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Maxwell Quarterfinal summary: Dacula and Lanier didn’t get the memo

By Loren Maxwell
Updated Nov 26, 2018

The Maxwell Ratings will rank the Georgia High School Association's 422 teams throughout the 2018 season. The ratings are based entirely on historical performance and on field results and do not consider personnel changes on the player roster or coaching staff.

Interesting results:

- Clearly Dacula and Lanier failed to appreciate the historical significance of an all-Region 1 semifinals this year . . .

Each won in convincing fashion to knock off Valdosta and Coffee and it’ll be interesting to see if either can repeat the trick this week against Northside (Warner Robins) and Lee County .

While it’s honestly doubtful that 33-point favorite Lee County will bow to Lanier, Dacula’s one-point edge over Northside comes almost exclusively from having the home advantage.

- The best match up of the season (so far at least) will happen when Colquitt County hosts Archer in a rematch of last season’s quarterfinal game.  Together these two will have participated in eight of the top 11 rated games.  The Packers edged the Tigers last season 12-7 but this season the computer favors Rush Propst’s team by nearly three touchdowns this year.

Perhaps a more interesting match up is the semifinal pairing of Warner Robins and defending champion Rome in Class AAAAA in a game that is probably occurring one round before it should.

And perhaps the most interesting match up for a totally different reason is the Peach County-Calhoun showdown in Class AAA.  The Trojans have been on a year long quest to avenge their controversial loss to the Yellow Jackets in last season’s state title game.  Although at Calhoun, the computer pegs Peach County as a slight one-point favorite.

Maxwell GHSA Football Ratings

As this season's games are played, the Maxwell Ratings will be based on a modified logistic regression of the current football season's results in combination with each team's historical performance. More recent games and games against similarly rated opponents carry more weight and the weight of each team's historical performance diminishes as the team's season progresses.

The current total weight of all team's historical performance is 0.06%.

For the current season, the ratings accurately account for the winner of 2,106 of 2,272 total games including 0 tie(s) (92.69%) and accurately reflect approximately 68.3% of all game margins within 13.93 points.

The ratings are scaled so that 100.00 is the rating required to win 91.5% of all games in an infinite round robin tournament against all teams in the highest classification. The schedule strength is the rating required to win 50% of all games in an infinite round robin tournament against a particular team's opponents.

All data is courtesy of the Georgia High School Football Historians Association.

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Home Advantage: 1.10

By Class

AAAAAAA AAAAAA
Rank Team Rec Rating Rank Team Rec Rating
1Colquitt County13-0103.631Lee County13-088.54
2Parkview11-183.522Dacula11-264.60
3Archer11-282.583Northside (Warner Robins)8-564.55
4Grayson10-382.414Creekview12-163.49
5Lowndes10-380.875Valdosta8-562.94
6North Gwinnett10-379.856Allatoona8-457.39
7Milton11-277.757Sequoyah10-355.14
8Hillgrove12-177.308Lanier10-354.58
9Tift County8-576.429Harrison9-354.23
10Walton10-274.7810Coffee9-454.08
11McEachern8-473.3311Glynn Academy7-551.32
12Camden County7-472.1812Johns Creek9-250.42
13Roswell9-268.8613Habersham Central7-546.95
14Mill Creek8-468.3514Creekside8-446.37
15Marietta5-668.1815Centennial7-443.55
AAAAA AAAA
Rank Team Rec Rating Rank Team Rec Rating
1Rome13-084.631Blessed Trinity13-081.91
2Warner Robins12-179.612Cartersville13-078.88
3Dutchtown12-172.913Marist11-277.08
4Buford10-367.844Mary Persons12-176.56
5Stockbridge12-167.775St. Pius X10-272.80
6Bainbridge8-563.206Troup12-171.21
7Jones County8-362.037Pickens11-156.91
8Veterans8-359.288North Oconee9-356.27
9Wayne County11-157.999Cairo10-355.33
10Kell9-357.1110Flowery Branch8-355.26
11Carrollton10-355.1511Ridgeland8-454.93
12Ware County8-454.5412Eastside12-154.87
13Clarke Central8-552.4513Sandy Creek7-453.91
14Cedar Shoals8-451.3614Cedartown5-653.89
15Locust Grove5-649.5115Baldwin7-653.69
AAA AA
Rank Team Rec Rating Rank Team Rec Rating
1Cedar Grove12-177.261Rockmart13-075.67
2Peach County11-269.972Callaway11-264.73
3Calhoun13-068.153Heard County11-263.37
4Pierce County13-066.374Dublin11-261.93
5Monroe Area12-165.365Fitzgerald10-358.36
6Westminster (Atlanta)8-560.456Brooks County9-358.03
7Greater Atlanta Christian9-358.327Washington County10-357.42
8Benedictine11-257.838Bremen9-357.32
9Dawson County10-254.299Hapeville Charter10-256.86
10Pace Academy6-554.0710Dodge County10-255.76
11Lovett6-653.6311Rabun County11-253.95
12North Hall9-350.3912Thomasville7-551.74
13Westside (Macon)8-448.8413Jefferson County10-350.34
14Jefferson8-348.4814Swainsboro9-349.12
15Crisp County7-448.1615Vidalia9-246.50
A - Public A - Private
Rank Team Rec Rating Rank Team Rec Rating
1Irwin County12-068.351Athens Academy12-056.98
2Clinch County11-160.992Eagle's Landing Christian11-156.65
3Pelham12-053.463Prince Avenue Christian11-153.02
4Marion County12-050.534Savannah Christian11-149.38
5Commerce10-345.395Calvary Day10-242.34
6Mount Zion (Carroll)10-242.076George Walton Academy8-340.60
7Schley County9-339.377Hebron Christian Academy6-637.77
8Charlton County8-438.458North Cobb Christian10-236.61
9Mitchell County8-338.459Wesleyan7-534.68
10Emanuel County Institute7-534.1910Fellowship Christian10-234.36
11Greene County9-329.5011Mount Vernon Presbyterian8-433.10
12Dooly County7-528.5112Darlington9-332.98
13Trion8-427.5513Trinity Christian (Sharpsburg)8-432.15
14Turner County6-527.2914Riverside Military Academy6-630.13
15Wilcox County5-626.2515Mount Paran Christian7-427.30

All-Class

Classification rankings are shown in [brackets]. Each team links to its page at the Georgia High School Football Historians Association.

