IHSAA Volleyball Pairings Unveiled

With 399 teams entered, the matchups for the 55th Annual IHSAA Volleyball State Tournament were announced to an online audience via IHSAAtv.org Sunday evening.

Sectional play begins on Tuesday, Oct. 13, and continues through Saturday, Oct. 17, 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, Oct. 24 with each winner advancing to a four-team semi-state on Saturday, Oct. 31.

The four state championship matches will be played for the second year at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Saturday, Nov. 7.

Host sites will announce their respective playing schedules this week and the IHSAA will populate the 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 Columbus East (5 teams)

  • M1: Columbus North vs. Whiteland Community.
  • M2: Columbus East vs. East Central.
  • M3: Franklin Community vs. M1 winner.
  • Championship: M2 winner vs. M3 winner.

Class 3A Sectional 29 at South Dearborn (6 teams)

  • M1: Franklin County vs. Greensburg.
  • M2: Batesville vs. Jennings County.
  • M3: Lawrenceburg vs. M1 winner.
  • M4: South Dearborn vs. M2 winner.
  • Championship: M3 winner vs. M4 winner.

Class 2A Sectional 45 at South Ripley (6 teams)

  • M1: Brown County vs. Southwestern (Hanover).
  • M2: South Ripley vs. Switzerland County.
  • M3: Austin vs. M1 winner.
  • M4: Trinity Lutheran vs. M2 winner.
  • Championship: M3 winner vs. M4 winner.

Class 1A Sectional 59 at North Decatur (8 teams)

  • M1: Morristown vs. Southwestern (Shelbyville).
  • M2: Hauser vs. Waldron.
  • M3: Greenwood Christian vs. South Decatur.
  • M4: North Decatur vs. Edinburgh.
  • M5: M1 winner vs. M2 winner.
  • M6: M3 winner vs. M4 winner.
  • Championship: M5 winner vs. M6 winner.

Class 1A Sectional 60 at Oldenburg (6 teams)

  • M1: Rising Sun vs. Oldenburg.
  • M2: Milan vs. Crothersville.
  • M3: Shawe Memorial vs. M1 winner.
  • M4: Jac-Cen-Del vs. M2 winner.
  • Championship: M3 winner vs. M4 winner.