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Divisional Breakdowns - 2026-27 School Year

OHSAA tournament divisions are determined by processes set forth in OHSAA General Sports Regulation 17.  Additional Business Rules have also been approved by the Board of Directors to allow for the timely and transparent creation of the divisions. Changes to tournament division enrollment cutoffs after Board of Directors approval may occur if there was an error during this process that would apply to all schools.  Therefore, changes to an individual school’s data and/or tournament participation will NOT modify the approved tournament divisions.

For individual OHSAA tournament sports, the minimum number of individuals required for a team designation is as follows:
 
Bowling 5 Swimming & Diving 6
Cross Country 5 Tennis 4
Golf 4 Track & Field 9
Gymnastics 3 Wrestling 7

Football

OHSAA football divisions and regions for the 2026 season were approved by the OHSAA Board of Directors on April 23, 2026. The list below contains the schools that were eligible to participate in the 2025 tournament, which is used to determine the divisional breakdowns/cutoffs for the 2026 tournament. The number of schools in Divisions I and II listed below includes the schools that opted up to Division I for the 2026 season. This is NOT the final list of schools that will be eligible to participate in the 2026 tournament, as schools have until October 7 to make changes to their tournament participation. In addition, multi-high school districts that restructure their high schools are required to have their enrollment reclassified as of September 10, which may change their assigned tournament division.  
Full Divisional Assignments
 
Division
Adjusted Enrollment
 Schools
I
 601 and more  80
II
 600 - 356 98
III
 355 - 257 106
IV
 256 - 197 104
V
 196 - 150 105
VI
 149 - 107 107
VII
 106 and less 108
 
Total Schools
 708

Girls Volleyball

OHSAA tournament divisions for the 2026 volleyball season were approved by the OHSAA Board of Directors on April 23, 2026. The information below is NOT the final list of schools that will be eligible to participate in the 2026 tournament, as schools have until September 28 to make changes to their tournament participation. In addition, multi-high school districts that restructure their high schools are required to have their enrollment reclassified as of September 10, which may change their assigned tournament division. 
 
Division
Adjusted Enrollment
 Schools
I
 567 and more 64
II
 384 - 566 73
III
 256 - 383 130
IV
 179 - 255 129
V 128 - 178 129
VI 90 - 127 130
VII 89 and less 134
 
Total Schools
 789

Boys Golf

OHSAA tournament divisions were approved by the OHSAA Board of Directors and announced on April 23, 2026.  These tournament divisions were determined by the number of schools that participated in the 2025 tournament and will be used for the 2026 and 2027 tournaments. 
 
 
Division
Enrollment
 Schools
I
247 and more
211
II
130 - 246
211
III
129 and less
212
 
Total Schools
634

Girls Golf

OHSAA tournament divisions were approved by the OHSAA Board of Directors and announced on April 23, 2026.  These tournament divisions were determined by the number of schools that participated in the 2025 tournament and will be used for the 2026 and 2027 tournaments. 
 
Division
Enrollment
 Schools
I
200 and more
218
II
199 and less
216
 
Total Schools
434

Boys Cross Country

OHSAA tournament divisions were approved by the OHSAA Board of Directors and announced on April 23, 2026.  These tournament divisions were determined by the number of schools that participated in the 2025 tournament and will be used for the 2026 and 2027 tournaments. 
 
Division
Enrollment
 Schools
I
523 and more
 78
II
232 - 522
 160
III
132 - 231
 160
IV 131 and less 158
 
Total Schools
 556

Girls Cross Country

OHSAA tournament divisions were approved by the OHSAA Board of Directors and announced on April 23, 2026.  These tournament divisions were determined by the number of schools that participated in the 2025 tournament and will be used for the 2026 and 2027 tournaments. 
Full Divisional Assignments
 
Division
Enrollment
 Schools
I
516 and more
66
II
236 - 515
135
III
137 - 235
133
III 136 and less 134
 
Total Schools
 468

Boys Soccer

OHSAA tournament divisions for the 2026 boys soccer season were approved by the OHSAA Board of Directors on April 23, 2026. The information below is NOT the final list of schools that will be eligible to participate in the 2026 tournament, as schools have until September 28 to make changes to their tournament participation. In addition, multi-high school districts that restructure their high schools are required to have their enrollment reclassified as of September 10, which may change their assigned tournament division. 
Division
Adjusted Enrollment
 Schools
I
 618 and more 64
II
 416 - 617 72
III
 243 - 415 147
IV 157 - 242 144
V 156 and less 145
 
Total Schools
 572

Girls Soccer

OHSAA tournament divisions for the 2026 girls soccer season were approved by the OHSAA Board of Directors on April 23, 2026. The information below is NOT the final list of schools that will be eligible to participate in the 2026 tournament, as schools have until September 28 to make changes to their tournament participation. In addition, multi-high school districts that restructure their high schools are required to have their enrollment reclassified as of September 10, which may change their assigned tournament division. 
 
Division
Adjusted Enrollment
 Schools
I
 564 and more 64
II
 376 - 563 72
III
 226 - 375 130
IV 160 - 225 129
V 159 and less 129
 
Total Schools
524

Girls Tennis

OHSAA tournament divisions were approved by the OHSAA Board of Directors and announced on April 23, 2026.  These tournament divisions were determined by the number of schools that participated in the 2025 tournament and will be used for the 2026 and 2027 tournaments. 
 
