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Durley's best season ever as head coach wasn't even the 1982 West Brook state championship team, it was the Beaumont Hebert 15-0-0 1976 State Championship team. Durley took over from Ozen in 1975 at Hebert and then continued on at West Brook after the merger until he passed away in the early 80's. Probably WAY before most people's time but Clyde Gott and Bill Stages lead Hull-Daisetta to what was at the time the longest winning streak in the nation at the high school level from 1936-1939, winning 41 games in a row. It remained the record until Abilene's famous streak of 49 surpassed it in the 1950's. It's STILL the 5th longest streak in Texas 11-man high school football history, only surpassed by Abilene, Cuero's 44 game run in the 70's, Celina's record streak of the late 90's and just this past season Southlake Carroll's current streak of 48 in a row. Gott was the head coach for the first 22 games and Stages for the last 19. If it had been the same coach for the entire run, it would definitely put them in Top 4 territory in my book. Since the lower classifications didn't play to a state championship back then they don't have any state titles in their case from those years but it's still quite a feat. If you look at the dynasty table mentioned in the post above, you'll find Hull-Daisetta at #1 on quite a few of the rankings. Another Oldie that most people probably don't remember would be Tom Dennis who was at the helm at TJ from 1926-1945. During his tenure he got TJ both of their 2 state titles they ever won, 3 state championship appearances, 5 state semifinal appearances. Had an all-time win-loss record of 162-48-19.

Still the greatest era for Nederland football... although you guys have made quite a run over the past decade.... Nederland's late '50's dynasty makes a top 5 showing on 18 out of the 20 time windows and is top 10 in all of them. This is comparing over 50 programs across southeast Texas (past and present)....

Wow, I didn't realize how dominant the South is in college baseball.... only 2 of the 22 remaining teams are further north than Louisville, Kentucky.... Oregon St. and Michigan, both of whom potentially could be eliminated today.

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2007 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

Game 1: Rice - 16 UCF - 6 (8 innings mercy rule) Game 2: Rice - 7 Memphis - 5 Game 3: Memphis - 2 Rice - 1 Game 4: Rice - 20 Memphis - 9 Game 5: Rice - 16 East Carolina - 8

My favorite was the old 22-5A in the early 80's. In the ten year period of 1977-1986 FIVE of these teams played in a state championship game BC-P French Nederland PNG TJ West Brook WO-S Vidor

I just completed my first pass through 3A and now have histories started on all 174 teams in the classification Here are a few stats I compiled and posted over on the downlow. I thought I'd put them up here because there are quite a few SE Tx teams making a fine showing. Various 3A Stats (includes records through the end of the 2006 season) Most Games Played All-Time 1. Cuero - 975 2. Sweetwater - 974 3. Cameron Yoe - 950 3. Vernon - 950 5. Taylor - 948 5. Gainesville - 948 7. Hondo - 941 8. Breckenridge - 936 9. Gilmer - 929 10. Graham - 918 11. Mineola - 916 12. Comanche - 912 13. Bonham - 911 14. Jasper - 908 14. Palestine - 908 14. Hillsboro - 908 17. Mexia - 907 18. Commerce - 901 19. Navasota - 899 20. La Grange - 894 21. Smithville - 893 22. Yoakum - 891 23. Gonzales - 887 24. Crockett - 885 25. Sinton - 882 Most Wins All-Time 1. Hondo - 621 2. Cuero - 609 3. Sweetwater - 605 4. Cameron Yoe - 593 5. Breckenridge - 587 6. Vernon - 577 7. Taylor - 567 8. Jasper - 542 8. Gainesville - 542 10. Gilmer - 534 11. Crockett - 505 12. Perryton - 504 13. Atlanta - 496 14. Mexia - 493 15. Pilot Point - 492 16. Sinton - 489 17. Devine - 488 18. Columbus - 485 19. White Oak - 482 20. Celina - 479 20. Bellville - 479 22. Graham - 476 23. La Grange - 474 24. Carthage - 471 24. Bonham - 471 And since I've had so many comments about how comparing all-time winning percentages between programs of vastly different ages gives an unfair advantage to the younger programs, I've divided them up by total games played. Surprisingly, it's the OLDER programs that actually seem to have the advantage! Just compare the winning percentages of the #8 ranked teams in each of the following categories and you see a consistent fall as you move to the younger programs. In fact, among the 91 programs in 3A that currently have a winning percentage above 50%, only 10 of them have played less than 500 games in their history (that's 50 seasons or less), and 3 of those 10 are in district 21-3A. Highest All-Time Winning Percentage (among teams with >900 games played) 1. Hondo 67.64% 2. Breckenridge 64.69% 3. Cameron Yoe 64.58% 4. Cuero 64.36% 5. Sweetwater 63.60% 6. Vernon 62.74% 7. Taylor 61.81% 8. Jasper 61.73% Highest All-Time Winning Percentage (among teams with 801-900 games played) 1. Perryton 62.38% 2. Columbus 60.69% 3. Atlanta 60.52% 4. Bellville 60.17% 5. Crockett 58.87% 6. Devine 58.20% 7. Carthage 58.11% 8. Sinton 57.60% Highest All-Time Winning Percentage (among teams with 701-800 games played) 1. Celina 67.97% 2. Pilot Point 65.15% 3. White Oak 64.62% 4. Monahans 62.78% 5. Van 60.05% 6. Andrews 59.21% 7. Silsbee 56.09% 8. Mount Vernon 55.93% Highest All-Time Winning Percentage (among teams with 601-700 games played) 1. Sweeny 64.95% 2. Port Isabel 62.54% 3. Abilene Wylie 56.51% 4. Crandall 52.43% 5. Glen Rose 51.50% 6. Needville 51.48% 7. Rio Hondo 50.60% 8. Orange Grove 50.08% Highest All-Time Winning Percentage (among teams with 501-600 games played) 1. Medina Valley 65.71% 2. Coldspring 56.96% 3. Liberty-Eylau 55.38% 4. Longview Spring Hill 53.11% 5. La Vernia 52.03% 6. China Spring 51.93% 7. Bridge City 50.38% 8. Waco Connally 49.91% Highest All-Time Winning Percentage (among teams with 401-500 games played) 1. Hamshire-Fannett 60.31% 2. Robinson 59.47% 3. Dallas Roosevelt 56.49% 4. Hardin-Jefferson 53.32% 5. Wichita Falls Hirschi 51.85% 6. Brookshire Royal 51.34% 7. Emory Rains 45.83% 8. Prosper 44.32% Highest All-Time Winning Percentage (among teams with <400 games played) 1. West Orange-Stark 78.63% 2. Wimberley 63.51% 3. Midland Greenwood 61.73% 4. Argyle 57.63% 5. Hidalgo 45.93% 6. Pleasant Grove 45.47% 7. Marion 45.32% 8. Dallas Madison 43.04% Highest All-Time Winning Percentage - All Teams Combined 1. West Orange-Stark 78.63% 2. Celina 67.97% 3. Hondo 67.64% 4. Medina Valley 65.71% 5. Pilot Point 65.15% 6. Sweeny 64.95% 7. Breckenridge 64.69% 8. White Oak 64.62% 9. Cameron Yoe 64.58% 10. Cuero 64.36% 11. Sweetwater 63.60% 12. Wimberley 63.51% 13. Monahans 62.78% 14. Vernon 62.74% 15. Port Isabel 62.54% 16. Perryton 62.38% 17. Taylor 61.81% 18. Midland Greenwood 61.73% 19. Jasper 61.73% 20. Columbus 60.69% 21. Atlanta 60.52% 22. Hamshire-Fannett 60.31% 23. Bellville 60.17% 24. Van 60.05% 25. Gilmer 59.58% 26. Robinson 59.47% 27. Gainesville 59.28% 28. Andrews 59.21% 29. Crockett 58.87% 30. Devine 58.20% 31. Carthage 58.11% 32. Argyle 57.63% 33. Sinton 57.60% 34. Gladewater 57.17% 35. Liberty 57.08% 36. Coldspring 56.96% 37. Wills Point 56.79% 38. Abilene Wylie 56.51% 39. Dallas Roosevelt 56.49% 40. Mexia 56.39% 41. Silsbee 56.09% Highest Combined All-Time Winning Percentage by District (using 2006-2008 UIL 3A Realignment) 1. District 7-3A - 57.50% 2. District 21-3A - 55.75% 3. District 5-3A - 55.16% 4. District 18-3A - 54.65% 5. District 16-3A - 54.48% 6. District 6-3A - 54.18% 7. District 15-3A - 53.83% 8. District 28-3A - 53.74% 9. District 24-3A - 53.37% 10. District 3-3A - 52.69% 11. District 23-3A - 52.67% 12. District 29-3A - 52.24% 13. District 9-3A - 52.07% 14. District 17-3A - 51.87% 15. District 8-3A - 51.83% 16. District 30-3A - 51.59% 17. District 25-3A - 50.91% 18. District 27-3A - 50.36% 19. District 20-3A - 49.68% 20. District 19-3A - 49.56% 21. District 32-3A - 49.53% 22. District 10-3A - 48.30% 23. District 1-3A - 48.11% 24. District 13-3A - 47.17% 25. District 22-3A - 46.85% 26. District 14-3A - 46.78% 27. District 4-3A - 46.51% 28. District 12-3A - 45.77% 29. District 31-3A - 45.70% 30. District 26-3A - 45.54% 31. District 11-3A - 42.43%

