The NHIAA Council passed the following alignment Thursday with the following recommendations from the Classification Committee:

The Classification Committee recommends that this alignment be for one year and request the Football Committee develop another alignment that consists of no more than 5 divisions by April 1, 2012 for the second year of the cycle. If a proposal is not presented for implementation for the second year of the 2012-13, 2013-14 cycle, the Classification Committee will set the alignment for football for the second year of the cycle, per By-Law Article IV Classification Sect. 2 and Section 3.

DIVISION I (nine schools): Pinkerton (3,168), Manchester Central (2,324), Nashua South (2,053), Manchester Memorial (2,040), Nashua North (1,928), Concord (1,860), Londonderry (1,707), Exeter (1,703),* Salem (1,543).

DIVISION II (nine schools): Keene (1,583), Spaulding (1,506), Merrimack (1,450), Dover (1,437), Timberlane (1,424), Bedford (1351), Manchester West (1,304), Winnacunnet (1,235), *Bishop Guertin (854).

DIVISION III (nine schools): *Alvirne (1,400), Goffstown (1,201), Portsmouth (1,085), Milford (936), Hollis-Brookline (908), Con-Val (905), Pembroke (899), Souhegan (857), Merrimack Valley (885).

DIVISION IV (10 schools): *Kennett (857), Kingswood (799), John Stark (762), Hanover (760), Lebanon (727), Windham (708), Plymouth (688), St. Thomas (643), Laconia (628), *Trinity (417).

DIVISION V (10 schools): *Sanborn (736), *Stevens (649), Pelham (623), Kearsarge (604), Monadnock (601), Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (581), Fall Mountain (574), Somersworth (573), Epping-Newmarket (539), Bow (528).

DIVISION VI (10 schools): *Farmington-Nute (656), *Gilford (532), Campbell (493), Winnisquam (481), Franklin (459), Newfound (422), Raymond (419), Mascoma (404), Newport (390), Bishop Brady (392).