North Cobb Christian has won its first playoff game and reached the quarterfinals for the first time. The odds of the Eagles making the quarterfinals this season were two-in-a-million, according to the preseason Maxwell Ratings. Those odds were based on history, with the 2017 season given the most weight. North Cobb Christian had never made the playoffs and was 0-10 just two seasons ago. Each team's region and possible playoff draw also were considered in the computer math model. Maxwell then ran 1 million full-season simulations in preseason, and here are the number of times each of the current quarterfinal teams made the elite eight.
Class AAAAAAA
141,146 - Milton
258,346 - Hillgrove
364,244 - Tift County
585,357 - Archer
628,073 - North Gwinnett
706,859 - Lowndes
822,809 - Colquitt County
841,044 - Grayson
Class AAAAAA
87,548 - Sequoyah
94,557 - Lanier
106,475 - Creekview
314,456 - Dacula
510,334 - Northside (W.R.)
518,389 - Valdosta
545,356 - Coffee
690,900 - Lee County
Class AAAAA
90,325 - Clarke Central
126,390 - Dutchtown
266,981 - Bainbridge
371,092 - Carrollton
575,162 - Warner Robins
832,855 - Stockbridge
891,472 - Buford
956,903 - Rome
Class AAAA
69,547 - Baldwin
120,885 - Eastside
179,682 - Troup
423,240 - Cairo
753,307 - Marist
764,607 - Mary Persons
800,982 - Blessed Trinity
952,485 - Cartersville
Class AAA
17,255 - Monroe Area
156,550 - Pierce County
161,765 - Jenkins
296,712 - Westminster
744,347 - Cedar Grove
779,427 - Calhoun
826,049 - Peach County
942,371 - Benedictine
Class AA
60,019 - Dublin
100,215 - Washington County
292,488 - Rockmart
381,109 - Jefferson County
494,608 - Heard County
575,852 - Callaway
683,778 - Fitzgerald
907,741 - Rabun County
Class A (private)
2 - North Cobb Christian
36,759 - Fellowship Christian
57,621 - Savannah Christian
179,634 - Darlington
324,219 - Calvary Day
396,652 - Athens Academy
462,112 - Prince Ave. Christian
949,773 - ELCA
Class A (public)
372 - Greene County
2,095 - Schley County
57,923 - Marion County
70,689 - Pelham
171,453 - Commerce
266,656 - Mount Zion (Carroll)
563,919 - Irwin County
676,199 - Clinch County
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