North Dakota State titles awarded: 4 Classifications (teams): AAA (16); AA (16); A (32); 9-man (45) Total teams (approx.): 109 Regular-season games: 9 Playoff rounds: 3 or 4, depending on classification and bracket Playoff teams in top division: 63 percent (10 of 16) Playoff teams in all divisions: 46 percent (50 of 109) To make playoffs: The top teams in each region qualify. Only round-robin region games count unless in a tie-breaker. Computer assistance: None Non-public schools status: Members, but there are very few parochial schools. Title games: The championship games rotate between the FargoDome in Fargo and the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. Both are domes, which allows players to avoid below-zero temperatures. All games are televised live state-wide. Most recent change: The 9-man playoff field was cut down in 2005. Also, the ninth and 10th playoff teams in AA were eliminated. Ohio State titles awarded: 6 Classifications (teams): Division I (116); D-II (119): D-III (118); D-IV (120); D-V (119); D-VI (124) Total teams (approx.): 716 Regular-season games: 10 Playoff rounds: 5 Playoff teams in top division: 28 percent (32 of 116) Playoff teams in all divisions: 27 percent (192 of 716) To make playoffs: In each division, the top eight teams in four regions advance by their Harbin computer ratings. A team gets 6 first-level points for defeating a D-I team, 5.5 for D-II, 5 for D-III, 4.5 for D-IV, 4 for D-V and 3.5 for D-VI. The formula includes second-level points of teams schools defeat. The total is divided by the number of games for a school and its combined opponents. Computer assistance: Yes Non-public schools status: Members Title games: The championship game sites are put up for bid. For several years, they have been split over two days between Canton and Massillon. All title games are televised on ONN. Most recent change: The tournament expanded to eight teams per region (from four) in 1999. The association expanded from five divisions to six in 1994. Oklahoma State titles awarded: 8 Classifications (teams): 6A (32); 5A (32); 4A (32); 3A (32); 2A (64); 1A (68); B 8-man (36); C 8-man (36) Total teams (approx.): 332 Regular-season games: 10 Playoff rounds: 5 for 2A and 1A; 4 for everyone else Playoff teams in top division: 50 percent (16 of 32) Playoff teams in all divisions: 48 percent (160 of 332) To make playoffs: The top four teams in each round-robin district advance. Only those games count for the postseason. Computer assistance: None Non-public schools status: There are 10 private school members. Some other parochials belong to an organization that includes schools from other states. Title games: There are several venues ready to host depending on what is geographically feasible for the two teams advancing in each class. Some title games have been televised. Most recent change: The state added a sixth 11-man class in 1992. Oregon State titles awarded: 4 Classifications (teams): 4A (81); 3A (51); 2A (59); A 8-man (43) Total teams (approx.): 234 Regular-season games: 9, plus one endowment game Playoff rounds: 5 for 4A; 4 or 5 for 3A and 2A (depending on bracket) and 4 for 8-man Playoff teams in top division: 40 percent (32 of 81) Playoff teams in all divisions: 41 percent (96 of 234) To make playoffs: District or league champions plus other top placers advance in each classification. Computer assistance: Only for tie-breakers Non-public schools status: Members, but only six schools in the top two classes are parochial. Title games: The championship games are played at the University of Oregon's Autzen Stadium. They are televised. Most recent change: The state just expanded the 2A playoffs from 16 to 24 and the 8-man from 8 to 16 teams. There is a plan to expand the number of classifications because some 4A schools are about three times larger than the smallest schools in that class. Pennsylvania State titles awarded: 4 Classifications (teams): AAAA (140); AAA (141); AA (142); 1A (144) Total teams (approx.): 567 Regular-season games: 10 Playoff rounds: 6 Playoff teams in top division: 23 percent (approx. 32 of 140) advance past the regular season, but only 16 make it to the "state" tournament bracket. Playoff teams in all divisions: 23 percent (approx. 130 of 567), but only 16 per class make it into the state bracket. To make playoffs: The state's 12 districts are autonomous, but many have a ranking points formula. Some districts play a couple playoff games before they are fed into the state bracket. Some are placed in right away because the districts are of vastly different size. Computer assistance: Yes Non-public schools status: Members Title games: The championships are played during two days at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey. Most recent change: The playoffs recently have been expanded from 5 to 6 weeks. Rhode Island State titles awarded: 4 Classifications (teams): Division I (11); D-II (10); D-III (10); D-IV (10) Total teams (approx.): 41 Regular-season games: 12 Playoff rounds: 2 Playoff teams in top division: 36 percent (4 of 11) Playoff teams in all divisions: 39 percent (16 of 41) To make playoffs: The top four teams in each division advance based on a round-robin schedule. Computer assistance: None Non-public schools status: Members, but only six schools have football. Title games: The championship games are held at neutral sites. The big-school game usually is televised. Most recent change: The state is studying its divisions because private schools have won so many titles in multiple sports. South Carolina State titles awarded: 5 Classifications (teams): 4A Division I (16); 4A Division II (32); 3A (48); 2A (48); A (53) Total teams (approx.): 197 Regular-season games: 11 for 4A, 10 for the rest Playoff rounds: 5 for all except 4A, which has 4 Playoff teams in top division: 100 percent (16 of 16) Playoff teams in all divisions: 65 percent (128 of 197) To make playoffs: Everyone in 4A Division I makes it, divided into upper and lower state brackets. In Division II, a computer points system is used. The other brackets are filled by the top finishers in each (round-robin) region. Computer assistance: Yes, in 4A D-II. Non-public schools status: A couple private schools are members. Others play in their own organization. Title games: The championships are held over two days at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia. Most are televised. Most recent change: The state decided to break up its top division because no small 4A teams were winning titles. While the state's biggest 16 schools play for a title, half of the smaller 4A teams compete for their own championship. South Dakota State titles awarded: 6 Classifications (teams): 11-AA (17); 11-A (19); 11-B (30); 9-AA (28); 9-A (28); 9-B (28) Total teams (approx.): 150 Regular-season games: 9 for AA, 8 for everyone else. Playoff rounds: 4 Playoff teams in top division: 94 percent (16 of 17) Playoff teams in all divisions: 64 percent (96 of 150) To make playoffs: A power point system ranks the teams in each four-region classification. Computer assistance: Yes Non-public schools status: Members Title games: The games are played at the Dakota Dome in Vermillion. Most recent change: In the mid 1990s, the state expanded to an unprecedented three 9-man divisions. Tennessee State titles awarded: 5 plus three in Division II Classifications (teams): 5A (61); 4A (60); 3A (57); 2A (57); 1A (59); D-II Class Region AAA (8); AA (7); A (11) Total teams (approx.): 294 plus 26 in D-II Regular-season games: 10 Playoff rounds: 5 Playoff teams in top division: 52 percent (32 of 61) Playoff teams in all divisions: 54 percent (160 of 294); not including D-II To make playoffs: The top four teams in each of eight regions advances. Only round-robin region games count toward the playoffs. Computer assistance: None Non-public schools status: Members, with most private schools competing in D-II. Title games: Games are at Middle Tennessee State University. All five Division I championships are televised. None of D-IIs are. Most recent change: In the late 1990s, the state association added Division II for private schools, some of which have financial aid. Texas State titles awarded: 12 Classifications (teams): 5A (246); 4A (229); 3A (174); 2A (236); 1A (150); 1A 6-man (118); All classifications are split into Divisions I and II for the postseason. Total teams (approx.): 1,153 (Not counting seven independent 6-man teams that are not eligible for the playoffs. Another 105 are in private or parochial associations). Regular-season games: 10 Playoff rounds: 5 for 4A D- I, 3A D-I, 2A D-I, 1A D-I and 1A 6-man D-I and II; 6 for 5A D-I and D-II, 4A D-II, 3A D-II, 2A D-II and 1A D-II Playoff teams in top division: 52 percent (128 of 246) Playoff teams in all divisions: 46 percent (533 of 1,153) To make playoffs: The top 3 teams in each district (top 4 in 5A) make the playoffs after a round-robin schedule. The biggest-enrollment school (the two largest in 5A) plays in the Division I bracket while the two smallest enrollments schools of the qualifiers go to Division II, except for 1A 6-man which has divisions already separated into 12 Division I districts (larger enrollment) and 12 Division II districts (smaller enrollment) with the top two teams after round-robin play qualifying from each district. Computer assistance: None Non-public schools status: Not members except for two; private and parochial schools play in separate associations. Title games: Championship-neutral sites are agreed on by the participating schools. The 5A games are usually televised. Beginning in 2006 the championship sites were set for 5A before the season began. Most recent change: In 2006 the 5A playoffs expanded with four schools (two each in D-I and D-II) advancing instead of three total. Utah State titles awarded: 5 Classifications (teams): 5A (25); 4A (21); 3A (24); 2A (16); 1A (9) Total teams (approx.): 95 Regular-season games: 9, plus an endowment game Playoff rounds: 4 for 5A, 4A and 3A, 3 for 2A and 1A Playoff teams in top division: 64 percent (16 of 25) Playoff teams in all divisions: 67 percent (64 of 95) To make playoffs: The top teams in each region (round-robin schedule) advance. Computer assistance: None Non-public schools status: Members Title games: The games usually are at small colleges such as Southern Utah. Most recent change: The 5A class was added in 1993 and 1A was reinstated in 2001 after a five-year absence. Vermont State titles awarded: 4 Classifications (teams): Division I (7); D-II (9); D-III (8); D-IV is 8-man (8) Total teams (approx.): 32 Regular-season games: 9 Playoff rounds: 2 Playoff teams in top division: 57 percent (4 of 7) Playoff teams in all divisions: 50 percent (16 of 32) To make playoffs: Divisions I, III and IV use divisional record and a computer system to break ties. Division II goes straight to the formula. Computer assistance: Yes, there is a Divisional Quality Points System and a Overall Quality Point System. Non-public schools status: Members Title games: In September, schools willing to host championship games are selected. Most recent change: Division III was added in 1991 and D-IV in 2002. Virginia State titles awarded: 6 Classifications (teams): 6A (61); 5A (63); 4A (43); 3A (46); 2A (39); 1A (44) Total teams (approx.): 296 Regular-season games: 10 Playoff rounds: 5 Playoff teams in top division: 52 percent (32 of 61) Playoff teams in all divisions: 65 percent (192 of 296) To make playoffs: A ratings system measures teams' relative strength. The formula is also used to seed teams. Computer assistance: Yes. Non-public schools status: Not members, several schools belong to other organizations. Title games: The D-I and II games will be at James Madison University; III and IV at Liberty University; and V and VI at the University of Richmond. Some games are televised on tape-delay. Most recent change: In 2003-04, the playoffs were expanded from three to six classes. Washington State titles awarded: 6 Classifications (teams): 4A (91); 3A (77); 2A (51); 1A (38); B 11-man (40); B 8-man (26) Total teams (approx.): 323 Regular-season games: 10 Playoff rounds: 4 for 4A, 3A, 2A and B 11-man; 3 for 1A and B 8-man Playoff teams in top division: 18 percent (16 of 91) Playoff teams in all divisions: 25 percent (80 of 323) To make playoffs: Washington has nine districts and each one or a combination of districts gets so many spots to fill on the state bracket. Some have district playoffs before the state playoffs. Within some districts are conferences, most of which play a round-robin schedule. Computer assistance: None Non-public schools status: Members Title games: The championships are played in the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma. Most recent change: 4A was added in 1998. West Virginia State titles awarded: 3 Classifications (teams): AAA (36); AA (41); A (47) Total teams (approx.): 124 Regular-season games: 10 Playoff rounds: 4 Playoff teams in top division: 44 percent (16 of 36) Playoff teams in all divisions: 39 percent (48 of 124) To make playoffs: The top 16 teams in a computer rating formula make the playoffs in each class. A team must play 50 percent or more of its games against its classification or higher to be eligible. Computer assistance: Yes, the formula is similar to neighboring Ohio, except it seems to put more of a premium on first-level points than second-level points (wins by defeated opponents). Non-public schools status: Members Title games: The Super Six games are bid on by communities. Most recent change: In 1990, the playoffs were expanded to 16 teams. Wisconsin State titles awarded: 7 Classifications (teams): The top 224 teams are determined by a formula and broken into playoffs of 32 teams apiece in Division 1 through 7. Total teams (approx.): 450 Regular-season games: 9 Playoff rounds: 5 Playoff teams in top division: 32, figured out after the season. Playoff teams in all divisions: 50 percent (224 of 450) To make playoffs: The state's top 224 teams advance based on conference record and other criteria. Champions of approved conferences/divisions, teams with winning records in conference games and others are in. Nearly every team with a .500 record or better advances. Computer assistance: Yes Non-public schools status: Members Title games: The championships are played at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison. Most recent change: The seventh division was added in 2002. Wyoming State titles awarded: 5 Classifications (teams): 5A (11); 4A (11); 3A (12); 2A (12); 1A (11) Total teams (approx.): 57 Regular-season games: 8 Playoff rounds: 3 Playoff teams in top division: 73 percent (8 of 11) Playoff teams in all divisions: 70 percent (40 of 57) To make playoffs: Conference champions plus those with a high power rating advance. Computer assistance: Yes Non-public schools status: Members Title games: The championships are played at the home site of the highest remaining seed. Most recent change: The association abandoned the shootout (a quarter or half between or among tied teams). Also, they expanded the playoffs from four to eight teams per classification.

