Illinois Top Boys Basketball Programs

The following is a list of the leading Illinois boys basketball programs thru 2026 in the following categories:

Total Wins

20 Win Seasons 

Regional Championships

State Appearances

Final Fours

State Championships

The totals are based on what each school provides to the IHSA website. 

Most Wins

1- Centralia    2442

2- Collinsville   2256

3- Quncy    2183

4- Pinckneyville  2124

5- Mt. Vernon   2072

6- Teutopolis  2037

7- Pittsfield  1987

8- Lincoln    1980

9- Rock Island  1963

10- Nashville  1934

11- Peoria   1933

12- Moline   1918

13- Galesburg  1912

14- Thornton  1897

15- Benton  1888

16- Joliet Central  1869

17- Paris  1854

18- Chicago DeLaSalle  1848

19- Peoria Manual. 1843

20- Lawrenceville  1830

* Steve Allen of the IBCA each November comes out with a definitive list of schools and wins. 

* If you believe your school should be included in this list, let me know. 

* Totals are dependent on each school submitting their totals to the IHSA. 

Twenty Win Seasons

1- Centralia   65

2- Pinckneyville  61

3- Colliinsville  60

4- Teutopolis  56

5- Quincy  55**

6- Mt. Vernon  46

    Thornton  46**

8- Peoria  44

    Pittsfield  44

10- Nashville  43

11- Lawrenceville  41

      Peoria Manual  41

      De LaSalle. 41

14- Lincoln  40

      Rock Island  40

      Moline  40

      Benton  40

18- Paris   36

19- Galesburg  35

      Okawville 35

* If you believe your school should be included in this list, let me know. 

* Totals are dependent on each school submitting their totals to the IHSA. 

Regional Championships

1- Centralia  80

2- Quincy  75

3- Mt. Vernon  62

4- Lincoln  60

    Galesburg  60

6- Thornton  59

7- Pinckneyville  58

    Peoria  58

9- Champaign Central  58

10- Freeport  53

11- Peoria Manual  52

12- Collinsville 51

13- Rock Island  50

14- Moline  49

      Proviso East 49

16- Benton  46

17- Paris  45

18- Pittsfield  44

      Pekin  44

20- Canton  42

* Until the 1930’s, the IHSA had Districts and Regionals. In the ‘30’s, the name of the first tourney was changed from District to Regional. So District winners from the the first 30 years are considered Regional winners. (It is further confused as the District Tourneys of the ‘50’s and ‘60’s were something completely different.) 

* If you believe your school should be included in this list, let me know. 

* Totals are dependent on each school submitting their totals to the IHSA. 

State Appearances

1- Quincy   32

2- Peoria Manual  30

3- Moline   27

4- Centralia  26

5- Galesburg  25

    Peoria  25

7- Rock Island  24

    Champaign Central  24

    Thornton  24

10- Collinsville 23

11- Mt. Vernon  22

      Springfield  22

13- Pinckneyville  21

14- Evanston  18

      Chicago Simeon  18

16- Canton  17

      Teutopolis  17

      Pittsfield  17

19- Benton  16

      Lawrenceville 16

      Pekin   16

* State Appearances have historically been when a team wins a Sectional Championship. So the progression was Regional, Sectional, and then State. At one time, all Sectional winners went to the State Tourney at Champaign. 

* If you believe your school should be included in this list, let me know. 

* Totals are dependent on each school submitting their totals to the IHSA. 

Top Four Finishes

1- Peoria Manual  18

2- Peoria  14

3- Quincy  13

4- Chicago Marshall  12

    Chicago Simeon  12

6- Pinckneyville. 11

    Thornton  11

8- Champaign Central 10

9- Canton  9

    Centralia  9

11- Rock Island  8

      Springfield  8

13- Moline  7

      Galesburg  7

      Lawrenceville  7

      Proviso East  7

      Evanston  7

      Whitney Young  7

      Morgan Park  7

20- Mt. Vernon  6

      Paris  6

      Pekin  6

      Freeport  6

      Chicago King  6

      East St. Louis  6

      Madison. 6

* If you believe your school should be included in this list, let me know. 

* Totals are dependent on each school submitting their totals to the IHSA. 

State Championships

1- Chicago Simeon   7

2- Peoria Manual   6

3- Peoria   5

    Whitney Young 5

    Morgan Park 5

6- Mt. Vernon  4

    Lawrenceville  4

    Proviso East  4

    Chicago Marshall  4

10- Centralia  3

     Pinckneyville 3

     Freeport  3

     Springfield 3

     Chicago King 3

15- Colllinsvillle 2

     Quincy 2

     Nashville 2

     Thornton 2

     Paris  2

     Pekin 2

     Thornridge 2 

     Madison 2

     Venice 2

      

* If you believe your school should be included in this list, let me know.