The GHSA's playoff brackets match one region against another in the first round. Below are the chances that one region will go 4-0 against the other, according to the Maxwell Ratings. The most likely sweep is Region 2-AAA over 3-AAA. That would mean Jackson over Butler, Westside (Macon) over Laney, Peach County over Josey and Spencer over Washington County.
Class AAAAAA
24.4% - 7 sweeps 6
22.0% - 1 sweeps 4
4.9% - 3 sweeps 2
0.5% - 8 sweeps 5
0.3% - 2 sweeps 3
0.1% - 5 sweeps 8
0.0% - 6 sweeps 7
0.0% - 4 sweeps 1
Class AAAAA
33.1% - 4 sweeps 1
30.5% - 6 sweeps 7
13.3% - 5 sweeps 8
3.3% - 2 sweeps 3
3.2% - 3 sweeps 2
0.4% - 8 sweeps 5
0.0% - 7 sweeps 6
0.0% - 1 sweeps 4
Class AAAA
3.5% - 3 sweeps 2
2.4% - 4 sweeps 1
2.3% - 1 sweeps 4
1.8% - 2 sweeps 3
1.3% - 5 sweeps 8
0.8% - 6 sweeps 7
0.2% - 7 sweeps 6
0.0% - 8 sweeps 5
Class AAA
60.5% - 2 sweeps 3
25.5% - 8 sweeps 5
19.2% - 6 sweeps 7
1.0% - 4 sweeps 1
0.7% - 1 sweeps 4
0.1% - 5 sweeps 8
0.0% - 7 sweeps 6
0.0% - 3 sweeps 2
Class AA
21.6% - 6 sweeps 7
4.8% - 1 sweeps 4
4.1% - 8 sweeps 5
0.4% - 3 sweeps 2
0.3% - 2 sweeps 3
0.3% - 5 sweeps 8
0.1% - 7 sweeps 6
0.1% - 4 sweeps 1
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