This is the densest post I’ve ever read on this board. You can’t pick what level you want to play in each year so you can have a winning record . A school like St P would be moving up and down every year because they can’t be consistent winners in any sport. The last 5-6 years they would have been better playing in the C conference playing teams like Friends and Curley.
No it is called pick a level that you think you can consistently compete in. I am not saying pick a level based on sport. I am saying pick a level and stay with it. Calvert Hall, McD, MSJ, Spalding consistently play A sports whether they have solid teams or not. Other schools want to cherry pick level based on the sport. For example, BL plays A level in lax & basketball and B in many other sports. Be fair to all your sports and pick a level for all. These four teams I just mentioned go through lean years at times, but they tough it out.