September 28, 2025

Record number of boys and girls teams entered for the fifth straight year


The pairings for the 32nd Annual IHSAA Boys and Girls Soccer State Tournaments were drawn and
announced this evening with 312 boys teams and 283 girls teams – both record highs – set for competition next week.

One more boys team and three more girls teams from a year ago will be part of this year’s festivities that will play out over the next four weeks. Over the last two years, there have been an additional 16 squads participating (+7 boys,+9 girls).


Both tournaments mirror each other beginning with 16 sectionals in each of three classes running Oct. 6-11. Regional semifinals will be played Oct. 15-16 with regional championships on Oct. 18. Semi-States are Saturday, Oct. 25 at four sites with the winners advancing to the state championship matches on Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at Michael Carroll Stadium at IU Indianapolis.

The playing schedule will be made following the semi-state matches.State tournament brackets, including dates and times for each match.

About the Draw

To conduct the random drawing for the state tournament, the IHSAA places ping-pong balls representing each school in each sectional into a lottery-style air mix machine. A motorized fan in the bottom of the machine blows the balls around the inside of the transparent container and air then forces each ball up through a tube in random order. For example, the first ball retrieved from the machine will be the visiting team in game one with the second ball representing the home team in game one. The third ball to come out is the visitor in game two and the fourth ball the home team in game two. That same method is followed through all 48 sectionals to determine every team’s placement in the bracket


Boys Soccer

Schools Entered: 313 schools (+1). 310 matches will be played over the four‐week tournament.
By Class: 107 teams in 3A, 101 in 2A and 104 in 1A.

Last Year’s Sectional Champions
3A: Ben Davis, Bloomington South, Carmel, Carroll (Fort Wayne), Castle, Center Grove, Concord, Hamilton Southeastern, Harrison (West Lafayette), Lawrence North, Munster, Seymour, South Bend Adams, Southport, Valparaiso, Warsaw Community.


2A: Angola, Cascade, Charlestown, Connersville, Culver Academies, Evansville Memorial, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Greencastle, Illiana Christian, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Jay County, Lawrenceburg, Northwestern, Park Tudor, Washington, West Lafayette.


1A: Bethany Christian, Carroll (Flora), Covenant Christian, Faith Christian, Greenwood Christian,
Indianapolis Scecina, Lakeland Christian, Muncie Burris, Northeast Dubois, Oldenburg, Providence,
Shawe Memorial, Tell City, Westview, Wheeler, White River Valley.

Active Consecutive Tournament Win Streaks
7: Evansville Memorial, Harrison (West Lafayette).
6: Covenant Christian.

Most Consecutive Sectional Championships
17 by Evansville Memorial (2004-20).

Won First Sectional Championship Last Year
Charlestown (2A), Lakeland Christian (1A), Tell City
(1A), White River Valley (1A).

Active Sectional Championship Streaks (Three or more years)
13: Providence.
8: West Lafayette.
5: Westview.
4: Carmel, Harrison (West Lafayette), Park Tudor.
3: Bethany Christian, Carroll (Fort Wayne), Center Grove, Covenant Christian, Evansville Memorial, Greencastle, Greenwood Christian, Muncie Burris, Northwestern, Oldenburg, Warsaw Community,
Washington, Wheeler.

Top 10 All-Time Sectional Championships
26: Center Grove.
25: Evansville Memorial.
23: Lake Central.
22: Fort Wayne Canterbury, Washington.
21: East Central.
20: Providence.
19: Munster.
18: Carroll (Fort Wayne), South Bend Saint Joseph.

Girls Soccer


Schools Entered: 283 schools (+3). 277 matches will be played over the four‐week tournament.
By Class: 93 teams in 3A, 93 in 2A and 97 in 1A

Last Year’s Sectional Champions
3A: Brownsburg, Carmel, Carroll (Fort Wayne), Castle, Center Grove, Crown Point, East Central, Floyd Central, Franklin Central, Harrison (West Lafayette), Homestead, Noblesville, Penn, Terre Haute South Vigo, Valparaiso, Warsaw Community.


2A: Bellmont, Brebeuf Jesuit, Culver Academies, Danville Community, Evansville Mater Dei, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Gibson Southern, Hanover Central, Highland, Lawrenceburg, Madison Consolidated, Mishawaka Marian, Oak Hill, Roncalli, West Lafayette, Yorktown.


1A: Boone Grove, Eastbrook, Faith Christian, Forest Park, Greencastle, Heritage Christian, Lapel, LaVille, Monrovia, Muncie Burris, Oldenburg, Pike Central, Providence, Vincennes Rivet, Westview, Wheeler.

Active Consecutive Tournament Win Streaks
21: Noblesville.
6: Faith Christian, Lawrenceburg.

Most Consecutive Sectional Championships
18 by Penn (2007-24).

Won First Sectional Championship Last Year
None

Active Sectional Championship Streaks (Three or more years)
18: Penn.
12: Carroll (Fort Wayne).
9: Bellmont, Floyd Central.
6: Noblesville, West Lafayette.
5: Brownsburg, Crown Point.
4: Carmel, East Central, Faith Christian, Hanover
Central, Mishawaka Marian, Muncie Burris,
Providence.
3: Eastbrook, Evansville Mater Dei, Lawrenceburg,
Monrovia.

Top 10 All-Time Sectional Championships
25: Center Grove.
23: East Central, Evansville Memorial, Homestead,
Penn.
21: Indianapolis Cathedral, Lake Central, South Bend
Saint Joseph, Valparaiso.
20: Carmel, Carroll (Fort Wayne), Floyd Central, West
Lafayette.

Regional, Semi-State and State Finals Schedules