UIL Reclassification and Realignment Information
Media Contact: Kate Hector
Phone: 512-471-5883
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Date: Jan 30, 2014
Category: AthleticsGeneral Information
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AUSTIN— The biennial University Interscholastic League reclassification and realignment for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 school years will be released Monday, Feb. 3 at 9:00 a.m. CST. The new alignments, established by enrollment figures submitted to the UIL by its member schools in October, will serve as the football and basketball districts for the next two school years.
The UIL has posted the 2014 reclassification and realignment procedure memo for schools and the 2014-16 selections for reclassification and realignment on the UIL website at http://www.uiltexas.org/alignments.
The League will host a question and answer session for interested media outlets regarding the release of the reclassification and realignment on Monday, Feb. 3 at 9:15 a.m. at the UIL building in Austin. All media present will be given complete reclassification and realignment packets. Media outlets interested in scheduling an interview with UIL Director of Athletics Dr. Mark Cousins or UIL Deputy Director Jamey Harrison for Monday should contact the UIL Media Office to schedule an interview.
Reclassification and realignment districts and information will be released through an electronic press release at 9 a.m. Monday to media on the UIL press release recipient list. The information will also be available online via the UIL website at www.uiltexas.org, and at the 20 Regional Education Centers across the state. Additionally, complete reclassification and realignment packets will be available at the UIL office in Austin.
For the first time ever, the League released the conference cutoff numbers prior to releasing the full realignment. These numbers provide the range of enrollment for each of the six conferences, including the divisional cutoffs for football. The conference cutoff numbers are as follows:
6A 2100 and above
5A 1060 – 2099
4A 465 – 1059
3A 220 – 464
2A 105 – 219
1A 104.9 and below
1A – 4A Football Division I and Division II Numbers
1A Division I: 55-104.9
1A Division II: 54 and below
2A Division I: 158-219
2A Division II: 105 – 157
3A Division I: 315 – 464
3A Division II: 220 – 314
4A Division I: 686 – 1059
4A Division II: 465 - 685
Interactive electronic maps containing conference and district alignments will be available on the UIL website. The interactive maps, which provide a visual representation of how districts are aligned geographically across the state, will be posted on Monday, Feb. 3.
The reclassification and realignment will also be revealed on Fox Sports Southwest at 9 a.m. Monday on a special episode of the High School Spotlight hosted by Craig Way. The show will be dedicated solely to reclassification and realignment issues, both debuting the new district alignments and discussing the realignment process with UIL Executive Director Dr. Charles Breithaupt, UIL Director of Athletics Dr. Mark Cousins, and UIL Deputy Director Dr. Jamey Harrison.
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