M.L. King in preseason was rated the 53rd-best team in Class AAAAAA by the computer Maxwell Ratings. That was sixth-worst out of 58. Now, the Lions are 31st, rated 20.35 points better than expected. Here are the top 10 teams in each classification ranked on their improvement from Maxwell's preseason projections.
Class AAAAAAA
13.63 - Shiloh
11.71 - Marietta
10.23 - Cherokee
9.51 - South Gwinnett
8.03 - Collins Hill
5.30 - Camden County
5.29 - Berkmar
4.64 - Rockdale County
4.06 - Lowndes
4.01 - Newton
Class AAAAAA
20.35 - M.L. King
8.10 - South Paulding
7.90 - Morrow
7.10 - Dacula
7.01 - Cambridge
6.56 - Lovejoy
6.29 - Mundy's Mill
6.07 - Evans
5.84 - Chattahoochee
5.65 - Pope
Class AAAAA
16.20 - Ola
9.47 - Paulding County
8.78 - Carver (Atlanta)
7.76 - Veterans
7.15 - South Effingham
7.14 - Riverdale
5.92 - Jones County
5.86 - Riverwood
5.75 - Columbia
5.30 - Thomas County Central
Class AAAA
16.61 - Woodward Academy
12.77 - Gilmer
8.83 - West Laurens
7.24 - Denmark
7.21 - Flowery Branch
7.02 - LaGrange
6.91 - Shaw
6.80 - Westover
5.95 - Madison County
5.30 - Thomson
Class AAA
17.01 - Hart County
15.70 - Cherokee Bluff
13.61 - Brantley County
11.58 - Stone Mountain
11.05 - Towers
10.92 - Appling County
10.79 - Redan
10.51 - Rutland
10.36 - East Jackson
9.46 - Murray County
Class AA
11.89 - Lamar County
10.76 - Temple
6.14 - Dublin
6.03 - Washington County
5.56 - Oglethorpe County
4.25 - Screven County
3.91 - Putnam County
3.86 - Union County
3.76 - Westside (Augusta)
3.71 - Therrell
Class A (Private)
9.55 - Wesleyan
7.09 - Pacelli
7.03 - Christian Heritage
6.84 - Walker
5.68 - Savannah Country Day
5.16 - Holy Innocents'
5.14 - St. Francis
5.02 - North Cobb Christian
4.75 - Darlington
3.92 - Athens Academy
Class A (Public)
17.79 - Bowdon
11.24 - Terrell County
9.09 - Central (Talbotton)
7.91 - Claxton
6.93 - Washington-Wilkes
5.37 - Manchester
5.22 - Irwin County
4.88 - Treutlen
4.77 - Clinch County
4.31 - Taylor County
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