October 5, 2025

With 400 teams entered and the most since 2013 (402), the matchups for the 54th Annual IHSAA Volleyball State Tournament were announced to an online audience via IHSAAtv.org this evening.

Sectional play begins on Tuesday, Oct. 14, and continues through Saturday, Oct. 18, at 64 sites across the four enrollment classifications.

Two regional championship matches will be played in a doubleheader format at the same site on

Saturday, Oct. 25 with each winner advancing to a four-team semi-state on Saturday, Nov. 1.

The four state championship matches will be played for the first time at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Saturday, Nov. 8.

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

Girls State Tournament Information | State Championship Records Book | Girls Statistical Leaders

About the Draw

To conduct the random drawing for the volleyball state tournament, the IHSAA places ping-pong balls representing each school in a sectional into a lottery-style air mix machine. A 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 match one with the second ball representing the home team in match one. The third ball to come out is the visitor in match two and the fourth ball the home team in match two. That same method is followed through all 64 sectionals, 32 regionals, and eight semi-states.

  • Schools Entered: 400 schools. 396 matches will be played over the four‐week tournament.
  • By Class: 83 teams in 4A, 99 in 3A, 103 in 2A and 115 in 1A.

Defending State Champions

  • 4A: Carroll (Fort Wayne) vs. Fort Wayne Northrop in Sectional 5 at Fort Wayne North Side.
  • 3A: Roncalli vs. Rushville Consolidated in Sectional 23 at Shelbyville.
  • 2A: Western Boone vs. Rensselaer Central in Sectional 37 at North Montgomery.
  • 1A: Trinity Lutheran vs. Crothersville in Sectional 60 at Hauser.

Top-Ranked Teams (Z-Ratings)

  • 4A: #1 Westfield drew a bye and will play the #11 Zionsville-#3 Hamilton Southeastern winner in Sectional 8 at Zionsville.
  • 3A: #1 Indianapolis Cathedral drew a bye and will host Indianapolis Shortridge-Purdue Polytechnic- Downtown winner in Sectional 26.
  • 2A: #1 Barr-Reeve vs. North Knox in Sectional 47 at Sullivan.
  • 1A: #1 Trinity Lutheran vs. Crothersville in Sectional 60 Hauser.

Last Year’s Sectional Champions

4A: Bloomington North, Brownsburg, Carroll (Fort Wayne), Castle, Center Grove, Chesterton, Crown Point,Floyd Central, Franklin Community, Hamilton Southeastern, Harrison (West Lafayette), Homestead, Lawrence North, Penn, Warsaw Community, Yorktown.

3A: Angola, Evansville Memorial, Hammond Bishop Noll, Heritage, Illiana Christian, Indianapolis Cathedral,Jasper, Jennings County, New Castle, New Prairie, Northview, NorthWood, Roncalli, Silver Creek, Tri-West Hendricks, West Lafayette.

2A: Barr-Reeve, Boone Grove, Brownstown Central, Covenant Christian, Eastern (Pekin), IndianapolisScecina, Jimtown, Lakeland, Lapel, Muncie Burris, Parke Heritage, Southwood, Tecumseh, Western Boone, Winchester Community, Woodlan.

1A: Christian Academy of Indiana, Culver Community, Daleville, Faith Christian, Fremont, Indiana Deaf, Indianapolis Lutheran, Loogootee, Marquette Catholic, Rossville, Seton Catholic, Shakamak, South Decatur, South Newton, Springs Valley, Trinity Lutheran.

Active Consecutive Tournament Win Streaks

  • 7: Roncalli (3A).
  • 7: Trinity Lutheran (1A).
  • 6: Carroll (Fort Wayne) (4A).
  • 6: Western Boone (2A).

Most Consecutive Sectional Championships

  • 26 by Castle (1994-2019).

Fremont (1A).

Jimtown (2A).

Lapel (2A).

Active Sectional Championship Streaks (Three or more years)

  • 16: Carroll (Fort Wayne).
  • 11: Trinity Lutheran.
  • 10: Center Grove.
  • 8: Barr-Reeve.
  • 7: Indianapolis Cathedral.
  • 6: Brownstown Central, Crown Point, Homestead, NorthWood.
  • 5: Indiana Deaf, Yorktown.
  • 4: Angola, Castle, Daleville, Evansville Memorial, Floyd Central, Southwood.
  • 3: Faith Christian, Hamilton Southeastern, Hammond Bishop Noll, Indianapolis Scecina, MarquetteCatholic, Northview, Tecumseh, Warsaw Community.

Top 10 All-Time Sectional Championships

  • 42: Castle.
  • 40: Bellmont
  • 39: Jasper.
  • 37: Providence.
  • 36: Center Grove.
  • 35: Evansville Mater Dei.
  • 32: Indianapolis Cathedral, Roncalli.
  • 31: Carmel, Muncie Burris.