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skip navigationTeams earn their spot at State by placing 1st or 2nd in an Official Qualifier Tournament or League (listed below).
Is your team interested in earning an At Large Bid to States? Click here to fill out an At-Large application.
Qualifier Events are run by independent, community-based youth sports organizations. Register to support a local Qualifier near you!
Interested in becoming a States Qualifier Tournament or League? Email Tournament Director Coby to submit your event for consideration.
States Reps attend many of the Qualifier Tournaments to award qualifying coaches with a golden ticket invitation to States.
Dates | *Mobile Users swipe left* | Qualifier Tournament | Forms/Notes |
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Oct 26 | Halloween Havoc Sioux City, IA |
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Oct 26-27 | Upper Midwest Basketball Tournament Clive, IA |
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Oct 26-27 | Haunted Courts Hiawatha, IA hosted by Team Iowa |
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Oct 26-27 | Hooptober Bettendorf, IA TBK Sports Complex |
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Nov 1-3 | Pre-Season Tournament Sioux City, IA |
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Nov 2 | Upper Midwest Basketball Tournament Ames, IA |
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Nov 2-3 | Hardwood Fall Kickoff Grimes, IA |
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Nov 9 | Attack the Glass Dyersville, IA • Peosta, IA |
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Nov 9 | Upper Midwest Basketball Tournament Ames, IA |
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Nov 9-10 | Marion Tip-Off Classic Marion, IA |
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Nov 9-10 | Fall Finale Bettendorf, IA TBK Sports Complex |
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Nov 9-10 | Fall Frenzy Des Moines/Grimes, IA |
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Nov 16 | Battle at the Fieldhouse Iowa City, IA |
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Nov 16 | Upper Midwest Basketball Tournament Ames, IA |
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Nov 16 | Turkey Shootout (Grades 2-8) Ankeny, IA |
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Nov 16-17 | King/Queen of Mountain Hiawatha, IA hosted by Team Iowa |
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Nov 16 | Ballin' at the Fieldhouse Indianola, IA hosted by Iowa Suns |
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Nov 16-17 | Ballard Boys Booster Club Tournament Huxley, IA |
Tourney Rules SCHOOL TEAMS ONLY |
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Nov 16-17 | Fall Brawl Des Moines/Grimes, IA |
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Nov 17 | Hardwood Hype North Liberty, IA |
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Nov 23 | Upper Midwest Basketball Tournament Ames, IA |
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Nov 23 | Panther Clash Cedar Falls, IA • Waterloo, IA |
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Nov 23-24 | Turkey Delight Hiawatha, IA hosted by Team Iowa |
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Nov 24 | Turkey Bash Mt. Vernon, IA |
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Nov 30 | Upper Midwest Basketball Tournament Ames, IA |
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Nov 30-Dec 1 | G.O.A.T Des Moines/Grimes, IA |
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Nov 30-Dec 1 | Blizzard Battle – IGR & 515 Hoops (Boys Only) Des Moines/Grimes, IA |
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Dec 6-8 | Winter Jam Sioux City, IA presented by Chick-fil-a |
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Dec 7 | Run and Gun Classic Dyersville, IA • Peosta, IA |
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Dec 7 | Grinnell Booster Club Basketball Jam Grinnell, IA hosted by Grinnell Booster Club |
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Dec 7 | Upper Midwest Basketball Tournament Ames, IA |
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Dec 7 | Girls Got Game Indianola, IA hosted by Iowa Suns |
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Dec 7 | Cross Court Classic UNI |
Tourney Flyer Registration Form |
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Dec 7-8 | Northfield Boys Shootout Northfield, MN hosted by Northfield Basketball Association |
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Dec 7-8 | East Ridge Girls Raptor Classic Woodbury, MN |
Tourney Flyer & Registration | |
Dec 7-8 | Fire & Ice Hiawatha, IA hosted by Team Iowa |
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Dec 7-8 | Marion Snowball Slam Marion, IA |