Kentucky Commonwealth titles awarded: 4 Classifications (teams): 4A (52); 3A (53); 2A (53); 1A (54) Total teams (approx.): 211 Regular-season games: 10 Playoff rounds: 5 Playoff teams in top division: 62 percent (32 of 52) Playoff teams in all divisions: 61 percent (128 of 211) To make playoffs: The top four in each district (round-robin play) advance. Computer assistance: None Non-public schools status: Members Title games: The championships are at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in Louisville. All games are on TV. Most recent change: In the mid-to-late 90s, Kentucky expanded from 16 to 32 teams and started dividing the classes into nearly perfect fourths. Louisiana State titles awarded: 5 Classifications (teams): 5A (55); 4A (60); 3A (62); 2A (59); 1A (65); B and C schools don't play football Total teams (approx.): 301 (pre-hurricane) Regular-season games: 10 Playoff rounds: 5 Playoff teams in top division: 58 percent (32 of 55) Playoff teams in all divisions: 53 percent (160 of 301) To make playoffs: District champions are in automatically. After that, the rest are based on power ratings. Computer assistance: Yes, teams get points for winning games and more for defeating higher classes. They are seeded according to ratings without regard to district champs. Non-public schools status: Members Title games: Before Hurricane Katrina, all games were scheduled for the Louisiana Superdome. They have been shown on TV, tape-delayed. Most recent change: The seeding system was changed a few years ago to allow more teams on power ratings and fewer by automatic berth. Maine State titles awarded: 3 Classifications (teams): A (27); B (22); C (18) Total teams (approx.): 67 Regular-season games: 8 to 9 Playoff rounds: 4 for Class A West teams; 3 for Class A East, B and C teams Playoff teams in top division: 44 percent (12 of 27) Playoff teams in all divisions: 42 percent (28 of 67) To make playoffs: A mathematical computation — the amply named Crab Tree formula — decides what teams make it. Computer assistance: Yes Non-public schools status: Members Title games: All games are at Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland; sometimes they are televised. Most recent change: 2006 was the third year for the Crab Tree format. Maryland State titles awarded: 4 Classifications (teams): 4A (47); 3A (47); 2A (46); 1A (46) Total teams (approx.): 186 Regular-season games: 10 Playoff rounds: 4 Playoff teams in top division: 34 percent (16 of 47) Playoff teams in all divisions: 34 percent (64 of 186) To make playoffs: A points system awarding higher points for defeating bigger schools and bonus points for wins of your defeated foes. Computer assistance: Yes Non-public schools status: No private or parochial schools are in the state association. Title games: The games are at Ravens Stadium in Baltimore, played on either a Thursday-Friday or Friday-Saturday schedule, depending on whether the Ravens play at home that week. Most recent change: The tournament expanded in 2003 from 8 to 16 teams in each class. Before that, just 17 percent of schools qualified. Massachusetts State titles awarded: 0; Only Central-West and Eastern regional crowns are awarded. Classifications: The East has seven (1, 1a, 2, 2a, 3, 3a and 4) while the Central-West has six (1, 1a, 2, 2a, 3, 3a) Total teams (approx.): 260 Regular-season games: 11 Playoff rounds: 2 (Eastern Mass) or 1 (Central and West) Playoff teams in top division: NA Playoff teams in all divisions: NA To make playoffs: In eastern Mass, the four league winners in every division (except 4) advance. Computer assistance: Yes Non-public schools status: Members, but five-year schools and some boarding schools are in other organizations. Title games: Games must be on artificial turf at neutral sites. They are determined by availability. Most recent change: Eastern Massachusetts added a round of playoffs only five years ago. A computer system (which decided the top two finalists) was thrown out. Michigan State titles awarded: 8 Classifications (teams): The top 256 teams are determined by a formula and broken into playoffs of 32 teams apiece in Division 1 through 8. Total teams (approx.): 621 Regular-season games: 9 Playoff rounds: 5 Playoff teams in top division: 32, figured after the season. Playoff teams in all divisions: 41 percent (256 of 621) To make playoffs: By a formula awarding points for wins. Computer assistance: Yes, you get more points for defeating schools with higher enrollments in the state's A, B, C and D class system. In practice, all teams with at least six wins (out of nine) and those with at least five wins (out of seven or eight) are in. The final spots are determined by the formula. Non-public schools status: Members Title games: The 2005 finals were at Detroit's Ford Field the two days after Thanksgiving. Most recent change: In 1999, the playoffs were expanded from 128 (classes A, B, C and D) to 256 teams (Divisions 1-8). Minnesota State titles awarded: 6 Classifications (teams): 5A (60); 4A (57); 3A (67); 2A (69); A (69); 9-man (71) Total teams (approx.): 393 Regular-season games: 8 Playoff rounds: 5 or 6 Playoff teams in top division: NA Playoff teams in all divisions: 98 percent (estimate) To make playoffs: All teams play in sections, with each having from 7 to 10 teams. At least eight make the section playoffs, then all eight section champions play in the state quarterfinals. Computer assistance: Yes, different sections have autonomy to decide a system for standings, seedings and their own tourneys. Some use a formula, especially when there are too many teams for a round-robin schedule. The state takes over when each division is pared to eight. Non-public schools status: Members, but there is talk of exploring a non-public school multiplier. Title games: The Prep Bowl finals (and semifinals) are in the Metrodome in Minneapolis. All title games are Friday after Thanksgiving. They are televised. Most recent change: In the mid-to-late 90s, Minnesota expanded from five to six classes. Mississippi State titles awarded: 5 Classifications (teams): 5A (32); 4A (57); 3A (55); 2A (55); A (42) Total teams (approx.): 241 Regular-season games: 11 Playoff rounds: 4 in 5A and 1A; 5 in 4A, 3A and 2A Playoff teams in top division: 50 percent (16 of 32) Playoff teams in all divisions: 53 percent (128 of 241) To make playoffs: The top four teams in each district (round-robin play) advance. Computer assistance: None Non-public schools status: Members Title games: Games are played at Memorial Stadium in Jackson over two days. Last season, all were televised. Most recent change: In the late 1990s, the playoffs were expanded from two to four teams per district. When Mississippi started high school playoffs, it abandoned conference play and introduced district schedules. Missouri State titles awarded: 7 Classifications (teams): Divisions 6 (32); 5 (36); 4 (64); 3 (64); 2 (64); 1(64); 8-man (18) Total teams (approx.): 342 Regular-season games: 10 Playoff rounds: Three in Divisions 6 and 5; four in Divisions 4 through 1 and two in 8-man. Playoff teams in top division: 25 percent (8 of 32) Playoff teams in all divisions: 25 percent (84 of 342) To make playoffs: The champion of each four- or five-team district (round-robin play) makes the playoffs. Computer assistance: None Non-public schools status: Members, but a multiplier of 1.35 is used with non-public enrollment numbers. This multiplier is in its fourth year in Missouri, but just the second for football. Title games: The 11-man championships are decided at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis. The 8-man game is at Missouri Western. The