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Summary
VBCA's season-capping showcase — North vs. South, all four divisions, boys and girls — held annually at Windsor High School after state championships wrap. Doubles as the awards day for milestone scorers, scholarship winners, and coach honorees.
What makes this tournament distinct
Only event that brings together the top seniors across all four VPA divisions in one building. For Vermont kids it's the closest thing to a state-wide showcase.
Who it fits
Best for: Seniors heading to college basketball or trying to land a late roster spot; coaches and scouts who want to see the full Vermont senior class in one trip.
Tradeoffs: Senior-only — no underclass exposure here. National scout presence is thin compared to NEPSAC events across the river. Selection is by VBCA membership, so coaches outside the association can't nominate.
All four VPA divisions hold semifinals and finals at the Barre Aud. Montpelier beat U-32 81-48 in the 2025 D-II final. Smallest state in the region — field sizes per division are modest, but the Barre Aud is the spiritual home of Vermont basketball going back decades.
Alaska Airlines Center on the UAA campus. Two weekends — 1A/2A first (March 11-14), then 3A/4A (March 18-21). NFHS Network livestreams every game. Branded as ASAA March Madness, hosted by ASAA and Anchorage School District.
Hot Springs. Arkansas Activities Association state finals, classes 1A through 6A boys and girls, all played at Bank OZK Arena over three days in mid-March. Free live streaming through Arkansas TV makes this one of the easiest state finals in the region to follow.
Alaska Airlines Center on the UAA campus. Two weekends — 1A/2A first (March 11-14), then 3A/4A (March 18-21). NFHS Network livestreams every game. Branded as ASAA March Madness, hosted by ASAA and Anchorage School District.
Hot Springs. Arkansas Activities Association state finals, classes 1A through 6A boys and girls, all played at Bank OZK Arena over three days in mid-March. Free live streaming through Arkansas TV makes this one of the easiest state finals in the region to follow.
Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, two-day final weekend. The Open Division boys final is the most loaded state title game in the country most years — you have to win your CIF section first, and the Open bracket pulls eight teams from those section champs. Eastvale Roosevelt won the 2025 Open over Archbishop Riordan; Brayden Burries dropped 44 in the final.
Denver. Colorado state finals for both boys and girls, classes 1A through 6A. Great 8 round opens the week, all six championship games run on the final Saturday at Denver Coliseum. Every game streams on NFHS Network.
CIAC moved finals to Mohegan Sun Arena and runs both boys and girls D-I through D-IV champion games over a single weekend. Public + private all together (CT doesn't separate them). Ellington won D-IV 2025 — their first state title in 53 years. Greenwich girls took D-I.
The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association crowns boys, girls, and unified basketball champions each March. The 2025 boys final saw No. 6 Sanford School upset No. 1 Dover 37-34 — typical of a small-state bracket where seeding doesn't carry as much weight as program continuity.
National Prep Tournament in Fort Walton Beach, Florida takes both high school and post-grad programs. Applications stay open through October 31. If you want a competitive early-March slot without invitation-only barriers, this is the one to apply for.