friday, March 13 at either Wright State (6 p.m.) or Vandalia Butler (5 p.m.)
Championship — Saturday, March 14 at UD Arena, 5:15 p.m.
Division III
Semifinals — Thursday, March 12 at Wright State, 11 a.m.
Championship — Friday, March 13 at UD Arena, 3:45 p.m.
Division IV
Semifinals — Thursday, March 12 at UD Arena, noon
Championship — Friday, March 13 at UD Arena, 12:30 p.m.
Division V
Semifinals — Friday, March 13 at either Wright State (5 p.m.) or Vandalia Butler (6 p.m.)
Championship — Saturday, March 14 at UD Arena, 2 p.m.
Division VI
Semifinals — Thursday, March 12 at Wright State, 5 p.m.
Championship — Friday, March 13 at UD Arena, 7 p.m.
Division VII
Semifinals — Friday, March 13 at Wright State, 11 a.m.
Championship — Saturday, March 14 at UD Arena, 10:45 a.m.
2026 OHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament
Division I
Semifinals — Saturday, March 21 at Wright State, 5:30 p.m.
Championship — Sunday, March 22 at UD Arena at 3:15 pm.
Division II
Semifinals — Saturday, March 21 at Wright State, 11 a.m.
Championship — Sunday, March 22 at UD Arena at noon
Division III
Semifinals — Thursday, March 19 at UD Arena, 6 p.m.
Championship — Friday, March 20 at UD Arena at 7:30 p.m.
Division IV
Semifinals — Thursday, March 19 at Wright State, noon
Championship — Friday, March 20 at UD Arena at 4:15 p.m.
Division V
Semifinals — Friday, March 20 at UD Arena, 10:45 a.m.
Championship — Saturday, March 21 at UD Arena at 1 p.m.
Division VI
Semifinals — Friday, March 20 at Wright State, 6 p.m.
Championship — Saturday, March 21 at UD Arena, 7:30 p.m.
Division VII
Semifinals — Friday, March 20 at Wright State, noon
Championship — Saturday, March 21 at UD Arena at 4:15 p.m.
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