US EditionUIL Realignment: See New Football Districts for All 11 Denton-Area High Schools
The UIL's biennial realignment sets classifications and districts for Texas high school football through 2028, affecting 251 schools in Class 6A and 250 schools in Class 5A.
- On Monday, February 2, 2026, the University Interscholastic League released updated district realignments for 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 at Birdville ISD Fine Arts/Athletic Complex, North Richland Hills.
- The biennial realignment used enrollment cutoffs released in December, with 6A at 2,214 and above, in its process based on fall 2025 submissions.
- On Monday, February 2, 2026, DeSoto will compete in Class 5A with an enrollment of 1,932 in District 8-5A, while Frisco Wakeland's enrollment of 2,245 made it the first Frisco ISD school to reach Class 6A.
- Coaches face a mad dash to schedule non-district games now that most district opponents are set, while newsrooms Dallas Morning News and WFAA+ prepared live coverage for Monday's updates.
- Brownwood High School's move to District 1-4A DII will reshape its postseason path, as UIL brackets aim to keep similarly sized schools together for balanced competition.
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Permian Basin schools realigned in UIL for 2026-2028
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - This morning was the UIL realignment for the 2026-2028 school year for football, basketball, and volleyball across the state. Here is the complete list of schools in the Permian Basin and their districts for football: District 2-6A: Odessa, Permian, Midland, Midland Legacy (Soon to be Midland Lee), and San Angelo Central [...]
UIL reveals district realignments for 2026-2028 seasons across East Texas
KILGORE, Texas (KETK)-- The University Interscholastic League (UIL) announced the new district realignments on Monday for the 2026 through 2028 seasons. The new alignments will impact football, basketball and volleyball through 2028. Re-alignment for other UIL sports will be announced later this year. Notable changes affecting East Texas for the upcoming football season include Bullard [...]
UIL realignment: See new football districts for all 11 Denton-area high schools
The UIL released its realigned districts Monday for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years in football. See where all 11 teams from northern Denton County were placed, including longtime basketball rivals Krum and Ponder getting paired up.
UIL district realignment gives Argyle new opponents, other local schools' remain similar - Cross Timbers Gazette
Every two years, high schools find out who they’ll face off against in district play for football, volleyball, basketball and other UIL competitions. The district alignments for the 2026-2028 seasons were released Monday morning, here’s where southern Denton County’s schools ended up. New district matchups will begin in the fall of 2026 with the new school year. 6A Region I, District 5 Denton Braswell Denton Guyer Frisco Wakeland Lewisville Flo…
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