Here are the brackets for the NCHSAA boys’ and girls’ state basketball playoffs
The NC High School Athletic Association has released pairings for its state high school basketball playoffs.
The first round is scheduled to begin Tuesday. The second round is Thursday, followed by a third round on Saturday, Feb. 28.
The fourth round is scheduled for March 2 from 1A to 7A teams.
From March 4-7, the western regional finals will be played at Lenoir-Rhyne in Hickory and the eastern regionals at East Carolina.
The western regionals will be played at Lenoir-Rhyne and the eastern regionals at East Carolina. It’ll be the first time the NCHSAA has held regionals at those sites in six years.
The state finals will be March 11-14 at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem.
Tap here for the boys’ first-round pairings (or scroll down full brackets)
Tap here for the girls’ first-round pairings (or scroll down for full brackets)
Tuesday’s first round
BOYS
CLASS 8A
WEST
Northwest Guilford (11-12) at East Mecklenburg (18-9), 6 p.m.
Palisades (11-15) at Myers Park (17-8), 7:30 p.m.
Providence (15-10) at Jordan (14-12), 7 p.m.
South Mecklenburg (12-15) at Chambers (15-11), 7 p.m.
First-round byes (and seeds): West Forsyth (1); West Charlotte (2); Hough (3); Ardrey Kell (4)
EAST
Enloe (13-12) at Laney (18-9), 7 p.m.
Green Level (7-16) at Willow Spring (20-6), 6 p.m.
Millbrook (14-13) at Wakefield (16-9), 7:30 p.m.
Rolesville (14-10) at Broughton (18-9), 7:30 p.m.
First-round byes (and seeds):Hoggard (1); Apex Friendship (2); Leesville Road (3); Panther Creek (4)
CLASS 7A
WEST
Ballantyne Ridge (10-15) at Richmond Senior (18-6), 7:30 p.m.
Cuthbertson (14-12) at R.J. Reynolds (11-13), 7 p.m.
Grimsley (7-15) at Independence (14-12), 7 p.m.
Jack Britt (13-11) at Page (11-12), 7 p.m.
Lake Norman (10-15) at Davie County (15-10), 7:30 p.m.
McDowell (12-13) at Reagan (12-11), 7 p.m.
South Iredell (9-12) at West Mecklenburg (16-9), 7 p.m.
West Cabarrus (15-10) at East Forsyth (11-12), 7 p.m.
First-round byes (and seeds): North Mecklenburg (1); Mooresville (2); Marvin Ridge (3); Hickory Ridge (4); Southwest Guilford (5); Chapel Hill (6); Butler (7); Weddington (8).
EAST
Cape Fear (9-15) at North Brunswick (16-9), 7 p.m.
Cary (13-12) at Cleveland (14-10), 7 p.m.
D.H. Conley (8-15) at Heritage (16-10), 6 p.m.
Fuquay-Varina (14-11) at Overhills (14-10), 7 p.m.
Holly Springs (9-17) at Clayton (15-10), 7 p.m.
South Central (7-14) at Riverside (16-9), 6 p.m.
South Garner (9-12) at Garner (13-12), 7:30 p.m.
Wake Forest (13-11) at Southeast Raleigh (12-14), 6 p.m.
First-round byes (and seeds):Southern Durham (1); Cardinal Gibbons (2); Lumberton (3); Knightdale (4); New Hanover (5); Sanderson (6); Hillside (7); New Bern (8)
CLASS 6A
WEST
A.C. Reynolds (11-15) at Harding (13-11), 6 p.m.
Berry Academy (11-12) at Piedmont (12-13), 6 p.m.
Central Cabarrus (9-15) at Alexander Central (14-10), 7 p.m.
Olympic (12-15) at Ashbrook (10-10), 7 p.m.
Ragsdale (8-17) at Dudley (17-11), 7 p.m.
Statesville (6-18) at Western Guilford (15-12), 6 p.m.
St. Stephens (11-15) at Kings Mountain (11-12), 7 p.m.
Sun Valley (10-15) at Asheboro (17-9), 7:30 p.m.
First-round byes (and seeds):Ben Smith (1); Charlotte Catholic (2); Mount Tabor (3); T.C. Roberson (4); Freedom (5); Watauga (6); South Caldwell (7); Northern Guilford (8)
EAST
East Chapel Hill (8-14) at Southern Lee (15-7)
Franklinton (11-13) at South View (12-12), 6 p.m.
