Districts and Class 5A groups are effective for a two-year cycle. The 2023 football season will be the first with a socioeconomic factor added for classifications. Approved this winter by the State Board of Education, the classification adjustment will reduce 40 percent of a school’s free or reduced lunch (FRL) count from their annual enrollment to determine their final classification number.
Districts are listed below.
Class A
Teams: 58
Districts: 8
Teams Per District: 7 or 8
Playoff Qualifiers: 32
Automatic Qualifiers: 32, top four per district
At-Large Berths: 0, no RPI
Regular Season Games (Per Team): 8
District Games (Per Team): 6 or 7
Non-District Games (Per Team): 1 or 2
EAST BUCHANAN BUCCANEERS:
DISTRICT 4
Bellevue
Clayton Ridge, Guttenberg
East Buchanan, Winthrop
North Cedar, Stanwood
North Linn, Troy Mills
Postville
Starmont
Class 2A
Teams: 48
Districts: 8
Teams Per District: 6
Playoff Qualifiers: 32
Automatic Qualifiers: 32, top four per district
At-Large Berths: 0, no RPI
Regular Season Games (Per Team): 8
District Games (Per Team): 5
Non-District Games (Per Team): 3
JESUP J-HAWKS
DISTRICT 6
Iowa Falls-Alden
Jesup
PCM, Monroe
Union, La Porte City
Vinton-Shellsburg
West Marshall, State Center
Class 3A
Teams: 36
Districts: 6
Teams Per District: 6
Playoff Qualifiers: 16
Automatic Qualifiers: 12, top two per district
At-Large Berths: 4, RPI
Regular Season Games (Per Team): 9
District Games (Per Team): 5
Non-District Games (Per Team): 4
INDEPENDENCE MUSTANGS
DISTRICT 3
Center Point-Urbana
Central DeWitt
Independence
Maquoketa
Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque
West Delaware, Manchester
