Which regions are the most suspenseful? By one measure, it is 7-AAAAA. According to the computer Maxwell Ratings, there is only a 6.4 percent chance that the same four teams would be in the playoffs in the same four positions if the season were played twice in a row. Region 7-AAAAA is what might be called the perfect storm. It has many teams (14), nine of which have winning records, but none ranked. In other words, it's a bunch of pretty good teams, but none outstanding. The least suspenseful region is 4-AAAAAA. According to Maxwell, there is an 88.7 percent chance that the region would finish the same - No. 1 McEachern, No. 2 North Cobb, No. 3 Hillgrove and No. 4 Harrison - if you played it twice.
7-AAAAA - 6.4%
4-AAAAA - 10.6%
7-AAA - 10.9%
1-AAA - 11.4%
1-AAAA - 12.2%
7-A - 13.7%
1-AAAAA - 14.4%
6-AA - 14.8%
1-A - 16.8%
3-A - 17.4%
4-AAAA - 17.7%
3-AA - 20.4%
8-AAAAAA - 21.2%
4-AAA - 21.4%
6-A - 21.4%
2-AAAA - 21.5%
6-AAAA - 21.7%
1-AAAAAA - 21.8%
6-AAAAAA - 21.9%
4-A - 22.7%
5-AAA - 22.9%
3-AAAAAA - 23.5%
2-A - 23.9%
2-AAAAAA - 24.8%
2-AAA - 24.8%
3-AAAAA - 25.2%
7-AAAAAA - 26.8%
6-AAAAA - 27.5%
4-AA - 28.0%
5-AAAAAA - 28.4%
8-AAAAA - 28.4%
2-AA - 29.7%
5-AAAAA - 31.1%
7-AA - 32.7%
8-AA - 35.4%
1-AA - 36.3%
5-AA - 36.6%
8-AAAA - 37.8%
3-AAAA - 38.4%
2-AAAAA - 39.3%
3-AAA - 41.3%
7-AAAA - 42.0%
5-AAAA - 43.1%
8-A - 46.6%
6-AAA - 64.6%
8-AAA - 72.4%
5-A - 88.6%
4-AAAAAA - 88.7%
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