Programs with 1 team at a specific grade level or individual teams who represent 5A and 6A high schools in Oregon must register for, and compete in, the Gold (upper) Division at State.  Any exceptions must be approved through a formal appeal to the State Committee.  

Teams representing 1A-4A high schools plus true “B” teams of 5A-6A high schools, may compete in the Silver division at State, unless a team desires to register for the Gold Division.

Occasionally, the State Committee may grant a Division Assignment rule exception to a team based on it's overall body of work during the regular season.  Appeal approvals are not guaranteed. 

The State Committee reserves the right to assign non-6A schools to Gold Division and move a previous season top team up a division for competitive balance reasons.  In addition, the ability to rule or make any discretionary team moves up or down a division for any reason.

Division Assignment rules

- Appeals may be submitted beginning Jan 31st to allow more time for a team to accumulate a sufficient body of work from their season.  This also allows for a high majority of tournaments and leagues to have results that the State Committee reviews during the appeal process.

- If there is a true "A" team and  a true "B" team that qualify at a specific grade level within a 5A-6A represented program, the "A" team must register for and compete in Gold.

- 5A-6A represented teams who have 2 teams that qualify and are evenly split at a specific grade level within their program, both must register for and compete in Gold.

- If your appeal is denied and that impacts your participation at State, a full refund is offered up through the end of the registration deadlines.

- The deadline to submit an appeal is on February 15, 2024 (Girls) and February 22, 2024 (Boys).