Following the UIL’s release of its conference cutoff numbers earlier this month, Dave Campbell’s Texas Football has revamped its realignment projections. The University Interscholastic League’s biennial realignment will be revealed Feb. 3, 2022, and when schools learn what district and region they will compete in over the through the end of the 2023-24 school year.

The DCTF predictions for the Brownwood Lions remain the same – a shift Region I in Class 4A Division I to be located in District 4 with many of their current district foes.

District 4-4A Division I, based on DCTF’s forecast, will consist of Brownwood, Alvarado, China Spring, Stephenville, San Angelo Lake View, and Waco La Vega.

Stephenville won the Class 4A Division I state championship game last week while China Spring captured the Class 4A Division II state crown. La Vega won 4A Division I state titles in 2015 and 2018 and most recently played in the final in 2019.

The cutoff numbers for Class 4A Division I are between 880-1,299 students, as China Spring turned in 904 and moved up. The rest of the schools in Brownwood’s district competed in Class 4A Division I the past two seasons.

The rest of Region I – according to DCTF – will consist of District 1 members Andrews, Big Spring, El Paso Austin, El Paso Bowie, El Paso Irvin, El Paso Riverside, and San Elizario; District 2 members Canyon, Canyon Randall, Dumas, Hereford, Lubbock Estacado, and Pampa. While those league projections remain the same, District 3 went from an expected lineup of Decatur, Lake Worth, Mineral Wells, River Oaks Castleberry, Springtown, and Wichita Falls to the new version with Burkburnett, Carrollton Ranchview, Decatur, Lake Worth, Mineral Wells, Springtown and Wichita Falls.

Based on the change in the projections to the north and northeast, that could be an area to keep an eye on if Brownwood, and perhaps Stephenville, were to be separated from their projected District 4 mates.

In other classifications, Early was expected to remain in 3-3A Division I but instead to making the move to Division II, avoiding a potential league pairing with powerhouses Brock and Jim Ned.

Early turned in turned 357 students on the cutoff number between 3A Division I and 3A Division II was 360.

The Longhorns are now projected to compete in District 5-3A Division II, which also shifts them to a northeastern region. Along with Early, Comanche, Dublin, Eastland, Merkel and Millsap are expected to round out the league.

The rest of Region II in Class 3A Division II, based on projections, would feature District 6 members Callisburg, Henrietta, Holliday, Jacksboro, Valley View, and Wichita Falls City View; District 7 residents Cedar Hill Newman, Dallas Gateway, Elkhart, Mildred, Palmer, Rice, and Scurry-Rosser; and District 8 squads Bells, Blue Ridge, Howe, Lone Oak, Leonard, S&S Consolidated and Gunter – which played in the state championship game.

Class 3A Division I schools are anticipated to have enrollments between 355 and 534 students.

Dropping an entire classification – from 3A Division II to 2A Division I – are the Bangs Dragons. For football purposes, the Dragons may find themselves in a tougher league than they left.

The Dragons are now expected to be housed in District 5-2A Division I along with Coleman, Goldthwaite, Harper, Junction, Mason, San Saba and Winters. District 5 is on the western edge of a region centered throughout the middle of the state, based on DCTF projections. Other Region II squads would be District 6 members Bosqueville, Crawford, De Leon, Hamilton, Itasca, Rio Vista, Tolar and Valley Mills; District 7 schools Alvord, Tioga, Tom Bean, Trenton, Whitewright, and Wolfe City; and District 8 programs Alba-Golden, Bogata Rivercrest, Como-Pickton, Cooper, Honey Grove, and Quinlan Boles.

Bangs submitted 246 students and the cutoff between 3A and 2A is 250.