Division
Enrollment
 Schools
I
277 and more
182
II
276 and less
182
 
Total Schools
364

Field Hockey

OHSAA tournament divisions were approved by the OHSAA Board of Directors on April 23, 2026 and will be used for the 2026 and 2027 tournaments.
 
Division
Enrollment
 Schools
I
Total Schools
36

Boys Basketball

Divisional breakdowns were approved by the OHSAA Board of Directors on June 11, 2026
 
Division
Adjusted Enrollment
Schools
I
 616 and more 65
II
 417 - 615 72
III
 263 - 416 132
IV
 192 - 262 129
V 136 - 191 131
VI 93 - 135 134
VII 92 and less 134
 
Total Schools
 797

Girls Basketball

Divisional breakdowns were approved by the OHSAA Board of Directors on June 11, 2026
 
Division
Adjusted Enrollment
Schools
I
 566 and more 66
II
 383 - 565 73
III
 251 - 382 126
IV
 179 - 250 124
V 130 - 178 127
VI 89 - 129 127
VII 88 and less 127
 
Total Schools
 773

Gymnastics

OHSAA tournament divisions were approved by the OHSAA Board of Directors and announced on June 11, 2026.
 
Division
Enrollment
Schools
I
Total Schools
 102

Ice Hockey

OHSAA tournament divisions were approved by the OHSAA Board of Directors and announced on June 11, 2026.  
 
Division
Enrollment
Schools
I
Total Schools
 65

Boys Swimming & Diving

OHSAA tournament divisions were approved by the OHSAA Board of Directors and announced on June 11, 2026.  These tournament divisions were determined by the number of schools that participated in the 2026 tournament and will be used for the 2027 and 2028 tournaments. 
Division
Enrollment
Schools
I
 339 and more 130
II
 338 and less 129
 
Total Schools
 259

Girls Swimming & Diving

OHSAA tournament divisions were approved by the OHSAA Board of Directors and announced on June 11, 2026.  These tournament divisions were determined by the number of schools that participated in the 2026 tournament and will be used for the 2027 and 2028 tournaments. 
Division
Enrollment
Schools
I
 300 and more 145
II
 299 and less 145
 
Total Schools
 290

Boys Bowling

OHSAA tournament divisions were approved by the OHSAA Board of Directors and announced on June 11, 2026.  These tournament divisions were determined by the number of schools that participated in the 2026 tournament and will be used for the 2027 and 2028 tournaments. 
 
Division Enrollment Schools
I 228 and more 242
II 227 and less 240
  Total Schools 482

Girls Bowling

OHSAA tournament divisions were approved by the OHSAA Board of Directors and announced on June 11, 2026.  These tournament divisions were determined by the number of schools that participated in the 2026 tournament and will be used for the 2027 and 2028 tournaments. 
 
Division
Enrollment
Schools
I
 215 and more 213
II
 214 and less 213
 
Total Schools
 426

Boys Individual Wrestling

OHSAA tournament divisions were approved by the OHSAA Board of Directors and announced on June 10, 2024.  These tournament divisions were determined by the number of schools that participated in the 2024 tournament and will be used for the 2025 and 2026 tournaments. 
 
Division
Enrollment
Schools
I
353 and more
 163
II
192 - 352
164
III
191 and less
164
 
Total Schools
491

Girls Individual Wrestling

OHSAA tournament divisions were approved by the OHSAA Board of Directors and announced on June 10, 2024.  These tournament divisions were based on participation in the 2024 tournament and will be used for the 2025 and 2026 tournaments.
 
Division
Enrollment
Schools
I
Total Schools
 63

Baseball

 
Division
Adjusted Enrollment
Schools
I
 624 and more 65
II
 430 to 623 72
III
 265 to 429 122
IV
 197 to 264 123
V 143 to 196 121
VI 101 to 142 123
VII 100 and less 122
 
Total Teams
 748

Softball

 
Division
Adjusted Enrollment
Schools
I
 573 and more 64
II
 403 to 572 72
III
 258 to 402 118
IV
 184 to 257 118
V 132 to 183 118
VI 93 to 131 118
VII 92 and less 119
 
Total Teams
 727

Boys Track & Field

 
Division
Enrollment
Schools
I
 529 and more 82
II
 268 to 528 151
III
 181 to 267 151
IV 117 to 180 150
V 116 and less 151
 
Total Teams
 685

Girls Track & Field

 
Division
Enrollment
Schools
I
 529 and more 77
II
 276 to 528 139
III
 177 to 275 142
IV 113 to 176 143
V 112 and less 143
 
Total Teams
 644

Boys Tennis

 
Division
Enrollment
Schools
I
 293 and more 181
II
 292 and less 182
 
Total Teams
 363

Boys Lacrosse

 
Division
Enrollment
Schools
I
 455 and more 73
II
 454 and less 74
 
Total Teams
 147

Girls Lacrosse

 
Division
Enrollment
Schools
I
 430 and more 72
II
 429 and less 72
 
Total Teams
 144