Division 6 game is televised. Most recent change: One proposed change is switching to four 8-team districts. The teams would play anyone they wanted for eight weeks. In Week 9, the teams would be seeded and a bracket of 1-8, 4-5, 3-6 and 2-7 would be played off. First-round losers would pair off for a 10th game while second-round winners would advance to the 8-team state playoffs. Montana State titles awarded: 5 Classifications (teams): AA (13); A (25); B (43); C 8-man (45); C 6-man (23) Total teams (approx.): 149 Regular-season games: 10 Playoff rounds: 3 in AA and C 8-man; 3 or 4 in A, 4 in B and C 6-man Playoff teams in top division: 62 percent (8 of 13) Playoff teams in all divisions: 40 percent (60 of 149) To make playoffs: In AA, teams use a computer formula to set the top eight. In A, the top three in each district advance; In B and C 8-man, the top two go (all round-robin play). In C 6-man, the top four in each conference advance. Computer assistance: Yes, but mostly for AA. Non-public schools status: Members Title games: The AA site depends on who qualifies. In A, it alternates between the South and North. Most recent change: Six years ago, the playoffs were expanded to the current format. Nebraska State titles awarded: 6 Classifications (teams): A (28); B (32); CI (59); CII (60); DI 8-man (58); DII 8-man (59); a few schools play 6-man but not for a sanctioned title Total teams (approx.): 296 (besides 6-man) Regular-season games: A and B play 9, others play 8 Playoff rounds: 4 for A and B, 5 for the others Playoff teams in top division: 57 percent (16 of 28) Playoff teams in all divisions: 54 percent (160 of 296) To make playoffs: In Class A, the top three from five districts plus a 16th wild-card team advance. In other classes, it's a combination of district champions (sometimes runners-up) and teams from the wild-card points system. Computer assistance: Yes, but district champions always advance. Non-public schools status: Members, but a multiplier has been discussed because a small percentage of teams are private (an estimated 10-15 percent) and non-public schools won five of six state titles in 2004. Title games: All title games are played at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln over three days. Most recent change: The amount of playoff teams has toggled in recent years, with many arguing that 16 of 60 is not enough and 32 is too much. In 1998, there were seven classes, including one for 6-man. Nevada State titles awarded: 4 Classifications (teams): 4A (44); 3A (14); 2A (12); 1A 8-man (24) Total teams (approx.): 94 Regular-season games: 9 Playoff rounds: 4 or 5 Playoff teams in top division: 55 percent (24 of 44) Playoff teams in all divisions: 47 percent (44 of 94) To make playoffs: Top finishers in conference play advance. Computer assistance: None Non-public schools status: Members Title games: Four different sites are used, with the big schools alternating between Las Vegas and Reno. Some games have been televised. Most recent change: Since 2000, the growth in Nevada has caused the addition of about two 3,000-student high schools per year. That trend caused Nevada to expand from two to four classes. Teams can petition to play up in class. New Hampshire State titles awarded: 5 Classifications (teams): I (10); II (10); III (10); IV (10); V (11) Total teams (approx.): 51 Regular-season games: 10 Playoff rounds: 2 for each class Playoff teams in top division: 40 percent (4 of 10) Playoff teams in all divisions: 39 percent (20 of 51) To make playoffs: The top four in each classification advance (round-robin schedule). Computer assistance: None Non-public schools status: Members Title games: The sites depend on who advances to championship games. Most recent change: In 2004 there was an expansion from four to five classes, mostly putting new programs in one group. New Jersey State titles awarded: 0 (20 sectional champions) Classifications (teams): 1 (76); 2 (76); 3 (76); 4 (76) plus non-public schools Total teams (approx.): 304 (and 40 private) Regular-season games: 9; teams that don't make the playoffs are assigned a Week 10 opponent by the state association. Playoff rounds: 3 Playoff teams in top division: 42 percent (32 of 76) Playoff teams in all divisions: 42 percent (128 of 304) To make playoffs: The top eight teams in each 19-team section qualify by a power points formula. Computer assistance: Yes Non-public schools status: 40 private schools are members and play in four 10-team sections, each one crowing a champion. Title games: Most of the sectional championships are played at Giants Stadium and Rutgers. A few are at home sites. Some are televised. Most recent change: In the 1990s, New Jersey went to sport-specific classes (different amount of classifications based on each sport). Before that, the breakdowns were based on general classifications. At that time, if you were in Division 1 for one sport, you were D-1 for every sport. New Mexico State titles awarded: 6 Classifications (teams): 5A (22); 4A (19); 3A (21); 2A (16); 1A (16); 8-man (18) Total teams (approx.): 112 Regular-season games: 10 for 11-man; 9 for 6-man Playoff rounds: 4 for the big schools, 3 for the smaller schools Playoff teams in top division: 73 percent (16 of 22) Playoff teams in all divisions: 64 percent (72 of 112) To make playoffs: In the top three classes, district champions and runners-up automatically advance. A committee picks the last teams and seeds them 1-16. In the bottom classes, the top two teams from each district advance. Computer assistance: None Non-public schools status: Members, but there are none in 5A and only two in 4A. Title games: They are played in six different locations over two weekends. Most recent change: The season was changed from 11 to 10 games to allow 16 teams instead of eight in the bigger classes. New York State titles awarded: 5 Classifications (teams): AA, A, B, C, D (about 110 teams in each) Total teams (approx.): 550 (not including Long Island and New York City public schools) Regular-season games: 9 Playoff rounds: 6 Playoff teams in top division: NA Playoff teams in all divisions: NA To make playoffs: Each of New York's 11 sections has its own way of advancing in the postseason. Most utilize best records in scheduled games against common-sized opponents. Computer assistance: None Non-public schools status: Not members, a separate organization runs its own season and tournament. Title games: All five title games are at the dome in Syracuse the weekend after Thanksgiving. Games usually are on TV, but tape-delayed. Most recent change: For at least a decade, most teams have scheduled only games against common-sized foes, getting rid of most conferences in football. North Carolina State titles awarded: 8 Classifications (teams): 4A (91); 3A (92); 2A (89); 1A (77). The divisions are subdivided for the playoffs. Total teams (approx.): 349 Regular-season games: 10 (plus an endowment game) Playoff rounds: 5 Playoff teams in top division: 70 percent (64 of 91) Playoff teams in all divisions: 73 percent (256 of 349) To make playoffs: The top 64 teams in each classification advance. Conference champions are automatically in, as are most second- and third-place teams. Computer assistance: None Non-public schools status: No members except one school, but the association will allow non-boarding parochial schools. Title games: The title games rotate around the universities at Wake Forest, North Carolina, Duke and North Carolina State. They are televised on tape-delay. Most recent change: 4A and 1A were the first to split into 4A/4AA and 1A/1AA for the playoffs. 2A and 3A followed suit just a few years ago.

