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MHSAA releases classification changes for 2020-21 school year
The Michigan High School Athletic Association released its classification changes for the 2020-21 school year on Monday.
A total of 17 schools are moving up one classification, while one — Detroit Cornerstone Lincoln King Academy — is moving up two, from Class D to Class B. Fifteen schools are dropping down one classification, and six schools — Bay City Academy, Boyne City Concord Academy, Detroit Cornerstone Lincoln King Academy, Lansing Martin Luther, Detroit Collegiate and Redford Westfield Prep — will be postseason eligible for the first time in the fall.
There are 188 schools in each of the four classes.
Each class also gained one new member — for the 2019-20 school year, there were 187 schools in each class.
The breaking points between classes went down a bit from 2019-20:
Class A: 831-plus (2020-21) | 863-plus (2019-20)
Class B: 392-830 (2020-21) | 395-862 (2019-20)
Class C: 182-391 (2020-21) | 189-394 (2019-20)
Class D: 181-below (2020-21) | 188-below (2019-20)
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The football divisional breakdown was also released, as under the new playoff format, the divisions will be set before the start of the season, rather than after the regular season, as they had been since 1998.
Division 1: 1,497 and above (65 schools)
Division 2: 1,140 to 1,496 (65 schools)
Division 3: 808 to 1,139 (66 schools)
Division 4: 598 to 807 (66 schools)
Division 5: 446 to 597 (66 schools)
Division 6: 364 to 445 (66 schools)
Division 7: 267 to 363 (66 schools)
Division 8: 266 and below (66 schools)
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Moving up:
(Class B to Class A)
Fowlerville
Harper Woods
Ionia
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(Class C to Class B)
Blissfield
Canton Prep
Dearborn Riverside Academy West
Detroit Pershing
Detroit Edison
Ecorse
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(Class D to Class C)
Birmingham Roeper
Detroit Academy of the Americas
Detroit Southeastern
Detroit the School at Marygrove
Eau Claire
Genesee
New Buffalo
Painesdale Jeffers
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(Class D to Class B)
Detroit Cornerstone Lincoln King Academy
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Moving down:
(Class A to Class B)
Battle Creek Harper Creek
Eastpointe
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(Class B to Class C)
Adrian Madison
Detroit Jalen Rose Leadership Academy
Grand Rapids Wellspring Prep
Menominee
Otisville-LakeVille Memorial
Perry
Pinconning
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(Class C to Class D)
Benton Harbor Countryside Academy
Deckerville
Detroit Douglass
Detroit Public Safety Academy
Indian River Inland Lakes
Mayville
