2022 - 2024 Football Alignments

6A (35 teams)

5A (47 teams)

5A - Desert West (5 teams)

Team Changes
Cactus Moved to 5A by AIA
Desert Edge
Millennium
Sunrise Mountain
Verrado

5A - Northwest (6 teams)

Team Changes
Agua Fria
Apollo
Barry Goldwater
Canyon View
Ironwood
Willow Canyon

5A - Central Valley (6 teams)

Team Changes
Copper Canyon Moved to 5A by AIA
La Joya Community Was 6A Central Valley. Moved to 5A by appeal (Successful AIA Executive Board Appeal)
North Canyon
Paradise Valley
Raymond S. Kellis
West Point

5A - Northeast Valley (6 teams)

Team Changes
Cactus Shadows
Desert Mountain
Gilbert
Notre Dame Prep
Skyline Moved to 5A by AIA
Sunnyslope

5A - Metro (6 teams)

Team Changes
Betty H. Fairfax
Camelback
Central
Maricopa
McClintock
South Mountain

5A - San Tan (6 teams)

Team Changes
ALA - QC Moved to 5A by AIA
Campo Verde
Casa Grande Moved to 5A by AIA
Higley Was 6A San Tan. Moved to 5A by appeal (Successful AIA Executive Board Appeal)
Horizon
Mesquite Moved to 5A by AIA

5A - Sonoran (6 teams)

Team Changes
Cholla
Flowing Wells
Marana
Nogales
Rincon/University
Sunnyside

5A - Southern (6 teams)

Team Changes
Buena
Cienega
Desert View
Ironwood Ridge
Mountain View Marana
Tucson Moved to 5A by AIA

4A (50 teams)

4A - Desert Sky (5 teams)

Team Changes
AZ College Prep Was 3A Desert Sky. Moved to 4A by appeal (Successful AIA Executive Board Appeal)
Arcadia
Combs
Marcos de Niza
Seton Catholic Prep

4A - East Sky (6 teams)

Team Changes
ALA - Gilbert North Moved to 4A by AIA
Apache Junction
Benjamin Franklin
Desert Sunrise
Poston Butte
Snowflake Moved to 4A by AIA

4A - West Valley (5 teams)

Team Changes
Buckeye Union
Glendale
Northwest Christian
Peoria
Yuma Catholic Moved to 4A by AIA

4A - Skyline (5 teams)

Team Changes
Deer Valley
Gila Ridge
Greenway
Lake Havasu
St. Mary's

4A - Southwest (5 teams)

Team Changes
Estrella Foothills
Moon Valley
Sierra Linda
Thunderbird
Youngker

4A - Copper Sky (6 teams)

Team Changes
Alhambra Moved to 4A by AIA
Carl Hayden
Independence Moved to 4A by AIA
Kofa Moved to 4A by AIA
Maryvale Moved to 4A by AIA
Washington

4A - Gila (6 teams)

Team Changes
Amphitheater
Catalina Foothills
Rio Rico Was 3A Gila. Moved to 3A by AIA. Moved to 4A by appeal (Successful AIA Executive Board Appeal)
Sahuarita Was 3A Gila. Moved to 4A by appeal (Successful AIA Executive Board Appeal)
Sahuaro
Walden Grove

4A - Kino (6 teams)

Team Changes
Canyon Del Oro
Douglas
Empire
Mica Mountain
Pueblo
Vista Grande

4A - Grand Canyon (6 teams)

Team Changes
Bradshaw Mountain
Coconino
Flagstaff
Lee Williams
Mingus Union
Prescott

3A (40 teams)

3A - Northeast (8 teams)

Team Changes
Blue Ridge
Ganado
Monument Valley
Page
Round Valley
Show Low
Window Rock
Winslow

3A - Metro East (6 teams)

Team Changes
Arizona Lutheran Moved to 3A by AIA
Fountain Hills
Payson
Phoenix Christian
Tempe Moved to 3A by AIA
Valley Christian

3A - South (6 teams)

Team Changes
Benson Moved to 3A by AIA
Palo Verde Magnet Was 4A South. Moved to 3A by appeal (Successful AIA Executive Board Appeal)
Pusch Ridge
Sabino
Safford
Thatcher

3A - Central (5 teams)

Team Changes
ALA - Ironwood
Coolidge
Eastmark
Florence
San Tan Foothills

3A - West (7 teams)

Team Changes
Chino Valley
Kingman
Mohave
Parker Moved to 3A by AIA
River Valley
Wickenburg
Yuma Moved to 3A by AIA

3A - Metro West (6 teams)

Team Changes
ALA - West Foothills
Bourgade Catholic
Dysart
Odyssey Institute
Paradise Honors
Shadow Mountain Moved to 3A by AIA

3A - Independent (2 teams)

Team Changes
ALA - Anthem South
Crismon

2A (47 teams)