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Maxwell playoff projections after Week 4

By Loren Maxwell
Sept 16, 2015

Below are the current Maxwell Ratings' playoff projections for each class.

The Maxwell Ratings playoff projections are based on a Monte Carlo simulation of the 2015 season. The simulation completed 1,000,000 seasons and teams with 100 or more championship wins in the simulation are shown.

While the Maxwell Ratings reflect each team’s strength, the simulation highlights the impact of the season’s structure as defined by the games, region alignments, and playoff brackets.

All out of state opponents were considered equal to the average of the GHSA team’s classification (i.e., out of state opponents of Class AAAAAA GHSA teams were treated as an average Class AAAAAA team).

Although regions may use different criteria, in the simulation all standings were determined by using recursive head-to-head records with all ties being broken randomly.

Class AAAAAA

Modal Bracket

Although any specific bracket is highly unlikely, the modal bracket represents the most probable of all the possible brackets.

Playoff Projections by Team

Each team is shown with its region, rating, the number of times making it to the finals, and the number of times of winning the state championship along with the associated odds.

Team Region Rating Finals Champion Odds
Colquitt County 1-AAAAAA 101.49 644,673 532,477 0.88
Grayson 8-AAAAAA 91.11 349,677 145,402 5.88
Mill Creek 7-AAAAAA 86.62 184,850 69,667 13.35
McEachern 4-AAAAAA 88.26 126,131 59,951 15.68
Archer 8-AAAAAA 87.22 102,098 44,515 21.46
North Gwinnett 7-AAAAAA 84.03 137,593 42,023 22.80
Peachtree Ridge 7-AAAAAA 82.36 99,118 27,944 34.79
Norcross 7-AAAAAA 81.60 93,387 24,258 40.22
Walton 5-AAAAAA 82.99 84,554 22,237 43.97
Roswell 5-AAAAAA 81.12 48,855 11,799 83.75
Tucker 2-AAAAAA 77.72 32,022 6,101 162.91
Camden County 1-AAAAAA 77.34 19,122 3,324 299.84
Valdosta 1-AAAAAA 76.79 15,108 2,433 410.02
Dacula 8-AAAAAA 75.91 10,132 1,750 570.43
Tift County 1-AAAAAA 74.16 7,956 1,024 975.56
East Coweta 3-AAAAAA 71.37 8,309 951 1,050.52
Newton 2-AAAAAA 71.25 6,653 858 1,164.50
Etowah 5-AAAAAA 73.18 3,801 540 1,850.85
North Cobb 4-AAAAAA 71.66 4,452 503 1,987.07
Lowndes 1-AAAAAA 72.62 4,019 460 2,172.91
Hillgrove 4-AAAAAA 70.83 3,629 400 2,499.00
Lee County 1-AAAAAA 72.14 3,036 388 2,576.32
Parkview 8-AAAAAA 70.97 2,553 300 3,332.33
Lassiter 5-AAAAAA 71.51 1,782 223 4,483.30
Hughes 3-AAAAAA 66.24 1,541 122 8,195.72

Class AAAAA

Modal Bracket

Although any specific bracket is highly unlikely, the modal bracket represents the most probable of all the possible brackets.

Playoff Projections by Team

Each team is shown with its region, rating, the number of times making it to the finals, and the number of times of winning the state championship along with the associated odds.

Team Region Rating Finals Champion Odds
Northside (Warner Robins) 2-AAAAA 79.69 359,644 245,244 3.08
Creekside 6-Div B-AAAAA 78.64 317,074 198,118 4.05
Ware County 3-AAAAA 77.57 259,217 160,550 5.23
Mays 6-Div B-AAAAA 73.97 156,504 77,206 11.95
Stockbridge 4-Div B-AAAAA 71.10 143,773 59,242 15.88
South Paulding 5-AAAAA 71.08 132,239 58,572 16.07
Coffee 3-AAAAA 70.23 92,537 34,538 27.95
Gainesville 8-AAAAA 69.19 72,633 28,741 33.79
Kell 7-Div B-AAAAA 69.04 69,163 25,048 38.92
Allatoona 5-AAAAA 68.48 65,481 23,566 41.43
Stephenson 6-Div A-AAAAA 67.96 62,809 21,294 45.96
Glynn Academy 3-AAAAA 66.31 44,422 13,112 75.27
East Paulding 5-AAAAA 65.34 43,320 12,473 79.17
Houston County 2-AAAAA 65.44 32,041 9,015 109.93
Warner Robins 2-AAAAA 65.04 27,381 7,492 132.48
Mundy's Mill 4-Div A-AAAAA 63.20 21,493 5,543 179.41
Carver (Columbus) 1-AAAAA 61.57 17,710 3,935 253.13
Alexander 5-AAAAA 61.79 14,987 3,450 288.86
Dalton 7-Div A-AAAAA 62.67 12,341 3,003 332.00
Lanier 8-AAAAA 60.94 12,948 2,704 368.82
Starr's Mill 4-Div A-AAAAA 60.15 8,747 1,776 562.06
Northgate 4-Div A-AAAAA 59.21 7,128 1,351 739.19
Jones County 2-AAAAA 59.09 4,170 785 1,272.89
New Manchester 5-AAAAA 58.06 4,059 685 1,458.85
Carver (Atlanta) 6-Div B-AAAAA 59.10 2,991 569 1,756.47
Dutchtown 4-Div B-AAAAA 57.30 3,527 550 1,817.18
Harris County 1-AAAAA 53.89 1,902 238 4,200.68
Drew 4-Div A-AAAAA 55.77 1,620 233 4,290.85
Rome 7-Div A-AAAAA 56.07 1,372 172 5,812.95
Loganville 8-AAAAA 53.05 1,131 132 7,574.76
M. L. King 6-Div A-AAAAA 54.62 896 106 9,432.96

