OHSAA announces new hoops divisions

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COLUMBUS — The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the preliminary divisional breakdowns and regional tournament representation for the 2024-25 winter sports postseason tournaments. The OHSAA Board of Directors approved the new divisions and tournament representation for all winter sports except wrestling at its April board meeting, which included the previously announced fall sports divisions.

Wrestling will be announced June 10, pending board approval.

Van Wert will be in Division IV for both boys and girls basketball, while Crestview and Lincolnview will compete in boys and girls Division VI.

The divisional assignments and regional tournament representation should be considered preliminary, as OHSAA member schools may opt to move up to Division I if Referendum Issue 1B passes this spring. Results of the referendum voting will be announced May 16. Any changes to divisional assignments or tournament representation as a result of schools opting up to Division I will be announced by the OHSAA at a later date.

As announced last February, girls and boys basketball will expand to seven divisions next season, with the largest 64 schools placed in Division I, the next 64 largest schools placed in Division II, and the remaining schools divided as equally as possible into the other divisions.

Earlier this spring, the OHSAA received base enrollment data, comprised of students in grades 9, 10 and 11 as of October 2023, from the Ohio Department of Education to use for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years. During the winter season, girls and boys basketball utilizes competitive balance data from the previous season to create a new adjusted enrollment count.

Here is a breakdown of the Western Buckeye League, Northwest Conference, Green Meadows Conference and Midwest Athletic Conference by 2024 divisions for both boys and girls basketball:

NWC

Allen East – Boys Division VI; Girls Division VI

Bluffton – Boys Division VI; Girls Division V

Columbus Grove – Boys Division VI; Girls Division VI

Crestview – Boys Division VI; Girls Division VI

Delphos Jefferson – Boys Division VII; Girls Division VI

Lima Central Catholic – Boys Division VI; Girls Division VI

Lincolnview – Boys Division VI; Girls Division VI

Spencerville – Boys Division VI; Girls Division VI

WBL

Bath – Boys Division IV; Girls Division V

Celina – Boys Division III; Girls Division III

Defiance – Boys Division III; Girls Division III

Elida – Boys Division IV; Girls Division III

Kenton – Boys Division IV; Girls Division IV

Ottawa-Glandorf – Boys Division IV; Girls Division V

Shawnee – Boys Division IV; Girls Division III

St. Marys Memorial – Boys Division IV; Girls Division IV

Van Wert – Boys Division IV; Girls Division IV

Wapakoneta — Boys Division III; Division III

GMC

Antwerp –  Boys Division VI; Girls Division VI

Ayersville – Boys Division VI; Girls Division VI

Edgerton – Boys Division VII; Girls Division VII

Fairview – Boys Division VI; Girls Division VI

Hicksville – Boys Division VI; Girls Division VI

Paulding – Boys Division V; Girls Division V

Tinora – Boys Division V; Girls Division VI

Wayne Trace – Boys Division VI; Girls Division VI

MAC

Coldwater – Boys Division VI; Girls Division VI

Delphos St. John’s – Boys Division VII; Girls Division VII

Fort Recovery – Boys Division VI; Girls Division VI

Marion Local – Boys Division VI; Girls Division VI

Minster – Boys Division VII; Girls Division VI

New Bremen – Boys Division VI; Girls Division VI

New Knoxville – Boys Division VII; Division VII

Parkway – Boys Division VI; Girls Division VI

St. Henry  – Boys Division VI; Girls Division VI

Versailles – Boys Division V; Girls Division V