With 400 teams entered and the most since 2013 (402), the matchups for the 54th Annual IHSAA Volleyball State Tournament were announced Sunday evening.
Sectional play begins on Tuesday, October 14, and continues through Saturday, October 18, at 64 sites across the four enrollment classifications.
Two regional championship matches will be played in a doubleheader format at the same site on
Saturday, October 25 with each winner advancing to a four-team semi-state on Saturday, November 1.
The four state championship matches will be played for the first time at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Saturday, November 8.
Host sites will announce their respective playing schedules this week and the IHSAA will populate the MaxPreps.com tournament brackets that are linked at IHSAA.org.
The sectional draws for WRBI coverage teams listed in BOLD are as follows:
Class 4A Sectional 14 at Franklin Community (5 teams)
M1: Columbus East vs. Franklin Community.
M2: Whiteland Community vs. East Central.
M3: Columbus North vs. M1 winner.
Championship: M2 winner vs. M3 winner
Class 3A Sectional 29 at South Dearborn (6 teams)
M1: Franklin County vs. Batesville.
M2: South Dearborn vs. Jennings County.
M3: Greensburg vs. M1 winner.
M4: Lawrenceburg vs. M2 winner.
Championship: M3 winner vs. M4 winner.
Class 2A Sectional 45 at South Ripley (5 teams)
M1: Brown County vs. Austin.
M2: Switzerland County vs. Southwestern (Hanover).
M3: South Ripley vs. M1 winner.
Championship: M2 winner vs. M3 winner
Class 1A Sectional 59 at Morristown (8 teams)
M1: Edinburgh vs. South Decatur.
M2: Tri vs. Southwestern (Shelbyville).
M3: Waldron vs. North Decatur.
M4: Knightstown vs. Morristown.
M5: M1 winner vs. M2 winner.
M6: M3 winner vs. M4 winner.
Championship: M5 winner vs. M6 winner.
Class 1A Sectional 60 at Hauser (8 teams)
M1: Jac-Cen-Del vs. Hauser.
M2: Shawe Memorial vs. Rising Sun.
M3: Milan vs. Oldenburg.
M4: Trinity Lutheran vs. Crothersville.
M5: M1 winner vs. M2 winner.
M6: M3 winner vs. M4 winner.
Championship: M5 winner vs. M6 winner.