Class AAAA

Modal Bracket

Although any specific bracket is highly unlikely, the modal bracket represents the most probable of all the possible brackets.

Playoff Projections by Team

Each team is shown with its region, rating, the number of times making it to the finals, and the number of times of winning the state championship along with the associated odds.

Team Region Rating Finals Champion Odds
Buford 8-AAAA 86.07 714,218 566,798 0.76
Cartersville 7-AAAA 76.22 447,084 173,071 4.78
Sandy Creek 5-AAAA 73.10 208,473 80,914 11.36
Woodward Academy 5-AAAA 72.48 195,828 73,298 12.64
Marist 6-AAAA 71.37 184,139 60,239 15.60
St. Pius X 6-AAAA 65.81 74,555 18,658 52.60
Thomson 3-AAAA 61.53 26,851 5,128 194.01
Mary Persons 2-AAAA 62.31 24,762 4,906 202.83
West Laurens 2-AAAA 61.52 21,173 4,007 248.56
Bainbridge 1-Div B-AAAA 61.41 20,862 3,639 273.80
Burke County 3-AAAA 58.31 13,861 1,983 503.29
Thomas County Central 1-Div A-AAAA 58.56 10,234 1,510 661.25
Wayne County 3-AAAA 56.56 9,333 1,119 892.66
Carrollton 5-AAAA 56.09 8,465 909 1,099.11
Eastside 4-Div A-AAAA 55.90 5,328 622 1,606.72
Eagle's Landing 4-Div A-AAAA 55.83 4,897 607 1,646.45
Whitewater 5-AAAA 54.76 5,749 553 1,807.32
Jonesboro 4-Div B-AAAA 55.43 4,703 532 1,878.70
North Oconee 8-AAAA 54.77 5,680 521 1,918.39
Cairo 1-Div A-AAAA 53.85 2,675 224 4,463.29
Griffin 4-Div B-AAAA 53.26 2,129 174 5,746.13
Stephens County 8-AAAA 51.35 1,725 107 9,344.79

Class AAA

Modal Bracket

Although any specific bracket is highly unlikely, the modal bracket represents the most probable of all the possible brackets.

Playoff Projections by Team

Each team is shown with its region, rating, the number of times making it to the finals, and the number of times of winning the state championship along with the associated odds.

Team Region Rating Finals Champion Odds
Calhoun 6-AAA 78.33 592,538 455,591 1.19
Blessed Trinity 4-Div B-AAA 75.00 417,686 272,282 2.67
Jefferson 8-AAA 68.83 282,609 111,188 7.99
Westside (Macon) 2-AAA 63.97 207,128 55,478 17.03
Cedar Grove 4-Div A-AAA 64.09 184,367 50,740 18.71
Elbert County 8-AAA 61.58 96,152 25,660 37.97
Peach County 2-AAA 55.55 41,553 7,128 139.29
Central (Carrollton) 5-AAA 55.57 41,523 6,174 160.97
Westminster (Atlanta) 4-Div B-AAA 54.48 26,527 3,602 276.62
Laney 3-AAA 51.77 28,121 3,354 297.15
Hart County 8-AAA 53.18 16,236 2,633 378.79
Adairsville 6-AAA 50.83 23,532 2,267 440.11
Washington County 3-AAA 48.88 13,775 1,373 727.33
Dodge County 1-Div A-AAA 50.54 6,899 786 1,271.26
Pierce County 1-Div A-AAA 49.75 5,856 637 1,568.86
Callaway 5-AAA 48.37 5,670 508 1,967.50
Jackson 2-AAA 43.22 2,134 147 6,801.72
Cook 1-Div A-AAA 45.80 1,302 104 9,614.38

Class AA

Modal Bracket

Although any specific bracket is highly unlikely, the modal bracket represents the most probable of all the possible brackets.