Northern Durham (6-18) at Swansboro (16-8), 6 p.m.
Scotland County (11-13) at West Brunswick (16-10), 6 p.m.
Southeast Guilford (8-18) at Lee County (16-7), 7 p.m.
Southern Alamance (9-14) at Triton (11-11), 6 p.m.
Union Pines (10-14) at Harnett Central (13-11), 7:30 p.m.
Westover (8-12) at Middle Creek (16-10), 6 p.m.
First-round byes (and seeds):Northern Nash (1); J.H. Rose (2); E.E. Smith (3); Seventy-First (4); Williams (5); White Oak (6); Terry Sanford (7); West Johnston (8)
CLASS 5A
WEST
Clyde Erwin (8-18) at Forest Hills (18-8), 6 p.m.
Concord (14-11) at South Point (11-12), 7 p.m.
Enka (13-12) at Parkwood (18-9), 7:30 p.m.
Forestview (5-17) at North Buncombe (19-7), 7:30 p.m.
North Davidson (9-14) at North Henderson (16-9), 6:30 p.m.
North Gaston (9-13) at Crest (14-7), 7 p.m.
Northwest Cabarrus (6-19) at Smoky Mountain (18-9), 6 p.m.
West Rowan (10-14) at Monroe (11-8), 6:30 p.m.
First-round byes (and seeds):Hunter Huss (1); Jay M. Robinson (2); East Lincoln (3); Hickory (4); North Lincoln (5); Franklin (6); Jesse Carson (7); Oak Grove (8)
EAST
Dixon (8-17) at Seaforth (17-6), 6 p.m.
J.F. Webb (12-12) at Havelock (14-9), 6 p.m.
Orange (10-15) at Northeast Guilford (17-9), 7 p.m.
Person (14-12) at C.B. Aycock (11-9), 7:30 p.m.
Rockingham County (7-16) at South Brunswick (15-8), 6 p.m.
South Granville (15-10) at Rocky Mount (11-9), 6 p.m.
Southern Guilford (8-16) at West Carteret (11-9), 7:30 p.m.
Western Alamance (8-14) at Jacksonville Northside (13-7), 5 p.m.
First-round byes (and seeds):Southeast Alamance (1); Fike (2); Eastern Alamance (3); Hunt (4); Currituck County (5); Croatan (6); High Point Central (7); Douglas Byrd (8)
CLASS 4A
WEST
Ashe County (10-13) at Stuart Cramer (13-11), 7 p.m.
Brevard (7-16) at Hibriten (17-9), 6 p.m.
East Burke (11-14) at Newton-Conover (12-12), 7 p.m.
Forbush (10-14) at Carver (11-11), 6 p.m.
Fred T. Foard (6-18) at Burns (16-9), 6:30 p.m.
Maiden (7-15) at Mount Pleasant (15-10), 7 p.m.
West Stanly (7-17) at West Stokes (14-11), 6 p.m.
Wilkes Central (11-12) at Lake Norman Charter (14-11), 6 p.m.
First-round byes (and seeds):East Henderson (1); Lexington (2); Salisbury (3); Central Davidson (4); North Surry (5); Bandys (6); Pisgah (7); Lincoln Charter (8)
EAST
Clinton (13-11) at Jordan-Matthews (12-12), 6 p.m.
Fairmont (12-14) at Nash Central (9-12), 7 p.m.
Graham (7-16) at Uwharrie Charter (16-9), 7:30 p.m.
Morehead (4-17) at First Flight (13-12), 6 p.m.
North Johnston (7-17) at Randleman (13-9), 7 p.m.
North Lenoir (10-15) at Southwest Onslow (11-13), 6 p.m.
North Pitt (7-15) at East Duplin (11-11), 7 p.m.
Southwestern Randolph (11-11) at Anson County (13-11), 6 p.m.
First-round byes (and seeds):Reidsville (1); Washington (2); T.W. Andrews (3); Roanoke Rapids (4); Eastern Wayne (5); SouthWest Edgecombe (6); Ledford (7); Bunn (8)
CLASS 3A
WEST
C.D. Owen (12-13) at Bessemer City (15-10), 7 p.m.
Mount Airy (9-12) at Madison (14-13), 6 p.m.
Patton (15-11) at North Wilkes (13-10), 7 p.m.
Surry Central (9-15) at McMichael (15-7), 6 p.m.
Union Academy (10-16) at Mountain Heritage (16-8), 6 p.m.
West Caldwell (8-17) at Providence Grove (16-8), 6 p.m.