Tourney Flyer & Registration | |
Dec 7-8 | Quad Cities Winter Showdown Bettendorf, IA TBK Sports Complex |
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Dec 7-8 | Snowball Shootout Des Moines/Grimes, IA |
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Dec 14 | Hawkeye Hoopfest Iowa City, IA |
Registration | |
Dec 14 | Midwest Xtreme Tri-State Challenge Burlington, IA |
Tourney Flyer Registration Form |
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Dec 14 | Jingle Jam Clear Lake, IA hosted by Clear Lake Booster Club |
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TBD | Iowa Suns Winter Classic Indianola, IA hosted by Iowa Suns |
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Dec 14 | Upper Midwest Basketball Tournament Ames, IA |
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TBD | Panther Shootout Cedar Falls/Waterloo, IA |
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Dec 14-15 | East Ridge Boys Raptor Classic Woodbury, MN |
Tourney Flyer & Registration | |
Dec 14-15 | Newton Winter Shootout Newton, IA hosted by Redbird Basketball Club |
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Dec 14-15 | Power to Play Hiawatha, IA hosted by Team Iowa |
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Dec 14-15 | Holiday Hoops Des Moines/Grimes, IA |
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Dec 15 | Hoops Havoc North Liberty, IA |
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Dec 21 | Upper Midwest Basketball Tournament Ames, IA |
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Dec 21 | Rock the Rim Rumble Cedar Falls, IA • Waterloo, IA |
Registration | |
Dec 21 | Slam Dunk Showdown North Liberty, IA |
Tourney Flyer Registration Form |
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Jan 3-5 | TNE I Have a Dream Classic Omaha, NE hosted by TNE United Express |
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Jan 3-5 | New Year's Bash Sioux City, IA |
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Jan 4 | New Year's Jam Iowa City, IA |
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Jan 4-5 | Basketbrawl Classic 2025 Des Moines/Grimes, IA |
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Jan 11 | Upper Midwest Basketball Tournament Ames, IA |
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Jan 11 | Crossover Classic Dyersville, IA • Peosta, IA |
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Jan 11-12 | Battle of the Schools Hiawatha, IA hosted by Team Iowa |
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Jan 11-12 | Eastview Lightning Girls Classic Apple Valley, MN hosted by Eastview Athletic Association |
Tourney Flyer & Registration | |
Jan 11-12 | Gym Rats Heat up the Hardwood Des Moines/Grimes, IA |
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Jan 18 | I-Town Showdown Indianola, IA hosted by Iowa Suns |
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Jan 18 | Legends of the Court Hull, IA hosted by PACE |
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Jan 18 | Alley Oop Jamboree Cedar Falls, IA • Waterloo, IA |
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TBD | Ignit Winter Classic Grimes, IA |
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Jan 18-19 | Quad City Classic Bettendorf, IA |
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Jan 18-19 | Newton Blizzard Bash Newton, IA hosted by Redbird Basketball Club |
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Jan 18-19 | MLK Weekend Classic (Grades 2-8) Ankeny, IA |
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Jan 18-19 | JBC Classic Des Moines/Grimes, IA |
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Jan 19 | Winter Slamboree Mt. Vernon, IA |
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TBD | Ballard Girls Booster Club Tournament Huxley, IA |
Tourney Rules SCHOOL TEAMS ONLY |
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TBD | Girls Blizzard Breaker Tournament Rogers, MN hosted by Rogers Area Youth Basketball Association |
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Jan 25 | Full Court Frenzy UNI |
Tourney Flyer Registration Form |
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Jan 25 | Small Town Clash Shellsburg, IA • Vinton, IA |
Registration | |
Jan 25 | Norwalk Youth Basketball Tournament - BOYS Norwalk, IA |
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Jan 25-26 | Raccoon River Rumble Adel, IA |
Registration Saturday 5th & 7th Girls Sunday 6th & 8th Girls |
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Jan 25-26 | Central Springs Youth Basketball Tournament Nora Springs, IA |
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Jan 25-26 | ACBC Classic Des Moines/Grimes, IA |
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Jan 25 | January Jam Indianola, IA hosted by Iowa Suns |
