2026-2027 UIL Realignment

[BugWub24]

There's definitely some Region 24 bands on track to make the jump from 5A to 6A. I would say McKinney North definitely makes the jump. Maybe Walnut Grove? Maybe Reedy? That could help Area J a little bit, IF it doesn't get tossed entirely lol

Red Oak has seen some steady growth over the years. They should either be really close to the cutoff or barely make the jump to 6A. Rowlett is kind of a wait and see for me, but if the cutoff goes up, Rowlett could very well move down to 5A.

[bchorn]

Area D 6A needs to be split up due to how stacked this Area is.

Reagan

CTJ

Moe & Gene Johnson

Dripping Springs

Bowie

Cedar Ridge

Round Rock

McNeil

All these bands would do really well at state...and yet 3 are not going to advance every year.

[hebronglazerisnotright23]

rockhill to 5a?

[Thatonedoublereed14]

10 minutes ago, hebronglazerisnotright23 said:

rockhill to 5a?

We've already discussed this; still too early to know anything about realignment for next year

[dullbanddad]

2 hours ago, Thatonedoublereed14 said:

We've already discussed this; still too early to know anything about realignment for next year

When are things usually announced? Late Oct?

[dullbanddad]

8 hours ago, bchorn said:

Area D 6A needs to be split up due to how stacked this Area is.

Reagan

CTJ

Moe & Gene Johnson

Dripping Springs

Bowie

Cedar Ridge

Round Rock

McNeil

All these bands would do really well at state...and yet 3 are not going to advance every year.

Following TMC, there's a real risk that Round Rock doesn't make state this year 

[Thatonedoublereed14]

29 minutes ago, dullbanddad said:

When are things usually announced? Late Oct?

Last time realignment happened, it was in February, I think. At least, that's what the UIL realignment website for athletic events shows. Regardless, there's sure to be some huge shake-ups in terms of band whenever it does get released.

[wtxbd02]

Hello!  Snapshot day when schools send in their enrollment is October 31st 🎃 and have until November 7th to submit.

After thanksgiving at some point UIL will release the new cutoffs for each classification  

Then in February, UIL will release the official list of who lands where.  Texasfootball.com explains it very well here and they also compile all the snapshots they get and post their own mockups of what they think will happen:

https://www.texasfootball.com/article/2025/09/16/what-is-snapshot-day?ref=related_thumb

[dullbanddad]

59 minutes ago, LKendrick said:

Hello!  Snapshot day when schools send in their enrollment is October 31st 🎃 and have until November 7th to submit.

After thanksgiving at some point UIL will release the new cutoffs for each classification  

Then in February, UIL will release the official list of who lands where.  Texasfootball.com explains it very well here and they also compile all the snapshots they get and post their own mockups of what they think will happen:

https://www.texasfootball.com/article/2025/09/16/what-is-snapshot-day?ref=related_thumb

 

 

 

 

Ah, I got snapshot day mixed up with the other parts. Thanks!

[bchorn]

3 hours ago, dullbanddad said:

Following TMC, there's a real risk that Round Rock doesn't make state this year 

Last year at Area D finals 6th-9th place were practically a tie when you added up the judges placements.

Mcneil/Westwood 35

M&G Johnson 36

Bowie 38

Anyone of one of these bands would have done really well at state.  Heck, McNeil even made finals at BOA San Antonio over two bands who advanced to state (CTJ and Dripping Springs).   So a lot of very deserving bands are not going to advance to state this year from this Area.

[LostChoirGuy]

Area D is definitely crazy stacked in a way that seems unfair, but I'm not sure splitting it is the solution.  It seems to have only made former area C (now J) even harder when it happened in DFW.

[JFNDOWBFAN]

Curious if Royse City drops to 5A or get stuck in 6A for 2 more years. I don’t think their new HS is slated to open until a year from August. It looks amazing though. But it’s also opening with 9-10 grade. Won’t be at full capacity before next realignment either. 

[Dodydo]

Does anybody know if they are going to raise the bar to be qualified as 6a next year? I saw some people saying they were discussing this at some meeting.

[cheeto2401]

looked at panther creek's numbers, they should be moving up to 5A next year, lets hope they get that championship before moving up however

[LostChoirGuy]

On 10/24/2025 at 12:06 PM, Dodydo said:

Does anybody know if they are going to raise the bar to be qualified as 6a next year? I saw some people saying they were discussing this at some meeting.

It is based on the enrollment numbers.  They try to keep about 250 in each classification.  Some rumors I've heard are that the number might go down this year actually.

[dfwhorn]

On 10/17/2025 at 3:43 PM, JFNDOWBFAN said:

Curious if Royse City drops to 5A or get stuck in 6A for 2 more years. I don’t think their new HS is slated to open until a year from August. It looks amazing though. But it’s also opening with 9-10 grade. Won’t be at full capacity before next realignment either. 

From what I've heard the new RC school in Fate will open 2027, probably will be like how they did with Richland and WG in the past, put the new school in 4a or 5a and eventually that alignment talk numbers for the new schools, I think that yeah Royse could drop to 5A but that will be more of a conversation for 2028's realignment.

[GoldenGuard]

21 hours ago, cheeto2401 said:

looked at panther creek's numbers, they should be moving up to 5A next year, lets hope they get that championship before moving up however

I think the realignment will definitely be interesting to see what it does to the 4A group. It's crazy when you actually see the size difference in schools. Based off 24-26 realignment numbers and just who made state last year it is crazy to me that all of these schools are able to compete against each other. Just top four from finals numbers: Celina- 1177, Panther Creek- 1166, Davenport- 1295, Sulphur Springs-1290 compared to the four smallest schools at state last year: La Grange (26th)- 612, Farmersville (13th)- 669, North Lamar (9th)-671, & Robinson (20th)-719.

