I've just done some light reading on the KSHSAA website and you are correct, they use to split 4A and 1A into two separate divisions(a total of 8), and that this year they changed it and now they just have 6 classes, with no divisions.Just curious, how do the classifications in Kansas work? There are 6 classes, but up until this year 4A and 1A each had 2 sub-divisions. So there were actually 8 state tournament classifications. This year, there is only 6. Did they downsize?
Also, I hate to be cynical, but as long as people come to Lincoln to watch D2 basketball, there is going to be 6 classes in Nebraska. Economics plays a large role in how many classes there are. The Nebraska State tournaments are well attended events. I’m not sure if that’s the case with the different classes in different communities format that many of our surrounding states use.
You're exactly right about the economics side of things!