​The IHSAA boys soccer regular season is nearing its end, and teams across the state are preparing for the postseason.Each team learned its first-round sectional opponent on Sunday, Sept. 27, with the IHSAA’s blind draw sectional pairings show. Sectional tournaments will begin play on Tuesday, Oct. 6, and run through Saturday, Oct. 10. Regional semifinals will follow on Thursday, Oct. 15, with regional championships scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 17. Semi-states will be plated on Saturday, Oct. 24. The IHSAA boys and girls soccer state finals will be played at Michael Carroll Track and Soccer Stadium on the campus of IU Indianapolis on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30-31.More: 2026 IHSAA girls soccer sectional brackets for East Central IndianaMore: 2026 IHSAA boys tennis sectional brackets for East Central IndianaThree area teams are reigning sectional champions — Delta and New Castle in Class 2A and Muncie Burris in Class 1A, but Burris is now in Class 2A and will play in the same sectional as Delta and other local schools. The Eagles won their first since 2016, the Trojans won their first since 2019, and the Owls won their fourth in a row. Here are the full sectional brackets for each East Central Indiana boys soccer team revealed by the IHSAA.(ECI teams in bold)Class 3ASectional 8 at Hamilton SoutheasternMatch 1: Fishers vs. AndersonMatch 2: Muncie Central vs. RichmondMatch 3: Hamilton Southeastern vs. Mt. Vernon (Fortville)Semifinal 1: Pendleton Heights vs. Match 1 WinnerSemifinal 2: Match 2 Winner vs. Match 3 WinnerSectional Championship: Semifinal 1 Winner vs. Semifinal 2 WinnerClass 2ASectional 23 at MississinewaMatch 1:Yorktown vs. Jay CountyMatch 2: Alexandria-Monroe vs. MississinewaMatch 3: Eastbrook vs. DeltaSemifinal 1:Muncie Burris vs. Match 1 WinnerSemifinal 2: Match 2 Winner vs. Match 3 WinnerSectional Championship: Semifinal 1 Winner vs. Semifinal 2 WinnerSectional 26 at CentervilleMatch 1: Centerville vs. GreensburgMatch 2: Connersville vs. New CastleSemifinal 1: Match 1 Winner vs. Match 2 WinnerSemifinal 2: Rushville Consolidated vs. Triton CentralSectional Championship: Semifinal 1 Winner vs. Semifinal 2 WinnerClass 1ASectional 39 at Anderson Prep AcademyMatch 1: Anderson Prep Academy vs. KnightstownMatch 2:Daleville vs. Union CityMatch 3: Seton Catholic vs. WapahaniMatch 4: Liberty Christian vs. BlackfordSemifinal 1: Match 1 Winner vs. Match 2 WinnerSemifinal 2: Match 3 Winner vs. Match 4 WinnerSectional Championship: Semifinal 1 Winner vs. Semifinal 2 WinnerContact Cade Hampton via email at cbhampton@usatodayco.com or on X, formerly known as Twitter, @CadeHamp10.This article originally appeared on Muncie Star Press: 2026 IHSAA boys soccer sectional brackets for East Central Indiana