Realignment Coverage
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NCHSAA board adopts 'Big 32' realignment model, hears recommendations about playoffs & conference structure
The "Big 32" model recommended by the Bylaws Committee means the largest 32 schools in the state would go into 8A classification. -
Blake: Which way, NCHSAA? The two routes for realignment coming up
Everyone making the playoffs? That's one way to do NCHSAA realignment. Another would mean teams travel more for conference play, but everything else looks the same as it always had. -
Realignment, sportsmanship issues among topics NCHSAA board will discuss at spring meeting
When the N.C. High School Athletic Association Board of Directors holds its spring meeting at the end of the month, much of the attention will be placed on the upcoming realignment. -
What if a Big 32 8A realignment had minimal split conferences? Here's a proposal
This version of our conference realignment projections includes eight split conferences in a Big 32. -
How a Big 32 8A realignment could look with a high amount of split conferences
This version of our conference realignment projections includes 39 split conferences in a Big 32. -
This is what realignment conferences could look like with 8 even classes & minimal splits
This version of our conference realignment projections includes 17 split conferences in an even realignment. -
These could be the conferences in an even 1A-8A with an emphasis on split leagues
This version of our conference realignment projections includes 42 split conferences in an even realignment. -
Could a Little 32 realignment create better conferences? What it could look like with minimal split leagues
This version of our conference realignment projections includes 19 split conferences in a Little 32. -
Where your team could land in a Little 32 realignment with a high number of split conferences
This version of our conference realignment projections includes 43 split conferences in a Little 32. -
Projecting what NCHSAA conferences could look like after 8A realignment in 2025-26
This includes multiple versions of what the conferences could look like, depending on the direction the association chooses. -
Blake: Why I favor the "Little 32" model for realignment
The 'Big 32' would make the 7A title tougher than 8A in almost every sport, and that would trickle down. -
NCHSAA asks member schools for input on realignment process, future of conferences
As the NCHSAA prepares for the upcoming realignment process, the association is asking member schools for their input on how to determine the eight classifications and how to assign schools to conferences. -
What NCHSAA realignment could look like with 32 schools in 1A or 8A
With news that the N.C. High School Athletic Association sent out a survey -
Our latest model of where the eight NCHSAA classification cutoff lines might fall
With 440 members now, and at least one more coming this spring, the cutoff lines for each of the NCHSAA's classification have shifted slightly. -
Board unanimously approves expanding NCHSAA to eight classifications for 2025-2026 school year
Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, the NCHSAA will double the number of classifications, moving from four to eight. -
New state law, realignment, shot clock & boys volleyball: What the NCHSAA will discuss at its board meeting
While the new state law impacting the NCHSAA will take a lot of attention over the next several months, the association also has a number of other topics to tackle at its winter board meeting next week. -
Blake: If eight classes are on the way, here's how to make them work
Read J. Mike Blake's thoughts on how to divide classes, what conferences would look like, what playoffs would look like, and what other changes eight classifications could trigger. -
ADM numbers for the 2023-24 athletic season
Ardrey Kell is the state's largest school and almost 108 times larger than the state's smallest, which is Nantahala (34 students). -
8A? 7A? See where your school could end up in next NCHSAA realignment
Conferences are likely to look very different when the NCHSAA realigns before fall of 2025. This model places 58 schools in 1A and 54 schools in each class from 8A to 2A. -
What NCHSAA football seeds could look like under 8 classes
I proposed to go ahead and determine how the playoffs will be put together: 32-team brackets, split East/West after teams qualify, use RPI to seed, only outright conference champs get automatic spots.
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