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Basketball: 2023 Postseason Brackets – The Iowa High School Athletic Association
Feb 13, 2023 | Basketball
District and substate pairings for the 2023 basketball postseason will be shared below as they become available.
Per the updated 2023 postseason manual, the Class 2A and Class 1A brackets will be released the week of Feb. 6, and the Class 4A and Class 3A brackets will be released the week of Feb. 13.
Preliminary round games in Class 1A are scheduled for Friday, Feb. 10. First round games in Class 2A and Class 1A begin on Monday, Feb. 13. Opening round substate games for Class 4A and Class 3A tipoff on Monday, Feb. 20.
Brackets are displayed in district and substate formats through the links below.
With the addition of IHSAA basketball rankings in 2022-23, bracket assignments and seedings are now managed by the IHSAA.
Eight teams from each class advance to the 2023 state tournament, set for March 6-10 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.
Tipoff times 7 p.m., unless stated
District & Substate Games: $6 | Substate Finals: $8
First round: Monday, Feb. 20
Second round: Friday, Feb. 24
Substate final: Tuesday, February 28
Substate 1
Substate 2
Substate 3
Substate 4
Substate 5
Substate 6
Substate 7
Substate 8
First round: Monday, Feb. 20
Second round: Thursday, Feb. 23
Substate finals: Monday, Feb. 27
Substate 1
Substate 2
Substate 3
Substate 4
Substate 5
Substate 6
Substate 7
Substate 8
First round: Monday, Feb. 13 | Second round: Thursday, Feb. 16
District final: Tuesday, Feb. 21 | Substate final: Saturday, Feb. 25
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
Preliminary round: Friday, Feb. 10 | First round: Monday, Feb. 13 | Second round: Thursday, Feb. 16
District final: Tuesday, Feb. 21 | Substate Final: Saturday, Feb. 25
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
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:
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 www.iahsaa.org.