Posted by request.... Some of this may be out of date by a year or two but most should be pretty current Alabama State titles awarded: 6 Classifications (teams): 6A (64); 5A (64); 4A (64); 3A (64); 2A (64); 1A (54) Total teams (approx.): 374 Regular-season games: 10 Playoff rounds: 5 Playoff teams in top division: 59 percent (32 of 54) Playoff teams in all divisions: 51 percent (192 of 374) To make playoffs: Top 4 in each of 8 geographic regions (round-robin play) qualify in each classification. State association decides region alignments. Non-region games have no impact except in certain tie-breakers. Computer assistance: None Non-public schools status: Members Title games: The Super 6 is played over two days at Birmingham's Legion Field. All games are televised, some tape-delayed. Most recent change: Expanded from 4 to 6 classes in 1984. Alaska State titles awarded: 2 Classifications (teams): Large class (15 teams) is 11-man; Small class (12) is 8-man Total teams (approx.): 27 Regular-season games: 8 Playoff rounds: 3 for 11-man, 2 for 8-man Playoff teams in top division: 53 percent (8 of 15) Playoff teams in all divisions: 44 percent (12 of 27) To make playoffs: The top 4 in each large-school conference and top 2 in each small-school advance. Only conference games matter for playoff status. Computer assistance: None Non-public schools status: Members Title games: Large schools play in Anchorage in the First National Bowl; small schools play the week before. Most recent change: Alaska's first large-school title game was in '97 and first small-school championship in '00. Arizona State titles awarded: 7 Classifications (teams): Five — 5A (58); 4A (58); 3A (30); 2A (34); 1A-8 man (23). 5A and 4A are each divided into Division I and II for state playoffs. Total teams (approx.): 203 Regular-season games: 10 Playoff rounds: 1A has 3, the rest have 4 Playoff teams in top division: 55 percent (32 of 58 in 5A, Divisions I and II) Playoff teams in all divisions: 51 percent (104 of 203) To make playoffs: 1A, 2A and 3A use region records (round-robin); 4A's divisions use region records to determine 15 spots and a computer formula to decide the 16th and seeding. In 5A's divisions, the computer formula determines the 16 qualifiers and seedings. Computer assistance: Yes, by power Index points. In 4A, teams get 50 points for a 4A win plus 5 points for each 4A oppoent's win (regardless whether you beat them or not) divided by your 4A game total. Non-public schools status: Members Title games: At split sites, such as Arizona and Arizona State universities. Most are televised. Most recent change: 2006 was the fourth season for the Power Index points and second for splitting 5A and 4A into two brackets apiece. Arkansas State titles awarded: 4 Classifications (teams): 5A (32); 4A (32); 3A (64); 2A (80); Class A schools don't play football. Total teams (approx.): 208 Regular-season games: 10 Playoff rounds: 4 in 5A and 4A, 5 in 3A and 2A Playoff teams in top division: 50 percent (16 of 32) Playoff teams in all divisions: 46 percent (96 of 208) To make playoffs: The top four teams in each conference, which are aligned by the state association. Computer assistance: None Non-public schools status: Members, but their enrollment is figured with a multiplier of 1.75 (up from 1.35) per student. Title games: All four games are at Little Rock's War Memorial Stadium, played on two Saturdays. They are televised on tape-delay. Most recent change: In 2006, the state expanded to six classes. The non-public multiplier changed in 2005. California State titles awarded: 0 — the state is divided into 10 sections and each award a variety of divisional titles. Classifications (teams): Each section has its own rules and number of divisions. Total teams (approx.): 987 Regular-season games: 10 Playoff rounds: 4 in the Southern Section. Others vary. Playoff teams in top division: N/A Playoff teams in all divisions: N/A, but 55 percent (240 of 436) make it in the Southern Section. To make playoffs: Leagues get a certain amount of automatic qualifiers based on league size. Computer assistance: No, but many newspapers have power ratings that officials may look at in the future. Non-public schools status: Members, but some sections (Oakland) don't allow private schools in with publics, so the non-publics play in another section. Title games: None Most recent change: Three title games were set for 2006 and '07, with a committee deciding which northern and southern schools will meet for titles. It's a two-year pilot program and may or may not be the first step toward a state playoff. Colorado State titles awarded: 7 Classifications (teams): 5A (48); 4A (45); 3A (39); 2A (45); 1A (40); 8-man (38); 6-man (20) Total teams (approx.): 275 Regular-season games: 10 for top 3 divisions; 9 for the others Playoff rounds: 4 for all but 6-man, which has 3 Playoff teams in top division: 33 percent (16 of 48) Playoff teams in all divisions: 38 percent (104 of 275) To make playoffs: That depends on the classification. Some are by conference placing, others by computer formula or a combination. A multiple-team tie in 1A could be decided by playing shootout halves against two or three other schools. Computer assistance: Yes. Nearly every division has its own formula to compute qualifiers and set seedings. In some cases, there's a tie-breaking criteria in case you're tied in Wild Card points. Most computations award playing a good schedule, even if you lose. Non-public schools status: Members Title games: The 5A and 4A championships will be held at Invesco Field in Denver. The lower divisions are at home sites. Most recent change: 2006 was the first year 32 teams in 5A (66 percent) made the playoffs. Connecticut State titles awarded: 6 Classifications (teams): LL (27); L (23); MM (22); M (21); SS (23); S (24) Total teams (approx.): 140 Regular-season games: 10 or 11, depending on the year Playoff rounds: 2 Playoff teams in top division: 15 percent (4 of 27) Playoff teams in all divisions: 17 percent (24 of 140) To make playoffs: The top four in each class advance by a computer formula Computer assistance: Yes. More points are awarded for defeating teams in higher classes. Non-public schools status: Members Title games: Three sites are decided ahead of time, but which games go where isn't set until after the state semifinals. They are not televised. Most recent change: Expanded from four to six classes in 2002. District of Columbia District titles awarded: 1 Classifications (teams): 1 (11) Total teams (approx.): 11 Regular-season games: 11 Playoff rounds: 2 Playoff teams in top division: 36 percent (4 of 11) Playoff teams in all divisions: 36 percent (4 of 11) To make playoffs: The top two from each conference make the state semifinals. Only conference games count for playoff consideration. Computer assistance: None Non-public schools status: Non-public schools in D.C. belong to an organization involving schools in surrounding states. Title games: The championship game (Turkey Bowl) is on Thanksgiving. It is not televised. Most recent change: In 1992, semifinal cross-bracketing was introduced. Delaware State titles awarded: 2 Classifications (teams): Division I (18); Division II (20) Total teams (approx.): 38 Regular-season games: 10 Playoff rounds: 3 (2 for teams with byes) Playoff teams in top division: 33 percent (6 of 18) Playoff teams in all divisions: 32 percent (12 of 38) To make playoffs: Winners of two league championships advance as well as four at-large teams based on a formula. Computer assistance: Yes. Non-public schools status: Members Title games: Both are played at Delaware State's field in Dover. Most recent change: Each division's field was expanded from 4 to 6 teams in 2005. Florida State titles awarded: 8 Classifications (teams): 6A (82); 5A (76); 4A (81); 3A (79); 2A (37); 2B (39); 1A (40); 1B (38) Total teams (approx.): 472 (another 22 independent schools don't play for the postseason) Regular-season games: 10 Playoff rounds: 5 for 6A, 5A, 4A and 3A; 4 for 2A, 2B, 1A and 1B Playoff teams in top division: 39 percent (32 of 82) Playoff teams in all divisions: 41 percent (192 of 472) To make playoffs: In the top four classes, the champions and runners-up in 16 districts make the field. In the bottom four, it's the top two teams in each of eight districts. Computer assistance: None Non-public schools status: Members Title games: The games move around the state. All are televised on tape-delay. Most recent change: Several years ago, the state association split up divisions 1A and 2B because of travel and size issues between urban and rural schools. Georgia State titles awarded: 5 Classifications (teams): 5A (70); 4A (83); 3A (72); 2A (77); 1A (57) Total teams (approx.): 359 Regular-season games: 10 Playoff rounds: 5 Playoff teams in top division: 46 percent (32 of 70) Playoff teams in all divisions: 45 percent (160 of 359) To make playoffs: The top four teams from each region (32 total) advance. The regions are set by the state association. Computer assistance: None Non-public schools status: Some (not all) private schools are members, but a multiplier of 1.5 is used to count enrollment. For example, a non-public school of 500 would count as 750. There is a separate private school association. Title games: The championship games are played at home sites (alternating on the bracket) and televised on Georgia public television. Most recent change: Expanded from 4 to 5 classes in 2000 Hawaii State titles awarded: 2 Classifications (teams): Division I (25); Division II (22). Teams are not necessarily divided by enrollment; strength of programs is considered. Total teams (approx.): 47 Regular-season games: 8 to 10, depending on the league Playoff rounds: 3 (2 for teams with a bye) Playoff teams in top division: 24 percent (6 of 25) Playoff teams in all divisions: 26 percent (12 of 47) To make playoffs: Postseason champions of different leagues make it, plus the bigger Oahu leagues advance second-place teams. Computer assistance: None Non-public schools status: Members Title games: The title games are played at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. Both are televised. Most recent change: There's only been a true state champion since 1999 in Division I and since 2003 in Division II. The state association is exploring 8-man football as an option for smaller schools. Idaho State titles awarded: 6 Classifications (teams): 5A (15); 4A (24); 3A (25); 2A (24); 1A is 8-man and split into Division I (22) and Division II (21) Total teams (approx.): 131 Regular-season games: 9 Playoff rounds: 3 or 4, depending on the bracket. Most classes gave up a regular season game to get more teams in the playoffs. Playoff teams in top division: 53 percent (8 of 15) Playoff teams in all divisions: 44 percent (57 of 131) To make playoffs: A certain amount of teams in each region (differing from class to class) advance to a specific spot on the bracket. Only region games count in the region standings. Computer assistance: None Non-public schools status: Members Title games: The championship game sites are not determined until after the semifinals. They are at three set locations, but it depends on which teams advance. Some are televised. Most recent change: In 2004, 1A was reduced to just 8-man football. Before that, there were 11-man and 8-man divisions. Illinois State titles awarded: 8 Classifications (teams): The top 256 teams are determined by a formula and broken into playoffs of 32 teams apiece in 8A through 1A. Total teams (approx.): 513 Regular-season games: 9 Playoff rounds: 5 Playoff teams in top division: 32, determined after the season. Playoff teams in all divisions: 50 percent (256 of 513) To make playoffs: All champions of conferences with six or more teams make it. So do the teams with the best records. After that, it's by playoff points (combined wins of all opponents) and finally by the combined wins of all defeated opponents. In practice, every team with 6 wins or more is in. Most 5-win teams also advance. Computer assistance: Yes, by the above formula. Non-public schools status: Members, but private and parochial school enrollment is determined in part by a 1.65 multiplier. Title games: Four games on Friday and four on Saturday of Thanksgiving week are played at the University of Illinois. They are televised. Most recent change: The 1.65 multiplier went into effect in 2005. Indiana State titles awarded: 5 Classifications (teams): 5A (62); 4A (62); 3A (62); 2A (62); 1A (63) Total teams (approx.): 311 Regular-season games: 9 Playoff rounds: 5 or 6, depending on the bracket Playoff teams in top division: 100 percent (62 of 62) Playoff teams in all divisions: 100 percent (311 of 311) To make playoffs: Exist as a high school football team. A blind draw takes place in all 40 sections (7 or 8 teams apiece) to determine what each bracket looks like. A bingo-type machine spits out ping-pong balls. The second team chosen in each matchup is the home team, even if it is 0-9 and playing an 8-1 squad. The brackets are unveiled on TV. Computer assistance: None Non-public schools status: Members Title games: The games are played at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis the weekend after Thanksgiving and broadcast on a state-wide TV network. Most recent change: Expanded to five classes 1985. When a tournament began in 1973, a points system was used, but it was gone a few years later when a committee argued that every other team in every other sport had a postseason chance. Iowa State titles awarded: 6 Classifications (teams): 4A (48); 3A (64); 2A (72); 1A (72); A (68); 8-man (39) Total teams (approx.): 363 Regular-season games: 9 Playoff rounds: 4 for 4A, 3A, 2A, 1A and A; 3 for 8-man Playoff teams in top division: 33 percent (16 of 48) Playoff teams in all divisions: 24 percent (88 of 363) To make playoffs: In 4A, a formula is used to determine the field. In 3A through A, the top two teams in each district advance. In those classes, district games count toward the playoffs. In 8-man, the six district champions are joined by two at-large teams, based on record. Computer assistance: Yes, in the biggest and smallest classes. Non-public schools status: Members Title games: The televised championships are on back-to-back days at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. Most recent change: In the late 1990s, 8-man football was added. Kansas State titles awarded: 7 Classifications (teams): 6A (32), 5A (32), 4A (64), 3A (64), 2-1A (61), 8-man Division I (48), 8-man Division II (48) Total teams (approx.): 349 Regular-season games: 9 Playoff rounds: 4 for 5A, 4A and both 8-man divisions; 5 for 4A, 3A and 2-1A Playoff teams in top division: 50 percent (16 of 32) Playoff teams in all divisions: 46 percent (160 of 349) To make playoffs: The top two teams advance from each district. Only those round-robin games (three in 4A) matter for playoff purposes. All districts are four teams except 8-man divisions, which have six teams. Computer assistance: None Non-public schools status: Members Title games: The championships last year were played at five sites — Topeka, Russell, Emporia, Salina and Hays. They are not televised. Most recent change: 2006 was the fourth season for Kansas to take two district qualifiers instead of one.