West Davidson (11-14) at Thomasville (15-10), 6:30 p.m.
Wheatmore (13-11) at Pine Lake Prep (16-11), 7 p.m.
First-round byes (and seeds):East Rutherford (1); Shelby (2); North Stanly (3); East Surry (4); Hendersonville (5); Piedmont Community Charter (6); Walkertown (7); Lincolnton (8)
EAST
Ayden-Grifton (11-15) at Whiteville (13-11), 6 p.m.
Bartlett Yancey (6-14) at Greene Central (14-9), 6 p.m.
Eastern Randolph (6-17) at NCSSM/Durham (16-5), 7 p.m.
Hertford County (5-18) at Wake Prep (12-7), 6 p.m.
Louisburg (11-11) at Heide Trask (15-9), 6 p.m.
Midway (10-16) at Pasquotank County (14-9), 7 p.m.
Princeton (10-16) at South Lenoir (15-8), 6 p.m.
South Columbus (6-15) at Wallace-Rose Hill (18-5), 6 p.m.
First-round byes (and seeds):Farmville Central (1); Kinston (2); Northeastern (3); Martin County (4);m Goldsboro (5); Northwood (6); West Bladen (7); James Kenan (8)
CLASS 2A
WEST
Albemarle (10-14) at Hayesville (11-14), 6 p.m.
Bradford Prep (8-16) at Piedmont Classical (11-10), 7 p.m.
Cherryville (6-18) at Avery County (11-11), 6 p.m.
Cornerstone Charter (13-12) at Swain County (9-15), 6 p.m.
East Wilkes (8-15) at Mountain Island Charter (11-11), 7 p.m.
Mitchell (8-13) at Christ the King (11-13), 6 p.m.
South Stanly (8-16) at Elkin (13-9), 6 p.m.
Starmount (5-18) at Alleghany (13-11), 7 p.m.
First-round byes (and seeds):Queen’s Grant Charter (1); Murphy (2); South Stokes (3); Bishop McGuinness (4); Cherokee (5); North Rowan (6); Eno River Academy (7); Community School of Davidson (8)
EAST
American Leadership/Johnston (6-15) at Rosewood (8-13), 7 p.m.
Gates County (4-18) at Southside (10-9), 7:30 p.m.
Lakewood (7-16) at Camden County (11-13), 7 p.m.
Lejeune (7-10) at East Bladen (10-15), 6 p.m.
Manteo (7-13) at East Carteret (10-13), 7:30 p.m.
Research Triangle (6-15) at West Columbus (12-12), 7 p.m.
Roxboro Community (5-14) at East Wake Academy (10-10), 7 p.m.
TMSA Triangle (6-17) at North Duplin (14-10), 7 p.m.
First-round byes (and seeds):Northwest Halifax (1); Voyager Academy (2); Franklin Academy (3); Perquimans (4); Bertie (5); John A. Holmes (6); Tarboro (7); Warren County (8).
CLASS 1A
WEST
Ascend Leadership (5-19) at Phoenix Academy (10-13), 7 p.m.
Blue Ridge Early College (5-19) at Bethany Community (13-12), 6 p.m.
Bonnie Cone Leadership (4-13) at Clover Garden (7-14), 6 p.m.
Nantahala (9-15) at Carolina International (5-19), 7 p.m.
NCSSM/Morganton (2-16) at Winston-Salem Prep (11-14), 6 p.m.
North Stokes (5-19) at Highlands (8-17), 7:30 p.m.
Rosman (2-20) at Hiwassee Dam (16-10), 7 p.m.
Summit Charter (5-15) at College Prep and Leadership (7-17), 5 p.m.
First-round byes (and seeds):Robbinsville (1); Jackson Day (2); Andrews (3); Chatham Charter (4); Woods Charter (5); N.C. Leadership Academy (6); Chatham Central (7); Thomas Jefferson Academy (8)
EAST
Cape Hatteras (8-11) at Bear Grass Charter (7-11), 6 p.m.
Hobgood Charter (4-17) at East Columbus (11-10), 6 p.m.
Jones Senior (4-17) at Southeast Collegiate Prep (12-12), 6 p.m.
KIPP Pride (5-18) at Columbia (9-12), 7:30 p.m.
North East Carolina Prep (6-15) at Falls Lake Academy (8-14), 6 p.m.
Oxford Prep (6-16) at Mattamuskeet (11-8), 6 p.m.
