Last updated at 10:39 p.m. on Saturday, November 29, 2008.
| The Road to Champaign | |||||
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Champion |
| (1) Aurora (A. Christian) (9-0) | (1) Aurora (A. Christian) (10-0) 41-0 |
(1) Aurora (A. Christian) (11-0) 28-20 |
(1) Aurora (A. Christian) (12-0) 24-17 |
Aurora (A. Christian) 29-20 |
Bloomington (Central Catholic) 37-28 |
| (16) Plano (5-4) | |||||
| (8) Coal City (6-3) | (8) Coal City (7-3) 17-10 |
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| (9) Sandwich (6-3) | |||||
| (4) Addison (Driscoll) (7-2) | (4) Addison (Driscoll) (8-2) 42-14 |
(4) Addison (Driscoll) (9-2) 14-7 |
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| (13) Herscher (5-4) | |||||
| (5) Mendota (7-2) | (5) Mendota (8-2) 17-6 |
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| (12) Chicago (Leo) (6-3) | |||||
| (2) @ Palos Heights (Chicago Christian) (8-1) | (15) Kankakee (McNamara) (6-4) 35-21 |
(7) Geneseo (8-3) 16-14 |
(14) Richmond (R.-Burton) (8-4) 21-0 |
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| (15) Kankakee (McNamara) (5-4) | |||||
| (7) Geneseo (6-3) | (7) Geneseo (7-3) 45-33 |
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| (10) Melrose Park (Walther Lutheran) (6-3) | |||||
| (3) @ Braidwood (Reed-Custer) (7-2) | (14) Richmond (R.-Burton) (6-4) 35-24 |
(14) Richmond (R.-Burton) (7-4) 48-14 |
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| (14) Richmond (R.-Burton) (5-4) | |||||
| (6) Genoa (G.-Kingston) (7-2) | (6) Genoa (G.-Kingston) (8-2) 38-34 |
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| (11) Hampshire (6-3) | |||||
| (1) Quincy (Notre Dame) (9-0) | (1) Quincy (Notre Dame) (10-0) 48-7 |
(1) Quincy (Notre Dame) (11-0) 30-14 |
(2) Bloomington (Central Catholic) (12-0) 21-17 |
Bloomington (Central Catholic) 51-28 |
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| (8) Paris (5-4) | |||||
| (4) Mahomet (M.-Seymour) (8-1) | (4) Mahomet (M.-Seymour) (9-1) 27-10 |
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| (5) Chillicothe (Illinois Valley Central) (8-1) | |||||
| (2) Bloomington (Central Catholic) (9-0) | (2) Bloomington (Central Catholic) (10-0) 49-8 |
(2) Bloomington (Central Catholic) (11-0) 19-7 |
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| (7) Champaign (St. Thomas More) (6-3) | |||||
| (3) Mt. Zion (9-0) | (3) Mt. Zion (10-0) 41-33 |
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| (6) Rochester (7-2) | |||||
| (1) Breese (Mater Dei) (9-0) | (1) Breese (Mater Dei) (10-0) 48-14 |
(1) Breese (Mater Dei) (11-0) 40-26 |
(1) Breese (Mater Dei) (12-0) 42-14 |
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| (8) Mt. Carmel (5-4) | |||||
| (4) Metropolis (Massac County) [Coop] (6-3) | (4) Metropolis (Massac County) [Coop] (7-3) 42-34 |
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| (5) Freeburg (6-3) | |||||
| (2) Herrin (H.S.) (7-2) | (2) Herrin (H.S.) (8-2) 20-19 |
(6) Mascoutah (8-3) 31-6 |
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| (7) Harrisburg (5-4) | |||||
| (3) @ Waterloo (H.S.) (6-3) | (6) Mascoutah (7-3) 35-21 |
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| (6) Mascoutah (6-3) |