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CT Boys Basketball State Tournament Pairings Set
A total of 133 Connecticut high school teams are set to begin their quests for one of the state's five championships.
CONNECTICUT — Brackets were released Wednesday morning for the CIAC boys basketball tournaments, with 133 teams competing for state championships in five divisions. First-round action is scheduled for next Monday and Tuesday, with games being played at the sites of the higher-seeded teams.
Top seeds in each division, including regular season records, are:
- I - Sacred Heart, 20-0
- II - Prince Tech, 20-0
- III - Tolland, 19-1
- IV - Canton, 18-2
- V - Old Lyme, 19-1
East Catholic, in Div. I, and Waterford, in Div. II, are the only two schools who may repeat as division champions, as the other three titleholders from 2019 have moved up to higher levels. Div. V winner Innovation and Div. III champion Farmington are now ranked third and sixth, respectively, in Div. II, while Div. IV titleist New Canaan is now seeded 13th in Div. III.
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The finals will take place March 21 and 22 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.
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