Texas UIL State Basketball Tournament begins this week with an exciting slate of games in the opening round of the Texas high school boys basketball playoff. This year, the playoff bracket doubled with a split into Division I and Division II,

Under the change, basketball, soccer, volleyball, softball and baseball playoffs are being split into two divisions, like postseason football.

The top four teams from each district qualify for the playoffs. But instead of all 128 teams in one bracket, there are two 64-team brackets and two state champions per classification. The two largest schools, based on attendance, compete in the Division I bracket. The two smaller schools compete in the Division II bracket.