The 2011 State Farm Holiday Classic has announced its pairings for this year's tournament. One of the largest, coed high school holiday basketball tournaments in the nation will take place Dec. 27-30 at various venues around Bloomington-Normal, IL. Each of the four brackets can be found at http://theclassic.org/brackets/.

A complete list of tournament participants with updated records through 12/11/12 can be found at http://theclassic.org/team-list/. Click on team to get updated roster, schedule and tidbits.

Tidbits of Interest about each bracket:

Girls 1A-2A

·         Top four seeds: #1 Pana, #2 Champaign St. Thomas More, #3 Bloomington Central Catholic, #4 El Paso-Gridley

·         13 teams currently have a winning record, including four teams that are undefeated.

·         The winning percentage of the field vs. non-Classic teams is .715.

·         Can Bloomington Central Catholic navigate the field for a fourth consecutive year?

Girls 3A-4A

·         Top four seeds: #1 Park Ridge Maine South, #2 Champaign Centennial, #3 Morton, #4 Springfield

·         7 teams currently have one loss or are undefeated.

·         The winning percentage of the field vs. non-Classic teams is .691.

·         Springfield is 8-0 in two Classic appearances...can the Senators win three titles in a row?

Boys 1A-2A

·         Top four seeds: #1 Chicago Providence St. Mel, #2 Rock Falls, #3 Quincy Notre Dame, #4 Chillicothe IVC

·         14 teams are currently .500 or better.

·         The winning percentage of the field vs. non-Classic opponents is .725.

Boys 3A-4A

·         Top four seeds: #1 North Chicago, #2 Chicago North Lawndale, #3 Rockton Hononegah, #4 Normal U-High

·         12 teams are currently .500 or better.

·         Possible second round match-up of North Chicago (Aaron Simpson – Illinois State recruit) vs. Normal Community (Anthony Beane – Illinois State recruit)