By Tim Stried
OHSAA Director of Communications

COLUMBUS – New divisional assignments for the 2017-18 winter sports of basketball and wrestling were released Thursday by the Ohio High School Athletic Association.
For the first time, Competitive Balance roster data was used in determining divisional assignments in basketball, which is the only OHSAA winter sport affected by the Competitive Balance regulation that OHSAA member schools adopted by referendum vote in 2014.
The divisional breakdowns in wrestling and basketball were approved by the OHSAA Board of Directors June 1 during their June meeting.
Additional divisional breakdowns for the 2017-18 winter sports of swimming and bowling will be announced in August.
Division assignments are based on gender-specific enrollment numbers provided to the OHSAA by the Ohio Department of Education.
Enrollment figures are then modified in the sports football, volleyball, soccer, basketball, softball and baseball based on Competitive Balance roster data submitted by each school.
More information on Competitive Balance is posted at: http://www.ohsaa.org/School-Resources/Competitive-Balance-Resource-Center
Note that new schools and merged schools are processed by the OHSAA in September after enrollment figures are final.
2017-18 Girls Basketball Divisional Assignments:
http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/girlsbasketball/2018
2017-18 Boys Basketball Divisional Assignments:
http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/boysbasketball/2018
2017-18 and 2018-19 Dual Team Wrestling
Division I – 362 and more boys
Division II – 210 to 361 boys
Division III – 209 and fewer boys
2017-18 and 2018-19 Individual Wrestling
Division I – 370 and more boys
Division II – 200 to 369 boys
Division III – 199 and fewer boys
2017-18 and 2018-19 Base Enrollment Numbers and Process Explanation:
http://www.ohsaa.org/school-resources/school-enrollment
2017-18 OHSAA Divisional Breakdowns Index
http://www.ohsaa.org/School-Resources/Divisional-Breakdowns/2017-18

 

NOTE: Fairland boys moved up to Division II and Coal Grove boys dropped down to Division IV.

Boys’ Basketball
Division II
School    Enrollment
Fairland    205
Westfall    211
Chillicothe    226
Waverly    228
New Lexington    231
Gallipolis    234
Greenfield McClain    236
Circleville    242
Vinton County    246
Logan Elm    250
Chillicothe Unioto    253
Wash. Court House    255
Miami Trace    268
Hillsboro    282
Jackson    289
Vincent Warren    294
Sheridan    299
Athens    318
Marietta    344
Division III
School    Enrollment
Ironton    155
Portsmouth    171
South Point    180
Rock Hill    185
Chesapeake    186
Latham Western    113
Chillicothe Huntington    129
Lucasville Valley    130
Paint Valley    131
West Union    131
North Adams    132
Crooksville    134
Nelsonville-York    135
Chillicothe Southeastern    135
Lynchburg-Clay    136
Minford    152
Adena    152
Wellston    165
Oak Hill    167
Eastern Brown    170
Piketon    174
Wheelersburg    175
McDermott Northwest    180
Portsmouth West    189
River Valley    198
Alexander    204
Meigs    204
Division IV
Ironton St. Joseph    18
Symmes Valley    87
Green    79
Portsmouth Notre Dame    34
Coal Grove    115
New Boston    39
Portsmouth Clay    68
Waterford    78
South Gallia    80
Sciotoville East    81
Corning Miller    82
Racine Southern    87
Glouster Trimble    95
Reedsville Eastern    96
Peebles    99
Mowrystown Whiteoak    102
South Webster    103
Leesburg Fairfield    105
Manchester    109
Federal Hocking    119
Belpre    123
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Girls’ Basketball
Division III
School    Enrollment
Rock Hill    136
Coal Grove    144
Portsmouth    145
Ironton    153
Chesapeake    154
Fairland    170
South Point    184
Beaver Eastern    112
Leesburg Fairfield    115
Crooksville    125
North Adams    129
Oak Hill    131
Chillicothe Southeastern    133
Nelsonville-York    136
Portsmouth West    138
West Union    139
Frankford Adena    145
Piketon    147
Chillicothe Huntington    148
Wheelersburg    149
Minford    155
Lynchburg-Clay    156
Westfall    156
Zane Trace    156
Eastern Brown    161
Wellston    166
Alexander    178
McDermott Northwest    180
Meigs    183
Division IV
Ironton St. Joseph    19
Symmes Valley    94
Green    61
Ports. Notre Dame    50
New Boston    62
Portsmouth Clay    68
Sciotoville East    69
Mowrystown Whiteoak    73
Corning Miller    74
South Gallia    74
Latham Western    81
Glouster Trimble    86
Waterford    88
Raince Southern    92
Manchester    101
Federal Hocking    104
South Webster    104
Paint Valley    105
Reedsville Eastern    106
Belpre    107
Lucasville Valley    111
Peebles    115