Sallie Howard (4-15) at Rocky Mount Prep (11-9), 6 p.m.
Washington County (6-13) at Weldon STEM (7-9), 6 p.m.
First-round byes (and seeds):Vance Charter (1); Southern Wake Academy (2); Pinetown Northside (3); North Edgecombe (4); Discovery Charter (5); Wilson Prep (6); Neuse Charter (7); Excelsior Classical (8)
GIRLS
CLASS 8A
WEST
Chambers (10-15) at West Forsyth (7-16), 7 p.m.
Hough (14-11) at Pinecrest (15-9), 6 p.m.
Palisades (11-13) at Myers Park (18-8), 6 p.m.
West Charlotte (13-12) at Providence (13-8), 6 p.m.
First-round byes (and seeds):Ardrey Kell (1); Mallard Creek (2); Northwest Guilford (3); South Mecklenburg (4)
EAST
Apex (17-11) at Laney (16-9), 5:30 p.m.
Hoke County (9-13) at Wakefield (18-9), 6 p.m.
Millbrook (13-13) at Green Level (17-10), 6 p.m.
Panther Creek (11-14) at Broughton (17-8), 6 p.m.
First-round byes (and seeds):Hoggard (1); Willow Spring (2); Corinth Holders (3); Leesville Road (4)
CLASS 7A
WEST
A.L. Brown (9-15) at Davie County (15-9), 6 p.m.
Ballantyne Ridge (13-13) at Richmond Senior (11-11), 6 p.m.
East Forsyth (13-11) at Cox Mill (15-10), 6 p.m.
Mooresville (4-18) at Parkland (17-6), 6 p.m.
Reagan (8-14) at Weddington (12-14), 6 p.m.
R.J. Reynolds (9-15) at Butler (14-11), 7 p.m.
Rocky River (8-17) at Cuthbertson (15-8), 7 p.m.
South Iredell (7-17) at Southwest Guilford (14-9), 7 p.m.
First-round byes (and seeds):Lake Norman (1); Marvin Ridge (2); North Mecklenburg (3); Grimsley (4); Porter Ridge (5); McDowell (6); Hickory Ridge (7); West Cabarrus (8)
EAST
Cary (10-16) at Chapel Hill (17-8), 6 p.m.
Clayton (8-13) at Cardinal Gibbons (16-8), 7 p.m.
East Wake (6-17) at Topsail (17-9), 6 p.m.
Fuquay-Varina (10-13) at New Hanover (13-11), 6 p.m.
Hillside (11-10) at Garner (13-12), 6 p.m.
Jack Britt (8-15) at Lumberton (16-6), 6 p.m.
Pine Forest (10-14) at Ashley (14-11), 6 p.m.
Purnell Swett (13-10) at Knightdale (14-12), 6 p.m.
First-round byes (and seeds):Southern Durham (1); South Garner (2); Heritage (3); South Central (4); Overhills (5); Holly Springs (6); Southeast Raleigh (7); Cleveland (8)
CLASS 6A
WEST
Ashbrook (9-11) at Charlotte Catholic (12-13), 7 p.m.
Asheville (6-18) at T.C. Roberson (12-13), 6:30 p.m.
Berry Academy (5-15) at Glenn (15-7), 6:30 p.m.
Freedom (10-16) at Central Cabarrus (16-10), 6 p.m.
Kings Mountain (10-13) at Ben Smith (10-11), 7 p.m.
Mount Tabor (7-16) at Watauga (13-12), 7 p.m.
Piedmont (10-14) at Asheboro (14-12), 6 p.m.
South Caldwell (11-14) at Statesville (10-15), 6 p.m.
First-round byes (and seeds):Northern Guilford (1); Alexander Central (2); A.C. Reynolds (3); Eastern Guilford (4); North Iredell (5); Dudley (6); Ragsdale (7); Southeast Guilford (8)
EAST
Gray’s Creek (12-12) at Williams (8-14), 6 p.m.
Lee County (9-12) at Western Harnett (14-8), 6 p.m.
Northern Nash (7-15) at Jacksonville (15-9), 6 p.m.
South Johnston (9-13) at Northern Durham (15-8), 6 p.m.
South View (6-17) at Union Pines (15-8), 6 p.m.
Triton (8-13) at E.E. Smith (13-8), 6 p.m.
West Brunswick (6-19) at J.H. Rose (14-9), 6 p.m.
White Oak (9-14) at Harnett Central (9-13), 6 p.m.
