LEXINGTON — Matchups for the 2026 Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Girls’ Basketball Sweet 16® and the 2026 UK HealthCare Boys’ Basketball Sweet 16® were unveiled on Tuesday afternoon on the NFHS Network. Times will be released at a later date.
Below are pairings for the two tournaments:
Boys Basketball
Region 9 vs. Region 7
Region 4 vs. Region 13
Region 5 vs. Region 3
Region 12 vs. Region 11
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Region 6 vs. Region 14
Region 8 vs. Region 2
Region 10 vs. Region 15
Region 16 vs. Region 1
Girls Basketball
Region 2 vs. Region 11
Region 1 vs. Region 7
Region 15 vs. Region 9
Region 12 vs. Region 5
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Region 8 vs. Region 16
Region 14 vs. Region 3
Region 4 vs. Region 6
Region 13 vs. Region 10
From the KHSAA’s original release:
Pairings for the 2026 Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Girls’ Basketball Sweet 16® and the 2026 UK HealthCare Boys’ Basketball Sweet 16® will be unveiled on Tuesday, Feb. 3, at 2 P.M. ET on the KHSAA’s annual Sweet 16® Draw Show.
The 2026 Sweet 16® Draw Show will air live from the KHSAA offices in Lexington on khsaa.tv via the NFHS Network at no cost to viewers. The Draw Show will be hosted by Dave “Buzz” Baker of WKYT and KHSAA Communications and Media Relations Director Brian Milam.
Both basketball tournaments will be held inside Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center, with the 65th installment of the Girls’ Sweet 16® taking place March 11-14 and the 108th Boys’ Sweet 16® scheduled for March 18-21.
A live video broadcast of each game of both tournaments will be streamed on khsaa.tv to subscribers of the NFHS Network, while a free audio-only broadcast of each game will be available on khsaa.net.
Sweet 16® brackets with official pairings will be made available following the conclusion of the Draw Show.
Tickets will be available for purchase on khsaatickets.org at a later date. Renewal ticket purchasers have been contacted by the Central Bank Center Box Office via email about continuing the purchase of previously held tickets. Following the renewal period, the remaining unsold seats will be available online.
