Below are the odds of each remaining playoff team of winning a state title, according to the computer Maxwell Ratings. As an example, McEachern's odds of winning Class AAAAAAA are 15-to-1, per Maxwell. The odds are driven by team strength but also the draw. In two classifications, Maxwell's top-rated team is not given the best odds of winning. That's because their draws are tougher than some of their rivals. The favorite in AAAA, according to Maxwell, is Sandy Creek, which is Maxwell's fifth-highest rated team in that class. No. 1 Cartersville beat Sandy Creek 52-42 in the regular season but potentially faces No. 2 Woodward Academy in the quarterfinals. For similar reasons, Fellowship Christian, ranked No. 3 by Maxwell, is the team with the best odds in Class A private. Note that four-time defending champion Eagle's Landing Christian might face No. 1 Athens Academy in the quarterfinals. That's if ELCA can beat Prince Avenue Christian this week.
Class AAAAAAA
0.7 - Lowndes
4.2 - Colquitt County
15 - McEachern
18 - North Gwinnett
22 - Marietta
46 - Grayson
66 - Mill Creek
168 - Archer
291 - Parkview
1,778 - Milton
11,579 - Roswell
50,753 - Cherokee
99,538 - East Coweta
427,043 - Norcross
1,112,057 - Walton
10,550,145 - North Forsyth
Class AAAAAA
1.2 - Valdosta
5.1 - Lee County
5.3 - Dacula
6.3 - Harrison
19 - Coffee
52 - Allatoona
95 - Johns Creek
221 - Mays
234 - Lanier
287 - Houston County
1,794 - Stephenson
2,459 - Richmond Hill
2,739 - South Paulding
5,351 - Glynn Academy
12,064 - Creekside
15,096 - Brunswick
Class AAAAA
1.8 - Carrollton
2.8 - Warner Robins
12 - Dutchtown
15 - Buford
15 - Ware County
16 - Rome
21 - Jones County
28 - Kell
50 - Griffin
73 - Wayne County
195 - Veterans
223 - Clarke Central
903 - Starr's Mill
1,651 - Hiram
3,411 - Cedar Shoals
6,439 - Riverwood
Class AAAA
3.7 - Sandy Creek
4 - Cartersville
4 - Woodward Academy
4.68 - Marist
5.99 - Blessed Trinity
28 - Oconee County
32 - West Laurens
435 - Carver (Columbus)
1,703 - Mary Persons
1,957 - North Oconee
4,791 - Perry
10,001 - Americus-Sumter
14,852 - Baldwin
17,958 - Thomson
58,818 - St. Pius
94,502 - Madison County
Class AAA
2.5 - Cedar Grove
3.2 - Peach County
5.8 - Pierce County
8.2 - Jefferson
16 - Greater Atlanta Christian
16 - North Murray
20 - Crisp County
26 - Jenkins
119 - Appling County
215 - Dawson County
362 - North Hall
731 - Hart County
1,314 - Calhoun
2,296 - Jackson
7,037 - Benedictine
3,410,353 - Cook
Class AA
0.9 - Rabun County
3.8 - Rockmart
6.5 - Hapeville Charter
9.4 - Callaway
59 - Dublin
170 - Brooks County
370 - Fitzgerald
373 - Union County
408 - Douglass
471 - Thomasville
776 - Pepperell
1,287 - Bremen
2,749 - Metter
3,768 - Jefferson County
4,955 - Swainsboro
15,807 - Toombs County
Class A (private)
1.6 - Fellowship Christian
2 - Holy Innocents'
6.5 - Eagle's Landing Christian
7.4 - Athens Academy
97 - Darlington
107 - Wesleyan
178 - Christian Heritage
366 - Hebron Christian
1,011 - Savannah Country Day
4,264 - Prince Avenue Christian
5,252 - North Cobb Christian
6,424 - Mount de Sales
21,621 - Savannah Christian
269,323 - St. Francis
8,569,059 - Mt. Paran Christian
21,725,486 - Brookstone
Class A (public)
0.4 - Irwin County
4.7 - Clinch County
29 - Wilcox County
40 - Mitchell County
59 - Commerce
138 - Bowdon
339 - Lincoln County
362 - Marion County
367 - Pelham
1,832 - Johnson County
4,083 - Turner County
4,668 - Manchester
8,889 - Schley County
94,332 - Emanuel Co. Institute
216,981 - Warren County
4,382,923 - Chattahoochee Co.
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