SACRAMENTO, CALIF. – The CIF State Basketball Championships will be held Friday and Saturday, March 13-14, at the Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, with tip-off set for 10:00 a.m. each day. Twenty-four teams will compete for 12 State titles. A complete schedule follows.
Tickets are available through Ticketmaster or at the Golden 1 Center box office. Ticket prices per day start at $16 for adults and $10 for seniors (65+), children (2+), and high school students with a valid ASB card.
Spectrum Networks will broadcast all State Championship games LIVE across either Spectrum SportsNet or Spectrum SportsNet LA. Please check your local listings. (In Northern California, NFHS Network will also carry all games.)
After claiming the DI crown last year, Sierra Canyon (2-0) returns to the Open Division Boys title match for the first time since 2019, while Salesian (2-2) returns to the State Finals after a 2024 Open Division loss. In Division I, Damien (2-0) returns after winning the title in 2022, while Folsom (1-1) returns to the State Championships for the first time since 2014 (DII). In Division II, San Joaquin Memorial (1-0) returns after winning the title in 2023.
In the Girls Open Division, Archbishop Mitty (6-10) returns to the Open for the fifth consecutive year, still looking for their first crown in the division, claiming their last State title in 2015 (DII). In Division II, St. Joseph (2-1) returns after securing the title in 2011, while Sierra Pacific (1-0) looks to add to the DV crown they won in 2018. In Division IV Palisades (0-1) returns to the State Championship Finals for the first time since 1999 (DI). Woodland Christian (1-0) looks to repeat as Division V champs, while Laguna Hills (1-1) last appeared at the State Championships in 2012 (DIII).
Thirteen teams are making their first State Championship Finals appearance, including Bakersfield Christian (B DII), Birmingham (B DIII), Centennial-Corona (G DI), Clovis (G DI), Cornerstone Christian (B DIII), El Dorado-Placentia (G D3), Faith Christian-Yuba City (G DIV), Ontario Christian (G Open), Sacred Heart Prep (B DIV), San Juan Hills (B DIV), San Marin (B DV), Sylmar (B DV), and Valley Christian-San Jose (G DIII).
2026 CIF Basketball State Championships Schedule – Golden 1 Center, Sacramento
Friday, March 13
10:00 a.m. Division V Girls – Laguna Hills (21-11) vs. Woodland Christian (32-3)
12:00 p.m. Division V Boys – Sylmar (24-12) vs. San Marin (21-13)
2:00 p.m. Division III Girls – El Dorado, Placentia (23-14) vs. Valley Christian, San Jose (16-15)
4:00 p.m. Division III Boys – Birmingham (22-7) vs. Cornerstone Christian (28-8)
6:00 p.m. Division I Girls – Centennial, Corona (23-5) vs. Clovis (26-10)
8:00 p.m. Division I Boys – Damien (31-7) vs. Folsom (29-6)
Saturday, March 14
10:00 a.m. Division IV Girls – Palisades (16-13) vs. Faith Christian, Yuba City (33-1)
12:00 p.m. Division IV Boys – San Juan Hills (21-14) vs. Sacred Heart Prep (20-11)
2:00 p.m. Division II Girls – St. Joseph, Santa Maria (17-15) vs. Sierra Pacific (24-11)
4:00 p.m. Division II Boys – Bakersfield Christian (24-11) vs. San Joaquin Memorial (27-7)
6:00 p.m. Open Division Girls – Ontario Christian (33-2) vs. Archbishop Mitty (28-2)
8:00 p.m. Open Division Boys – Sierra Canyon (29-1) vs. Salesian, Richmond (29-3)
BROADCAST SCHEDULE
All 12 Championship Games Televised LIVE by Spectrum Networks
- Friday, March 13
Division V (G) on Spectrum SportsNet at 10 a.m.
Division V (B) on Spectrum SportsNet at 12 p.m.
Division III (G) on Spectrum SportsNet at 2 p.m.
Division III (B) on Spectrum SportsNet at 4 p.m.
Division I (G) on Spectrum SportsNet at 6 p.m.
Division I (B) on Spectrum SportsNet at 8 p.m.
- Saturday, March 14
Division IV (G) on Spectrum SportsNet at 10 a.m.
Division IV (B) on Spectrum SportsNet at 12 p.m.
Division II (G) on Spectrum SportsNet at 2 p.m.
Division II (B) on Spectrum SportsNet LA at 4 p.m.
Open Division (G) on Spectrum SportsNet LA at 6 p.m.
Open Division (B) on Spectrum SportsNet LA at 8 p.m.
Note – In Northern California, the NFHS Network will carry all games.