Rank Team Region Rec Rating SchStr Rank
1 [1]Colquitt County1 - AAAAAAA13-0103.6369.231 [1]
2 [1]Lee County1 - AAAAAA13-088.5444.3296 [12]
3 [1]Rome7 - AAAAA13-084.6339.41135 [28]
4 [2]Parkview7 - AAAAAAA11-183.5257.3314 [12]
5 [3]Archer8 - AAAAAAA11-282.5859.659 [9]
6 [4]Grayson8 - AAAAAAA10-382.4155.9918 [14]
7 [1]Blessed Trinity7 - AAAA13-081.9147.1866 [13]
8 [5]Lowndes1 - AAAAAAA10-380.8763.614 [4]
9 [6]North Gwinnett6 - AAAAAAA10-379.8554.9625 [19]
10 [2]Warner Robins1 - AAAAA12-179.6155.6220 [3]
11 [2]Cartersville5 - AAAA13-078.8845.5882 [18]
12 [7]Milton5 - AAAAAAA11-277.7556.5517 [13]
13 [8]Hillgrove3 - AAAAAAA12-177.3055.7219 [15]
14 [1]Cedar Grove5 - AAA12-177.2638.96141 [6]
15 [3]Marist7 - AAAA11-277.0852.1138 [3]
16 [4]Mary Persons2 - AAAA12-176.5645.6180 [16]
17 [9]Tift County1 - AAAAAAA8-576.4267.772 [2]
18 [1]Rockmart7 - AA13-075.6726.33265 [25]
19 [10]Walton4 - AAAAAAA10-274.7855.5821 [16]
20 [11]McEachern3 - AAAAAAA8-473.3362.435 [5]
21 [3]Dutchtown4 - AAAAA12-172.9144.4195 [17]
22 [5]St. Pius X8 - AAAA10-272.8051.0847 [6]
23 [12]Camden County1 - AAAAAAA7-472.1862.097 [7]
24 [6]Troup5 - AAAA12-171.2150.5550 [7]
25 [2]Peach County4 - AAA11-269.9742.35111 [4]
26 [13]Roswell4 - AAAAAAA9-268.8651.7940 [29]
27 [1]Irwin County2 - A12-068.3530.67218 [4]
28 [14]Mill Creek6 - AAAAAAA8-468.3559.838 [8]
29 [15]Marietta3 - AAAAAAA5-668.1864.083 [3]
30 [3]Calhoun6 - AAA13-068.1523.72298 [46]
31 [4]Buford8 - AAAAA10-367.8442.66110 [18]
32 [5]Stockbridge4 - AAAAA12-167.7738.97140 [29]
33 [4]Pierce County2 - AAA13-066.3721.27330 [51]
34 [16]Westlake2 - AAAAAAA9-366.2952.5434 [25]
35 [5]Monroe Area8 - AAA12-165.3638.69142 [7]
36 [2]Callaway5 - AA11-264.7334.39188 [17]
37 [2]Dacula8 - AAAAAA11-264.6045.0690 [10]
38 [3]Northside (Warner Robins)1 - AAAAAA8-564.5554.1129 [3]
39 [17]Norcross7 - AAAAAAA7-563.7657.8313 [11]
40 [4]Creekview6 - AAAAAA12-163.4939.57131 [22]
41 [3]Heard County5 - AA11-263.3734.95186 [16]
42 [6]Bainbridge1 - AAAAA8-563.2056.7516 [2]
43 [5]Valdosta1 - AAAAAA8-562.9458.9411 [1]
44 [7]Jones County4 - AAAAA8-362.0349.7253 [6]
45 [4]Dublin3 - AA11-261.9339.80130 [8]
46 [2]Clinch County2 - A11-160.9933.26200 [2]
47 [6]Westminster (Atlanta)5 - AAA8-560.4553.4031 [1]
48 [18]West Forsyth5 - AAAAAAA6-659.9453.1033 [24]
49 [19]North Paulding3 - AAAAAAA7-459.8751.3445 [32]
50 [20]Brookwood7 - AAAAAAA7-459.7847.9963 [37]
51 [8]Veterans1 - AAAAA8-359.2850.4751 [5]
52 [5]Fitzgerald1 - AA10-358.3643.54104 [5]
53 [7]Greater Atlanta Christian7 - AAA9-358.3236.43165 [16]
54 [21]Mountain View6 - AAAAAAA7-458.2051.7641 [30]
55 [6]Brooks County1 - AA9-358.0346.7373 [2]
56 [9]Wayne County2 - AAAAA11-157.9940.02129 [26]
57 [22]North Cobb3 - AAAAAAA6-457.9354.4328 [22]
58 [8]Benedictine3 - AAA11-257.8327.96246 [33]
59 [7]Washington County3 - AA10-357.4245.5284 [3]
60 [6]Allatoona6 - AAAAAA8-457.3946.9469 [7]
61 [8]Bremen5 - AA9-357.3230.94214 [19]
62 [10]Kell7 - AAAAA9-357.1139.48133 [27]
63 [1]Athens Academy8 - A12-056.9832.40205 [2]
64 [7]Pickens6 - AAAA11-156.9121.20332 [50]
65 [9]Hapeville Charter6 - AA10-256.8621.89324 [38]
66 [2]Eagle's Landing Christian5 - A11-156.6525.16280 [9]
67 [8]North Oconee8 - AAAA9-356.2741.52116 [26]
68 [10]Dodge County3 - AA10-255.7641.35117 [7]
69 [9]Cairo1 - AAAA10-355.3335.14181 [33]
70 [10]Flowery Branch7 - AAAA8-355.2641.24120 [27]
71 [11]Carrollton7 - AAAAA10-355.1540.73125 [24]
72 [7]Sequoyah6 - AAAAAA10-355.1441.95115 [20]
