Swainsboro was upset in its region tournament last year and didn’t make the state playoffs. This season, the Tigers will enter their region tournament ranked No. 1 in Class AA as they chase after their first state title since 1996.
Swainsboro (23-2) moved to the top of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution rankings this week after previous No. 1, defending champion Therrell, was upset against Hapeville Charter last week.
Swainsboro has lost only to Statesboro, a AAAAA team, and Jeff Davis, a region rival that Swainsboro later defeated. Two years ago, Swainsboro made a run to the state finals but hasn’t won a state-playoff game since. The 2018 team lost in the first round, and the 2019 team, seeded No. 3 in its tournament, did not make it through.
The rankings remained relatively unchanged this week. Grayson, Lithonia, Pace Academy, St. Francis and Treutlen have been No. 1 since at least Christmas.
This week’s 56 region tournaments will seed the state tournament, which begins Feb. 14.
Class AAAAAAA
- Grayson (24-1)
- Norcross (23-2)
- Shiloh (22-3)
- Milton (21-4)
- McEachern (18-5)
- Wheeler (17-7)
- Archer (17-8)
- Newton (17-8)
- East Coweta (17-8)
- Cherokee (21-4)
Class AAAAAA
- Tucker (21-3)
- South Cobb (23-2)
- Sequoyah (21-4)
- Tri-Cities (20-5)
- Hughes (18-7)
- Lanier (20-5)
- Chattahoochee (18-7)
- Valdosta (21-3)
- Grovetown (21-3)
- Brunswick (17-8)
Class AAAAA
- Lithonia (24-1)
- Dutchtown (22-3)
- Eagle's Landing (21-3)
- Cedar Shoals (23-2)
- Kell (21-4)
- Veterans (23-2)
- Buford (18-6)
- Statesboro (20-5)
- Warner Robins (19-4)
- Miller Grove (17-9)
Class AAAA
- Americus-Sumter (25-0)
- Woodward Academy (22-2)
- Sandy Creek (21-4)
- Chapel Hill (18-7)
- Denmark (20-5)
- Cross Creek (19-6)
- LaFayette (21-2)
- Carver-Columbus (16-8)
- Baldwin (13-8)
- St. Pius (18-7)
Class AAA
- Pace Academy (21-4)
- Windsor Forest (21-4)
- Johnson-Savannah (19-6)
- Dawson County (23-2)
- Hart County (22-3)
- Monroe (19-6)
- Lovett (18-6)
- Westminster (16-8)
- Greater Atlanta Christian (18-7)
- North Murray (20-5)
Class AA
- Swainsboro (23-2)
- Glenn Hills (18-7)
- Therrell (18-7)
- Douglass (15-10)
- Butler (17-5)
- Jeff Davis (18-7)
- Spencer (19-3)
- Laney (18-7)
- Washington County (16-6)
- Banks County (21-4)
Class A-Private
- St. Francis (22-3)
- Greenforest Christian (14-9)
- Mount Pisgah Christian (18-6)
- Walker (18-6)
- Trinity Christian (15-9)
- Wesleyan (16-6)
- North Cobb Christian (17-8)
- Christian Heritage (20-3)
- Providence Christian (24-1)
- Pinecrest Academy (13-11)
Class A-Public
- Treutlen (24-0)
- Wilcox County (23-0)
- Calhoun County (20-2)
- Terrell County (20-2)
- Wilkinson County (17-8)
- Drew Charter (17-7)
- Hancock Central (21-3)
- Lanier County (20-4)
- Mitchell County (17-4)
- Georgia Military College (14-6)
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