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Jan 25-26 | Apple Valley Classic - GIRLS Apple Valley, MN |
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Jan 25-26 | Battle of the Programs Hiawatha, IA hosted by Team Iowa |
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Jan 25-26 | January Jamfest Des Moines/Grimes, IA |
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Jan 26 | Norwalk Youth Basketball Tournament - GIRLS Norwalk, IA |
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Jan 31-Feb 2 | February Frenzy Sioux City, IA |
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Feb 1 | Clinton Little Queens Basketball Tournament Clinton, IA hosted by Clinton Little Queens Basketball |
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Feb 1 | TBT State Championships Iowa City, IA |
Registration | |
TBD | Ignit Metro Showcase Grimes, IA |
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Feb 1-2 | GRBA Division I State Championship Grimes, IA |
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Feb 1-2 | GRBA/515 Hoops Boys School State Championship Des Moines, IA |
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Feb 1-2 | Raccoon River Rumble Adel, IA |
Registration Saturday 5th & 7th Boys Sunday 6th & 8th Boys |
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Feb 8 | Snowball Showdown Dyersville, IA • Peosta, IA |
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Feb 8 | Super Saturday Shootout (Boys 2-8) Ankeny, IA |
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Feb 8 | Marion Classic Tournament Marion, IA |
Tourney Flyer & Registration | |
Feb 8-9 | New Ulm Boys Basketball Tournament New Ulm, MN hosted by New Ulm Basketball Association |
Tourney Flyer & Registration | |
Feb 8-9 | For Love of the Game Hiawatha, IA hosted by Team Iowa |
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Feb 8-9 | Waukee Jam Classic Des Moines, IA |
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Feb 8-9 | "The" State Tournament Des Moines, IA |
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Feb 9 | Super Sunday Shootout (Boys 4-6) North Liberty, IA |
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TBD | Hansen-Haas Memorial Basketball Tournament Yankton, SD |
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Feb 15 | Nothing But Net Cedar Falls, IA • Waterloo, IA |
Registration | |
Feb 15 | Sheldon Boys Basketball Tournament Sheldon, IA |
Tourney Flyer & Registration | |
Feb 15 | New Ulm Girls Basketball Tournament New Ulm, MN hosted by New Ulm Basketball Association |
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Feb 15 | The City Battle Sioux City, IA presented by Chick-fil-a |
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TBD | Ignit The Hardwood Grimes, IA |
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Feb 15-16 | United Hoops Winter Championship Burlington, IA |
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Feb 15-16 | Midwinter Classic, Clash of the Plains Wayne, NE hosted by Wayne Basketball Development Association |
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Feb 15-16 | February Freezeout Des Moines, IA |
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Feb 15-16 | Apple Valley Classic - BOYS Apple Valley, MN |
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Feb 16 | Valentine's Shootout Mt. Vernon, IA |
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Feb 22 | Hoop It Up Classic |
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Feb 22-23 | Dominate the Paint Hiawatha, IA hosted by Team Iowa |
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Feb 22-23 | Carroll Chamber of Commerce Court Classic Carroll, IA |
Tourney Flyer Registration Form |
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Feb 22-23 | February Frenzy Des Moines/Grimes, IA |
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TBD | Sheldon Kiwanis Boys Tournament Sheldon, IA |
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Feb 22-23 | GRBA/515 Hoops 2024 Division II State Championship Des Moines, IA |
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TBD | Heat Up the Hardwood Sioux Falls, SD hosted by Sanford Pentagon |
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TBD | Creston Basketball Association Girls Basketball Tournament Creston, IA |
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TBD | Holiday Hoops Sioux Falls, SD hosted by Sanford Pentagon |
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TBD | Monticello Boys Winter Basketball Tournament Monticello, MN |
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Mar 1 | Season Finale Iowa City, IA |
Registration | |
Mar 1-2 | Hoops March Madness Des Moines, IA |
Dates | *Mobile Users swipe left* | Qualifier League | Forms | division qualification at State |
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