The NCHSAA basketball playoffs are almost here, and preliminary brackets have been released for each 62-team field of four classifications. Fayetteville is sending 12 teams to the

North Carolina High School Athletic Association brackets are in and for the next three weeks the four 32-team tournaments will entertain high school basketball fans throughout the Tar Heel State. The tournament starts Feb.

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association released the brackets for the 2025 high school basketball playoffs Sunday, setting the first-round pairings for both boys and girls basketball across the state.