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

Herald-Leader Staff Report

Updated March 7, 2023 3:11 PM

Anderson County fans show their support during last year’s Girls’ Sweet 16 in Rupp Arena. This year’s bracket is now complete after a weekend full of regional championship games. James Crisp

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

After some late schedule reshuffling because of inclement weather, five regional championship games were decided Saturday with the remaining 11 playing out Sunday.

Those 16 champions fill a winner-take-all, single-elimination bracket to decide the state champion Wednesday through Saturday.

Four first-round games are set for Wednesday followed by another four Thursday. The quarterfinals are Friday. The semifinals and championship game will take place Saturday.

Purchase tickets for the event at KHSAA.org.

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

Sacred Heart Academy in Louisville has won the tournament each of the past two years.

Region champions to qualify for the field Saturday were: McCracken County (1st Region), Mercy (6th), Sacred Heart (7th), Cooper (9th) and Frederick Douglass (11th).

Region champions to qualify Sunday were: Henderson County (2nd), Owensboro Catholic (3rd), Bowling Green (4th), Bethlehem (5th), Simon Kenton (8th), George Rogers Clark (10th), Mercer County (12th), North Laurel (13th), Knott County Central (14th), Lawrence County (15th) and Ashland Blazer (16th).

In addition to Sacred Heart, six schools from last year’s Sweet 16 are making repeat visits: Bethlehem, Bowling Green, Cooper, George Rogers Clark, Henderson County and McCracken County.