Here are the Minnesota boys basketball state tournament qualifiers
Section championships wrap up Friday, and the 32 qualifiers will be seeded in four tournaments, 4A-1A, on March 17.

The Minnesota Star Tribune
The 32 boys basketball section championship games are over now. That means 32 trips to the state tournament are solidified.
The 4A-1A boys basketball 2026 state tournament will take place March 24-28 at Williams Arena on the University of Minnesota campus and Target Center.
Here are the teams across Minnesota that qualified:
State qualifiers
Class 4A
Section 1: Lakeville South (def. Farmington 76-71)
Section 2: Chaska (def. Prior Lake 62-59)
Section 3: Apple Valley (def. Eagan 67-62)
Section 4: Tartan (def. Cretin-Derham Hall 69-61 OT)
Section 5: Maple Grove (def. Osseo 73-61)
Section 6: Wayzata (def. Hopkins 105-70)
Section 7: Blaine (def. Andover 81-74)
Section 8: Alexandria (def. Elk River 64-58)
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Class 3A
Section 1: Northfield (def. Austin 60-51)
Section 2: Mankato East (def. St. Peter 72-53)
Section 3: Mpls South (def. South St. Paul 72-65)
Section 4: DeLaSalle (def. Mahtomedi 67-46)
Section 5: Totino-Grace (def. Becker 79-44)
Section 6: Richfield (def. Orono 87-58)
Section 7: Grand Rapids (def. Hibbing 60-53)
Section 8: Sartell (def. Fergus Falls 72-48)
Class 2A
Section 1: Goodhue (def. Caledonia 76-71)
Section 2: Waseca (def. Belle Plaine 75-64)
Section 3: Jackson County Central (def. Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 59-54)
Section 4: Minnehaha Academy (def. St. Croix Lutheran 86-66)
Section 5: Blake (def. Maranatha Christian 59-54)
Section 6: Albany (def. Melrose Area 55-35)
Section 7: Pequot Lakes (def. Pierz 73-34)
Section 8: Perham (def. Staples-Motley 66-61)
Class 1A
Section 1: Southland (def. Lewiston-Altura 87-59)
Section 2: Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton (def. Springfield 80-65)
Section 3: Hills-Beaver Creek (def. Central Minnesota 77-70)
Section 4: Liberty Classical (def. Heritage Christian 73-58)
Section 5: Upsala (def. Nevis 58-56)
Section 6: Henning (def. Park Christian 72-61)
Section 7: Cherry (def. Mountain Iron-Buhl 75-65)
Section 8: Red Lake County (def. Stephen-Argyle Central 68-52)
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Marcus Fuller is Strib Varsity's Insider reporter, providing high school beat coverage, features, analysis and recruiting updates. He's a former longtime Gophers and college sports writer for the Minnesota Star Tribune.
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