Wisconsin high school baseball: Playoff brackets released

The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) has released the brackets for the 2026 baseball playoffs for all divisions. 

Opening round action is on Thursday, May 28, for Divisions 2-4, while Division 1 begins on Tuesday, June 2. The WIAA state tournament will be held June 15-18 at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute.

Read on for a look at each bracket, top seeds and defending champions.

Division 1 (111 teams - 8 state qualifiers)
Top seeds: Bay Port, Germantown, Hudson, Madison Memorial, Milton, Muskego, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin Lutheran 
Defending champion: Muskego

Division 2 (109 teams - 4 state qualifiers)
Top seeds: St. Joseph, Kiel, New Berlin Eisenhower, Pewaukee, Rhinelander, Sauk Prairie, Seymour, Wisconsin Dells
Defending champion: New Berlin Eisenhower

Division 3 (109 teams - 4 state qualifiers)
Top seeds: Cedar Grove-Belgium, Dodgeville, Fall Creek, Kewaunee, Lake Country Lutheran, Omro, St. Croix Falls, Stratford 
Defending champion: Kenosha St. Joseph (now in D2)

Division 4 (109 teams - 4 state qualifiers)
Top seeds: Barneveld, Blair-Taylor, Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran, Lourdes Academy, Pittsville, Potosi/Cassville, Rib Lake, Shell Lake 
Defending champion: Johnson Creek (now in D3)