First-round byes (and seeds):Terry Sanford (1); Seventy-First (2); West Johnston (3); Vance County (4); Westover (5); Swansboro (6); Franklinton (7); Southern Lee (8)
CLASS 5A
WEST
East Rowan (5-20) at North Buncombe (15-10), 6 p.m.
Crest (6-10) at Parkwood (14-11), 6 p.m.
Jay M. Robinson (6-17) at Franklin (15-12), 6 p.m.
North Davidson (8-16) at West Henderson (12-13), 6 p.m.
North Forsyth (7-15) at Clyde Erwin (10-14), 6 p.m.
North Gaston (10-13) at Smoky Mountain (13-12), 7 p.m.
North Lincoln (3-21) at Enka (15-10), 7 p.m.
South Point (8-15) at Jesse Carson (10-12), 6 p.m.
First-round byes (and seeds):Oak Grove (1); West Rowan (2); Northwest Cabarrus (3); East Lincoln (4); Forest Hills (5); Hickory (6); Hunter Huss (7); Monroe (8)
EAST
Durham School of Arts (9-13) at Southern Nash (13-10), 7 p.m.
Havelock (5-16) at Orange (11-8), 6 p.m.
J.F. Webb (6-17) at Western Alamance (15-8), 6 p.m.
Montgomery Central (9-15) at Dixon (13-10), 6 p.m.
Person (5-18) at West Carteret (12-11), 6 p.m.
Richlands (4-18) at C.B. Aycock (16-5), 6 p.m.
St. Pauls (10-12) at Jacksonville Northside (10-10), 6:30 p.m.
Southern Wayne (4-15) at South Granville (13-10), 6 p.m.
First-round byes (and seeds):Southeast Alamance (1); Rocky Mount (2); Croatan (3); Eastern Alamance (4); Seaforth (5); Rockingham County (6); Currituck County (7); South Brunswick (8)
CLASS 4A
WEST
Ashe County (9-14) at South Rowan (15-10), 6 p.m.
Bunker Hill (10-14) at Bandys (15-9), 6 p.m.
East Henderson (7-18) at East Burke (19-7), 6 p.m.
Mount Pleasant (11-14) at West Stanly (13-12), 7 p.m.
Newton-Conover (6-18) at North Surry (12-9), 6 p.m.
R-S Central (9-16) at Fred T. Foard (14-10), 7 p.m.
Tuscola (11-11) at Salisbury (12-10), 6 p.m.
West Stokes (7-17) at Lexington (12-8), 7 p.m.
First-round byes (and seeds):Maiden (1); Pisgah (2); Stuart Cramer (3); Hibriten (4)’; Lincoln Charter (5); Burns (6); Lake Norman Charter (7); Forbush (8)
EAST
Carrboro (9-13) at Randleman (13-9), 6 p.m.
Carver (10-9) at Bunn (14-7), 6 p.m.
Jordan-Matthews (5-19) at Southwestern Randolph (17-5), 6 p.m.
Morehead (14-10) at Cummings (12-8), 7 p.m.
North Lenoir (9-14) at North Pitt (13-8), 6 p.m.
Reidsville (8-11) at Ledford (17-7), 6 p.m.
Southwest Onslow (9-16) at Uwharrie Charter (19-6), 6 p.m.
West Craven (12-12) at Central Davidson (13-9), 5:30 p.m.
First-round byes (and seeds):T.W. Andrews (1); First Flight (2); Clinton (3); Nash Central (4); Fairmont (5); SouthWest Edgecombe (6); North Johnston (7); East Duplin (8)
CLASS 3A
WEST
Bessemer City (8-16) at Piedmont Community Charter (11-15), 6 p.m.
East Davidson (7-15) at East Rutherford (13-10), 6 p.m.
Madison (5-20) at Draughn (19-8), 6 p.m.
Mount Airy (8-12) at West Wilkes (11-13), 7 p.m.
Pine Lake Prep (9-17) at West Lincoln (11-14), 6 p.m.
Trinity (8-15) at Shelby (11-12), 6 p.m.
Patton (7-18) at Lincolnton (16-10), 6:30 p.m.
West Davidson (11-14) at Union Academy (10-15), 6:30 p.m.
First-round byes (and seeds):East Surry (1); Surry Central (2); North Stanly (3); Mountain Heritage (4); Hendersonville (5); North Wilkes (6); Wheatmore (7); Polk County (8)
EAST
Beddingfield 98-14) at Ayden-Grifton (12-10), 6 p.m.
