March Madness: State Tournament Brackets Unveiled

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The NMAA revealed the brackets in all five classifications for the 2026 state tournament on Sunday evening. Who's In? Who's Out? Here is how everything went down:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 5A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Level 1 Tier: Volcano Vista (1), Cleveland (2), Rio Rancho (3), La Cueva (4)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Level 2 Tier: Hobbs (5), Sandia (6), Centennial (7), Las Cruces (8)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Level 3 Tier: Albuquerque High (9), Carlsbad (10), Farmington (11), Organ Mountain (12),</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Level 4 Tier: Atrisco Heritage (13), Mayfield (14), Alamogordo (15), Santa Fe (16) &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Who's Out: Cibola, Eldorado, Roswell, Clovis.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Round Matchups (Sat., March 7)</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Santa Fe (16) at Volcano Vista (1)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Albuquerque High (9) at Las Cruces (8)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Organ Mountain (12) at Hobbs (5)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Atrisco Heritage (13) at La Cueva (4)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mayfield (14) at Rio Rancho (3)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Farmington (11) at Sandia (6)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Carlsbad (10) at Centennial (7)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Alamogordo (15) at Cleveland (2) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":3531912,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/HCXQsFgbwAAaD_f.jpg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/HCXQsFgbwAAaD_f.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-3531912" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: Twitter</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 4A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Level 1 Tier: Highland (1), Artesia (2), Hope Christian (3), Del Norte (4)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Level 2 Tier: Taos (5), Albuquerque Academy (6), Gallup (7), Belen (8)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Level 3 Tier: Portales (9), Silver (10), Goddard (11), St. Pius X (12)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Level 4 Tier: Valencia (13), Pojoaque Valley (14), Bloomfield (15), Grants (16)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Who's Out: Espanola Valley, Shiprock, Santa Teresa.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Round Matchups (Sat., March 7)</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Grants (16) at Highland (1)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Portales (9) at Belen (8)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Pius X (12) at Taos (5)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Valencia (13) at Del Norte (4)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pojoaque Valley (14) at Hope Christian (3)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Goddard (11) at Albuquerque Academy (6)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Silver (10) at Gallup (7)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bloomfield (15) at Artesia (2) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":3531920,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Class-4A-HCXQMgfboAA8pWY.jpg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Class-4A-HCXQMgfboAA8pWY.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-3531920" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: Twitter</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 3A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Level 1 Tier: St. Michael's (1), Tularosa (2), Cobre (3), Navajo Prep (4)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Level 2 Tier: Santa Fe Indian (5), Bosque (6), East Mountain (7), Tohatchi (8)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Level 3 Tier: NMMI (9), Robertson (10), Cottonwood Classical (11), Sandia Prep (12)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Level 4 Tier: Hot Springs (13), Ruidoso (14), West Las Vegas (15), Wingate (16)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Who's Out: Dexter, Zuni, Thoreau.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Round Matchups (Sat., March 7)</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wingate (16) at St. Michael's (1)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>NMMI (9) at Tohatchi (8)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sandia Prep (12) at Santa Fe Indian (5)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hot Springs (13) at Navajo Prep (4) &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ruidoso (14) at Cobre (3)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cottonwood Classical (11) at Bosque (6)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Robertson (10) at East Mountain (7)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>West Las Vegas (15) at Tularosa (2)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":3531929,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Class-3A-HCXP0UGacAA7u2W.jpg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Class-3A-HCXP0UGacAA7u2W.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-3531929" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: Twitter</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 2A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Level 1 Tier: Texico (1), Pecos (2), Mesa Vista (3), Santa Rosa (4) &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Level 2 Tier: Mesilla Valley Christian (5), Rehoboth Christian (6), Escalante (7), Tucumcari (8)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Level 3 Tier: Mora (9), Menaul (10), Oak Grove Classical (11), Dulce (12) &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Level 4 Tier: Eunice (13), Hozho Academy (14), Mescalero Apache (15), Clayton (16).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Who's Out: Penasco, Jal, Cloudcroft.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Round Matchups (Sat., March 7)</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Clayton (16) at Texico (1)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mora (9) at Tucumcari (8)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dulce (12) at Mesilla Valley Christian (5)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eunice (13) at Santa Rosa (4)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hozho Academy (14) at Mesa Vista (3)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Oak Grove Classical (11) at Rehoboth Christian (6)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Menaul (10) at Escalante (7)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mescalero Apache (15) at Pecos (2)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":3531932,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Class-2A-HCXPXlqbMAAKCjB.jpg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Class-2A-HCXPXlqbMAAKCjB.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-3531932" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: Twitter</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 1A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Level 1 Tier: Logan (1), Fort Sumner/House (2), Cimarron (3), Melrose (4)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Level 2 Tier: Alamo Navajo (5), Roy/Mosquero (6), Magdalena (7), Cliff (8) &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Level 3 Tier: To'hajiilee (9), Springer (10), Mountainair (11), Grady (12)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Level 4 Tier: Elida (13), Pine Hill (14), Gateway Christian (15), Quemado (16)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Who's Out: Des Moines, Hondo Valley, Coronado, Maxwell.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Round Matchups (Sat., March 7)</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Quemado (16) at Logan (1)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>To'hajiilee (9) at Cliff (8)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Grady (12) at Alamo Navajo (5)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Elida (13) at Melrose (4)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pine Hill (14) at Cimarron (3)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mountainair (11) at Roy/Mosquero (6)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Springer (10) at Magdalena (7)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gateway Christian (15) at Fort Sumner/House (2)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":3531939,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Class-1A-HCXO_rybsAAoERh.jpg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Class-1A-HCXO_rybsAAoERh.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-3531939" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: Twitter</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image -->