9-Man Two Classification System
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2023 4:10 pm
With all the talk of reclassifications in Basketball and Volleyball I thought 9-man football could use some reclassifying as well. I came up with a plan to divide the 9-man division into a 9A and 9B division based off of next year's preliminary enrollment numbers. I believe this would fix the disparity between the top 9-man teams and the bottom 11B teams, and also help the smaller 9-man teams and larger 6-man teams do the same. The average adjusted enrollment for all 9-man teams is 54, so if we use that number as the cutoff line for a 9A and 9B division this is what it would look like. Obviously with some opt-ups and opt-downs it would make for a much more competitive landscape.
9A - 23 teams
Sargent County
Tri-State
W/L
Mayport-CG
Griggs County-Midkota
Larimore
Hatton/Northwood
Four Winds
New Rockford/Sheyenne-M
Lakota
North Star
Midway/Minto
Kenmare
WNG
Dunseith
South Prairie-Max
Central Mclean
Tioga
Richardton/Taylor-hebron
Hettinger County
Grant County-Flasher
Linton-HMB-S/Z
New Salem
9B - 18 Teams
Lamoure
Hankinson
Maple Valley
Enderlin
Richland
North Prairie
St. John
North Border
MLS
Divide County
TGU
Alexander
Berthold
Hettinger/Scranton
Beach
Kidder County
Napoleon-G/S
South Border
9A - 23 teams
Sargent County
Tri-State
W/L
Mayport-CG
Griggs County-Midkota
Larimore
Hatton/Northwood
Four Winds
New Rockford/Sheyenne-M
Lakota
North Star
Midway/Minto
Kenmare
WNG
Dunseith
South Prairie-Max
Central Mclean
Tioga
Richardton/Taylor-hebron
Hettinger County
Grant County-Flasher
Linton-HMB-S/Z
New Salem
9B - 18 Teams
Lamoure
Hankinson
Maple Valley
Enderlin
Richland
North Prairie
St. John
North Border
MLS
Divide County
TGU
Alexander
Berthold
Hettinger/Scranton
Beach
Kidder County
Napoleon-G/S
South Border