Chipotle Nationals 2026: Boys and Girls Preview

The Chipotle Nationals 2026 high school basketball tournament is set to take place at Hamilton Southeastern High School in Fishers, Indiana, from April 1-5 to ultimately decide who will be crowned as the best team in the country. When it comes to the Chipotle Nationals, many of the elite high school basketball programs are invited from around the nation to compete for a chance to be recognized as the top team from coast to coast. Last year’s winners were Miami Columbus (Fla.

) from the boys end and IMG Academy (Fla. ) on the girls side. New champions will be crowned as neither the Explorers or Ascenders were invited to this year’s edition.

Who will be crowned when it comes to the boys and girls brackets this time around? We preview both brackets as the tournament is set to begin on Wednesday, April 1 in Indiana. Boys Bracket Starting off with the boys bracket, which will consist of 10 elite high school basketball teams, the field is as good as it gets with those that were invited.

Six of the Top 10 teams from the most recent National 2025 High School Boys Basketball Massey Rankings are all taking part, making this bracket a tough one to make a prediction on. Someone folks can not count out because of his extremely competitive nature is the 2026 Gatorade Player of the Year Paul VI Catholic (Washington, DC) Five-Star Plus+ shooting guard Jordan Smith Jr. .