High school basketball: Toughest state tournament brackets in 2021-22

Texas 6A, California Open Division, New Jersey TOC lead list of most difficult titles to capture.

By Jordan Divens

Feb 24, 2022 at 2:45 pm ET • 7 min read

Winning a high school basketball state championship is always a challenge regardless of the state, classification or matchups along the way. The journey always provides unique challenges to each title suitor along the way.

Today, we examine the most challenging hardwood state tournament brackets in 2021-22. The hundreds of classifications across 50 states were narrowed down to the 10 toughest this season.

Many factors went into determining the most difficult state tournament brackets, including Top 25 teams in the field, quality of favorite(s) and top contenders, depth and quality of the tournament field and the overall difficulty of capturing the championship.

One notable omission from this year's toughest playoff brackets is the New York Federation Class 2A state championship tournament, which was canceled for the third season in a row due to COVID-19 concerns. ...

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