Eastern Randolph (5-16) at Providence Grove (13-9), 7 p.m.
McMichael (6-11) at Martin County (13-12), 6 p.m.
Midway (8-14) at Hertford County (11-12), 6 p.m.
Pasquotank County (3-19) at Northeastern (10-10), 6 p.m.
South Columbus (5-18) at Farmville Central (13-9), 7 p.m.
West Bladen (5-17) at Louisburg (10-11), 6 p.m.
Whiteville (10-13) at Heide Trask (11-13), 7:30 p.m.
First-round byes (and seeds):Kinston (1); Goldsboro (2); James Kenan (3); Northwood (4); Greene Central (5); Wake Prep (6); NCSSM/Durham (7); Wallace-Rose Hill (8)
CLASS 2A
WEST
Alleghany (2-22) at Highland Tech (15-11), 6 p.m.
Cherryville (3-21) at Community School of Davidson (14-11), 6 p.m.
Corvian Community (2-16) at Mountain Island Charter (10-12), 7 p.m.
Elkin (6-16) at Starmount (10-14), 7 p.m.
Mitchell (6-15) at Bradford Prep (10-14), 6 p.m.
North Rowan (7-15) at Sugar Creek Charter (9-11), 6 p.m.
South Stanly (7-14) at South Stokes (11-12), 6 p.m.
Swain County (5-19) at Albemarle (14-12), 7 p.m.
First-round byes (and seeds):Cherokee (1); Bishop McGuinness (2); East Wilkes (3); Queen’s Grant Charter (4); Avery County (5); Christ the King (6); Murphy (7); Hayesville (8)
EAST
American Leadership/Johnston (9-12) at Eno River Academy (6-12), 6 p.m.
Bertie (4-15) at John Holmes (12-11), 6 p.m.
Cornerstone Charter (11-12) at Southside (9-10), 6 p.m.
Northampton County (8-12) at Camden County (10-13), 5:30 p.m.
Northwest Halifax (9-14) at East Carteret (11-14), 6 p.m.
Rosewood (6-15) at Manteo (8-9), 6 p.m.
Union (10-13) at TMSA Triangle (10-12), 6 p.m.
Voyager Academy (3-14) at Franklin Academy (12-11), 6 p.m.
First-round byes (and seeds):Pamlico County (1); Roxboro Community (2); Gates County (3); Warren County (4); Lakewood (5); East Bladen (6); North Duplin (7); Raleigh Charter (8)
CLASS 1A
WEST
Ascend Leadership (3-19) at Chatham Charter (14-10), 6 p.m.
Blue Ridge Early College (6-18) at N.C. Leadership Academy (7-19), 5 p.m.
Carolina International (3-16) at Rosman (4-18), 6 p.m.
Nantahala (1-22) at Summit Charter (15-11), 7 p.m.
NCSSM/Morganton (2-16) at North Stokes (13-11), 7 p.m.
River Mill Academy (4-18) at Chatham Central (10-11), 7 p.m.
TMSA Triad (4-14) at Highlands (14-10), 6 p.m.
First-round byes (and seeds):Thomas Jefferson Academy (1); Jackson Day (2); College Prep and Leadership (3); Hiwassee Dam (4); Clover Garden (5); Andrews (6); Phoenix Academy (7); Bethany Community (8); Robbinsville (9)
EAST
Excelsior Classical (8-13) at Southern Wake Academy (8-8), 7 p.m.
Jones Senior (4-16) at North Edgecombe (8-11), 7 p.m.
KIPP Pride (2-18) at Cape Hatteras (11-11), 7 p.m.
North East Carolina Prep (3-15) at Hobgood Charter (10-10), 6 p.m.
Rocky Mount Prep (7-15) at Woods Charter (12-11), 7 p.m.
Sallie B. Howard (3-13) at Columbia (5-7), 6 p.m.
Weldon STEM (1-14) at Oxford Prep (10-9), 6 p.m.
First-round byes (and seeds):Falls Lake Academy (1); Wilson Prep (2); Vance Charter (3); Bear Grass Charter (4); East Columbus (5); Pinetown Northside (6); Washington County (7); Southeast Collegiate Prep (8); Discovery Charter (9).
NCHSAA boys’ brackets
NCHSAA girls’ brackets
This story was originally published February 21, 2026 at 1:50 PM with the headline "Here are the brackets for the NCHSAA boys’ and girls’ state basketball playoffs."
