The field is set for the 2023 Boys’ Sweet 16. View the bracket and the complete schedule.

Sixteen teams are headed for the boys’ high school basketball state tournament at Rupp Arena in Lexington next week, and we now know all their names.

Ten regional champions were crowned Tuesday night after the previous six title games played out Sunday and Monday.

Those 16 champions fill a winner-take-all, single-elimination bracket to decide the state champion next Wednesday through Saturday. This week, the Girls’ Sweet 16 is taking center stage in Rupp Arena.

Four boys’ first-round games are set for March 15 followed by another four March 16. The quarterfinals are March 17. The semifinals and championship game will take place March 18.

Purchase tickets for the event at KHSAA.org.

View every Sweet 16 game live on NFHSnetwork.com (subscription required).

George Rogers Clark of Winchester won the boys’ state championship last season and will be back to defend its title after defeating Mason County 54-42 for the 10th Region crown on Tuesday night.

Champions were decided Tuesday night in 10 regions: Lyon County (2nd Region), Owensboro (3rd), Warren Central (4th), Elizabethtown (5th), Male (7th), Woodford County (8th), Newport (9th), George Rogers Clark (10th), Pulaski County (12th) and Ashland Blazer (16th) Regions.

Region champions previously qualified for this year’s field were: McCracken County (1st Region), Jeffersontown (6th), Frederick Douglass (11th), North Laurel (13th), Breathitt County (14th) and Martin County (15th).

In addition to George Rogers Clark, six schools from last year’s Sweet 16 are making repeat visits: Ashland Blazer, Jeffersontown, Lyon County, Male, North Laurel and Warren Central.

2023 Boys’ Sweet 16

What: Sixteen-team tournament to decide Kentucky’s high school basketball state champion.

When: March 15-18

Where: Rupp Arena

Tickets: Tickets available for purchase at KHSAA.org.

Boys’ Sweet 16 schedule

At Rupp Arena

March 15 first-round games

11 a.m.: Jeffersontown (17-12) vs. Woodford County (20-12)

1:30 p.m.: Elizabethtown (23-9) vs. McCracken County (29-5)

6 p.m.: Warren Central (32-1) vs. Pulaski County (27-6)

8:30 p.m.: Owensboro (19-10) vs. Ashland Blazer (22-11)

March 16 first-round games

11 a.m.: Male (25-10) vs. Breathitt County (18-9)

1:30 p.m.: Lyon County (30-5) vs. Newport (28-6)

6 p.m.: Frederick Douglass (31-2) vs. Martin County (24-10)

8:30 p.m.: North Laurel (25-10) vs. George Rogers Clark (27-5)

March 17 quarterfinals

11 a.m.: Jeffersontown-Woodford County winner vs. McCracken County-Elizabethtown winner

1:30 p.m.: Warren Central-Pulaski County winner vs. Owensboro-Ashland Blazer winner

6 p.m.: Breathitt Co.-Male winner vs. Frederick Douglass-Martin Co. winner

8:30 p.m.: Lyon County-Newport winner vs. North Laurel-George Rogers Clark winner

March 18 games

11 a.m.: Semifinal 1: Winners of Friday’s morning session

1:30 p.m.: Semifinal 2: Winners of Friday’s evening session

7 p.m.: Championship

The field is set for the 2023 Girls’ Sweet 16. View the bracket and the complete schedule.