How are classes divided?

The March question-and-answer column got bumped because of the NCAA Tournament debate between myself and Steve Garbacz. (Perhaps not the best move on my part since I lost the battle.)
So this week I’ll answer readers’ questions about conferences, NCAA violations and determination of classes in high school sports.
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How hard is Jay County High School looking for a conference to join, and which one would suit it the best?
—Perry Hull,
Fort Recovery

Jay County is trying, but it’s not easy.
It’s not just about JCHS finding a conference it would like to join. That part is easy.
It’s about that conference wanting to add the Patriots. Jay County’s size and location make that a tough sell.
The Fort Wayne-area schools that are in the Northeast Hoosier Conference with Norwell and Bellmont have no reason to travel to Jay County, especially with gas prices continuing to climb. And the same is true of about half the schools that share the Hoosier Heritage Conference with Delta and Yorktown.
Most of the remaining conferences in this area are populated by schools significantly smaller than JCHS.
Right now it looks like the best chance for Jay County to join a conference would occur if Huntington North leaves the North Central Conference to join a more Fort Wayne-centric group. The Patriots would be a fit for the NCC, which also includes Muncie Central, Richmond, New Castle, Logansport, Kokomo, Marion and Anderson.
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Which men’s college basketball program has had to vacate the most wins?
—Nathan Miller,
Indianapolis

Michigan has vacated more victories than any other team — 114. All of them came in the 1990s, beginning with the Fab Five-era in 1992 and ’93. The Wolverines also vacated all wins from 1996 through ’99.
Ohio State is next on the list, and the only other school that has given up more than 50 wins. The Buckeyes have forfeited 82 victories, all of which came in the 1999 through 2002 seasons.
Given that I believe this is a John Calipari-related questions, I’ll also tell you that the coach of the 2012 national champions has led teams that have vacated 42 victories — 38 at Memphis in 2008 and four at Massachusetts in 1996.
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How do they figure classes in basketball and football?

In Indiana, classes are determined by total enrollment, with schools divided equally between the classes. So if there are 400 schools competing in a sport, the largest 100 would compete in Class 4A followed by the next 100 in 3A and so on.
Ohio determines classes for boys sports with boys enrollment and girls sports with girls enrollment. That’s why for several seasons Fort Recovery’s boys basketball team was in Division IV while the girls played in Division III.[[In-content Ad]]