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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.

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!