OHSAA releases 2026-27 hoops divisions

SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports

Van Wert, Crestview and Lincolnview will remain in their respective divisions in girls and boys basketball during the 2026-2027 school year. The OHSAA released statewide divisional assignments on Tuesday and while it’s status quo for the three local schools, there are some other changes around the region.

The Cougars and Lady Cougars will again compete in Division IV this winter, while Crestview and Lincolnview are again in Division VI in boys and girls basketball.

Wayne Trace is moving from Division VI to Division VII and accoring to figures provided by the OHSAA, the Raiders will be the largest Division VII boys team in the state in terms of enrollment. 

This year’s division assignments for teams in the Green Meadows Conference, Midwest Athletic Conference, Northwest Athletic Conference, Putnam County League and Western Buckeye League are shown below. Any and all changes are also noted.

Boys basketball

GMC

• Division VI – Fairview
• Division VI – Hicksville
• Division VI – Paulding (Division V in 2025-2026)
• Division VI – Tinora
• Division VII – Antwerp
• Division VII – Ayersville (Division VI in 2025-2026)
• Division VII – Edgerton
• Division VII – Wayne Trace (Division VI in 2025-2026)

MAC

• Division V – Coldwater
• Division V – Versailles
• Division VI – Parkway
• Division VI – St. Henry
• Division VII – Delphos St. John’s
• Division VII – Fort Recovery (Division VI 2025-2026)
• Division VII – Marion Local (Division VI 2025-2026)
• Division VII – Minster

• Division VII – New Bremen (Division VI 2025-2026)
• Division VII – New Knoxville

NWC

• Division V – Bluffton
• Division VI – Allen East
• Division VI – Columbus Grove (also PCL)
• Division VI – Crestview
• Division VI – Lincolnview
• Division VI – Spencerville
• Division VI – Lima Central Catholic
• Division VII – Delphos Jefferson

PCL

• Division VI – Columbus Grove (also NWC)
• Division VI – Leipsic (Division VII in 2025-2026)
• Division VII – Continental
• Division VII – Fort Jennings
• Division VII – Kalida
• Division VII – Miller City
• Division VII – Ottoville
• Division VII – Pandora-Gilboa

WBL

• Division III – Celina
• Division III – Defiance
• Division III – Shawnee
• Division III – Wapakoneta
• Division IV – Bath
• Division IV – Elida
• Division IV – Kenton
• Division IV – Ottawa-Glandorf
• Division IV – St. Marys Memorial
• Division IV – Van Wert

Note: Lima Sr., a member of the Toledo Athletic City League is dropping from Division II to Division III.

Girls basketball

GMC

• Division V – Paulding
• Division VI – Antwerp (Division VII in 2025-2026)
• Division VI – Ayersville (Division VII in 2025-2026)
• Division VI – Fairview
• Division VI – Hicksville
• Division VI – Tinora
• Division VI – Wayne Trace
• Division VII – Edgerton

MAC

• Division V – Coldwater (Division VI in 2025-2026)
• Division V – Versailles
• Division VI – Fort Recovery
• Division VI – Marion Local
• Division VI – New Bremen
• Division VI – Minster
• Division VI – Parkway
• Division VI – St. Henry
• Division VII – Delphos St. John’s
• Division VII – New Knoxville

NWC

• Division V – Bluffton
• Division VI – Allen East
• Division VI – Columbus Grove (also PCL)
• Division VI – Crestview
• Division VI – Delphos Jefferson
• Division VI – Lima Central Catholic
• Division VI – Lincolnview
• Division VI – Spencerville

PCL

• Division VI – Columbus Grove (also NWC)
• Division VII – Continental
• Division VII – Fort Jennings
• Division VII – Kalida
• Division VII – Leipsic
• Division VII – Miller City
• Division VII – Ottoville
• Division VII – Pandora-Gilboa

WBL

• Division III – Celina
• Division III – Defiance
• Division III – Shawnee
• Division III – Wapakoneta
• Division IV – Bath
• Division IV – Elida
• Division IV – Kenton
• Division IV – Ottawa-Glandorf (Division V in 2025-2026)
• Division IV – St. Marys Memorial
• Division IV – Van Wert