UIL Reclassification and Realignment Information
Media Contact: Julia Zachary
Phone: 512-471-5883
Email:
Date: Jan 30, 2024
Category: General Information
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA ADVISORY
AUSTIN— The biennial University Interscholastic League reclassification and realignment for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years will be released Thursday, Feb. 1 at 9:00 a.m. CST. The new alignments, established by enrollment figures submitted to the UIL by its member schools in October, will serve as the football districts for the next two school years.
The UIL has posted the 2024-2026 reclassification and realignment policies and procedures on the UIL website at http://www.uiltexas.org/alignments.
Media outlets interested in an interview regarding reclassification and realignment should email the UIL Media Office at pr@uiltexas.org to schedule an interview.
Reclassification and realignment districts and information will be released through an electronic press release at 9:00 a.m. Thursday to media on the UIL press release recipient list. The information will also be posted online across UIL X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Facebook social media channels (handle @uiltexas), and via the UIL website at that time.
The UIL released the conference cutoff numbers prior to releasing the full realignment. These numbers provide the range of enrollment for each of the six conferences, including the divisional cutoffs for football. The conference cutoff numbers are as follows:
6A 2275 and above
5A 1315 – 2274
4A 545 – 1314
3A 254 – 544
2A 105 – 253
1A 104.9 and below
1A – 5A Football Division I and Division II Numbers
1A Division I 61.5 – 104.9
1A Division II 61.4 and below
2A Division I 181.5 – 253
2A Division II 105 – 181.4
3A Division I 369 – 544
3A Division II 254 – 368
4A Division I 957 – 1314
4A Division II 545 – 956
5A Division 1 1903 – 2274
5A Division 2 1315 – 1902
The reclassification and realignment will also be revealed on Bally Sports Southwest at 9:00 a.m. Thursday on a special episode of the High School Spotlight hosted by Craig Way, Erin Hartigan and Greg Tepper. The show will be dedicated solely to reclassification and realignment issues, both debuting the new district alignments and discussing the realignment process with UIL staff.
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