73 [11]Ridgeland6 - AAAA8-454.9338.06147 [29]
74 [12]Eastside4 - AAAA12-154.8726.82258 [46]
75 [8]Lanier8 - AAAAAA10-354.5843.45105 [17]
76 [12]Ware County2 - AAAAA8-454.5447.1567 [8]
77 [9]Dawson County7 - AAA10-254.2929.00236 [30]
78 [9]Harrison6 - AAAAAA9-354.2340.44128 [21]
79 [10]Coffee1 - AAAAAA9-454.0844.2997 [13]
80 [10]Pace Academy5 - AAA6-554.0746.0676 [3]
81 [11]Rabun County8 - AA11-253.9527.00256 [22]
82 [23]East Coweta2 - AAAAAAA4-853.9359.6010 [10]
83 [13]Sandy Creek5 - AAAA7-453.9145.0491 [21]
84 [14]Cedartown5 - AAAA5-653.8951.6642 [4]
85 [15]Baldwin3 - AAAA7-653.6951.5443 [5]
86 [11]Lovett5 - AAA6-653.6348.9857 [2]
87 [3]Pelham1 - A12-053.4612.08400 [39]
88 [16]Upson-Lee2 - AAAA7-453.0548.8159 [10]
89 [3]Prince Avenue Christian8 - A11-153.0227.94247 [6]
90 [13]Clarke Central8 - AAAAA8-552.4546.8870 [10]
91 [24]Newnan2 - AAAAAAA6-552.3749.0356 [36]
92 [17]Burke County3 - AAAA8-451.7942.74108 [24]
93 [12]Thomasville1 - AA7-551.7449.3055 [1]
94 [14]Cedar Shoals8 - AAAAA8-451.3641.15122 [22]
95 [11]Glynn Academy2 - AAAAAA7-551.3243.14107 [18]
96 [25]South Forsyth5 - AAAAAAA5-650.7254.8926 [20]
97 [4]Marion County4 - A12-050.5322.04322 [17]
98 [12]Johns Creek7 - AAAAAA9-250.4228.27243 [50]
99 [12]North Hall7 - AAA9-350.3926.69261 [37]
100 [13]Jefferson County4 - AA10-350.3430.27223 [20]
101 [18]Oconee County8 - AAAA6-550.0047.8664 [12]
102 [15]Locust Grove4 - AAAAA5-649.5155.1923 [4]
103 [4]Savannah Christian3 - A11-149.3823.51302 [14]
104 [14]Swainsboro2 - AA9-349.1235.56179 [15]
105 [26]Cherokee4 - AAAAAAA5-649.0055.0424 [18]
106 [13]Westside (Macon)4 - AAA8-448.8437.11156 [12]
107 [27]Collins Hill6 - AAAAAAA3-848.7462.176 [6]
108 [14]Jefferson8 - AAA8-348.4835.66176 [20]
109 [19]Howard2 - AAAA6-548.3145.9477 [15]
110 [15]Crisp County1 - AAA7-448.1641.01124 [5]
111 [16]East Paulding7 - AAAAA7-548.1444.9592 [16]
112 [28]Central Gwinnett7 - AAAAAAA4-747.4253.9430 [23]
113 [29]Etowah4 - AAAAAAA4-747.1755.2522 [17]
114 [13]Habersham Central8 - AAAAAA7-546.9543.70102 [16]
115 [30]Wheeler2 - AAAAAAA6-446.7844.2198 [41]
116 [31]Pebblebrook2 - AAAAAAA4-746.6951.4044 [31]
117 [20]Chapel Hill5 - AAAA6-446.6743.44106 [23]
118 [21]Stephens County8 - AAAA5-646.6650.2352 [8]
119 [15]Vidalia2 - AA9-246.5026.90257 [23]
120 [14]Creekside5 - AAAAAA8-446.3737.86149 [26]
121 [17]Thomas County Central1 - AAAAA5-546.3546.3675 [12]
122 [22]Perry2 - AAAA6-545.7545.6081 [17]
123 [5]Commerce8 - A10-345.3926.24266 [9]
124 [23]Thomson3 - AAAA5-745.2548.8158 [10]
125 [32]Kennesaw Mountain3 - AAAAAAA4-644.9752.0539 [28]
126 [24]West Laurens2 - AAAA5-544.8143.62103 [22]
127 [18]Banneker6 - AAAAA9-244.4922.78315 [48]
128 [33]Forsyth Central5 - AAAAAAA7-444.3135.92171 [46]
129 [16]Liberty County2 - AAA8-443.9735.01185 [22]
130 [25]Carver (Columbus)1 - AAAA9-243.8830.76216 [38]
131 [17]Jackson4 - AAA7-543.6838.44145 [9]
132 [15]Centennial7 - AAAAAA7-443.5535.01184 [37]
133 [18]Appling County2 - AAA6-543.4037.25154 [11]
134 [19]Griffin3 - AAAAA8-443.2232.64202 [35]
135 [20]Harris County1 - AAAAA3-843.1557.0615 [1]
136 [34]Woodstock4 - AAAAAAA3-743.1352.1437 [27]
137 [16]Dalton6 - AAAAAA6-443.1135.85173 [33]
138 [35]Newton8 - AAAAAAA4-742.5050.7749 [35]
139 [17]Douglas County5 - AAAAAA8-342.4434.30190 [38]
140 [5]Calvary Day3 - A10-242.3414.50384 [30]
141 [18]Richmond Hill2 - AAAAAA5-642.1945.5583 [9]
142 [21]Loganville8 - AAAAA5-742.1049.4154 [7]
143 [26]Woodward Academy4 - AAAA7-542.0730.67217 [39]