This is me just being a numbers/stats nerd. It's just crazy to think that Pharr Valley View (largest enrollment at 4A state '24) who had 1306 or even Davenport can compete against schools like La Grange. Their entire bands are probably the same size as an entire graduating class for those smaller schools in the 600s. So if some of these larger schools get bumped up to 5A it will be neat to see what happens to the 4A scene. I imagine if those smaller schools even get bumped down, it would change the 3A game for sure. I'm sure there are some 5A schools that could also experience the same as the smaller 4As, but I think it is more so the rural 4As that get hurt the worst. Because geographically they feel the small school environment more so than 4As like Davenport or Panther Creek who are basically big enough to understand the 5A feel, because of where their school is located.

[cheeto2401]

7 hours ago, GoldenGuard said:

I think the realignment will definitely be interesting to see what it does to the 4A group. It's crazy when you actually see the size difference in schools. Based off 24-26 realignment numbers and just who made state last year it is crazy to me that all of these schools are able to compete against each other. Just top four from finals numbers: Celina- 1177, Panther Creek- 1166, Davenport- 1295, Sulphur Springs-1 290 compared to the four smallest schools at state last year: La Grange (26th)- 612, Farmersville (13th)- 669, North Lamar (9th)-671, & Robinson (20th)-719.

This is me just being a numbers/stats nerd. It's just crazy to think that Pharr Valley View (largest enrollment at 4A state '24) who had 1306 or even Davenport can compete against schools like La Grange. Their entire bands are probably the same size as an entire graduating class for those smaller schools in the 600s. So if some of these larger schools get bumped up to 5A it will be neat to see what happens to the 4A scene. I imagine if those smaller schools even get bumped down, it would change the 3A game for sure. I'm sure there are some 5A schools that could also experience the same as the smaller 4As, but I think it is more so the rural 4As that get hurt the worst. Because geographically they feel the small school environment more so than 4As like Davenport or Panther Creek who are basically big enough to understand the 5A feel, because of where their school is located.

4A is included in ATSSB for a reason 😭✌️

[cheeto2401]

7 hours ago, GoldenGuard said:

I think the realignment will definitely be interesting to see what it does to the 4A group. It's crazy when you actually see the size difference in schools. Based off 24-26 realignment numbers and just who made state last year it is crazy to me that all of these schools are able to compete against each other. Just top four from finals numbers: Celina- 1177, Panther Creek- 1166, Davenport- 1295, Sulphur Springs-1 290 compared to the four smallest schools at state last year: La Grange (26th)- 612, Farmersville (13th)- 669, North Lamar (9th)-671, & Robinson (20th)-719.

This is me just being a numbers/stats nerd. It's just crazy to think that Pharr Valley View (largest enrollment at 4A state '24) who had 1306 or even Davenport can compete against schools like La Grange. Their entire bands are probably the same size as an entire graduating class for those smaller schools in the 600s. So if some of these larger schools get bumped up to 5A it will be neat to see what happens to the 4A scene. I imagine if those smaller schools even get bumped down, it would change the 3A game for sure. I'm sure there are some 5A schools that could also experience the same as the smaller 4As, but I think it is more so the rural 4As that get hurt the worst. Because geographically they feel the small school environment more so than 4As like Davenport or Panther Creek who are basically big enough to understand the 5A feel, because of where their school is located.

do you know who was the smallest school in finals???

[lambow93]

A few schools in 5A Area E are projected to jump up to 6A next year, which will probably make the area smaller (which is great for those bands who have either over an hour travel time or those who succeeded much more in a different area before being moved to E), but may have new additions to 6A Areas like E or F which are already super competitive with bands like Pearland or The Woodlands

[Anthony V]

18 hours ago, cheeto2401 said:

looked at panther creek's numbers, they should be moving up to 5A next year, lets hope they get that championship before moving up however

Pleased to hear that. They'll be a great addition to 5A

[GoldenGuard]

6 hours ago, cheeto2401 said:

do you know who was the smallest school in finals???

North Lamar-671, Gatesville-782.5, and then China Spring-952. Everyone else was 1,000+

[1q2s3e4f]

On 6/5/2025 at 4:19 PM, dfwhorn said:

Here are some quick predictions of mine for now, I will change them either once I get more in depth or when we get next year's enrollment numbers.

Drops
6A to 5A: Longview, Dallas Jesuit, Rowlett, Berkner, Rock Hill, Westview, Lancaster 
5A to 4A: Frisco Memorial, Denison, Dallas Adamson, Kaufman, CC King, CC Moody, H Austin, H Sterling

Jumps
4A to 5A: Sulphur Springs, Celina, Panther Creek, Community, Lake Dallas, Decatur, Davenport, West Plains
5A to 6A: McKinney North, Leander, Aledo, Sherman, Reedy, Lake Belton, Denton Ryan

I probably won't do 3A down until a later time since I'm not as familiar with it as 4A-6A.
I think we'll have 7A in 2030 or 2028 but not 2026 for now.

I can also see schools like Pieper or Smithson Valley going 6A next year

[1q2s3e4f]

On 10/12/2025 at 9:05 AM, bchorn said:

Area D 6A needs to be split up due to how stacked this Area is.

Reagan

CTJ

Moe & Gene Johnson

Dripping Springs

Bowie

Cedar Ridge

Round Rock

McNeil

All these bands would do really well at state...and yet 3 are not going to advance every year.

especially if my school(Pieper) goes 6A😭... Area D's insane rn

[1q2s3e4f]

13 hours ago, cheeto2401 said:

do you know who was the smallest school in finals???

Prolly had like 20 people💀