Preliminary 2025-26 Divisions

[91raider97bobcat]

https://www.ohsaa.org/Sports-Tournament ... ll-2025-26

Final numbers to be released in June.

[Whs95fan]

Looks like D3 stays mostly the same with an addition of Jackson.

[TudorsGuy]

Chesapeake teetering right on the D5-D6 border. CB number of 2 all that’s keeping them in D5.

[Senseless123]

Division III
Southeast- Marietta, Sheridan, Miami Trace, Athens, Jackson, Hillsboro, Chillicothe, Warren ( 8 teams)
East- New Philadelphia, Dover, Dresden Tri Valley, Zanesville, Steubenville ( 5 teams)

Division IV
Fairfield Union, Circleville, Logan Elm, Gallipolis, Unioto, Greenfield, Vinton County, Waverly, Washington CH, Westfall, Meigs, New Lexington, River Valley (13 Teams)

Division V
South Point, Minford, Oak Hill, McDermott Northwest, Eastern Brown, Nelsonville York, Coal Grove, Lynchburg Clay, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Piketon, Wheelersburg, Fairland, Wellston, Alexander, Ironton, Zane Trace ( 17 Teams)

Division VI

Lucasville Valley, Portsmouth West, North Adams, Rock Hill, Huntington, Southeastern, Adena, Peebles, Belpre, Paint Valley, Reedsville Eastern, Waterford, Beaver Eastern (13 Teams)

Division VII

Federal Hocking, Manchester, Whiteoak, Western, Portsmouth Clay, South Webster, Leesburg Fairfield, Racine Southern, Trimble, Miller, South Gallia, Green, Portsmouth Notre Dame, New Boston, Sciotoville East (15 Teams)

[Whs95fan]

Division III
Southeast- Marietta, Sheridan, Miami Trace, Athens, Jackson, Hillsboro, Chillicothe, Warren ( 8 teams)
East- New Philadelphia, Dover, Dresden Tri Valley, Zanesville, Steubenville ( 5 teams)

Division IV
Fairfield Union, Circleville, Logan Elm, Gallipolis, Unioto, Greenfield, Vinton County, Waverly, Washington CH, Westfall, Meigs, New Lexington, River Valley (13 Teams)

Division V
South Point, Minford, Oak Hill, McDermott Northwest, Eastern Brown, Nelsonville York, Coal Grove, Lynchburg Clay, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Piketon, Wheelersburg, Fairland, Wellston, Alexander, Ironton, Zane Trace ( 17 Teams)

Division VI

Lucasville Valley, Portsmouth West, North Adams, Rock Hill, Huntington, Southeastern, Adena, Peebles, Belpre, Paint Valley, Reedsville Eastern, Waterford, Beaver Eastern (13 Teams)

Division VII

Federal Hocking, Manchester, Whiteoak, Western, Portsmouth Clay, South Webster, Leesburg Fairfield, Racine Southern, Trimble, Miller, South Gallia, Green, Portsmouth Notre Dame, New Boston, Sciotoville East (15 Teams)

From what I've read, D3 East/Southeast will get 2 regional representatives out to the regionals this year as opposed to the one last season.

[Hookshot]

Division III
Southeast- Marietta, Sheridan, Miami Trace, Athens, Jackson, Hillsboro, Chillicothe, Warren ( 8 teams)
East- New Philadelphia, Dover, Dresden Tri Valley, Zanesville, Steubenville ( 5 teams)

-- If there will be two district champions coming out of this group, who has the best chances? Based in part on what people have seen this summer, and what teams have coming back, who are the favorites? I see Jackson, Chillicothe, Marietta, New Philadelphia and Steubenville among the early front-runners (I don't know enough about Zanesville and Dover yet). Comments?

[SouthEast Hoops Fan]

Division III
Southeast- Marietta, Sheridan, Miami Trace, Athens, Jackson, Hillsboro, Chillicothe, Warren ( 8 teams)
East- New Philadelphia, Dover, Dresden Tri Valley, Zanesville, Steubenville ( 5 teams)

-- If there will be two district champions coming out of this group, who has the best chances? Based in part on what people have seen this summer, and what teams have coming back, who are the favorites? I see Jackson, Chillicothe, Marietta, New Philadelphia and Steubenville among the early front-runners (I don't know enough about Zanesville and Dover yet). Comments?

New Philly has a lot back. Might have them No. 1. Marietta lost a few players to graduation but no coaching staff is better at player development, so maybe the Tigers if they improve. No size an issue? Chillicothe has some good talent back and I wouldn’t count Warren out. Too early to know for sure.

[teach1coach2]

I would rank D3 East: 1) Steubenville, 2) New Philadelphia, 3) Tri-Valley, 4) Dover, 5) Zanesville