144 [6]Mount Zion (Carroll)6 - A10-242.0722.92312 [15]
145 [19]Mays5 - AAAAAA6-542.0536.10170 [32]
146 [20]Effingham County2 - AAAAAA7-542.0038.40146 [24]
147 [27]Richmond Academy3 - AAAA7-441.8437.65151 [30]
148 [21]Bradwell Institute2 - AAAAAA5-741.5743.99101 [15]
149 [36]South Gwinnett8 - AAAAAAA4-741.1151.0848 [34]
150 [16]Early County1 - AA6-540.8444.03100 [4]
151 [6]George Walton Academy8 - A8-340.6024.16291 [11]
152 [22]Stephenson4 - AAAAAA9-240.3623.07306 [57]
153 [17]Douglass6 - AA10-240.3111.58402 [58]
154 [22]Statesboro2 - AAAAA4-739.9245.1888 [15]
155 [37]North Forsyth5 - AAAAAAA3-739.8445.9378 [38]
156 [38]Meadowcreek7 - AAAAAAA6-439.7535.08182 [47]
157 [19]Jenkins3 - AAA9-439.7226.79259 [36]
158 [23]New Hampstead2 - AAAAA5-639.3941.25119 [21]
159 [7]Schley County4 - A9-339.3720.46339 [19]
160 [24]Union Grove4 - AAAAA6-439.3033.63198 [34]
161 [18]Union County8 - AA9-239.0912.77396 [57]
162 [25]Southwest DeKalb5 - AAAAA10-138.9920.45340 [52]
163 [26]Riverwood6 - AAAAA8-338.6221.31328 [49]
164 [8]Charlton County2 - A8-438.4529.14232 [5]
165 [9]Mitchell County1 - A8-338.4513.30393 [34]
166 [19]Elbert County8 - AA7-438.4421.94323 [37]
167 [23]Winder-Barrow8 - AAAAAA2-837.9248.7360 [4]
168 [28]Columbus1 - AAAA7-537.9234.01195 [35]
169 [24]Alpharetta7 - AAAAAA6-537.9035.70175 [35]
170 [7]Hebron Christian Academy8 - A6-637.7733.94196 [1]
171 [27]Starr's Mill3 - AAAAA7-437.7328.44239 [40]
172 [25]Houston County1 - AAAAAA2-837.6158.6712 [2]
173 [26]Tucker4 - AAAAAA7-437.2629.33230 [47]
174 [29]Denmark7 - AAAA5-536.6940.66126 [28]
175 [8]North Cobb Christian6 - A10-236.6122.40319 [17]
176 [30]White County7 - AAAA3-836.2148.2062 [11]
177 [27]Northgate5 - AAAAAA6-536.1836.84159 [30]
178 [20]Chattooga7 - AA9-335.9821.31329 [42]
179 [28]Sprayberry6 - AAAAAA3-735.9244.5694 [11]
180 [20]Pike County4 - AAA8-435.7519.79346 [53]
181 [21]Southeast Bulloch3 - AAA9-235.7219.50349 [54]
182 [29]Grovetown3 - AAAAAA6-535.7034.02193 [40]
183 [30]Gainesville8 - AAAAAA2-935.6648.4761 [5]
184 [28]Villa Rica7 - AAAAA5-535.6436.81161 [30]
185 [39]Lambert5 - AAAAAAA3-735.3944.9593 [40]
186 [31]West Hall7 - AAAA3-735.2046.5674 [14]
187 [31]Apalachee8 - AAAAAA3-734.8444.1099 [14]
188 [9]Wesleyan5 - A7-534.6830.66219 [3]
189 [40]Campbell2 - AAAAAAA1-934.4654.5527 [21]
190 [10]Fellowship Christian6 - A10-234.3617.57364 [22]
191 [10]Emanuel County Institute3 - A7-534.1922.09321 [16]
192 [21]Bleckley County3 - AA4-634.1039.46134 [9]
193 [32]Salem4 - AAAA7-433.9925.08281 [47]
194 [29]Hiram7 - AAAAA4-633.9641.35118 [20]
195 [22]Morgan County8 - AAA5-633.5736.74162 [14]
196 [22]Hephzibah4 - AA8-333.2120.29342 [45]
197 [11]Mount Vernon Presbyterian5 - A8-433.1023.33305 [15]
198 [12]Darlington6 - A9-332.9824.87285 [10]
199 [32]Brunswick2 - AAAAAA3-732.9641.97114 [19]
200 [23]Berrien1 - AA5-532.8136.90158 [12]
201 [33]Hughes5 - AAAAAA4-632.3637.78150 [27]
202 [33]LaGrange5 - AAAA2-832.3552.1836 [2]
203 [30]Walnut Grove8 - AAAAA2-832.3146.8071 [11]
204 [13]Trinity Christian (Sharpsburg)5 - A8-432.1523.51301 [14]
205 [34]Westover1 - AAAA4-531.7131.42212 [37]
206 [23]Haralson County6 - AAA8-331.7119.11351 [55]
207 [35]Spalding2 - AAAA3-731.6442.14112 [25]
208 [24]Hart County8 - AAA4-731.5438.63143 [8]
209 [24]Northeast3 - AA4-731.4439.00138 [11]
210 [41]Lassiter4 - AAAAAAA1-931.2951.1246 [33]
211 [25]Washington6 - AA7-431.1615.28378 [54]
212 [25]Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe6 - AAA7-431.1522.61318 [50]
