This year's state tournament draw is scheduled for Friday at 1:00pm on the NFHS Network. Link below

 

2025 Sweet 16® Draw Show KHSAA - 02/14/2025 | Live & On Demand

I don’t love how late they’ve done this the past few years. Would like to see them get back to doing it in late January. 
 

Nevertheless, will watch with great anticipation. 

Reminder this is on today at 1:00pm.?

On 2/11/2025 at 11:34 PM, DragonFire said:

I don’t love how late they’ve done this the past few years. Would like to see them get back to doing it in late January. 

Nevertheless, will watch with great anticipation. 

Excited for all the usual complaints:

-6th and 7th play in the first round every year!

-Why don't they seed it?!

-Putting game times in after the draw is dumb!

On 2/11/2025 at 11:34 PM, DragonFire said:

I don’t love how late they’ve done this the past few years. Would like to see them get back to doing it in late January. 
 

Nevertheless, will watch with great anticipation. 

I vote to do it after the regional tournaments are complete. Teams, coaches, and communities get together to watch it, almost like a "Selection Sunday" feel.

4 hours ago, Adrian Woj Burner said:

I vote to do it after the regional tournaments are complete. Teams, coaches, and communities get together to watch it, almost like a "Selection Sunday" feel.

Not a bad idea but there are some potential logistical issues that come up: if weather delays a region tournament, then the other 15 teams are waiting to find out who they play. Whichever event, boys or girls, is being played first, might have just a day or so to prepare for an opponent but even more of a problem would be schools and fans having to make travel plans at a moment's notice.

First half is done:

Region 16
Region 1

Region 4
Region 5

Region 8
Region 12

Region 6
Region 7

How often has 6th vs. 7th happened since 2000?

1 hour ago, gchs_uk9 said:

Not a bad idea but there are some potential logistical issues that come up: if weather delays a region tournament, then the other 15 teams are waiting to find out who they play. Whichever event, boys or girls, is being played first, might have just a day or so to prepare for an opponent but even more of a problem would be schools and fans having to make travel plans at a moment's notice.

I mean it isn't that big of a deal if a region still hasn't been completed. You just set the date for the Sunday (or whatever day) after most regional tournaments are complete. It wouldn't be any different in travel setup, maybe a day or two (depending on when the championship normally is), and the preparation time would probably be more fair. Especially this year, where tournament dates are all over the place due to the boys tournament being so late. 

12 minutes ago, LCDAWGS19 said:

How often has 6th vs. 7th happened since 2000?

Despite the popular myth, just twice in the 1st Round.

2012

2025

14 minutes ago, LCDAWGS19 said:

How often has 6th vs. 7th happened since 2000?

1 minute ago, I gotta go to work said:

Despite the popular myth, just twice in the 1st Round.

2012

2025

Ugh!

7 minutes ago, I gotta go to work said:

Despite the popular myth, just twice in the 1st Round.

2012

2025

4 times in the quarterfinals: 2005, 2009, 2017, 2024.

Based on Runcible Owl's post on the regions ranked by the Massey Ratings it appears that the top bracket is the toughest.  That bracket has the regions ranked 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 10.   The bottom bracket has the regions ranked 1, 3, 8, and 9.  Of course, anything can happen in a tournament so it will be interesting to see how it plays out.

Following the 2025 Sweet 16® Draw Show, the following brackets are available:

• 2025 Clark's Pump-N-Shop Girls’ Basketball Sweet 16®
  • KHSAA/Riherds Scoreboard bracket
  • PDF bracket
• 2025 UK HealthCare Boys’ Basketball Sweet 16®
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  • KHSAA/Riherds Scoreboard bracket
  • PDF bracket

Game times will be determined at a later date.