Neutral Site Tournament Venues
Arizona Veteran's Memorial Coliseum (VMC)
1826 W. McDowell Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Coronado High School (CHS)
7501 E. Virginia Ave.
Scottsdale, AZ 85257
Marcos de Niza High School (MDN)
6000 S. Lakeshore Dr.
Tempe, AZ 85283
Mountrain Ridge High School (MRHS)
22800 N. 67th Ave.
Glendale, AZ 85310
Skyline High School (SHS)
845 S. Crismon Rd.
Mesa, AZ 85208
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
Ticket sales for all AIA state championship events will be conducted digitally. Spectators can only attend events in the postseason by ordering their tickets online through the association's official partner GoFan. Click here to access GoFan's site and from there you will be able to select your championship event.
AZPreps365.com/NFHSNetwork.com Webcasting
Please note that live streaming rights of all postseason events are held by 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 or third party may broadcast using the following two options:
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.
Any other means: Outside entities may be able to broadcast an NFHS Network "declined event." Permission must be granted through the AIA by completing a Media Rights Agreement and agreeing to possible rights fees. click here for agreement
2021-22 State Tournament Schedule
6A:
First Round: Thu., Nov. 4, 6:30 p.m., High Seed
Quarterfinals: Tue., Nov. 9, 6:30 p.m., High Seed
Semifinals: Thu., Nov. 11, 6:30 p.m., High Seed
State Championship: Sat., Nov. 13, 7 p.m., VMC
5A:
First Round: Thu., Nov. 4, 6:30 p.m., High Seed
Quarterfinals: Tue., Nov. 9, 6:30 p.m., High Seed
Semifinals: Thu., Nov. 11, 6:30 p.m., High Seed
State Championship: Sat., Nov. 13, 5 p.m., VMC
4A:
First Round: Thu., Nov. 4, 6:30 p.m., High Seed
Quarterfinals: Tue., Nov. 9, 6:30 p.m., High Seed
Semifinals: Thu., Nov. 11, 6:30 p.m., High Seed
State Championship: Sat., Nov. 13, 3 p.m., VMC
3A:
First Round: Sat., Nov. 6, MDN [check bracket]
Quarterfinals: Sat., Nov. 6, MDN [check bracket]
Semifinals: Fri., Nov. 12, 5 and 7 p.m., SHS
State Championship: Sat., Nov. 13, 1 p.m., VMC
2A:
First Round: Sat., Nov. 6, MRHS [check bracket]
Quarterfinals: Sat., Nov. 6, MRHS [check bracket]
Semifinals: Fri., Nov. 12, 5 and 7 p.m., MRHS
State Championship: Sat., Nov. 13, 11 a.m., VMC
1A:
First Round: Fri., Nov. 5, CHS [check bracket]
Quarterfinals: Fri., Nov. 5, CHS [check bracket]
Semifinals: Sat., Nov. 6, 10 a.m. and 12 p.m., CHS
State Championship: Sat., Nov. 6, 3 p.m., CHS
Note: Dates/Times/Locations Subject to Change
Conference Play-In Tournament
6A: Tue., Nov. 2, 6:30 p.m., High Seed
5A: Tue., Nov. 2, 6:30 p.m., High Seed
4A: Tue., Nov. 2, 6:30 p.m., High Seed
3A: Tue., Nov. 2, 6 p.m., High Seed
2A: Tue., Nov. 2, 6 p.m., High Seed
Note: Neutral site matches are subject to relocation. Factors include, but are not limited to: location of high seed, contractual obligations, broadcast commitments, seating capacity and travel considerations of participating schools.
State Tournament Qualifying
6A, 5A (16-team bracket): In order to qualify, a school must have played a minimum of 10 matches. 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 Nos. 1-8, and eight (8) conference play-in winners
4A (16-team bracket): In order to qualify, a school must have played a minimum of 10 matches. Based on region standings, the top team in each region will earn an automatic bid at minimum to host a match in 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 overall ranking of the 16 teams. The state tournament will consist of four rounds and be single elimination.
- 4A: Teams ranked Nos. 1-8, and eight (8) conference play-in winners
3A (16-team bracket): In order to qualify, a school must have played a minimum of 10 matches. 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. 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. The state tournament will consist of four rounds and be single elimination.
- 3A: Teams ranked Nos. 1-8, and eight (8) conference play-in winners
- 2A: Teams ranked Nos. 1-8, and eight (8) conference play-in winners
1A (16-team bracket): In order to qualify, a school must have played a minimum of 10 matches. Based on region standings, the top two teams in each region will earn an automatic bid to the state tournament. Remaining teams will be added to the state tournament bracket based on AIA rankings powered by MaxPreps. 1A Conference leadership reserves the right to evaluate state tournament participants and bracket seeding based on cancellations, head-to-head and common opponents, and may adjust seeding accordingly. The 16 teams will be seeded according to AIA rankings and leadership input. The state tournament will consist of four rounds and be single elimination.
1A: 12 automatic bids and four (4) at-large qualifiers based on ranking
