Football Divisions

The VHSL football playoff system separates schools by regions at the 50 percent point of the total number of schools that sponsor football teams, and that are eligible for playoffs, forming two divisions within each region and group (A, AA, AAA).  Divisions are established every other year prior to the opening of schools for a two-year period corresponding with the football contract period, based on ungraded students and on grades 9-12 of a school's average daily membership (ADM) as reported to the State Department of Education on March 31 of the odd calendar year.