UIL realignment: Winners and losers from Monday’s reveal
UIL realignment created clear winners and losers across Austin-area high school football as districts and playoff paths shift for the 2026–28 cycle.
UIL realignment created clear winners and losers across Austin-area high school football as districts and playoff paths shift for the 2026–28 cycle.
UIL realignment has reshaped Austin ISD football, sending programs into new districts and redefining rivalries and playoff paths across multiple classifications.
Liberty Hill and new varsity program Legacy Ranch enter a demanding football district featuring long road trips, established state powers and the unknown of two first-year schools.
UIL realignment delivered major Class 6A football changes across the Austin–San Antonio area, shifting Westlake and Lake Travis east, moving Leander ISD into Region III and sending Dripping Springs south.
A complete, classification-by-classification list of Austin–San Antonio area UIL districts and schools for the 2026–28 alignment cycle.
UIL realignment arrives Monday, and district placements will set the competitive map across Central Texas for the next two seasons. From Class 6A pressure points to lower-classification domino effects, here’s what schools and fans should be watching.
Smithville, La Grange, Thorndale and Granger are all at the center of some of the most intriguing UIL realignment scenarios heading into Monday’s reveal. Here’s what to watch in Class 4A and below across South Central Texas.
With UIL realignment five days away, here’s a breakdown of how Austin ISD schools could be affected by new district alignments for the 2026–28 seasons.
UIL realignment arrives Feb. 2. Here’s what to know about Class 5A in the Austin–San Antonio area, including division splits, district projections and the potential return of the Manor–Elgin rivalry.
With UIL realignment set for Feb. 2, Leander ISD’s five Class 6A schools could reshape district lines across the Austin-San Antonio area. Here are the top scenarios.
The UIL released official enrollment cutoffs for the 2026–28 realignment, highlighted by a drop in the Class 6A threshold to 2,215 and several South Central Texas schools changing classifications.
Released UIL enrollment reveals major enrollment shifts across Austin–San Antonio schools, with six schools potentially jumping to Class 6A, while Smithville could fall to Class 3A.