Having coached in class 1 with a 9 to 11 enrollment of 115 and coached in class 4 with 900 it makes more sense to make class 1 the catch all if you want to keep smaller school in 11 man,. Otherwise 5 yrs down the road another 10 to 15 school will be in 8 man. Back in my day class 1 was capped at 200 enrollment 9 thru 12, class 2 was 200 to 475. It is a mess, but I guess it depends on your goals. Seems a bit ridiculous to give biggest schools with the most depth the shortest playoff arrangement. Just my opinion.
This is an excellent point
“Seems a bit ridiculous to give biggest schools with the most depth the shortest playoff arrangement.”