2026-2027 Enrollment Breaks


The following table displays final enrollment breaks for each Fall, Winter, Spring Sports and Activities. Breaks for each sport by season and activity will be posted shortly after the release of Class & District Assignments.

What do you see?
  • The numbers in black are the final breaks after all operations of the classification process have been completed.
  • The gray numbers in the parentheses display the number of teams in each classification/the number of MSIP-Exempt schools who have shifted into the class due to accumulated championship factor points.
  • The gray numbers below show the initial breaks established using the percentage in Class 1 and enrollment differential in Classes 2 and above.

  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Spring
  • Activities
 Sport/ActivityClass 1Class 2Class 3Class 4Class 5Class 6
Baseball - Spring Season Release Date: TBD
Basketball - Boys Release Date: TBD
Basketball - Girls Release Date: TBD
Cross Country - Boys Release Date: 9/11/2026 1 - 126 (115)
1 - 124
127 - 265 (108)
124 - 251
266 - 525 (81/3)
254 - 502
526 - 1000 (68/3)
515 - 985
1001+ (68/1)
998+
Cross Country - Girls Release Date: 9/11/2026 1 - 126 (106)
1 - 121
127 - 265 (100)
124 - 251
266 - 525 (81/1)
254 - 502
526 - 1000 (67/1)
515 - 988
1001+ (67/3)
998+
Football - 11 Man Release Date: 8/28/2026 1 - 174 (42)
1 - 172
175 - 309 (54/2)
173 - 292
310 - 479 (54/2)
303 - 463
480 - 820 (54/1)
464 - 800
821 - 1185 (54/3)
808 - 1173
1186+ (42/1)
1177+
Football - 8 Man Release Date: 8/28/2026 1+ (46)
Golf - Boys Release Date: TBD
Golf - Girls Release Date: 8/28/2026 1 - 242 (76)
1 - 232
243 - 518 (52/1)
235 - 463
519 - 1011 (56/4)
479 - 961
1012+ (66/6)
973+
Music Activities Release Date: 10/9/2026 1 - 109 (128)110 - 234 (128)235 - 423 (73)424 - 893 (80)894+ (80)
Scholar Bowl Release Date: TBD
Soccer - Boys Release Date: 8/28/2026 1 - 338 (42)
1 - 268
339 - 560 (56/5)
269 - 533
561 - 1012 (64/5)
533 - 1001
1013+ (64/2)
1011+
Soccer - Girls Release Date: TBD
Softball - Fall Season Release Date: 8/28/2026 1 - 130 (77)
1 - 130
131 - 269 (49)
131 - 262
270 - 579 (59)
268 - 543
580 - 1031 (60/4)
546 - 1015
1032+ (59/1)
1027+
Softball - Spring Season Release Date: TBD
Speech and Debate Release Date: 10/9/2026 1 - 950 (130)951+ (65)
Swimming and Diving - Boys Release Date: 8/28/2026 1 - 1261 (79)
1 - 1230
1262+ (36/2)
1236+
Swimming and Diving - Girls Release Date: TBD
Tennis - Boys Release Date: TBD
Tennis - Girls Release Date: 8/28/2026 1 - 586 (75)
1 - 533
587 - 1061 (56/5)
533 - 1013
1062+ (56/5)
1015+
Theatre Release Date: 10/9/2026 1+ (86)
Track and Field - Boys Release Date: TBD
Track and Field - Girls Release Date: TBD
Volleyball - Boys Release Date: TBD
Volleyball - Girls Release Date: 8/28/2026 1 - 124 (111)
1 - 124
125 - 261 (106/1)
124 - 251
262 - 542 (91/3)
254 - 521
543 - 1010 (68/2)
524 - 973
1011+ (68/5)
980+
Wrestling - Boys Release Date: TBD
Wrestling - Girls Release Date: TBD


More Info

The following is a summary of the order of operations completed when classifying sports and activities. This is not a comprehensive accounting of all aspects of the process. For this, you should refer to By-Law 5.1 and the Board Policy on Enrollment, Classification, Championship Factor, and Districts in the MSHSAA Handbook.

Step 1: Create the initial breaks, determining the number of schools to be in each classification.
  • Percentage of schools in Class 1
  • Differential of 2.0 or less in Classes 2 and above

Step 2: Shift MSIP-Exempt (Private, Parochial, Charter) Schools with championship factor points up, if applicable, as follows:
  • 0-2 points - Stay in classification based on enrollment
  • 3-7 points - Shift up 1 classification from enrollment placement
  • 8+ points - Shift up 2 classifications from enrollment placement

Step 3: Move schools from the bottom of each classification down to match the number determined in Step 1.

Step 4: If a tie in enrollment exists between the top of one class and the bottom of th next, school(s) in the upper classification will be moved down.


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