The general rule for most record keepers that I've talked with on that is if the school name and/or the school mascot stayed the same then it's counted as a continuation of the same school (for example when South Park merged with West Brook in 1986, the West Brook Bruins remained the West Brook Bruins). Conroe McCullough and The Woodlands are considered the same entity because all that happened in 1996 was they built a brand new building and moved all the kids from the exact same geographic attendance zone to the new high school and McCullough became the junior high. The athletics department was exactly the same and they remained the Highlanders. In the case of LC-M and PN-G, only Little Cypress High and Port Neches High had varsity football programs so it wasn't actually two football programs merging, the mascots stayed the same, and the coaching staff was exactly the same, even though the school's names became hyphenated. In the case of WO-S you had two separate UIL sanctioned varsity programs with two competely different traditions coming together to form a completely new tradition with a (not very original) new name and a new mascot. The West Orange Chiefs which had only been in existence since 1956 and the Stark Tigers which went back to 1909 in the UIL books. If forced to choose one of the two West Orange had a much better track record than Stark did.

and finally... here's the updated list of current longest playoff droughts... Longest Current Playoff Droughts Statewide (ranked by total years fielding a varsity team without qualifyling) 1. 87 years - Whitesboro (fielded 1st varsity team prior to beginning of UIL playoffs in 1920, Zero playoff appearances) 2. 87 years - Nevada Community (fielded 1st varsity team prior to beginning of UIL playoffs in 1920, Zero 11-man appearances but spent many years in 6-man football) 3. 60 years - Fort Worth North Side (last appearance in 1946) 4. 54 years - North Dallas (last appearace in 1952) 5. 52 years - Diamond Hill-Jarvis (last appearance in 1954) 6. 50 years - Cleveland Tarkington (last appearance in 1956) 7. 45 years - Boys Ranch (fielded 1st eligible team in 1962, zero appearances) 8. 42 years - Palacios (last appearance in 1964) 9. 41 years - Lumberton (fielded 1st varsity team in 1966, zero appearances) 10(t). 40 years - Corpus Christi Tuloso-Midway (last appearance in 1966) 10(t). 40 years - Robstown (last appearance in 1966) 12. 38 years - Union Grove (last appearance in 1968) 13. 33 years - Kountze (last appearance in 1973) 14. 33 years - Houston Northbrook (fielded 1st varsity team in 1974, zero appearances) 15(t). 31 years - Amarillo Caprock (last appearance in 1975) 15(t). 31 years - Lubbock (last appearance in 1975) Palacios' claim to fame is that they currently have a 5 game winning streak in playoff games as they won the 2A state title in 1964 and have never made the playoffs since.

