OHSAA Announces Winter Sports Tournament Divisions

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the new divisional breakdowns for the upcoming winter sports tournaments. Wrestling divisional breakdowns will be announced in the fall.

In May, schools were given the opportunity to move up to Division I. The divisional breakdowns linked below reflect any schools that opted up to Division I in that sport.

The 2026-27 school year will be the first of a new two-year enrollment cycle using data provided by the Ohio Department of Education. Girls and boys basketball also goes through the OHSAA competitive balance process. More about the OHSAA’s competitive balance process is available at: https://www.ohsaa.org/School-Resources/Competitive-Balance-Resource-Center

Note that the winter sports of ice hockey, girls gymnastics and girls wrestling have one division.

Changes for schools in our coverage area are noted below.

Swimming and Diving (2 Divisions):

Boys: No changes. Girls: Moving up from D-II to D-I – Chillicothe; Miami Trace.
2027 Divisional Breakdowns: https://www.ohsaa.org/Sports-Tournaments/Swimming-Diving/Swimming-and-Diving-2026-27
Swimming and Diving Home: https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/swimming

Bowling (2 Divisions):

Boys: Moving up to D-I from D-II – Unioto; Gallia Academy. Moving down to D-II from D-I – Circleville; London   Girls: Moving down from D-I to D-II – Washington CH; McClain.
2027 Divisional Breakdowns: https://www.ohsaa.org/Sports-Tournaments/Bowling/Bowling-2026-27
Bowling Home: https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/bowling

Girls Basketball (7 Divisions):

Moving down to D-III from D-II – Logan. Moving up to D-III from D-VI – Jackson; London. Moving down to D-IV from D-III – Washington CH. Moving up from D-V to D-VII – Wheelersburg; River Valley; New Lexington; Chesapeake. Moving up to D-V from D-VI – Portsmouth West. Moving down from D-V to D-VI – Adena; Southeastern; North Adams; Liberty Union; Minford; Rock Hill; West Union. Moving up to D-VI from D-VII – Whiteoak; Eastern Meigs; Symmes Valley. Moving down to D-VII from D-VI – Paint Valley; Eastern Pike; South Webster; Berne Union; Waterford
2027 Divisional Breakdowns: https://www.ohsaa.org/Sports-Tournaments/Basketball-Girls/Girls-Basketball-2026-27
Girls Basketball Home: https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/girlsbasketball

Boys Basketball (7 Divisions):

Moving down from D-III to D-IV – Hillsboro; Wilmington; Alexander. Moving up from D-IV to D-III – Bloom-Carroll; Gallia Academy. Moving down to D-V from D-IV – Logan Elm; Meigs; Vinton County; River Valley. Moving up from D-VI to D-V – Adena; North Adams; Rock Hill. Moving down to D-VI from D-V – Lynchburg-Clay; Nelsonville-York; Moving up from D-VII to D-VI – Fayetteville; Newark Catholic. Moving down to D-VII from D-VI – Paint Valley; Eastern Pike; Symmes Valley
2027 Divisional Breakdowns: https://www.ohsaa.org/Sports-Tournaments/Basketball-Boys/Boys-Basketball-2026-27
Boys Basketball Home: https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/boysbasketball