Playoff Projections by Team

Each team is shown with its region, rating, the number of times making it to the finals, and the number of times of winning the state championship along with the associated odds.

Team Region Rating Finals Champion Odds
Benedictine 2-AA 75.73 717,701 502,211 0.99
Greater Atlanta Christian 6-AA 72.89 580,549 324,674 2.08
Fitzgerald 1-AA 64.45 286,445 107,941 8.26
Vidalia 2-AA 53.58 60,318 10,690 92.55
Pace Academy 6-AA 52.39 52,899 9,629 102.85
Lovett 6-AA 51.74 46,843 8,764 113.10
Rabun County 8-AA 50.35 48,192 8,426 117.68
Brooks County 1-AA 50.47 39,896 6,693 148.41
Macon County 4-AA 49.04 31,847 4,797 207.46
Thomasville 1-AA 49.08 29,584 4,520 220.24
Dublin 3-AA 47.44 21,062 2,896 344.30
Lamar County 4-AA 46.48 18,500 2,330 428.18
Wesleyan 6-AA 46.59 16,528 2,040 489.20
Jefferson County 3-AA 45.12 12,300 1,416 705.21
Early County 1-AA 42.80 6,236 568 1,759.56
Bacon County 2-AA 41.89 5,977 509 1,963.64
Bleckley County 4-AA 41.61 5,092 442 2,261.44
Darlington 7-AA 42.08 5,163 440 2,271.73
Heard County 5-AA 40.69 4,579 369 2,709.03
Screven County 3-AA 39.76 2,082 143 6,992.01
Model 7-AA 39.00 2,058 142 7,041.25
Bowdon 5-AA 37.13 1,789 118 8,473.58

Class A-Public

Modal Bracket

Although any specific bracket is highly unlikely, the modal bracket represents the most probable of all the possible brackets.

Playoff Projections by Team

Each team is shown with its region, rating, the number of times making it to the finals, and the number of times of winning the state championship along with the associated odds.

Team Region Rating Finals Champion Odds
Clinch County 2-A 50.35 370,053 248,153 3.03
Marion County 4-A 54.22 233,465 178,162 4.61
Charlton County 2-A 50.61 214,457 142,281 6.03
Irwin County 2-A 45.41 218,587 113,197 7.83
Lincoln County 7-Div B-A 44.12 210,901 96,962 9.31
Commerce 8-A 39.73 165,923 57,356 16.43
Emanuel County Institute 3-Div B-A 39.39 139,777 48,652 19.55
Hawkinsville 4-A 38.60 100,457 34,663 27.85
Turner County 2-A 37.04 105,963 32,146 30.11
Mount Zion (Carroll) 6-Div A-A 34.14 55,038 13,533 72.89
Dooly County 4-A 34.47 41,220 10,613 93.22
Wilkinson County 7-Div A-A 32.83 41,911 9,368 105.75
Trion 6-Div A-A 30.28 31,558 5,939 167.38
Greenville 4-A 27.71 20,352 3,083 323.36
Claxton 3-Div A-A 27.83 11,093 1,665 599.60
Telfair County 2-A 25.25 10,130 1,273 784.55
Mitchell County 1-A 21.98 12,956 1,206 828.19
Johnson County 3-Div B-A 27.94 6,606 996 1,003.02
Terrell County 1-A 18.94 4,856 343 2,914.45
Wilcox County 2-A 24.33 2,828 314 3,183.71

Class A-Private

Modal Bracket

Although any specific bracket is highly unlikely, the modal bracket represents the most probable of all the possible brackets.

Playoff Projections by Team

Each team is shown with its region, rating, the number of times making it to the finals, and the number of times of winning the state championship along with the associated odds.

Team Region Rating Finals Champion Odds
Eagle's Landing Christian 5-A 58.38 517,726 372,299 1.69
Mount Paran Christian 6-Div A-A 54.77 448,900 261,628 2.82
Prince Avenue Christian 8-A 50.43 304,535 145,361 5.88
Calvary Day 3-Div A-A 47.47 232,298 85,883 10.64
Aquinas 7-Div B-A 45.92 157,277 53,856 17.57
Landmark Christian 5-A 43.80 116,795 35,011 27.56
Pacelli 4-A 40.78 78,258 18,928 51.83
Savannah Christian 3-Div A-A 40.27 54,886 12,974 76.08
Mount Pisgah Christian 6-Div B-A 36.99 21,927 4,069 244.76
Tattnall Square 7-Div A-A 35.58 23,622 3,997 249.19
Pinecrest Academy 6-Div B-A 34.51 15,463 2,418 412.56
Stratford Academy 7-Div A-A 34.24 10,075 1,553 642.92
First Presbyterian 7-Div A-A 33.16 8,217 1,154 865.55
Our Lady of Mercy 5-A 29.22 3,722 354 2,823.86
Athens Academy 8-A 27.45 3,931 337 2,966.36

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