{"id":13615,"date":"2026-02-19T12:35:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T17:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/?p=13615"},"modified":"2026-02-20T17:33:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T22:33:51","slug":"diaa-2026-unified-basketball-state-tournament-bracket-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/2026\/02\/19\/diaa-2026-unified-basketball-state-tournament-bracket-released\/","title":{"rendered":"DIAA 2026 Unified Basketball State Tournament Bracket\u00a0Released"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 100% + 0px );margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><strong>Dover, DE \u2013 February 19, 2026 \u2013 <\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;line-height: 18px\">The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) is excited to announce the official brackets for the 2026 DIAA Unified Basketball State Championship. A total of 13 teams have qualified for this year\u2019s tournament based on regular season performance and the criteria outlined in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/online.flippingbook.com\/view\/476369343\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DIAA Unified Basketball Tournament Manual<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 18px\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;line-height: 21px;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">The first round of the unified tournament will take place on Monday, February 23, followed by the quarterfinals on Friday, February 27, with both rounds hosted by the higher-seeded teams. The semifinals will be played on Monday, March 2 at the higher-seed teams. The championship game will be held on Sunday, March 8, at 5:00pm at the University of Delaware.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"color: #000000;line-height: 18px;font-size: 12pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><strong>2026 DIAA Unified Basketball State Tournament Seeding<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;line-height: 15.75pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;color: black\">#1 Dover High School<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;line-height: 15.75pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">#2 Caesar Rodney High School<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;line-height: 15.75pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">#3 Indian River High School<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;line-height: 15.75pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">#4 Thomas McKean High School<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;line-height: 15.75pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">#5 Seaford High School<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;line-height: 15.75pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">#6 Newark Charter School<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;line-height: 15.75pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">#7 Lake Forest High School<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;line-height: 15.75pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">#8 Middletown High School<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;line-height: 15.75pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">#9 Appoquinimink High School<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;line-height: 15.75pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">#10 Polytech High School<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;line-height: 15.75pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">#11 Milford High School<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;line-height: 15.75pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">#12 William Penn High School<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;line-height: 15.75pt\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">#13 Woodbridge High School<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 21px;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">The complete 2026 DIAA Unified Basketball State Championship bracket is available on <a style=\"text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/sport_championships\/tournament-brackets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DIAA\u2019s website<\/a>. Selections are based on tournament field selection criteria as outlined in the Unified Basketball Tournament Manual.\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 21px;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><strong>Ticket &amp; Broadcast Information:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in;line-height: 15.75pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;color: #283c4b\">Tickets are only required for the championship game. Tickets for the finals hosted at the University of Delaware, Bob Carpenter Center, will be on sale through the <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/ooi08f\/s7zp4pce\/ktjl8r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UD Ticketing<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 21px;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">A live stream of the semifinal and championship rounds will also be available through The NFHS Network, allowing fans to follow the action remotely. More information about <a style=\"text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfhsnetwork.com\/associations\/DIAA\">The NFHS Network<\/a> can be found on the <a style=\"text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/sport_championships\/streaming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DIAA website.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 21px;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">For more information about the DIAA Championships, please visit the <a style=\"text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/sport_championships\/winter_sports\/dual_team_wrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DIAA website<\/a> and\u00a0follow DIAA on social media for real-time updates.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 21px;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Instagram <a style=\"text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/diaa_de\"><strong>@diaa_de<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 21px;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">Twitter <a style=\"text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DIAA_Delaware\"><strong>@DIAA_Delaware<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\"><span style=\"line-height: 21px\">Facebook <a style=\"text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DelawareInterscholasticAthleticAssociation\/\"><strong>@DelawareInterscholasticAthleticAssociation<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 21px\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">About DIAA<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) is committed to promoting the education, health, and sportsmanship of student-athletes through interscholastic athletics. DIAA oversees and regulates high school and middle school sports across Delaware, ensuring fair competition and upholding the highest standards of integrity and excellence.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":12699,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"protect_children":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-page","category-home-page-slider","category-news"],"acf":[],"checksum":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13615\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}