Neutral Site Tournament Venues
Arizona State University (ASU)
- Spectator Information - parking, entry, clear bag policy, broadcasts, online tickets
Wells Fargo Arena
600 E. Veterans Way
Tempe, AZ 85281
Bradshaw Mountain High School (BMHS)
6000 E. Long Look Dr.
Prescott Valley, AZ 86314
Findlay Toyota Center (FTC)
3201 N. Main St.
Prescott Valley, AZ 86314
formerly called Prescott Valley Events Center
Gila River Arena (GRA)
9400 W. Maryland Ave.
Glendale, AZ 85305
Grand Canyon University Arena (GCU)
3300 W. Camelback Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85017
Highland High School (HHS)
4301 E. Guadalupe Rd.
Gilbert, AZ 85234
Prescott High School
1050 N. Ruth St.
Prescott, AZ 86301
Yavapai College (YC)
Main Campus Gym
1100 E. Sheldon St.
Prescott, AZ 86301
Admission Fees
State Tournament All Rounds:
$10.00 Adults
$5.00 Students with High School ID, Active Military and Senior Citizens (62 and over)
Children five and under admitted free
Pre-sale tickets available through Go Fan
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Lodging Information: Prescott/Prescott Valley Hotel Guildelines
Championship Programs: Kukulski Brothers Publishing
AZPreps365.com/NFHSNetwork.com Webcasting
Please note that live streaming of any postseason event must be done through AZPreps365.com and/or NFHSNetwork.com. Events broadcasted by AZPreps365.com and/or the NFHS Network are exclusive to those entities for postseason competition. If AZPreps365.com or the NFHS Network are not broadcasting, a school may broadcast using the following two options:
YouTube or Ustream broadcasting: If a school plans to stream a postseason event and has YouTube or Ustream account, it can simulcast the event for free through AZPreps365.com by working with the athletic director.
NFHS Network School Broadcast Program broadcasting: If a school plans to stream a postseason event and has an NFHS Network School Broadcast Program account, it can stream through the NFHS Network.
None of the above for broadcasting: Please contact the AIA at spolansky@aiaonline.org with a request to stream an event.
2018-19 State Tournament Schedule
6A:
First Round: Thu., Feb. 14, 2019, 7 p.m., High Seed
Quarterfinals: Tue., Feb. 19, 2019, 7 p.m., High Seed
Semifinals: Thu., Feb. 21, 2019, 4:30 & 7:30 p.m., ASU
Final: Tue., Feb. 26, 2019, 8 p.m., ASU
5A:
First Round: Wed., Feb. 13, 2019, 7 p.m., High Seed
Quarterfinals: Fri., Feb. 15, 2019, 7 p.m., High Seed
Semifinals: Mon., Feb. 18, 2019, 4:30 & 7:30 p.m., ASU
Final: Mon., Feb. 25, 2019, 8 p.m., ASU
4A:
First Round: Tue., Feb. 12, 2019, 7 p.m., High Seed
Quarterfinals: Fri., Feb. 15, 2019, 7 p.m, High Seed
Semifinals: Fri., Feb. 22, 2019, 4 & 7:30 p.m., GCU
Final: Sat., Feb. 23, 2019, 7 p.m., GRA
3A:
First Round: Wed., Feb. 13, 2019, 6:30 p.m., High Seed
Second Round: Sat., Feb. 16, 2019, 6:30 p.m., See Bracket
Quarterfinals: Tue., Feb. 19, 2019, See Bracket, FTC
Semifinals: Fri., Feb. 22, 2019, 4:15 & 7:45 p.m., GRA
Final: Sat., Feb. 23, 2018, 3 p.m., GRA
2A:
First Round: Fri., Feb. 15, 2019, See Bracket, Prescott sites* (BMHS, PHS, FTC, YC)
Quarterfinals: Sat., Feb. 16, 2019, See Bracket, Prescott sites* (BMHS, PHS, FTC, YC)
Semifinals: Fri., Feb. 22, 2019, See Bracket
Final: Sat., Feb. 23, 2019, 6 p.m., HHS
1A:
First Round: Fri., Feb. 15, 2019, See Bracket, Prescott sites* (BMHS, PHS, FTC, YC)
Quarterfinals: Sat., Feb. 16, 2019, See Bracket, Prescott sites* (BMHS, PHS, FTC, YC)
Semifinals: Sat., Feb. 23, 2019, 12 & 1:30 p.m., FTC
Final: Sat., Feb. 23, 2019, 6 p.m., FTC
* - Times/Locations for the 1A and 2A first and second round in the Prescott area will be determined prior to the release of the brackets on Saturday, Feb. 9.