213 [34]Pope7 - AAAAAA5-631.1034.05192 [39]
214 [36]Hardaway1 - AAAA5-531.0730.14224 [40]
215 [26]Jeff Davis2 - AA7-431.0323.89294 [32]
216 [35]Greenbrier3 - AAAAAA3-830.8438.62144 [23]
217 [36]Evans3 - AAAAAA3-830.8237.94148 [25]
218 [14]Riverside Military Academy8 - A6-630.1328.12244 [5]
219 [31]Arabia Mountain5 - AAAAA6-529.9126.03271 [44]
220 [37]Madison County8 - AAAA2-829.8045.1289 [20]
221 [37]Alexander5 - AAAAAA3-729.7737.13155 [29]
222 [11]Greene County7 - A9-329.5015.95374 [27]
223 [27]Harlem4 - AA7-429.4120.32341 [44]
224 [26]North Murray6 - AAA6-529.3826.19267 [38]
225 [27]Windsor Forest3 - AAA6-529.3022.65317 [49]
226 [38]Lakeside (Evans)3 - AAAAAA5-529.2530.45221 [46]
227 [28]Central (Macon)4 - AAA3-729.1836.22168 [18]
228 [32]Eagle's Landing4 - AAAAA2-829.0145.2287 [14]
229 [33]Woodland (Stockbridge)4 - AAAAA3-728.7640.56127 [25]
230 [39]Lovejoy4 - AAAAAA6-528.7228.35240 [49]
231 [28]Southwest3 - AA3-728.6742.68109 [6]
232 [42]Duluth6 - AAAAAAA4-628.6638.97139 [45]
233 [38]Central (Carrollton)5 - AAAA2-828.6153.3132 [1]
234 [43]Peachtree Ridge6 - AAAAAAA1-928.5752.4235 [26]
235 [12]Dooly County4 - A7-528.5123.88295 [12]
236 [34]Riverdale3 - AAAAA7-428.1523.40303 [46]
237 [40]South Cobb6 - AAAAAA2-828.1347.5865 [6]
238 [44]Rockdale County8 - AAAAAAA3-727.7839.50132 [43]
239 [13]Trion6 - A8-427.5519.79347 [20]
240 [29]Ringgold6 - AAA5-627.5328.27241 [32]
241 [35]Jonesboro3 - AAAAA5-627.3632.45203 [36]
242 [15]Mount Paran Christian6 - A7-427.3017.21366 [23]
243 [14]Turner County2 - A6-527.2925.87274 [10]
244 [39]Northside (Columbus)1 - AAAA4-627.0632.33206 [36]
245 [30]Franklin County8 - AAA3-726.7636.93157 [13]
246 [41]Heritage (Conyers)3 - AAAAAA3-726.6533.13201 [43]
247 [42]Northview7 - AAAAAA5-526.6227.27254 [51]
248 [36]Maynard Jackson6 - AAAAA6-526.5721.05335 [51]
249 [16]Holy Innocents5 - A6-626.3923.01308 [16]
250 [40]Americus-Sumter1 - AAAA3-726.3736.84160 [31]
251 [15]Wilcox County2 - A5-626.2524.93284 [11]
252 [17]Christian Heritage6 - A7-426.2421.25331 [18]
253 [29]Metter2 - AA6-426.2022.85314 [34]
254 [31]Cook1 - AAA3-826.1637.44153 [10]
255 [37]Woodland (Cartersville)7 - AAAAA4-626.1035.56178 [31]
256 [30]Pepperell7 - AA6-525.8024.16292 [31]
257 [38]Carver (Atlanta)6 - AAAAA5-625.6729.15231 [38]
258 [39]South Effingham2 - AAAAA2-825.6142.10113 [19]
259 [16]Chattahoochee County1 - A8-425.5814.24386 [31]
260 [31]Toombs County2 - AA5-625.5427.90248 [21]
261 [18]Brookstone4 - A7-525.3913.62391 [32]
262 [41]Heritage (Ringgold)6 - AAAA5-625.2029.85226 [42]
263 [32]Screven County4 - AA6-525.0924.48290 [30]
264 [45]Shiloh8 - AAAAAAA2-825.0839.28136 [44]
265 [43]Mundy's Mill4 - AAAAAA6-524.7924.04293 [55]
266 [17]Miller County1 - A7-424.2013.57392 [33]
267 [40]Johnson (Gainesville)8 - AAAAA4-623.8532.23207 [37]
268 [18]Telfair County2 - A4-623.6126.70260 [8]
269 [42]Northwest Whitfield6 - AAAA6-523.3319.18350 [51]
270 [33]Spencer5 - AA3-823.3039.26137 [10]
271 [44]South Paulding5 - AAAAAA2-823.2935.79174 [34]
272 [19]Mount de Sales7 - A9-223.2311.16405 [36]
273 [19]Montgomery County3 - A8-423.0913.90389 [32]
274 [45]Cambridge7 - AAAAAA3-722.5933.80197 [41]
275 [46]Discovery6 - AAAAAAA1-922.4645.4485 [39]
276 [20]Aquinas7 - A9-322.3812.06401 [34]
277 [46]North Atlanta7 - AAAAAA5-522.1923.35304 [56]
278 [41]Ola4 - AAAAA1-921.7847.0268 [9]
279 [20]Manchester4 - A6-521.6116.60371 [26]
280 [43]Cross Creek3 - AAAA3-721.5834.48187 [34]
281 [42]Paulding County7 - AAAAA1-921.2745.6479 [13]
