(10-1-23) With 397 teams entered, the matchups for the 52nd Annual IHSAA Volleyball State Tournament were announced to an online audience via IHSAAtv.org this evening.


Host sites will announce their respective playing schedules this week and the IHSAA will populate the MaxPreps.com tournament brackets that will be linked at IHSAA.org.

Sectional play begins on Tuesday, Oct. 10, and continues through Saturday, Oct. 14, at 64 sites across the four enrollment classifications.

Those sectional champions will advance to a four-team regional on Saturday, Oct. 21, to be followed by a
single semi-state round on Saturday, Oct. 28. The four state championship matches at Ball State University’s Worthen Arena are scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 4.

The four top-ranked teams in the latest polls from the Indiana High School Volleyball Coaches Association at IndianaPrepVolleyball.com headline this year’s field.


In 4A, the No. 1 defending state champion Hamilton Southeastern Royals drew a bye into the semifinals of Sectional 8 at Zionsville and will await the Westfield-Zionsville winner. In Class 3A, the top-ranked Bellmont Braves will open tournament action facing Mississinewa in the Sectional 23 opener at Norwell. In Class 2A, the Muncie Burris Owls will meet Winchester Community in Sectional 40 at Wes-Del. And in Class 1A, the top-ranked Tecumseh Braves will take on Cannelton in Sectional 64 played at Northeast Dubois.

State Tournament Notables
Schools Entered: 397 schools. 393 matches will be played over the four‐week tournament.

By Class: 102 teams in 4A; 102 in 3A, 98 in 2A and; 95 in 1A.


Defending State Champions
4A: #1 Hamilton Southeastern vs. Westfield-#7 Zionsville winner in Sectional 8.
3A: #2 Providence vs. Charlestown in Sectional 30.
2A: #7 Wapahani vs. Lapel in Sectional 40.
1A: #2 Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian vs. Lakewood Park Christian in Sectional 51.

Last Year’s Sectional Champions
4A: Brebeuf Jesuit, Brownsburg, Carroll (Fort Wayne), Castle, Center Grove, Columbus East, Crown Point,
Floyd Central, Hamilton Southeastern, Homestead, Indianapolis Cathedral, Lake Central, LaPorte,
McCutcheon, Warsaw Community, Yorktown.

3A: Angola, Barr-Reeve, Bellmont, Benton Central, Culver Academies, Delta, Evansville Memorial,
Greensburg, Guerin Catholic, Hammond Bishop Noll, New Prairie, Northview, NorthWood, Providence,
Speedway, Western Boone.

2A: Andrean, Brownstown Central, Churubusco, Hauser, Indianapolis Scecina, Lafayette Central Catholic,
Linton-Stockton, Madison-Grant, North Posey, Northeastern, Park Tudor, South Adams, South Central
(Union Mills), Southmont, Wabash, Wapahani.

1A: Cambridge City Lincoln, Daleville, Edinburgh, Faith Christian, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian,
Indiana Deaf, Indianapolis Lutheran, Kouts, Lanesville, Marquette Catholic, South Newton, Southwood,
Springs Valley, Tecumseh, Trinity Lutheran, White River Valley.

Active Consecutive Tournament Win Streaks
7: Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, Hamilton Southeastern, Providence, Wapahani.

Most Consecutive Sectional Championships
26 by Castle (1994-2019).

Won First Sectional Championship Last Year
Churubusco (2A), Faith Christian (1A), Guerin Catholic (3A).

Active Sectional Championship Streaks (Three or more years)
18: Bellmont.
14: Carroll (Fort Wayne).
9: Trinity Lutheran.
8: Center Grove.
7: Andrean.
6: Barr-Reeve, Indianapolis Lutheran.
5: Indianapolis Cathedral, New Prairie.
4: Brebeuf Jesuit, Brownstown Central, Crown Point, Homestead, LaPorte, McCutcheon, NorthWood, South
Newton, Springs Valley.
3: Brownsburg, Culver Academies, Greensburg, Indiana Deaf, Kouts, Madison-Grant, South Adams,
Yorktown.

Top 10 All-Time Sectional Championships
40: Castle.
39: Bellmont
38: Jasper.
36: Providence.
35: Evansville Mater Dei.
34: Center Grove.
31: Carmel.
30: Indianapolis Cathedral, Roncalli.
29: Muncie Burris.

Below has complete tournament brackets—

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