CIAC Boys Basketball State Tournament Brackets Released

HARTFORD-TOLLAND COUNTIES, CT — A total of 41 high school boys basketball teams from Hartford and Tolland counties have accomplished step one toward achieving their ultimate goal: winning a state championship. They have done so by qualifying for CIAC tournament play, and brackets were released Wednesday.

Three area teams have qualified as the top seeds in their respective divisions: Northwest Catholic (Div. I), Manchester (Div. II) and Ellington (Div. IV).

The 2024 champions were Notre Dame-West Haven (I), Windsor (II), Bunnell (III), Innovation (IV) and Lyme-Old Lyme (V). At least two new champions will be crowned, as Windsor has moved up to Div. I and Innovation to Div. II.

Here is the first-round schedule of games involving teams from the region. NOTE: In Div. I, all 16 teams received a first-round bye, so those listings reflect second-round pairings.

Click the division headers for complete brackets.

DIV. I
All games 3/4, 6:30 p.m.

• No. 16 Danbury at No. 1 Northwest Catholic
• No. 15 Coanrd at No. 2 Notre Dame-West Haven
• No. 10 Windsor at No. 7 Waterbury Career Academy
• No. 9 East Catholic at No. 8 Ridgefield

DIV. II
All games 3/3

• No. 1 Manchester, bye
• No. 2 Innovation, bye
• No. 28 Kennedy at No. 5 Bloomfield, time TBA
• No. 27 Xavier at No. 6 Glastonbury, time TBA
• No. 26 Westhill at No. 7 Southington, time TBA
• No. 25 Bristol Central at No. 8 Platt, time TBA
• No. 24 Lewis Mills at No. 9 SMSA, 6:30 p.m.
• No. 21 Enfield at No. 12 East Hartford, 6 p.m.
• No. 19 New Britain at No. 14 Crosby, time TBA
• No. 18 Hamden at No. 15 Cheney Tech, time TBA
• No. 17 Greenwich at No. 16 Hall, 6:30 p.m.

DIV. III
All games 3/1, times TBA

• No. 23 East Haven at No. 10 Newington
• No. 22 Weaver at No. 11 Seymour
• No. 20 Simsbury at No. 13 Bristol Eastern
• No. 18 St. Paul at No. 15 Windham

DIV. IV
All games 3/3

• No. 1 Ellington, bye
• No. 2 Aerospace, bye
• No. 5 Rockville, bye
• No. 26 Suffield at No. 7 Cromwell, 6:30 p.m.
• No. 25 Windsor Locks at No. 8 Canton, time TBA
• No. 22 Plainville at No. 11 Nonnewaug, 6:30 p.m.
• No. 21 Goodwin Tech at No. 12 Stonington, 5:30 p.m.
• No. 20 E.O. Smith at No. 13 Tolland, time TBA
• No. 19 Career Magnet at No. 14 Granby, 6:30 p.m.

DIV. V
All games 3/1 except as noted

• No. 4 Classical Magnet, bye
• No. 26 East Windsor at No. 7 Coventry, 2 p.m.
• No. 22 East Granby at No. 11 Stafford, 4 p.m.
• No. 19 North Branford at No. 14 Hartford Public, time TBA
• No. 18 Comp Sci at No. 15 O'Brien Tech, 2/28, 4 p.m.
• No. 17 Haddam-Killingworth at No. 16 Bulkeley, 3 p.m.