Two Teams Choose To Move Up To D1

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Cincinnati Elder moves to D1
Columbus St. Charles moves to D1
Cincinnati Sycamore moves to D2
Cleveland Heights moves to D2
No changes to representation in D1 or D2
 
 
Surprised by St Charles. thought they would have been the favorites in D2.

Then again challenging for D1 is probably a much better look.
 
I'm assuming that Sycamore and Cleveland Heights were the 63rd and 64th team on the original D1 list?
That would be accurate. The bottom two D1 enrollments dropped to D2.

From a competitive standpoint (regional/F4), I don't get why St. Charles or Elder moved up. Both those teams would have been well-positioned for an F4 run in D2 (St. Charles more than Elder). In terms of an overall favorite in D2, they would have been in play along with Toledo St. John's, and the NE Ohio trio of Hudson, Walsh, and Hoover. D1 in the SW and Central is much more congested than in D2.

St. Ignatius is the obvious elephant in the room in boys D1, but teams outside of northern Ohio wouldn't have to deal with them until the F4 or state final.
 
That would be accurate. The bottom two D1 enrollments dropped to D2.

From a competitive standpoint (regional/F4), I don't get why St. Charles or Elder moved up. Both those teams would have been well-positioned for an F4 run in D2 (St. Charles more than Elder). In terms of an overall favorite in D2, they would have been in play along with Toledo St. John's, and the NE Ohio trio of Hudson, Walsh, and Hoover. D1 in the SW and Central is much more congested than in D2.

St. Ignatius is the obvious elephant in the room in boys D1, but teams outside of northern Ohio wouldn't have to deal with them until the F4 or state final.
The geography of all these regions and districts will be interesting.

Are D1 and D2 expected to be a straight bracket of 64 a la the old NCAA tournament?
 
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