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Originally Posted by LRZ
Here in PA, classifications are based, I think, on school size, so schools don't and can't determine where they compete.
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Sort of and soft of.
In PA, for the sports with 6 classifications: football, b/g basketball, baseball, softball, all schools are listed with separate populations of boys and girls, then divided into 6 equal groups. Due to this protocol, it is possible for a school to be one classification for boys basketball and another for girls if there is a vast difference in gender population at the school. However, I don't think that is the case with the current classifications (theoretically possible, practically impossible).
Any school can petition PIAA to move up a class for competitive purposes. A quick look has a basketball team going from 1A to 6A (Catholic school) and baseball team moving two divisions from 4A to 6A(this is a public school). Many minor sports, such as wrestling (with only two divisions) and field hockey (three divisions) do this regularly.
And how about the Basketball finals being moved due to weather?