(Phoenix, AZ) The AIA has announced its initial football conference alignments for the 2022 season following a meeting of the Football Committee on Dec. 16.
As per Executive Board decision, the deadline for schools to appeal their initial placement has been extended to Wednesday, Jan. 5 at 2 p.m.
Note: Wilcox is in 2A and not shown
6A (37 teams)
Regions have not been released
5A (45 teams)
Regions have not been released
| Team | Changes |
|---|---|
| ALA – QC | Moved to 5A by AIA |
| Agua Fria | |
| Apollo | |
| Barry Goldwater | |
| Betty H. Fairfax | |
| Buena | |
| Cactus | Moved to 5A by AIA |
| Cactus Shadows | |
| Camelback | |
| Campo Verde | |
| Canyon View | |
| Casa Grande | Moved to 5A by AIA |
| Central | |
| Cholla | |
| Cienega | |
| Copper Canyon | Moved to 5A by AIA |
| Desert Edge | |
| Desert Mountain | |
| Desert View | |
| Flowing Wells | |
| Gilbert | |
| Horizon | |
| Ironwood | |
| Ironwood Ridge | |
| Marana | |
| Maricopa | |
| McClintock | |
| Mesquite | Moved to 5A by AIA |
| Millennium | |
| Mountain View Marana | |
| Nogales | |
| North Canyon | |
| Notre Dame Prep | |
| Paradise Valley | |
| Raymond S. Kellis | |
| Rincon/University | |
| Skyline | Moved to 5A by AIA |
| South Mountain | |
| Sunnyside | |
| Sunnyslope | |
| Sunrise Mountain | |
| Tucson | Moved to 5A by AIA |
| Verrado | |
| West Point | |
| Willow Canyon |
4A (47 teams)
Regions have not been released
| Team | Changes |
|---|---|
| ALA – Gilbert North | Moved to 4A by AIA |
| Alhambra | Moved to 4A by AIA |
| Amphitheater | |
| Apache Junction | |
| Arcadia | |
| Benjamin Franklin | |
| Bradshaw Mountain | |
| Buckeye Union | |
| Canyon Del Oro | |
| Carl Hayden | |
| Catalina Foothills | |
| Coconino | |
| Combs | |
| Deer Valley | |
| Douglas | |
| Empire | |
| Estrella Foothills | |
| Flagstaff | |
| Gila Ridge | |
| Glendale | |
| Greenway | |
| Independence | Moved to 4A by AIA |
| Kofa | Moved to 4A by AIA |
| Lake Havasu | |
| Lee Williams | |
| Marcos de Niza | |
| Maryvale | Moved to 4A by AIA |
| Mica Mountain | |
| Mingus Union | |
| Moon Valley | |
| Northwest Christian | |
| Palo Verde Magnet | |
| Peoria | |
| Poston Butte | |
| Prescott | |
| Pueblo | |
| Sahuaro | |
| Seton Catholic Prep | |
| Sierra Linda | |
| Snowflake | Moved to 4A by AIA |
| St. Mary’s | |
| Thunderbird | |
| Vista Grande | |
| Walden Grove | |
| Washington | |
| Youngker | |
| Yuma Catholic | Moved to 4A by AIA |
3A (40 teams)
Regions have not been released
| Team | Changes |
|---|---|
| ALA – Ironwood | |
| ALA – West Foothills | |
| AZ College Prep | |
| Arizona Lutheran | Moved to 3A by AIA |
| Benson | Moved to 3A by AIA |
| Blue Ridge | |
| Bourgade Catholic | |
| Chino Valley | |
| Coolidge | |
| Dysart | |
| Eastmark | |
| Florence | |
| Fountain Hills | |
| Ganado | |
| Kingman | |
| Mohave | |
| Monument Valley | |
| Odyssey Institute | |
| Page | |
| Paradise Honors | |
| Parker | Moved to 3A by AIA |
| Payson | |
| Phoenix Christian | |
| Pusch Ridge | |
| Rio Rico | Moved to 3A by AIA |
| River Valley | |
| Round Valley | |
| Sabino | |
| Safford | |
| Sahuarita | |
| San Tan Foothills | |
| Shadow Mountain | Moved to 3A by AIA |
| Show Low | |
| Tempe | Moved to 3A by AIA |
| Thatcher | |
| Valley Christian | |
| Wickenburg | |
| Window Rock | |
| Winslow | |
| Yuma | Moved to 3A by AIA |
2A (49 teams)
Regions have not been released
