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2026 UIL realignment: See which districts Fort Worth-area teams will play in

Southlake Carroll wide receiver Brody Knowles celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the first half against Prosper in a Class 6A Division II regional playoff Nov. 28, 2025, at Choctaw Stadium in Arlington.
Southlake Carroll wide receiver Brody Knowles celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the first half against Prosper in a Class 6A Division II regional playoff Nov. 28, 2025, at Choctaw Stadium in Arlington. ctorres@star-telegram.com

The 2026 UIL realignment cycle is here.

See which districts and classifications Fort Worth-area teams will play in:

Class 6A football

District 3: Aledo, Arlington, Arlington Bowie, Arlington Houston, Arlington Lamar, Arlington Martin, Granbury, Weatherford

District 4: Boswell, Keller, Keller Central, Keller Timber Creek, Northwest, Eaton, Byron Nelson, Southlake Carroll

District 8: Euless Trinity, Grand Prairie, Haltom City Haltom, Hurst Bell, Irving, Irving MacArthur, Irving Nimitz, South Grand Prairie

District 11: Crowley, Dallas Skyline, Duncanville, Mansfield, Mansfield Lake Ridge, North Crowley, Red Oak, Waxahachie

Class 5A Division I football

District 3: Azle, Denton, Denton Ryan, FW Chisholm Trail, Keller Fossil Ridge, Saginaw, Sherman

District 4: FW Arlington Heights, FW North Side, FW Paschal, FW Polytechnic, FW South Hills, FW Trimble Tech, FW Wyatt, White Settlement Brewer

District 6: Carrollton Creekview, Carrollton Smith, Carrollton Turner, Dallas Highland Park, Garland Naaman Forest, North Richland Hills Birdville, North Richland Hills Richland

District 8: Burleson Centennial, Cedar Hill, Cleburne, DeSoto, Lancaster, Mansfield Legacy, Mansfield Summit, Midlothian

Class 5A Division II football

District 3: Argyle, Colleyville Heritage, Eagle Mountain, Grapevine, Lewisville The Colony, Lucas Lovejoy, Nevada Community

District 7: Arlington Seguin, Burleson, Corsicana, Ennis, Everman, Joshua, Mansfield Timberview, Midlothian Heritage

Class 4A Division I football

District 4: Alvarado, Aubrey, Carrollton Ranchview, Decatur, Godley, Lake Dallas, River Oaks Castleberry, Springtown

District 5: FW Benbrook, FW Carter-Riverside, FW Dunbar, FW Eastern Hills. FW Southwest, FW Western Hills. FW Diamond Hill-Jarvis, Kennedale

Class 4A Division II football

District 4: Bridgeport, Brock, Burkburnett, Graham, Iowa Park, Mineral Wells

District 5: Glen Rose, Hillsboro, Kemp, Uplift Hampton Prep, Venus

District 6: Gainesville, Krum, Lake Worth, Ponder, Sanger, Van Alstyne

This story was originally published February 2, 2026 at 9:05 AM.

Charles Baggarly
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Charles Baggarly is a high school sports editor and reporter for the Fort Worth Star Telegram. He graduated from TCU in 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and served as TCU 360’s sports editor. Connect with Charles on Twitter or via email.
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