State Hardware
It’s a Classic thing

Classic participants who went on to win a state trophy

Teams that participate in the State Farm Holiday Classic have a history of success — including in the postseason.

Classic teams have brought home more than 100 trophies from the state tournament, including the 26 state champions listed below.

In addition to the state champions, the following teams also participated in the Holiday Classic and then went on to bring home a state trophy that same season:

• Season  |  Team  |  Boys/Girls  |  State Finish
  
• 1975-76 |  Decatur Eisenhower | Boys | 4th in Class AA
• 1978-79 |  East Moline United Township | Boys | 4th in Class AA
• 1979-80 |  Lincoln | Boys | 4th in Class AA
• 1991-92 |  Normal U-High | Boys | 2nd in Class A
• 1993-94 |  Rockford Boylan | Boys | 4th in Class AA
• 1994-95 |  Normal U-High | Girls | 3rd in Class A
• 1994-95 |  Normal Community | Girls | 4th in Class AA
• 1996-97 |  Normal U-High | Boys | 3rd in Class A
• 1996-97 |  Rockford Boylan | Boys | 4th in Class AA
• 1997-98 |  Galesburg | Boys | 2nd in Class AA
• 1998-99 |  Mendota | Girls | 4th in Class A
• 1998-99 |  Galesburg | Girls | 2nd in Class AA
• 1999-00 |  Chicago Washington | Girls | 2nd in Class AA
• 1999-00 |  Galesburg | Girls | 4th in Class AA
• 2000-01 |  South Holland Thornwood | Boys | 2nd in Class AA
• 2000-01 |  Normal U-High | Girls | 4th in Class A
• 2000-01 |  Galesburg | Girls | 4th in Class AA
• 2001-02 |  Tolono Unity | Boys | 4th in Class A
• 2001-02 |  Rock Island Alleman | Girls | 3rd in Class A
• 2002-03 |  South Holland Thornwood | Boys | 2nd in Class AA
• 2003-04 |  Quincy Notre Dame | Boys | 3rd in Class A
• 2003-04 |  Peoria Christian | Boys | 4th in Class A
• 2003-04 |  Carthage | Girls | 3rd in Class A
• 2004-05 |  Rockford Jefferson | Boys | 4th in Class AA
• 2004-05 |  Chicago John Hope | Girls | 2nd in Class A*
• 2004-05 |  Sterling Newman | Girls | 4th in Class A
• 2005-06 |  Chillicothe IVC | Boys | 2nd in Class A
• 2005-06 |  South Holland Thornwood | Boys | 4th in Class AA
• 2006-07 |  Rochester | Girls | 2nd in Class A
• 2006-07 |  Bolingbrook | Girls | 2nd in Class AA
• 2006-07 |  Morton | Girls | 4th in Class AA
• 2007-08 |  Rochester | Girls | 2nd in Class 2A
• 2007-08 |  Kankakee Bishop McNamara | Girls | 4th in Class 2A
• 2008-09 |  Brimfield | Girls | 4th in Class 1A
• 2009-10 |  Champaign Centennial | Boys | 4th in Class 3A
• 2009-10 |  Kankakee Bishop McNamara | Girls | 4th in Class 2A
• 2009-10 |  Springfield | Girls | 3rd in Class 3A
• 2010-11 |  North Chicago | Boys | 4th in Class 3A
• 2010-11 |  Lombard Glenbard East | Boys | 3rd in Class 4A
• 2010-11 |  Normal Community | Boys | 4th in Class 4A
• 2010-11 |  Bloomington Central Catholic | Girls | 2nd in Class 2A
• 2010-11 |  Kankakee Bishop McNamara | Girls | 3rd in Class 2A
• 2010-11 |  Springfield | Girls | 3rd in Class 3A
• 2010-11 |  Park Ridge Maine South | Girls | 3rd in Class 4A
• 2011-12 |  Normal U-High | Boys | 2nd in Class 2A
• 2011-12 |  North Chicago | Boys | 2nd in Class 3A
• 2011-12 |  Springfield | Girls | 4th in Class 3A
• 2012-13 |  St. Joseph-Ogden | Boys | 4th in Class 2A
• 2012-13 |  Annawan | Girls | 3rd in Class 1A
• 2012-13 |  Champaign St. Thomas More | Girls | 2nd in Class 2A
• 2012-13 |  El Paso-Gridley | Girls | 3rd in Class 2A
• 2012-13 |  Morton | Girls | 4th in Class 3A
• 2013-14 |  Rockford Lutheran | Boys | 4th in Class 3A
• 2014-15 |  Rockford Lutheran | Boys | 4th in Class 3A
• 2014-15 |  Normal Community | Boys | 2nd in Class 4A
• 2014-15 |  Bloomington Central Catholic | Girls | 3rd in Class 2A
• 2014-15 |  Rochester | Girls | 2nd in Class 3A
• 2015-16 |  Camp Pt. Central/Augusta Southeastern | Girls | 3rd in Class 2A
• 2015-16 |  Chicago North Lawndale | Girls | 2nd in Class 3A
• 2016-17 |  Kankakee Bishop McNamara | Boys | 3rd in Class 2A
• 2016-17 |  Bloomington Central Catholic | Girls | 2nd in Class 2A
• 2016-17 |  Camp Pt. Central/Augusta Southeastern | Girls | 4th in Class 2A
• 2016-17 |  Rochester | Girls | 2nd in Class 3A
• 2017-18 |  Annawan | Boys | 2nd in Class 1A
• 2017-18 |  Winnebago | Boys | 2nd in Class 2A
• 2017-18 |  Bloomington Central Catholic | Boys | 3rd in Class 2A
• 2017-18 |  North Chicago | Boys | 4th in Class 3A
• 2018-19 | St. Joseph-Ogden | Girls | 3rd in Class 2A
• 2019-20 | Morton | Girls | 2nd in Class 3A
• 2019-20 | New Lenox Lincoln-Way West | Girls | 2nd in Class 4A
• 2019-20 | Aurora Christian | Boys | Class 1A Final Four (boys’ state tournaments cancelled due to COVID-19)
• 2020-21 | No state tournament was held due to COVID-19
• 2021-22 | Winnebago | Girls | 2nd in Class 2A
• 2021-22 | Morton | Girls | 3rd in Class 3A
• 2021-22 | Metamora | Boys | 2nd in Class 3A
• 2022-23 | Bloomington Central Catholic | Boys | 2nd in Class 2A
• 2023-24 | Aurora Christian | Boys | 4th in Class 1A
• 2023-24 | Normal Community | Boys | 2nd in Class 4A
• 2024-25 | Chicago St. Ignatius College Prep | Girls | 2nd in Class 3A
• 2024-25 | Washington | Girls | 3rd in Class 3A
• 2024-25 | Lanark (Eastland) | Boys | 2nd in Class 1A