282 [21]Whitefield Academy6 - A6-420.8814.97382 [28]
283 [34]Butler4 - AA5-520.8120.19343 [46]
284 [47]Alcovy3 - AAAAAA2-820.6636.66164 [31]
285 [21]Macon County4 - A5-620.5720.86338 [18]
286 [32]Monroe1 - AAA5-620.2327.47251 [34]
287 [44]Hampton4 - AAAA4-620.1724.77288 [48]
288 [45]Henry County4 - AAAA4-719.9827.65250 [44]
289 [33]Adairsville6 - AAA4-619.5725.21279 [41]
290 [22]Savannah Country Day3 - A7-419.4611.44404 [35]
291 [46]Shaw1 - AAAA3-719.2530.13225 [41]
292 [43]Lithonia5 - AAAAA6-519.1418.31358 [53]
293 [22]Claxton3 - A6-519.0919.54348 [21]
294 [44]Cass7 - AAAAA1-919.0341.02123 [23]
295 [35]Coosa7 - AA4-719.0125.90273 [27]
296 [48]Tri-Cities5 - AAAAAA1-918.9735.14180 [36]
297 [23]Tattnall Square7 - A6-518.9114.54383 [29]
298 [36]South Atlanta6 - AA6-518.8313.69390 [56]
299 [49]New Manchester5 - AAAAAA2-818.3933.55199 [42]
300 [34]Jackson County8 - AAA3-718.0630.41222 [26]
301 [37]Bacon County2 - AA2-818.0635.61177 [14]
302 [23]Taylor County4 - A5-617.6518.87353 [22]
303 [50]Morrow4 - AAAAAA3-717.6029.14233 [48]
304 [45]Decatur6 - AAAAA4-617.1921.10334 [50]
305 [51]Drew4 - AAAAAA3-716.9426.48264 [52]
306 [38]Monticello8 - AA5-616.7722.68316 [35]
307 [35]Sonoraville6 - AAA4-616.3023.05307 [47]
308 [24]Hancock Central7 - A6-516.0712.61397 [36]
309 [47]LaFayette6 - AAAA5-516.0617.63363 [53]
310 [25]Jenkins County3 - A5-515.9813.21394 [35]
311 [36]Beach3 - AAA4-615.9728.64237 [31]
312 [37]Islands3 - AAA3-715.9524.82286 [43]
313 [26]Atkinson County2 - A3-715.5229.07234 [6]
314 [38]Tattnall County2 - AAA2-915.1136.36166 [17]
315 [46]McIntosh3 - AAAAA3-715.0424.96283 [45]
316 [24]St. Francis6 - A5-514.1412.86395 [33]
317 [39]Glenn Hills4 - AA3-713.8222.31320 [36]
318 [25]Stratford Academy7 - A5-613.4816.54372 [24]
319 [40]Laney4 - AA4-613.4121.50327 [41]
320 [52]Forest Park4 - AAAAAA3-713.4020.13344 [58]
321 [47]Miller Grove5 - AAAAA3-812.8328.10245 [41]
322 [48]North Springs6 - AAAAA3-712.8222.95310 [47]
323 [48]Luella4 - AAAA3-712.8127.20255 [45]
324 [49]Columbia5 - AAAAA2-812.6428.46238 [39]
325 [53]Mount Zion (Jonesboro)4 - AAAAAA2-812.4925.31278 [54]
326 [26]Strong Rock Christian5 - A3-712.4328.27242 [4]
327 [39]Fannin County7 - AAA4-711.7722.97309 [48]
328 [27]Pinecrest Academy6 - A4-611.6715.23379 [26]
329 [54]Dunwoody7 - AAAAAA2-811.5230.53220 [45]
330 [55]M.L. King4 - AAAAAA1-911.3426.03269 [53]
331 [41]Lamar County5 - AA4-610.9126.64262 [24]
332 [40]Worth County1 - AAA1-910.8936.71163 [15]
333 [56]River Ridge6 - AAAAAA1-910.7046.7772 [8]
334 [27]Seminole County1 - A5-610.5218.10359 [23]
335 [42]Banks County8 - AA4-610.4816.65370 [52]
336 [41]Brantley County2 - AAA2-89.8929.41229 [28]
337 [50]Whitewater3 - AAAAA1-99.5934.02194 [33]
338 [28]Johnson County3 - A6-49.234.05416 [48]
339 [57]Chattahoochee7 - AAAAAA0-108.7332.02210 [44]
340 [49]Chestatee7 - AAAA1-98.4545.2686 [19]
341 [28]Mount Pisgah Christian6 - A3-78.2819.89345 [20]
342 [42]East Hall7 - AAA3-77.4231.40213 [24]
343 [29]Washington-Wilkes7 - A3-76.9715.47377 [29]
344 [50]Southeast Whitfield6 - AAAA3-76.6722.91313 [49]
345 [43]B.E.S.T. Academy6 - AA3-76.5332.09209 [18]
346 [29]First Presbyterian7 - A3-76.3016.38373 [25]
347 [30]Providence Christian8 - A4-65.9218.54354 [21]
348 [30]Warren County7 - A5-55.653.44417 [49]
349 [31]Lincoln County7 - A4-65.379.44408 [43]
350 [44]Gordon Central7 - AA3-75.3217.12368 [51]
351 [32]Bowdon6 - A1-95.2327.32253 [7]
352 [51]Grady6 - AAAAA1-94.9126.11268 [43]
