Just before Christmas, the NCHSAA released its first draft of new conference assignments for the 25-26 realignment.
Of the 62 conferences, only 14 will be composed entirely of schools within the same classification. Forty-two conferences have two classifications represented, and six are three-way splits.
Of the 442 schools assigned to conferences (2 were classed as "independents"), only 89 are shown in conferences composed entirely of schools in a single classification, while 309 were in two-way splits, and 44 are in three-way splits.
Ten schools are listed as the only school of a given classification in its conference, and 46 schools are one of two schools in a given class in its conference.
The prevalence of split conferences is true in all eight classifications, and is testimony to the fact that the Realignment Committee prioritized geography and natural rivalry over grouping schools of similar size.
Click here to see the complete conference assignment report as posted on the NCHSAA website.
The NCHSAA will entertain appeals to the conference assignments in the coming weeks, and will release a final report once all appeals have been resolved.
For a complete discussion of the coming realignment, including the conference assignments, as well as the issues the realignment poses for high school tennis, check out our Notes on the 25-26 Realignment.
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