Note: Dates/Times/Locations Subject to Change
Conference Play-In Tournament
6A: Fri, Feb. 8, 2019, 7 p.m., High Seed
5A: Fri, Feb. 8, 2019, 7 p.m., High Seed
4A: Fri, Feb. 8, 2019, 7 p.m., High Seed
2A: Wed, Feb. 13, 2019, 6:30 p.m., High Seed
Note: Dates/Times/Locations Subject to Change
State Tournament Qualifying
6A, 5A (16-team bracket): In order to qualify, a school must have scheduled a minimum of 14 games. Teams ranked No. 1 through No. 8 will earn an automatic bid to the state tournament. The conference play-in tournament will match up teams ranked No. 9 through No. 24. Teams ranked No. 1 through No. 8, along with the eight winning teams from the conference play-in tournament, will make up the 16-team state tournament. The state tournament bracket will be seeded according to overall ranking of the 16 teams. The state tournament will consist of four rounds and be single elimination.
- 6A, 5A: Teams ranked No. 1 to 8 and eight (8) conference play-in winners
4A (16-team bracket): In order to qualify, a school must have scheduled a minimum of 14 games. Based on region standings, the top team in each region will earn an automatic bid at minimum to the conference play-in tournament. The conference play-in tournament will match up teams ranked No. 9 through No. 24. In addition, any region champ in the play-in tournament will be reseeded to be at minimum a No. 16 seed to be guaranteed a home game. Teams ranked No. 1 through No. 8, along with the eight winning teams from the conference play-in tournament, will make up the 16-team state tournament. The state tournament bracket will be seeded according to the overall ranking of the 16 teams, and will consist of four rounds and will be single elimination.
- 4A: Teams ranked No. 1 to 8 and eight (8) conference play-in winners
3A (24-team bracket): In order to qualify, a school must have scheduled a minimum of 14 games. Based on region standings (except 3A Central, 3A Metro West and 3A North), the top two teams in each region will earn an automatic bid to the state tournament. 3A Central, 3A Metro West and 3A North will qualify its two teams from the region tournament. The state tournament bracket will be seeded according to the overall ranking of the 24 teams, and will consist of five rounds and will be single elimination.
- 3A: 14 automatic bids and ten (10) at-large qualifiers based on ranking
2A (16-team bracket): In order to qualify, a school must have scheduled a minimum of 14 games. Based on the region standings or the region tournament (as determined by the region), the top two (2) teams in each region will earn an automatic bid at minimum to the conference play-in tournament. The conference play-in tournament will match up teams ranked No. 9 through No. 24. Teams ranked No. 1 through No. 8, along with the eight winning teams from the conference play-in tournament, will make up the 16-team state tournament. The state tournament bracket will be seeded according to the overall ranking of the 16 teams, and will consist of four rounds and will be single elimination.
- 2A: Eight (8) automatic bids and eight (8) conference play-in winners
1A (16-team bracket): In order to qualify, a school must have scheduled a minimum of 14 games. In 1A South, the regular season champion and the champion of the region tournament will get the automatic bids to the state tournament. If this happens to be the same team, then the other qualifier from the region will be the highest ranked team according to the AZPreps365 rankings. The top two qualifiers in 1A East and 1A West will come from the region tournament. In 1A Central and 1A North, the regular season region champion and the region tournament champion will make up the two qualifiers; however, should the region tournament champion be the same as the regular season champion, the runner-up from the region tournament will be the second automatic qualifier. The state tournament bracket will be seeded according to overall ranking of the 16 teams, and will consist of four rounds and will be single elimination.
- 1A: 10 automatic bids and six (6) at-large qualifiers based on ranking