Close but not quite... Cameron didn't qualify for the playoffs in 1980 or 1988. They have 34 appearances total Most Playoff Appearances 1920-2006 (# of appearances/school/1st year to qualify) 1. 48 - Highland Park (1924) 2. 46 - Amarillo (1922) 3. 44 - Hondo (1921) 4. 42 - Plano (1934) 5. 39 - Wichita Falls (1923) 6. 38 - Refugio (1946) 7. 38 - Groveton (1930) 8. 38 - Breckenridge (1929) 9. 37 - Freer (1937) 10. 37 - Mart (1929) 11. 37 - Jasper (1924) 12. 36 - Temple (1921) 13. 35 - Brownwood (1953) 14. 35 - Bay City (1933) 15. 35 - Wink (1932) 16. 35 - Corsicana (1930) 17. 34 - Houston Yates (1969) 18. 34 - Cameron Yoe (1934) 19. 33 - Gregory-Portland (1957) 20. 33 - Pilot Point (1943) 21. 33 - Rogers (1942) 22. 33 - Barbers Hill (1940) 23. 33 - Albany (1930) 24. 32 - Newton (1951) 25. 32 - Alice (1938) 26. 32 - Littlefield (1936) 27. 32 - Longview (1924) 28. 32 - Childress (1921) 29. 31 - La Marque (1952) 28. 31 - Taylor (1930) 29. 31 - Ballinger (1929) 30. 31 - Brenham (1927)

The consecutive Bidistrict winners listing only includes the 25 programs from the first list of consecutive playoff appearances as I was only answering the question in regards to Nederland. There are many other programs that have won less than 10 consecutive bidistrict games that are not listed. In answer to the question about Katy... I'm not sure what you're asking. Katy has fielded a football team every year back to at least 1944. They won their first state championship in 1959 as a 1A school. From 1965 - 1985 they had a down period where they didn't qualify for the playoffs at all and increased in size from a small rural 1A school to a suburban 5A school. Starting about 1986 they began a huge comeback in 5A and have become the powerhouse that everyone knows them today.

I just now saw this question directed to me from another post that is now several months old so I split it off into a new topic.... Nederland and Dayton are tied with DeSoto, Ennis, El Paso Riverside and Wolfforth Frenship for the 20th longest active streak of playoff appearances with 11. The nineteen ahead of them are: MOST CONSECUTIVE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF APPEARANCES (active streaks only) 30 Consecutive Years Houston Yates (1977-2006) 22 Consecutive Years Corpus Christi Calallen (1985-2006) 19 Consecutive Years Austin Westlake (1988-2006) 17 Consecutive Years Dallas Carter (1990-2006) Dallas Kimball (1990-2006) La Marque (1990-2006) Waxahachie (1990-2006) 16 Consecutive Years Katy (1991-2006) 15 Consecutive Years Refugio (1992-2006) 13 Consecutive Years Celina (1994-2006) Abilene Wylie (1994-2006) Dallas Skyline (1994-2006) GP North Shore (1994-2006) Newton (1994-2006) 12 Consecutive Years East Chambers (1995-2006) Highland Park (1995-2006) Omaha Paul Pewitt (1995-2006) The Woodlands/Conroe McCullough (1995-2006) Windthorst (1995-2006) 11 Consecutive Years Ennis (1996-2006) Wolfforth Frenship (1996-2006) El Paso Riverside (1996-2006) DeSoto (1996-2006) Nederland (1996-2006) Dayton (1996-2006) Now to answer your question about consecutive Bi-district victories.... Nederland currently has won 10 consecutive bidistrict games with their most recent loss in the 1st round back in 1996 to Jasper. This ties them for 6th in the state in active Bi-District winning streaks MOST CONSECUTIVE BI-DISTRICT WINS (among the 25 programs with the most consecutive playoff appearances) 17 consecutive Bi-District wins (1990-2006) Corpus Christi Calallen La Marque 13 consecutive Bi-District wins (1994-2006) Katy Celina Newton 10 consecutive Bi-District wins (1997-2006) Nederland Omaha Paul Pewitt 7 consecutive Bi-District wins (2000-2006) Galena Park North Shore 6 consecutive Bi-District wins (2001-2006) Windthorst 5 consecutive Bi-District wins (2002-2006) Dallas Carter Abilene Wylie 3 consecutive Bi-District wins (2004-2006) Houston Yates East Chambers Wolfforth Frenship 2 consecutive Bi-District wins (2005-2006) Highland Park 1 Bi-District win (2006) Austin Westlake Dayton Refugio DeSoto El Paso Riverside Lost their last Bi-District game Dallas Kimball Waxahachie Dallas Skyline The Woodlands Ennis

There are no local teams (from the Golden Triangle at least) that fall in to the #205-306 enrollment window which potentially would be 4A-D1. I haven't put the entire state together yet but the Southeast Texas region looks like this: Almost all of the current District 22-4A are smack in the middle of the #307-408 enrollment window which potentially would be 4A-D2. The Southeast Texas region would look like this: #409-510 would be 3A-D1 and includes the smaller members of the current 4A and the larger members of the current 3A (Jasper is the very smallest of the group coming in as the 510th largest school in the state)

It's almost certain that Stephenville and Brownwood will drop down to 3A so the nearest neighbors to Stephenville in my projection of 3A-D1 are plotted below:

My projected 5A-D2 containing the #103 through #204 largest programs in the state would look like this (using 2006 numbers): The smaller 5A schools include a large portion of the Valley schools, about the same amount of DFW and San Antonio schools and a lot fewer Houston area schools compared to D1. Greater Houston: 21 teams Dallas/Ft Worth: 29 teams including Weatherford Central Texas: 19 teams Rio Grande Valley: 15 teams Panhandle: 4 teams (3 Lubbock teams, Amarillo Tascosa) El Paso: 5 teams (Coronado, El Dorado, Hanks, Bel Air, Eastwood) There are 9 major outlying schools including Lufkin, Longview, West Brook, PA Memorial, Abilene, the 2 Corpus schools and the 2 Laredo schools. The 5A-D2 district breakdown could look something like this: District 1: 5 El Paso teams District 2: the 4 Panhandle teams + possibly Abilene Districts 3 - 6: the 29 DFW teams plus Longview divided in to two 7 team districts and two 8 team districts District 7-10: the 21 Houston teams plus West Brook, PA Memorial and Lufkin divided in to four 6 team districts District 11-13: divide the 19 central Texas teams into two 6 team districts and one 7 team district Districts 14-16: divide the 15 valley teams plus the 4 Corpus and Laredo teams into two 6 team districts and one 7 team district #103-204 Largest Enrollment Programs Statewide (using official 2006 enrollments) West Texas Central Texas Dallas-Ft Worth Area (Weatherford is a little bit west of the left edge of the map) Houston Metro South Texas More to come if you're interested....

The biggest problem the UIL will face will be mainly in the larger classifications where the schools are all concentrated in the major metropolitan areas with a few isolated programs miles and miles away from the nearest school of similar size. I mapped out the 102 largest programs in the state and came up with the following: For one thing, the Houston area contains almost half of the schools with the largest enrollment. Greater Houston: 47 teams Dallas/Ft Worth: 25 teams San Antonio: 10 teams Odessa/Midland: 4 teams El Paso: 4 teams Rio Grande Valley: 3 teams (La Joya, Brownsville Hanna, Harlingen) Austin metro: 3 teams (Austin Bowie, Georgetown, RR Stony Point) and then you have 6 outlying teams close to no one else: Del Rio, Laredo United, and Victoria Memorial in the bottom half of the state and Bryan, San Angelo Central and Tyler Lee in the upper half. The 5A-D1 classification would almost have to be divided up like this to avoid huge distances between district opponents: District 1: 4 El Paso teams with the possibility of moving the next 1 or 2 largest in enrollment up to make a 5 or 6 team district District 2: the 4 Odessa/Midland teams plus San Angelo Districts 3 - 6: the 25 DFW teams plus Tyler Lee divided in to two 6 team districts and two 7 team districts. District 7: The 3 Austin area teams + Bryan and possibly move Round Rock McNeil up as they are right at the cutoff District 8-13: divide the 47 Houston area teams into six districts with 7 or 8 teams each. Districts 14-15: divide the 10 San Antonio teams + Victoria + Del Rio in to 2 six team districts District 16: the 3 South Texas teams plus Laredo United. If you try to increase the total number of teams to try to add some that potentially would be closer to some of the outlying ones you would be out of luck. Numbers 103 -120 in order of enrollment are: SA Taft, Houston Westbury, Round Rock McNeil, Ft Bend Hightower, Humble Atascocita, Pasadena High, CC King, Mansfield Summit, Baytown Lee, Lake Highlands, Round Rock Westwood, Edinburg, Donna, Mesquite, EP Coronado, Ft Bend Bush, Abilene, Katy Morton Ranch 102 Largest Enrollment Programs Statewide (using official 2006 enrollments. Odessa Permian has a marker but isn't labeled.) Greater San Antonio Area Dallas-Ft Worth Area Greater Houston Area (North of I-10) (The bottom edge of the marker for Conroe HS is at the very top of the screen) Greater Houston area (South of I-10) (Brazoswood is at the extreme bottom and Ft Bend Austin has a marker but isn't labeled) If I have time I'll try to plot out the lower classifications....