353 [51]Dougherty1 - AAAA0-84.8236.34167 [32]
354 [45]Putnam County8 - AA3-74.3822.93311 [33]
355 [33]Gordon Lee6 - A2-84.3323.59300 [14]
356 [52]Fayette County3 - AAAAA0-103.9827.82249 [42]
357 [34]Terrell County1 - A4-63.7412.20399 [38]
358 [47]Lakeside (Atlanta)7 - AAAAAAA1-93.5741.20121 [42]
359 [31]Athens Christian8 - A3-73.2223.84296 [12]
360 [46]Model7 - AA2-82.6418.87352 [47]
361 [35]Towns County8 - A3-72.6134.06191 [1]
362 [47]East Laurens3 - AA1-91.9635.91172 [13]
363 [36]McIntosh County Academy3 - A1-91.7823.67299 [13]
364 [43]Coahulla Creek6 - AAA1-90.9523.77297 [45]
365 [37]Calhoun County1 - A3-70.1615.18380 [30]
366 [48]Therrell6 - AA2-80.1120.97336 [43]
367 [44]Johnson (Savannah)3 - AAA2-8-0.1025.48276 [39]
368 [38]Hawkinsville4 - A4-6-0.2212.59398 [37]
369 [52]North Clayton4 - AAAA1-9-0.2429.57227 [43]
370 [49]Westside (Augusta)4 - AA1-9-0.3624.79287 [29]
371 [45]Lumpkin County7 - AAA3-7-0.4317.23365 [56]
372 [50]Bryan County2 - AA1-8-0.5225.55275 [28]
373 [32]Landmark Christian5 - A2-8-1.0120.97337 [19]
374 [33]King's Ridge Christian6 - A1-9-1.6415.05381 [27]
375 [48]Berkmar7 - AAAAAAA3-7-1.7332.17208 [48]
376 [34]Lakeview Academy8 - A1-9-2.1626.54263 [7]
377 [51]Social Circle8 - AA4-6-2.526.02415 [59]
378 [52]Armuchee7 - AA2-8-3.0718.45355 [48]
379 [53]Lithia Springs6 - AAAAA2-8-3.5517.68362 [54]
380 [53]McNair6 - AA3-7-4.0015.81376 [53]
381 [54]Temple5 - AA1-9-4.2125.95272 [26]
382 [55]KIPP Atlanta Collegiate6 - AA2-8-4.9118.06360 [50]
383 [56]Jordan5 - AA2-8-5.0721.59326 [40]
384 [39]Greenville4 - A3-7-5.457.36412 [47]
385 [40]Portal3 - A2-8-6.0815.85375 [28]
386 [41]Lanier County2 - A0-10-6.2831.84211 [3]
387 [35]Pacelli4 - A4-6-6.536.90413 [37]
388 [46]Stone Mountain5 - AAA2-8-7.2835.02183 [21]
389 [47]Long County2 - AAA0-10-7.9836.21169 [19]
390 [42]Wilkinson County7 - A1-9-8.0117.83361 [24]
391 [36]Walker6 - A1-9-8.5614.28385 [31]
392 [57]Josey4 - AA0-10-9.0821.83325 [39]
393 [58]Dade County7 - AA1-9-9.1518.31357 [49]
394 [48]Groves3 - AAA1-9-9.4429.42228 [27]
395 [53]Druid Hills4 - AAAA2-8-11.5417.13367 [54]
396 [49]Cherokee Bluff7 - AAA0-10-12.3132.43204 [23]
397 [43]Baconton Charter1 - A3-7-12.567.86410 [45]
398 [50]Redan5 - AAA1-9-13.8729.02235 [29]
399 [37]Georgia Military College7 - A3-7-14.110.03418 [38]
400 [54]Chamblee5 - AAAAA0-10-14.1634.30189 [32]
401 [51]Kendrick4 - AAA1-9-14.1827.37252 [35]
402 [52]Murray County6 - AAA0-10-14.6021.18333 [52]
403 [58]Osborne6 - AAAAAA0-10-15.1337.51152 [28]
404 [54]Gilmer6 - AAAA0-10-15.7418.42356 [52]
405 [44]Treutlen3 - A3-7-16.077.51411 [46]
406 [38]Our Lady of Mercy5 - A0-10-16.6126.03270 [8]
407 [53]East Jackson8 - AAA1-9-17.4325.04282 [42]
408 [54]Savannah3 - AAA0-10-17.4724.63289 [44]
409 [55]Rutland4 - AAA0-10-19.4030.89215 [25]
410 [45]Crawford County4 - A3-7-19.54-1.28419 [50]
411 [46]Stewart County1 - A2-8-19.898.21409 [44]
412 [59]Oglethorpe County8 - AA0-10-23.3614.13387 [55]
413 [56]Towers5 - AAA0-10-25.2425.45277 [40]
414 [55]Clarkston5 - AAAAA†0-10-29.9714.08388 [55]
415 [47]Twiggs County7 - A0-10-31.8710.21406 [41]
416 [48]Wheeler County3 - A1-9-33.6911.45403 [40]
417 [1]ACE Charter7 - A†4-6-34.80-17.24420 [1]
418 [49]Central (Talbotton)4 - A0-10-39.949.47407 [42]
419 [50]Randolph-Clay1 - A0-10-45.4117.00369 [25]
420 [2]Pataula Charter1 - A†2-7-56.03-38.12422 [3]
421 [3]Glascock County7 - A†1-8-1-63.55-24.87421 [2]
422 [56]Cross Keys5 - AAAAA†0-10-86.166.28414 [56]
† - Plays a non-region schedule

