The pairings are set for the 2010 State Farm Holiday Classic, which will be held at four different venues in the Bloomington-Normal area Dec. 27-30. The field highlights nine teams that are currently undefeated, and 51 of the 64 teams with a .500 record or better.

The undefeated Chillicothe IVC boys and Bloomington Central Catholic girls’ teams received the top seeds in the Class 1A-2A brackets, while the Springfield girls and the undefeated Lombard Glenbard East boys’ team garnered the top seeds in the Class 3A-4A brackets.

For IVC (currently 6-0), they will be seeking their first ever title after playing in the Holiday Classic for the past 20 years. The Grey Ghosts will face a field that features second seed Rock Falls, third seed El Paso-Gridley and the fourth seed and undefeated Minonk Fieldcrest.

Glenbard East brings a 7-0 record into their first year at the tournament, and will face a bracket with three other undefeated teams in second seed Peoria Notre Dame (7-0), third seed Rock Island (7-0) and tournament newcomer Chicago North Lawndale (2-0). Last year’s tournament runner-up, Rockton-Hononegah, received the fourth seed in this bracket.

The girls’ Class 1A-2A field includes 10 teams that played for regional title last year, including the Class 2A state champion and this year’s top seed Central Catholic. The top five seeds in this bracket are currently 42-7, including second seeded Pana (10-1), third seed and 2009 Class 2A fourth place finisher Kankakee Bishop McNamara (5-2), fourth seed Annawan (8-2) and the five seed Brimfield (10-2), who finished 2009 in fourth place in Class 1A.

Springfield, who finished 2009 with the Class 3A third place trophy, will take on a Class 3A-4A girls’ field featuring perennial power and second seed Peoria Richwoods (9-1), which owns an overall 30-6 tournament record since 2001. The third seed went to undefeated and first year tournament participant Champaign Centennial (9-0), with the fourth seed going to 9-2 Park Ridge Maine South.

 “We continue to attract what we feel is the best basketball this side of March,” tournament vice-president Dave Oloffson says. “The three new participants bring a combined 18-0 record to our already highly competitive 64-team field.”

Throughout the tournament, live game updates, box scores and tidbits will be posted on the official tournament Web site, www.theclassic.org, and on both Facebook and Twitter. All-tournament passes may be purchased through the State Farm Employees Activities Association or by contacting a participating team.

To view the tournament brackets, click here.