The problem with your projections is that you're assuming all the schools that are 5A would stay 5A. There are currently 246 5A schools and 174 3A schools which is a difference of 72. If the UIL were really going to divide each classification into Divison I and II from top to bottom (5A down through 1A) then why would there be a need to have 5A as large as it is currently? If you kept the number of schools in each classification like it is then 3A would have several 4-team districts in Regions I and IV with over 300 miles separating some schools. The UIL is going to have to push quite a few 5A schools down to 4A and quite a few 4A down to 3A to make all the classes equal in number. It makes more sense to just divide the approximately 1020 11-man programs that will be competing into 10 equal 102 team classes, which would put the enrollment cutoffs approximately as follows: (using 2006 enrollment numbers) 5A-D1: (#1-102) 2589 - 5652 enrollment 5A-D2: (#103-204) 2150 - 2586 enrollment 4A-D1: (#205-306) 1717 - 2140 enrollment 4A-D2: (#307-408) 1221 - 1710 enrollment 3A-D1: (#409-510) 819 - 1200 enrollment 3A-D2: (#511-612) 492 - 809 enrollment 2A-D1: (#613-714) 330 - 490 enrollment 2A-D2: (#715-816) 233 - 329 enrollment 1A-D1: (#817-918) 166 - 233 enrollment 1A-D2: (#919-1020) <166 enrollment This allows 16 districts in each classification to have somewhere between 6 and 7 teams per district on average. You couldn't add or subtract too many from one class to another because 96 teams already is only 6 teams per district in a 16 district setup, and 80 teams moves you down to 5 teams per district. Another interesting thing about it is how the 3A-D2 largest-to-smallest ratio is STILL approaching 2. It's easy to see why there has been such a problem with parity in 3A looking at these numbers. The 409th largest school has an enrollment of 1200 and just 200 spots down at 612th the enrollment plummets to 492. The current members of District 3A-21 have such a large range in enrollments that the 8 teams are spread out between 3 different classifications in my system. The respective breakdown of Southeast Texas teams using the above cutoffs would be: 5A-D1: Conroe, The Woodlands, Magnolia, Klein, Klein Collins, Klein Forest, Spring, Spring Westfield, Tomball, Cypress Creek, Cy-Fair, Cypress Falls, Cypress Ridge, Cypress Springs, Jersey Village, Langham Creek, Alief Elsik, Alief Hastings, Alief Taylor, Katy, Katy Cinco Ranch, Mayde Creek, Katy Taylor, Aldine, Aldine Eisenhower, Aldine MacArthur, Aldine Nimitz, Houston Sam Houston, Bellaire, Houston Lamar, Houston Westside, Baytown Sterling, Humble, Kingwood, Deer Park, North Shore, Pasadena Dobie, Ft Bend Austin, Ft Bend Kempner, Alvin, Brazoswood, Clear Brook, Galveston Ball, Clear Lake, Clear Creek, Pearland 5A-D2: Conroe Oak Ridge, College Park, Lufkin, Klein Oak, Katy Morton Ranch, Houston Memorial, Houston Northbrook, Spring Woods, Houston Chavez, Houston Madison, Houston Milby, Houston Westbury, Baytown Lee, West Brook, Atascocita, Pt Arthur Memorial, La Porte, Pasadena, Pasadena Memorial, Pasadena Rayburn, South Houston, Ft Bend Bush, Ft Bend Clements, Ft Bend Dulles, Ft Bend Hightower 4A-D1: Strake Jesuit, Houston Stratford, Channelview, Ft Bend Elkins, Ft Bend Marshall, Huntsville, Houston Austin, Houston Waltrip, Galena Park, Angleton, Dickinson, Friendswood, Richmond Foster, Lamar Consolidated, Rosenberg Terry 4A-D2: Ft Bend Willowridge, Brenham, Caney Creek, Livingston, Montgomery, Waller, Willis, Houston Davis, Houston Reagan, Houston Sharpstown, Houston Yates, Crosby, C.E. King, Beaumont Central, Beaumont Ozen, Dayton, Nederland, PN-G, Vidor, Santa Fe, Texas City, Bay City, Katy Seven Lakes 3A-D1: Houston Furr, Houston Jones, Houston Scarborough, Houston Sterling, Houston Wheatley, Houston Worthing, Houston Washington, Houston Forest Brook, Houston Smiley, Huffman, Barbers Hill, Lumberton, LC-M, Brazosport, La Marque, El Campo, Palestine, Jasper, Silsbee, Splendora, Stafford, West Columbia 3A-D2: Madisonville, Palestine Westwood, Carthage, Center, Diboll, Huntington, Rusk, Bridge City, Hamshire-Fannett, Hardin-Jefferson, WO-S, Cleveland, Tarkington, Coldspring, Liberty, Shepherd, Bellville, Caldwell, Giddings, La Grange, Navasota, Smithville, Needville, Sealy, Sweeny, Wharton 2A-D1: Crockett, Kirbyville, Orangefield, Brookshire, Columbus, Newton, Woodville, Anahuac, Buna, Hardin, Kountze, East Chambers, Hitchcock 2A-D2: Corrigan-Camden, Hemphill, San Augustine, Deweyville, Warren, Boling, Danbury, East Bernard, Van Vleck, Wallis Brazos 1A-D1: Shelbyville, Alto, Grapeland, Cross Roads, Colmesneil, Groveton, Lovelady, West Sabine, Hull-Daisetta, West Hardin 1A-D2: Cayuga, Cushing, Oakwood, Burkeville, Chester, Evadale, High Island, Sabine Pass Of course this was made using the 2006 enrollments and there will be changes both up and down from the above but it does give an interesting picture of how it may look.

Dave Campbell's correctly predicted on average about one State Champion per year since the magazine started in 1960 and more recently they've been even more accurate than that with 18 of their preseason #1's winning a State Championship over the past 10 years. 2006 - Tatum (2A) 2005 - Southlake Carroll (5A) 2005 - Newton (2A) 2005 - Throckmorton (6-man) 2004 - Southlake Carroll (5A) 2004 - Ennis (4A) 2004 - Richland Springs (6-man) 2002 - Everman (3A) 2002 - Petrolia (1A) 2001 - Lufkin (5A) 2001 - Celina (2A) 2000 - Panther Creek (6-man) 1999 - Midland Lee (5A) 1999 - Stephenville (4A) 1998 - Omaha Pewitt (2A) 1998 - Tenaha (1A) 1997 - La Marque (4A) 1997 - Sealy (3A)

Link to the following Week 12 Region III Football Rankings (all classifications combined) 1. Katy (5A) 2. Cypress-Fairbanks (5A) 3. Lamar Consolidated (4A) 4. North Shore (5A) 5. Katy Cinco Ranch (5A) 6. Giddings (3A) 7. Cypress Falls (5A) 8. La Marque (4A) 9. West Orange-Stark (3A) 10. Dayton (4A) 11. Liberty Hill (3A) 12. Pearland (5A) 13. Brazoswood (5A) 14. Cypress Ridge (5A) 15. Brenham (4A) 16. Palestine (3A) 17. Robinson (3A) 18. Mart (2A) 19. West Brook (5A) 20. Beaumont Central (4A) 21. Houston Lamar (5A) 22. Houston Stratford (5A) 23. Texas City (4A) 24. Baytown Lee (5A) 25. Waco La Vega (3A)

I know it doesn't mean anything but finally WO-S has two of the well known ratings sites favoring them. For a while there it seemed like Giddings was getting the pick to win across the board by most sites. Based on the recent performance of both teams, MaxPreps predicts on: 11/24/2006 West Orange-Stark (Orange, TX) will beat Giddings (TX) with a final score of 28 - 27. Link to Maxpreps prediction The Massey Ratings predict almost the exact same score picking WO-S to win 26-25 Link to Massey predictions