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IL CYBN Qualifiers


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All CYBN events from November through the end of February are official Qualifiers for the Illinois Middle School Basketball Championship.  Our 8th annual State Tournament will be held on March 21-23 in Champaign and Bloomington. Game sites include the Univ. of Illinois ARC and IWU Shirk Center in Bloomington, IL!

Please note that our State Reps will not be attending all CYBN events to speak to teams in person, so all qualified teams who wish to compete at State must contact the State Tournament Director, Pauline Kibathi, at pauline@statebasketballchampionship.com or 217-903-5517 x707.  Pauline will pass along a registration link and a $75 off sign up code. 


HOW TO KNOW IF MY TEAM QUALIFIED? (Boys/Girls 4th-8th)

CYBN Tournaments: All teams that finish 2-0, 3-0, or in the top 2 in their division in a one day or weekend CYBN tournament. 

West Suburban Youth Basketball League: All teams that go 2-0 or 3-0 over the course of a weekend of League games(includes flex option) or advance to the semifinals of the League playoffs in February. 

Power Ranking Qualifiers: Teams that are in the top one-third of the power rankings AND have played at least 8 games (boys) or 6 games (girls). Beginning the week of 1/27/25 the rankings are checked weekly and teams that have earned a spot as of each Friday are posted below. See rankings here

For teams that have performed well in CYBN but did not meet any above criteria may consider an filling out an  At-Large Application 

For any questions contact the State Tournament Director, Pauline Kibathi, at pauline@statebasketballchampionship.com or 217-903-5517 x707


2024-25 CYBN Power Rankings Qualifiers
*Teams that are in the top one-third of the power rankings AND have played at least 8 games (boys) or 6 games (girls). Beginning the week of 1/27/25 the rankings are checked weekly and teams that have earned a spot as of each Friday are posted below. See rankings here.

Team Name Grade/Gender
TAKEOFF 10U 4th Boys
LVL 4th Gold 4th Boys
KG Superstars 9/10U 4th Boys
4LOCKDOWN MAMPE 4th Boys
Infinity 2033 4th Boys
Region Force 4th Grade 4th Boys
Lightning 4th Boys
IL Attack 4th - McMath 4th Boys
Spartan Sports Basketball Dwayne 4 Gold 4th Boys
Breakaway 4 Gold 4th Girls
Breakaway 4 Red 4th Girls
Illinois Lady Raptors-JV 4th Girls
Lituanica Girls 4th Girls
Midwest Wildcats - Wilhelmi 4th Girls
TAKEOFF 11U 5th Boys
Illinois Rockets 5th - Kmec 5th Boys
Geneva Hoop Squad 5th Boys
Breakaway 5 Gold 5th Boys
Illinois Rockets 5th - Silagi 5th Boys
Rockford Elite 5th Boys
LVL 5th Gold 5th Boys
Riverside Brookfield Bulldogs 5th Blue 5th Boys
ABM 5th 5th Boys
Ignite 5th - Belford 5th Boys
Oswego East Wolfpack 5th Boys
Oswego Future - Griffiths 5th Boys
Breakaway 5 Gold 5th Girls
Midwest Wildcats - Lynde 5th Girls
NXT LVL 5th Girls 5th Girls
Lancer Elite (5th Girls) 5th Girls
5LOCKDOWN WATSON 5th Girls
Lady Warriors Pink 5th Girls
TAKEOFF 12U 6th Boys
IL Attack 6th - Hare 6th Boys
IL Attack 6th - Chapman 6th Boys
Breakaway 6 Gold 6th Boys
LVL 6th Elite 6th Boys
Grinders 5/6 6th Boys
Breakaway 6 Red 6th Boys
Region Force - Fogarty 6th Boys
Team MC 12U 6th Boys
Breakaway 6 Black1 6th Boys
Full Court Athletics FCA 6th Boys
LW Wildcats 6th - Roc 6th Boys
LVL 6th Gold 6th Boys
Spartan Sports Basketball Brendan Gold 6th Boys
Breakaway 6 Black2 6th Boys
Illinois Rockets 6th - Gowgiel 6th Boys
Breakaway 6 White1 6th Boys
Spartan Travel 6th Boys
Breakaway 6 Gold 6th Girls
Lady Warriors Blue 6th Girls
PHH Lady Warriors 6/7 White 6th Girls
Lady Lakers 6th Gold 6th Girls
Ignite 6th 6th Girls
Flight (Riley) 7th Boys
IL Attack 7th - Chapman 7th Boys
Breakaway 7 Gold 7th Boys
Breakaway 7 Red 7th Boys
Breakaway 7 Black1 7th Boys
Jr. Warriors Norberg 7th Boys
Spartan Sports Basketball Dwayne 7 Black 7th Boys
Flight (Brown) 7th Boys
IL Attack 7th - Blanzy 7th Boys
Mustangs 7th Boys
7LOCKDOWN YATES 7th Boys
Ignite 7th 7th Girls
Midwest Wildcats-Blue/Lynde 7th Girls
7LOCKDOWN BURGLAND 7th Girls
Midwest Bobcats 7 Girls White 7th Girls
Lady Lakers 7th Gold 7th Girls
Breakaway 8 Gold 8th Boys
IL Attack 8th - McMath 8th Boys
Geneva Hoop Squad 8th Boys
8LOCKDOWN PCARROLL 8th Boys
ABM 7th/8th 8th Boys
8LOCKDOWN YATES 8th Boys
Oswego Future - Monahan 8th Boys
Riverside Brookfield Bulldogs 8th Blue 8th Boys
Woodstock Elite 8 8th Boys
Midwest Wildcats - Davidson 8th Boys
Breakaway 8 Black1 8th Boys
TAKEOFF 14U 8th Boys
Berwyn Mustangs 8 8th Boys
Takeover 8th Boys
Airborne 8th Girls Green 8th Girls
Illinois Dream - West 8th Girls
Illinois Rockets 8th Grade - Zitko 8th Girls
Lady High Rollers 8th Girls


 

List of 2024-25 CYBN State Qualifier Tournaments:

Nothin' But Net (10/5-6)
Columbus Day Shootout (10/12-13)
Dream Big (10/19-20)
Tip Off Classic (10/26-27)
Pre-Season Jamboree (11/2-3)
Chicagoland Showdown (11/9-10)
Run N Gun (11/16-17)
Refuse to Lose (11/23-24)
Thanksgiving Classic (11/30-12/1)
Lake Effect Snodown (12/7-8)
Winter Hoops Classic (12/14-15)
Rockets Classic (12/14-15)
Holiday Breakaway (12/21-22)
New Years Battle (12/28-29)
Hardwood Classic (1/4-5)
Winter Madness (1/11-12)
Southwest Classic (1/18-19)
Survivor Classic  (1/25-26)
Winter Championships (2/1-2)
Superbowl Showdown (2/8-9)
Valentines Day Classic (2/15-16)
Winter Finale (2/22-23)
March Madness (3/1-2)

The registration deadline is Friday, March 7th.

State Tournament game sites include The Arc on the University of Illinois campus and The Shirk Center on the IWU Campus in Bloomington!

 

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