Preliminary Classifications Out

[KidSilverhair]

The state has posted the preliminary classifications for 2016-17 football on the IHSAA website. Here's the gist:

- Western Dubuque and Newton move up to 4A

- Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley, Chariton, Crestwood and Saydel drop from 3A to 2A, while Center Point-Urbana, Iowa Falls-Alden, North Polk, South Tama, Spirit Lake and West Burlington move from 2A to 3A

- Louisa-Muscatine, Okiboji, Tipton, and West Central Valley drop from 2A to 1A, while Dike-New Hartford, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, Pocahontas Area, South Central Calhoun, Underwood, and West Marshall move from 1A to 2A

- Alburnett, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, Hudson, Ridge View, Saint Ansgar, Southwest Valley, Fort Dodge Saint Edmonds, West Fork, and West Monona drop from 1A to A, while Alta/Aurelia, BCLUW, Belmond-Klemme, Denver, Logan-Magnolia, Maquoketa Valley, Mount Ayr, Pleasantville, Tri Center, and Van Buren move from A to 1A

The cutoffs are:
610 largest 3A school (Norwalk); 318 smallest 3A school (Iowa Falls-Alden)

315 largest 2A school (MOC Floyd Valley); 203 smallest 2A school (four come in at 203)

202 largest 1A school (Tipton); 157 smallest 1A school (Clayton Ridge - they have Guthrie Center at 126 but I think that's a typo and should probably be 162)

157 largest A school (Pekin)

 

[PNation]

I thought Newell Fonda was going to 11 man football?

I know the answer is that they project to be below 115 soon but Northwood Kensett has consistently been above 115 and stays at 8 man, Wayne and AGWSR are the other two that I saw who should be in class A.

 

[KidSilverhair]

Somebody on the off-season thread was looking for a map of the Class A schools for 2016-17. I thought I'd drop it here as well.

https://www.mapcustomizer.com/map/Class A

 

[StormHawk42]

They have Guthrie there because it will be with AC. I think that pushes the BEDs up to 177.

 

[PNation]

No it will be at 162

 

[nwmsbearcat]

No it will be at 162

Guthrie Center (126) + Adair-Casey (55) = 181
That should be the BEDS numbers used that puts them in 1A.

 

[rkhemp]

Fort Dodge looks all alone. Be interesting to see where they go

 

[aheyn297]

Here's a decent district scheme assuming they go with 8 team districts.


DISTRICT 1:
Akron-Westfield
Gehlen Catholic, Le Mars
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn
Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn
Ridge View
Sioux Central
South O'Brien
West Sioux

DISTRICT 2:
Bishop Garrigan
Newman, Mason City
North Union
Rockford
Saint Ansgar
St. Edmond, Fort Dodge
West Fork
West Hancock

DISTRICT 3:
East Buchanan
Edgewood-Colesburg
Hudson
Nashua-Plainfield
North Butler
Postville
Starmont
Wapsie Valley

DISTRICT 4:
Alburnett
Belle Plaine
Gladbrook-Reinbeck
GMG
Grundy Center
Lisbon
North Linn
North Tama

DISTRICT 5:
B-G-M
Cardinal, Eldon
Danville
Montezuma
New London
North Mahaska
Pekin
Winfield-Mt. Union

DISTRICT 6:
Colfax-Mingo
Earlham
Grand View Christian
Lynnville-Sully
Martensdale-St. Marys
Nodaway Valley
Southeast Warren
Southwest Valley

DISTRICT 7:
Griswold
Lawton-Bronson
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto
Riverside
St. Albert, Council Bluffs
West Monona
Westwood, Sloan
Woodbury Central

 

[usfhawk]

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