32 teams in 5a, and 6a.. half of the guys that make any varsity program will go to state, and a 1 in 6 will win a medal. when it comes state tourney time take a look at the brackets in 4a and 123a. 5a and 6a are short enough in number that it would be practical to have only a state tournament-- a 32 berth bracket and winner take all. 4a and 321 would be too big to do that. with all the talk about school activity budgets, and talk about consolidation and all, that would save a lot of money and would certainly add some excitement to the bigger class events. but numberwise, your percentages get tougher as you go down in class.