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Conferences: 1A to 6A

Every UIL public high school is placed in a conference by enrollment in grades 9–12. The UIL redraws conferences and districts every two years; the current alignment came out February 2, 2026 and covers 2026-27 and 2027-28. The 2026-28 cutoffs are:

Regions and districts

In basketball each conference has 32 districts, eight in each of four regions: Region I is districts 1–8, Region II is 9–16, Region III is 17–24 and Region IV is 25–32. Teams play a non-district schedule in November and December, then district games, which cannot start before December 15 unless every school in the district agrees. Districts must certify their playoff teams by February 9, 2027.

The playoff path

The top four teams in each district make the playoffs, in every conference. Of those four, the two schools with the larger enrollment go into the Division 1 bracket and the other two into Division 2, and each division crowns its own champion. Six conferences times two divisions means 12 girls’ state champions.

The rounds run in this order: bi-district (Feb 11–13), area (Feb 15–16), regional semifinal (Feb 18–20), regional final (Feb 22–23), state semifinal (Feb 27, at sites the UIL assigns to each pair of regions), then the state final at the Alamodome. Four schools in a region can agree to play the regional semifinal and final as a single regional tournament at one site.

Season limits families ask about

• A team can play three invitational tournaments plus 21 games before the playoffs, and can swap one tournament for two extra games.
• No more than two scrimmages, and no more than two games in a day (three in a one-day Saturday tournament).
• Each school takes a five-day holiday break that includes December 24–26, with no games or practice.

Official pages: UIL Basketball (2026-27 dates table) · 2026-27 UIL Basketball Manual (PDF) · Girls State Tournament (Alamodome schedule) · Girls State Semifinal Sites 2026-27 · Playoff Brackets · Basketball Alignments (2026-27 district PDFs) · UIL Reclassification and Realignment · 2026-28 Reclassification and Realignment Packet (PDF, Feb 2, 2026) · 2026-28 Alignment Policies (PDF) · Post-season packet

TAPPS also plays in six classes, 1A to 6A, under a 2026-28 alignment. Roughly half of each district makes the playoffs (a seven-team district sends four). Teams can play three tournaments plus 22 games through district certification, and TAPPS plays no games on Sundays. The state semifinals and finals are played at three Waco-area sites: University High School in Waco, Robinson High School and Live Oak Classical School in Waco.

The early-season TAPPS dates come from its 2026-27 calendar released in November 2025. TAPPS changed some fall dates in July 2026, so confirm on the TAPPS basketball page before you plan around them. Playoff dates are the deadline to finish each round.

1. Find the district. The UIL posts every 2026-28 district as a PDF on its basketball alignments page. Search for the school name to see its conference, district and region.
2. Get the schedule from the school. Most districts post schedules on the school or district athletics site, and many use a booster or ticketing page (often linked from the athletics page) for gate tickets. High school tickets are almost always sold by the school or district, not on resale sites.
3. Scores during the season. MaxPreps Texas girls’ basketball carries schedules and scores that coaches report. Use it for scores; its rankings are its own and we don’t reproduce them.
4. Playoffs. From February 9 the UIL posts the official brackets on its playoff brackets page. Playoff sites and times are set by the schools involved and announced by the schools and districts, usually only a day or two ahead.
5. State. If your team reaches the Alamodome, the UIL posts the game time and ticket link on the girls’ state tournament page.