New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association

New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association
AbbreviationNHIAA
Formation1947
TypeVolunteer; NPO
Legal statusAssociation
PurposeAthletic/Educational
Headquarters251 Clinton St.
Concord, NH 03301
Region served
New Hampshire
Executive Director
Jeffrey Collins
AffiliationsNational Federation of State High School Associations
Websitenhiaa.org

The New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association (NHIAA) is the governing body for sports competitions among all public and some private high schools in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. It is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations.

Classifications

Schools competing under the NHIAA are grouped into four divisions (classification thresholds as of July 1, 2026):

Schools are reclassified every two years. The classification thresholds are periodically adjusted so as to result in an approximately equal number of teams in each class. Schools may petition the NHIAA to play in a class higher than that in which they would otherwise be placed.

For most multi-division sports (e.g. football or ice hockey), competition is organized into divisions based on enrollment thresholds established by the NHIAA committee governing the individual sport (which can very based on the number of participating schools in a sport).

Classifications for the 2024–2025 and 2025–2026 seasons are as follows:

Division I (formerly Class L): 20 schools

Division II (formerly Class I): 20 schools

Division III (formerly Class M): 23 schools

Division IV (formerly Class S): 26 schools

Sports

The NHIAA sanctions competitions in the following sports:

Fall season

Sport Divisions
Bass Fishing (Co-ed) One division
Cross Country Three divisions (I, II, III)
Esports One division
Field Hockey Three divisions (I, II, III)
Football Four divisions (I, II, III, IV)
Golf (Co-Ed) Four divisions (I, II, III, IV)
Soccer Four divisions (I, II, III, IV)
Spirit Three divisions (I, II, III)
Volleyball (Girls) Three divisions (I, II, III)

Winter season

Sport Divisions
Basketball Four divisions (I, II, III, IV)
Bowling (Co-ed) One division
Gymnastics One division
Ice hockey (Boys) Three division (I, II, III)
Ice hockey (Girls) One division
Indoor Track Two divisions (I, II)
Skiing (Alpine and Nordic) Four divisions (I, II, III, IV)
Spirit Three divisions (I, II, III)
Swimming and Diving Two divisions (I, II)
Wrestling Three divisions (I, II, III)

Spring season

Sport Divisions
Baseball Four divisions (I, II, III, IV)
Lacrosse (Boys) and Girls Three divisions (I, II, III)
Softball Four divisions (I, II, III, IV)
Tennis (Boys) and (Girls) Three divisions (I, II, III)
Track and field Three divisions (I, II, III)
Volleyball (Boys) One division

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NHIAA By-Law Article IV" (PDF). NHIAA.
  2. ↑ "NHIAA By-Law Article XVI" (PDF). NHIAA.
  3. ↑ "NHIAA By-Law Article XVII" (PDF). NHIAA.
  4. ↑ "NHIAA By-Law Article XXII" (PDF). NHIAA.
  5. 1 2 "NHIAA By-Law Article XXIII" (PDF). NHIAA.
  6. ↑ "NHIAA By-Law Article XXIV" (PDF). NHIAA.
  7. ↑ "NHIAA By-Law Article XXVIII" (PDF). NHIAA.
  8. ↑ "NHIAA By-Law Article XXIX" (PDF). NHIAA.
  9. ↑ "NHIAA By-Law Article XXXII" (PDF). NHIAA.
  10. ↑ "NHIAA By-Law Article XXXIII" (PDF). NHIAA.
  11. ↑ "NHIAA By-Law Article XXXVII" (PDF). NHIAA.
  12. ↑ "NHIAA By-Law Article XIV" (PDF). NHIAA.
  13. ↑ "NHIAA By-Law Article XXV" (PDF). NHIAA.
  14. ↑ "NHIAA By-Law Article XXVI" (PDF). NHIAA.
  15. ↑ "NHIAA By-Law Article XXXI" (PDF). NHIAA.
  16. ↑ "NHIAA By-Law Article XXXIV" (PDF). NHIAA.
  17. ↑ "NHIAA By-Law Article XXVII" (PDF). NHIAA.
  18. ↑ "NHIAA By-Law Article XXXVI" (PDF). NHIAA.