4A, 3A, 2A, 1A Colorado State Tournament Brackets Released

By Colorado High School Activities Association

March 3, 2026Updated: March 3, 2026
News Channel NebraskaBy News Channel Nebraska

AURORA — The Colorado High School Activities Association has released the brackets for the class 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A state basketball tournaments.

League champions automatically qualified for each bracket. From there, the remainder of each bracket is filled out using the final data from the CHSAA Seeding & Selection Index. That data also seeds the fields.

All brackets have a 32-team fields. The 3A bracket will play a third-place game, while the 2A and 1A brackets will play third- and fifth-place games.

More information about the Seeding & Selection Index can be found in the official FAQ page.

Qualifiers for each bracket, and their seeds, are below. The 6A and 5A brackets were released last week, with Sweet 16 and Great 8 games scheduled for this week.

Games for 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A begin this week.

Boys Basketball

Class 4A

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  1. Kent Denver

  2. Montezuma-Cortez

  3. Holy Family

  4. Lamar

  5. Timnath

  6. Aspen

  7. Eaton

  8. Prospect Ridge Academy

  9. Denver West

  10. University

  11. Coal Ridge

  12. Eagle Ridge Academy

  13. Fort Lupton

  14. Peak to Peak

  15. Manitou Springs

  16. Moffat County

  17. Stargate School

  18. The Classical Academy

  19. DSST: Conservatory Green

  20. Fort Morgan

  21. DSST: Green Valley Ranch

  22. DSST: Montview

  23. The Academy

  24. Delta

  25. Pueblo Centennial

  26. Pagosa Springs

  27. Englewood

  28. The Pinnacle

  29. Jefferson Academy

  30. Elizabeth

  31. Rifle

  32. Berthoud

Class 3A

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  1. Strasburg

  2. Forge Christian

  3. Banning Lewis Academy

  4. Yuma

  5. Peyton

  6. Resurrection Christian

  7. Windsor Charter Academy

  8. Roaring Fork

  9. Wiggins

  10. Liberty Common

  11. The Vanguard School

  12. St. Mary's

  13. Colorado Springs Christian

  14. SkyView Academy

  15. Meeker

  16. Lotus School For Excellence

  17. Highland

  18. Denver Christian

  19. Olathe

  20. North Fork

  21. Bayfield

  22. Thomas MacLaren School

  23. Arrupe Jesuit

  24. Monte Vista

  25. Brush

  26. Centauri

  27. Addenbrooke Classical Academy

  28. Platte Valley

  29. Lyons

  30. Frontier Academy

  31. Manual

  32. Salida

Class 2A

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  1. Sanford

  2. Simla

  3. Heritage Christian

  4. Twin Peaks Classical Academy

  5. Golden View Classical Academy

  6. Byers

  7. Vail Christian

  8. Merino

  9. Limon

  10. Haxtun

  11. Swallows Charter Academy

  12. Front Range Christian

  13. Plateau Valley

  14. Campion Academy

  15. Crowley County

  16. Custer County

  17. Center

  18. Caprock Academy

  19. Dayspring Christian Academy

  20. Trinidad

  21. Vanguard Classical East

  22. Union Colony Prep

  23. Las Animas

  24. Holyoke

  25. Hoehne

  26. Dolores

  27. Fowler

  28. Sedgwick County

  29. Akron

  30. Crested Butte

  31. Belleview Christian

  32. Ridgway

Class 1A

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  1. McClave

  2. Nucla

  3. Cheyenne Wells

  4. Flatirons Academy

  5. Stratton

  6. Prairie

  7. Denver Waldorf

  8. Elbert

  9. Otis

  10. Sierra Grande

  11. Peetz

  12. Sangre de Cristo

  13. Denver Jewish Day

  14. Wiley

  15. De Beque

  16. Granada

  17. Evangel Christian Academy

  18. Ouray

  19. Pikes Peak Christian

  20. Holly

  21. Kim/Branson

  22. Denver Academy of Torah

  23. Caliche

  24. Rocky Mountain Lutheran

  25. Cheraw

  26. Idalia

  27. Mile High Academy

  28. Front Range Baptist

  29. Flagler

  30. Springfield

  31. Kit Carson

  32. Arickaree

Girls Basketball

Class 4A

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  1. University

  2. Timnath

  3. Kent Denver

  4. Holy Family

  5. Sterling

  6. D'Evelyn

  7. Colorado Academy

  8. Alamosa

  9. Berthoud

  10. Kennedy

  11. The Classical Academy

  12. Pagosa Springs

  13. Eaton

  14. DSST: Cedar

  15. Bennett

  16. Delta

  17. Eagle Ridge Academy

  18. Jefferson Academy

  19. La Junta

  20. Coal Ridge

  21. Skyview

  22. Manitou Springs

  23. Lamar

  24. Montezuma-Cortez

  25. Wellington

  26. Pueblo Centennial

  27. Peak to Peak

  28. Rifle

  29. DSST: Conservatory Green

  30. Fort Lupton

  31. Fort Morgan

  32. St. Mary's Academy

Class 3A

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  1. Denver Christian

  2. Wiggins

  3. Yuma

  4. Centauri

  5. Salida

  6. Colorado Springs Christian

  7. Resurrection Christian

  8. Roaring Fork

  9. Thomas MacLaren School

  10. North Fork

  11. Buena Vista

  12. Meeker

  13. Forge Christian

  14. Cedaredge

  15. St. Mary's

  16. Wray

  17. Addenbrooke Classical Academy

  18. Monte Vista

  19. The Vanguard School

  20. Platte Valley

  21. Highland

  22. Lyons

  23. Brush

  24. Strasburg

  25. Manual

  26. Peyton

  27. Gunnison

  28. SkyView Academy

  29. Liberty Common

  30. Middle Park

  31. Platte Canyon

  32. Windsor Charter Academy

Class 2A

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  1. Merino

  2. Simla

  3. Sanford

  4. Sargent

  5. Sedgwick County

  6. Plateau Valley

  7. Heritage Christian

  8. Akron

  9. Rangely

  10. Holyoke

  11. Del Norte

  12. Calhan

  13. Loveland

  14. Swink

  15. Dayspring Christian Academy

  16. Byers

  17. Center

  18. Las Animas

  19. Trinidad

  20. Hoehne

  21. Gilpin County

  22. Dove Creek

  23. Caprock Academy

  24. James Irwin

  25. Soroco

  26. Campion Academy

  27. Mancos

  28. Ascent Classical Academy

  29. Vail Mountain

  30. Ridgway

  31. Golden View Classical Academy

  32. Custer County

Class 1A

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  1. McClave

  2. Eads

  3. Evangel Christian Academy

  4. Stratton

  5. Fleming

  6. Nucla

  7. Prairie

  8. Caliche

  9. Cheraw

  10. Springfield

  11. Briggsdale

  12. Idalia

  13. Flatirons Academy

  14. Flagler

  15. Denver Jewish Day

  16. Granada

  17. Kim/Branson

  18. Kit Carson

  19. High Plains

  20. Genoa-Hugo/Karval

  21. Weldon Valley

  22. Creede

  23. Cotopaxi

  24. Mile High Academy

  25. Peetz

  26. Cheyenne Wells

  27. De Beque

  28. Lone Star

  29. Primero

  30. South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett]

  31. Miami-Yoder

  32. Deer Trail

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