Regions

Each region is shown with its “Competitive Rating”, which is the Competitive Rating is the rating required for a new team to that region to have a chance of going undefeated in a round robin schedule among region teams equal to the chance of being selected region champion if picked at random. For example, there are four teams in 1-AAAAAAA, so the chance of a new team being region champion if picked at random is 1 / (4 + 1) = 20%. Therefore the Competitive Rating is the rating required to go undefeated in a round robin tournament among region teams 20% of the time. This rating favors regions with larger numbers of highly rated teams. The “Average Rating” is the rating required to win 50% of all games against the region’s teams in an infinite round robin competition.

Rank Region Comp Rating Avg Rating
11 - AAAAAAA95.5982.06
21 - AAAAAA78.8160.97
38 - AAAAAAA78.0345.89
43 - AAAAAAA76.8663.93
57 - AAAA75.0845.76
67 - AAAAAAA72.6646.46
71 - AAAAA72.5857.76
85 - AAAA72.5451.85
96 - AAAAAAA71.7147.10
107 - AAAAA70.0540.27
114 - AAAAAAA69.6551.62
124 - AAAAA68.8545.81
135 - AAAAAAA68.5050.04
145 - AAA68.0139.47
152 - AAAA66.5848.91
168 - AAAA65.7151.03
172 - AAAAAAA62.8450.04
185 - AA62.2628.15
196 - AAAAAA61.9741.24
208 - AAAAA61.3144.95
211 - AA59.9048.70
228 - AAAAAA59.7845.22
233 - AA59.7739.99
242 - A59.7330.32
254 - AAA58.6633.44
267 - AA57.0714.61
272 - AAAAA56.2343.65
282 - AAA55.4728.27
293 - AAAA54.8343.84
307 - AAA54.7821.34
318 - AAA54.7431.15
328 - A53.8828.68
 8-Div A - A53.6434.75
 8-Div B - A41.1124.24
336 - AAA51.9223.19
342 - AAAAAA51.5842.00
356 - AAAA51.2723.08
361 - AAAA49.5330.89
375 - AAAAAA47.9832.27
383 - AAA47.0419.05
397 - AAAAAA46.8428.10
405 - A46.5624.04
412 - AA46.1428.42
424 - AAAA46.0421.42
436 - AA45.5715.72
448 - AA45.1016.71
453 - A42.6514.62
 3-Div A - A42.8420.30
 3-Div B - A28.008.89
466 - A42.1519.11
 6-Div A - A41.1626.02
 6-Div B - A30.8413.41
474 - A41.8313.14
 4-Div A - A38.098.58
 4-Div B - A33.6816.39
484 - AA41.4319.77
491 - A41.298.67
503 - AAAAA40.2623.64
516 - AAAAA40.1320.81
521 - AAA39.8025.25
533 - AAAAAA39.3129.02
544 - AAAAAA39.0722.08
555 - AAAAA32.1717.68
567 - A28.918.84
 7-Div B - A25.5810.64
 7-Div A - A20.886.41

Least Likely Results

These are the least likely results of the season using the ratings above. These may change as the season progresses. Each row shows the game data, the difference in the teams after accounting for the home advantage, the expected winning percentage of the favored team, and the likelihood of the on-field result.

Date Team Opponent Score Diff Pct Likelihood
09/21BainbridgeCrisp County0 - 2316.1483.4%0.190
09/21RoswellWheeler36 - 3720.9789.1%0.199
08/31LanierAlpharetta9 - 1417.7985.6%0.219
10/26Mundy's MillForest Park12 - 3612.4977.7%0.246
09/14Mount Zion (Carroll)Christian Heritage22 - 3014.7381.3%0.251
08/24Cedar ShoalsWinder-Barrow7 - 1414.5581.1%0.258
10/26CommerceRiverside Military Academy19 - 2016.3683.7%0.260
09/07Tattnall SquareLincoln County28 - 3414.6481.2%0.260
11/09MariettaEast Coweta26 - 2815.3582.3%0.269
09/28Gordon CentralDade County12 - 1315.5782.6%0.271
08/17ChattoogaAdairsville20 - 2115.3182.2%0.275
09/07SalemAlcovy20 - 2314.4480.9%0.277
11/09Crisp CountyPike County3 - 913.5179.4%0.278
08/31North OconeeLoganville14 - 2013.0778.7%0.285
10/19Dooly CountyTaylor County19 - 479.7672.6%0.291

Highest Rated Matchups

These are the highest rated matchups of the season using the ratings above. The game rating is the rating required to win 50% of all games in an infinite round robin competition against the expected rating of the loser of the game, which favors games with highly rated and closely matched opponents. These may change as the season progresses. Each row shows the game rating, the game data, the difference in the teams after accounting for the home advantage, and the expected winning percentage of the favored team.

Game Rating Date Team Opponent Score Diff Pct
85.0911/30Colquitt CountyArcher - 19.9588.0%
84.8909/21Colquitt CountyGrayson26 - 1420.1288.2%
82.9511/16ParkviewArcher29 - 362.0455.1%
82.4710/11GraysonArcher41 - 140.9352.3%
81.8408/31ParkviewLowndes39 - 273.7659.3%
81.8011/02Colquitt CountyLowndes40 - 623.8791.6%
81.7609/14Colquitt CountyWarner Robins41 - 1422.9290.8%
81.7411/30RomeWarner Robins - 3.9259.7%
81.4611/23GraysonLowndes15 - 202.6556.6%
80.6711/23Colquitt CountyNorth Gwinnett45 - 024.8992.3%
79.5908/17ArcherMilton19 - 214.8361.8%
79.4809/21ParkviewMilton37 - 356.8766.5%
79.2111/30LowndesMilton - 2.0155.0%
79.0809/14ParkviewTift County31 - 286.0064.6%
78.6310/26Blessed TrinityMarist10 - 75.9364.4%

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