Alabama's AHSAA boys basketball playoffs are under way with Class 6A Oxford leading a talented field of favorites

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Alabama's AHSAA boys basketball playoffs are under way with the Class 1A through 6A area playoffs in progress.

The area playoffs will wrap up by Tuesday, February 10, except for Class 7A which gets under way on Wednesday, February 11. Then on Saturday, February 14, all of Alabama's classifications will move on to the sub-regionals.

None of Alahama's top teams are currently ranked nationally in The Sporting News High School Boys Basketball Top 25, but the Oxford [AL] Yellow Jackets enter the postseason as the state's top-ranked team in the latest edition of the MaxPreps rankings. The Class 6A kingpins are 24-4 heading into a Monday night clash with the Shades Valley [Birmingham, AL] Mounties.

Other top-ranked teams by classification include the Huntsville [AL] Panthers (Class 7A), Guntersville [AL] Wildcats (Class 5A), Ashville [AL] Wildcats (Class 4A), Hale County [Moundville, AL] Wildcats (Class 3A), Providence Christian [Dothan, AL] Eagles, and Hatch [Uniontown, AL] Bobcats.

We've included a list of key dates for Alabama's AHSAA playoffs along with capsules for each of the top-ranked teams by classification.

• Check out the official AHSAA website for more information

Alabama AHSAA playoff key dates​

Date​	AHSAA playoff rounds​
2/5-9/2026	Area semifinals and finals (Classes 1A-6A)
2/11-12/2026	Area playoffs (Class 7A)
2/14/2026	Sub-regionals (Classes 1A-7A)
2/17-25/2026	Regional tournaments (Classes 1A-7A)
3/2-7/2026	State tournaments (Classes 1A-7A)

STREAM: Watch Alabama's AHSAA boys basketball playoffs on the NFHS Network​

Key dates and information for Alabama's AHSAA top teams by classification​

Class 7A Hunstville [AL] Panthers​

• AHSAA Class 7A Area 7
• 2025-26 record: 26-4
• Next game: Thursday, 2/12/26 vs. Grissom [Huntsville, AL] Tigers

Class 6A Oxford [AL] Yellow Jackets​

• AHSAA Class 6A Area 11
• 2025-26 record: 24-4
• Next game: Monday, 2/9/26 vs. Shades Valley [Birmingham, AL] Mounties

Class 5A Guntersville [AL] Wildcats​

• AHSAA Class 5A Area 14
• 2025-26 record: 23-5
• Next game: Monday, 2/10/26 vs. Arab [AL] Knights

Class 4A Ashville [AL] Wildcats​

• AHSAA Class 4A Area 11
• 2025-26 record: 26-3
• Next game: Monday, 2/10/26 vs. Oneonta [AL] Redskins

Class 3A Hale County [Moundville, AL] Wildcats​

• AHSAA Class 3A Area 7
• 2025-26 record: 24-6
• Next game: Monday, 2/9/26 vs. Sumter Central [York, AL] Jaguars

Class 2A Providence Christian [Dothan, AL] Eagles​

• AHSAA Class 2A Area 2
• 2025-26 record: 25-5
• Next game: Monday, 2/9/26 vs. Geneva County [Hartford, AL] Bulldogs

Class 1A Hatch [Uniontown, AL] Bobcats​

• AHSAA Class 1A Area 5
• 2025-26 record: 27-1
• Next game: Monday, 2/10/26 vs. Keith [Orrville, AL] Bears

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