Winter alignments set for 2024-26

Contributed

The Alabama High School Athletic Association Central Board of Control met in a virtual meeting Thursday and unanimously approved the winter sports alignments for 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years.

The classification alignments were set for the sports of boys’ and girls’ basketball, boys’ and girls’ indoor track, boys’ and girls’ wrestling, and boys’ and girls’ bowling.

In accordance with the AHSAA constitution and by-laws, the AHSAA Central Board of Control manages championship play and classification. Member schools are reclassified every two years. The high schools are currently divided into seven classifications (1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A and 7A) for competition in championship programs. 

Alignments for fall sports were released in December following completion of championship play for all fall sports.

Like the fall sports alignments, the winter sports alignments are based on the number of schools declaring to participate in a sport for the upcoming 2024-25 school year. Also included for the first time are alignments  for girls’ wrestling as a winter championship sport.

Alignments for spring sports will be determined following completion of all spring sports’ championship playoffs.

While most alignments are for seven classes, some sports programs may include two or more classes in a division. The alignments for each sport in a class are published in the online AHSAA Sports Book each year.

Reclassification, according to the AHSAA Constitution and By-Laws, is conducted every two years by the AHSAA Central Board of Control.

AHSAA Executive Director Alvin Briggs expressed his appreciation as well. “More than 190,000 student-athletes are expected to participate in AHSAA sports activities during the upcoming 2024-25 and 2025-26 classification period,” said Briggs. “I want to thank the Central Board and AHSAA staff. As always, it was a complex task. Everyone worked together to find the best solution as we move forward.”

The reclassification alignment data for each sport and the private school competitive balance chart can be found at the following link located at www.ahsaa.com. Reclassification by enrollment data is located on the home page of www.ahsaa.com.

The direct link is: https://www.ahsaa.com/Schools/2024-2026-Classification-Alignments