This is a lot of reading but is how Nebraska splits their regionals got straight from their NSAA handbook, they have almost the opposite issue with the small schools in that they do not want to travel east.
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2021 NSAA DISTRICTS
1. The NSAA will use the returning state points to determine district placement.
2. If the wrestler is a returning qualifier, and is not competing with the team but remains in the school, those
points will remain with the school for district placement.
3. REPORTING TRANSFERS: Starting in the 2020-2021 season, any school that has a student transfer that
was a state qualifier that scored points in the 2020 State Championships, is now required to report that
transfer to the NSAA office no later than October 1, 2020. Email rhigdon@nsaahome.org prior to the
October 1 deadline and the NSAA will transfer the wrestler’s respective points to the new school.
For the 2020-21 season there are:
31 schools in Class A
49 schools in Class B
64 schools in Class C
85 schools in Class D
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4. The penalty for not reporting those transfers can result in the coach not being able to coach at the district
tournament.
5. Any state qualifying wrestler that transfers into your school from another state will bring any points earned in
their respective state championship to the new school’s total state points.
6. Districts and district hosts will not be determined until after the deadline of reporting transfers to the NSAA.
This includes out-of-state transfers.
7. If a student transfers out of a Nebraska school to another state, any points that individual earned will be
subtracted from the team’s total points.
District Assignment Procedure
1. Classes A, B, C and D, are divided into four districts.
2. If a school decides not to compete after district assignments are made, no change will be made in district
assignments.
3. If two or more schools decide not to compete, or two or more schools close, consolidate, or enter into a
cooperative agreement, the districts may be adjusted to restore a near equal number of schools or to take
advantage of a reduction in travel distance.
4. District host sites are determined by the NSAA office based on interest shown from member schools indicating
they could host. All schools will be informed once District sites and dates are finalized.
Class A:
1. The top 80 schools will be classified in Classes A and B.
2. Class A schools are the schools registered for wrestling with a total enrollment of 850 or more. The
remaining schools of the top 80 will be Class B.
3. All Class A schools are assigned to four districts using a regular serpentine method with returning state
points as the main means of assignment. If team(s) have the same number of returning state points the
school with the most returning state qualifiers will be seeded higher. If teams have no returning state points
a draw will be used to place teams. Once the State Championship is concluded no further circumstances
will be considered. The school with the most returning state points is placed in District 1, the next most in
District 2, the next most in District 3, the next most in District 4, the next most back in District 4, the next
most in District 3 etc., until all schools are assigned.
Classes B, C and D:
1. The western most schools will make up the B4 district.
2. The remaining schools would be placed in districts by using a serpentine method with returning state points
as the main means of assignment. If teams have the same number of returning state points, the school with
the most returning state qualifiers will be placed next. If teams have returning qualifiers but no returning
points, the team with the greater number of qualifiers would be placed next. If teams are still tied, a draw
will be used to determine the team placed next. If team(s) have no returning points and no qualifiers, they
will be drawn into the remaining spots to fill the 12 teams in a district. Once the state championship is
concluded, no further circumstances will be considered. The school with the most returning state points is
placed in district B1, the next most in district B2, the next most in district B3, the next most back in district
B3, The next most in district B2, etc., until all teams are assigned.
3. The next 64 largest schools will be Class C and would be in 4 districts of 16.
4. The 16 western most schools will make up the C4 district.
5. The remaining schools would be placed in districts by using a serpentine method with returning state points
as the main means of assignment. If teams have the same number of returning state points, the school with
the most returning state qualifiers will be placed next. If teams have returning qualifiers but no returning
points, the team with the greater number of qualifiers would be placed next. If teams are still tied, a draw
will be used to determine the team placed next. If team(s) have no returning points and no qualifiers, they
will be drawn into the remaining spots to fill the 16 teams in a district. Once the state championship is
concluded, no further circumstances will be considered. The school with the most returning state points is
placed in district C1, the next most in district C2, the next most in district C3, the next most back in district
C3, The next most in district C2, etc., until all 64 teams are assigned.
6. The remaining schools will be class d and would be in 4 districts of equal or near-equal amounts.
7. The western-most schools, making up 25% of all of class D, will be in the D4 district.
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8. The remaining schools would be placed in districts by using a serpentine method with returning state points
as the main means of assignment. If teams have the same number of returning state points, the school with
the most returning state qualifiers will be placed next. If teams have returning qualifiers but no returning
points, the team with the greater number of qualifiers would be placed next. If teams are still tied, a draw
will be used to determine the team placed next. If team(s) have no returning points and no qualifiers, they
will be drawn into the remaining spots to fill the teams in a district. Once the state championship is
concluded, no further circumstances will be considered. The school with the most returning state points is
placed in district D1, the next most in district D2, the next most in district D3, the next most back in district
D3, The next most in district D2, etc., until all teams are assigned.