It's October, when region races pick up speed. Here are the favorites in each region and their chances of finishing in first place, according to the computer Maxwell Ratings.

Class AAAAAAA

88.7% - Colquitt County (1)

64.1% - Westlake (2)

55.5% - McEachern (3)

82.1% - Walton (4)

60.6% - Milton (5)

79.0% - North Gwinnett (6)

81.6% - Parkview (7)

58.4% - Grayson (8)

Class AAAAAA

59.7% - Lee County (1)

51.5% - Glynn Academy (2)

36.9% - Heritage (Conyers) (3)

71.0% - Tucker (4)

49.2% - Mays (5)

68.3% - Creekview (6)

68.6% - Centennial (7)

72.0% - Dacula (8)

Class AAAAA

83.5% - Warner Robins (1)

50.7% - Ware County (2)

88.4% - Starr's Mill (3)

46.8% - Jones County (4)

79.9% - Southwest DeKalb (5)

84.8% - Banneker (6)

98.2% - Rome (7)

93.6% - Buford (8)

Class AAAA

55.7% - Cairo (1)

84.8% - Mary Persons (2)

72.9% - Burke County (3)

59.8% - Eastside (4)

54.0% - Cartersville (5)

82.5% - Ridgeland (6)

85.4% - Blessed Trinity (7)

89.1% - St. Pius (8)

Class AAA

91.7% - Crisp County (1)

49.1% - Liberty County (2)

96.6% - Benedictine (3)

83.6% - Peach County (4)

76.4% - Cedar Grove (5)

99.9% - Calhoun (6)

83.5% - GAC (7)

62.5% - Monroe Area (8)

Class AA

50.8% - Thomasville (1)

67.4% - Vidalia (2)

64.1% - Dodge County (3)

95.4% - Jefferson County (4)

81.8% - Callaway (5)

98.7% - Hapeville Charter (6)

96.5% - Rockmart (7)

80.5% - Rabun County (8)

Class A

63.8% - Pelham (1)

99.6% - Irwin County (2)

40.6% - Calvary Day (3)

64.5% - Marion County (4)

95.6% - ELCA (5)

58.3% - Fellowship Christ. (6)

48.5% - Aquinas (7)

66.4% - Athens Academy (8)

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