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Also, thank you for doing this. Great stuff!

0 matchups predicted to be more than a 2-score game. Only 2 matchups more than a 10-point difference. Not a bad playoff set-up.

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I watched the Board of Directors meeting, and I’m still not sure I fully understand everything that was discussed and adopted.  But this is what I think I know:  The proposal that was approved is similar to the current system, minus one class.  Schools will be assigned to classifications based on school enrollment.  District contests will be mandatory if a team wants to compete in the FHSAA state championship series.  District champions automatically advance to the playoffs.  The number of at-large teams, selected by the FHSAA rankings, will vary based on the number of teams in the class.  Playoff seeding will still be done by the FHSAA rankings. The Open Division concept was approved by a prior Board, but is still in effect starting next year.  The top 8 teams in the FHSAA rankings at the end of the regular season will be placed in the Open bracket (mandatory, not optional). Although not formally approved, the Board discussed an alternate pathway for teams that did not want to play required district games, that would offer an expanded “independent” track with postseason competition (not called a “state championship”).  This proposal will be developed at a later date.  I think the goal is to attract those teams from Dade, Orange, and other counties that have opted for an independent schedule back into the FHSAA.  It is hard to say how many teams will be in each class, as teams will have to re-commit to this new set-up.  My impression is that the FHSAA would like to get to 6-8 teams per district, which could lead to 8, 12, or 16 districts per class.  But the FHSAA is constrained by the number of teams that commit to mandatory district play, school enrollment, and Florida’s geography.  As for Dillard, my best guess is their 2025 reported enrollment of 1,468 would put them in 3A, but the FHSAA wants to get the official classifications announced by Christmas.  

So what does this mean moving forward ? I read the article but still kind of confused. I saw open districts so do that mean no more distrcit champions ? Do that mean sta, chaminade , central,mnw will be in their own open power district.  For example dillard was 4a this year, where would that place them next year ? @nolebull813