The 2014 State Farm Holiday Classic pairings have been announced. Download and view the brackets. Highlights include:
Overall (as of 12.24.14):
- 4 of the 64 teams are currently undefeated
- 20 of the 64 teams have two or fewer losses
- Combined records of 64 team field is 391-245 for a .615 winning percentage
- 13 of the 32 girls teams are currently state-ranked (Dec. 2)
- 14 of the 32 boys teams are currently state-ranked (Dec. 2)
Small School Girls:
- Bracket – https://theclassic.org/brackets/small-school-girls/
- Top 4 seeds – #1 Champaign St. Thomas More, #2 Rochester, #3 Kankakee Bishop McNamara, #4 Rockford Lutheran
- 15 of the 16 teams have a .500 record or better, with seven teams currently having two or fewer losses
- Combined record of bracket is 131-46 for a .740 winning percentage
- State-ranked teams from latest AP poll (Dec. 2) – Annawan (#2 in 1A); Brimfield (#3 in 1A); Peoria Christian (#8 in 1A); Champaign St. Thomas More (#1 in 2A); Kankakee Bishop McNamara (#2 in 2A); Bloomington Central Catholic (#20 in 2A); El Paso-Gridley (#21 in 2A); Rochester (#6 in 3A); Fairbury Prairie Central (#19 in 3A)
Small School Boys:
- Bracket – https://theclassic.org/brackets/small-school-boys/
- Top 4 seeds – #1 Rockford Lutheran, #2 Bloomington Central Catholic, #3 Minonk Fieldcrest, #4 Peoria Christian
- Five of the 16 teams currently have two or fewer losses
- Combined record of bracket is 82-55 for a .599 winning percentage
- State-ranked teams from latest AP poll (Dec. 2) – Peoria Christian (#3 in 1A); St. Joseph-Ogden (#7 in 2A); Bloomington Central Catholic (#10 in 2A); Champaign St. Thomas More (#14 in 2A); Minonk Fieldcrest (#20 in 2A); Rockford Lutheran (#7 in 3A)
Large School Girls:
- Bracket – https://theclassic.org/brackets/large-school-girls/
- Top 4 seeds – #1 Morton, #2 Normal U-High, #3 Chicago North Lawndale, #4 Springfield
- Eight of the 16 teams currently have a winning record
- Combined record of bracket is 93-86 for a .520 winning percentage
- State-ranked teams from latest AP poll (Dec. 2) – Normal U-High (#7 in 3A); Morton (#8 in 3A); Chicago North Lawndale (#14 in 3A); Rock Island (#19 in 4A)
Large School Boys:
- Bracket – https://theclassic.org/brackets/large-school-boys/
- Top 4 seeds – #1 Normal Community, #2 Rock Island, #3 Champaign Centennial, #4 Chicago North Lawndale
- 11 of the 16 teams have a .500 record or better.
- Combined record of bracket is 86-59 for a .593 winning percentage
- State-ranked teams from latest AP poll (Dec. 2) – Normal U-High (#12 in 3A); North Chicago (#13 in 3A); Mahomet-Seymour (#20 in 3A); Champaign Centennial (#21 in 3A); Peoria Notre Dame (#27 in 3A); Normal Community (#7 in 4A); Rock Island (#8 in 4A); Edwardsville (#10 in 4A)
