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- 33 schools in Class A
- 22 schools in Class B
- schools have until Nov. 30 to opt up or down a classification, already one or two in every class who will opt down, per NSAA
- Elkhorn, Elkhorn South, Gretna, Columbus and South Sioux City will move up to A
- Platteview, Nebraska City, Aurora and Sidney will drop to C1
- Norfolk Catholic and David City Aquinas will both drop to C2
- Size of football districts will be a minimum of 5 schools and a maximum of 6 schools
- Class A will have six districts with top two finishers automatically qualifying for playoffs
- Class B will have just four districts
- A, B, C1 and C2 will have 16-team playoff fields, D1 and D2 will stay at 32
- 6-Man football will have a 16-team playoff field, but the entire playoff field will be determined by powerpoints, no district qualifications
- No bonus points will be allowed for playing a school that has opted down a classification
- New co-ops were approved for Exeter-Milligan/Friend, High Plains/Osceola, Logan View/Scribner-Snyder, Leyton/Banner County