Colquitt County has established its superiority over Georgia by winning the Class AAAAAA championship this past weekend, but how would the Packers do against other teams across the South?

Our resident computer ratings expect, Loren Maxwell, has an answer of his own and the computer validated what many AJC readers already knew - that Georgia plays some of the best high school football in perhaps the strongest high school football region in the nation.

Using data from MaxPreps, Maxwell crunched the numbers for all 2,425 state association teams in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, both of the Carolinas, and Tennessee. It turns out not only does Georgia boast the best team in the South, but the best two, Colquitt County and Buford. In fact, Georgia claims nearly a third of the top 150 slots, more than any other state.

Key games among the top teams that made a significant difference in the ratings were Colquitt County’s 35-14 defeat of Hoover, Alabama’s champion from its highest classification, and Buford's 17-0 downing of Trinity Christian Academy, the 3A champion from Florida that finished #16 in the ratings.

Maxwell's top 150 Southern US teams are below. For comparison, the Freeman computer ratings, sponsored by MaxPreps, currently has Colquitt County as the third best team among the seven states while Buford is ranked 12th.

Maxwell Southern US High School Football Ratings

All data compiled from MaxPreps.

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Rank	Team	City	State	Rank	Class	Rank	Record	Rating	Sch Str	Rank
1	Colquitt County	Moultrie	Ga.	1	GHSA-6A	1	15-0	102.56	74.89	1
2	Buford	Buford	Ga.	2	GHSA-4A	1	15-0	100.61	54.72	260
3	St. Thomas Aquinas	Fort Lauderdale	Fla.	1	FHSAA-7A	1	15-1	100.48	58.35	151
4	South Panola	Batesville	Miss.	1	MHSAA-6A	1	15-0	96.48	67.74	23
5	Maryville	Maryville	Tenn.	1	TSSAA-6A	1	15-0	96.44	58.47	148
6	Starkville	Starkville	Miss.	2	MHSAA-6A	2	13-1	95.16	72.00	6
7	Clay-Chalkville	Pinson	Ala.	1	AHSAA-6A	1	15-0	92.49	60.72	111
8	Washington	Miami	Fla.	2	FHSAA-4A	1	14-0	90.68	55.43	245
9	Fulton	Knoxville	Tenn.	2	TSSAA-4A	1	15-0	90.65	41.96	832
10	Central	Miami	Fla.	3	FHSAA-6A	1	14-1	90.52	63.93	60
11	New Bern	New Bern	N.C.	1	NCHSAA-4A	1	17-0	90.50	57.65	173
12	Hoover	Hoover	Ala.	2	AHSAA-7A	1	12-2	89.97	66.54	35
13	Mallard Creek	Charlotte	N.C.	2	NCHSAA-4A	2	15-1	89.64	63.32	67
14	Hillcrest	Simpsonville	S.C.	1	SCHSL-4A	1	14-1	89.33	52.76	322
15	Archer	Lawrenceville	Ga.	3	GHSA-6A	2	11-4	88.76	72.49	3
16	Trinity Christian Academy	Jacksonville	Fla.	4	FHSAA-3A	1	11-2	88.32	50.18	431
17	West	Knoxville	Tenn.	3	TSSAA-5A	1	14-1	87.94	52.29	345
18	Dutch Fork	Irmo	S.C.	2	SCHSL-4A	2	12-3	86.43	62.28	80
19	Grayson	Loganville	Ga.	4	GHSA-6A	3	10-2	86.12	69.62	14
20	Dacula	Dacula	Ga.	5	GHSA-6A	4	10-2	85.91	71.04	9
21	Oak Grove	Hattiesburg	Miss.	3	MHSAA-6A	3	13-2	84.71	65.40	44
22	Crest	Shelby	N.C.	3	NCHSAA-3A	1	16-0	84.70	41.09	881
23	Oakland	Murfreesboro	Tenn.	4	TSSAA-6A	2	13-2	84.31	61.22	95
24	Calhoun	Calhoun	Ga.	6	GHSA-3A	1	15-0	84.09	40.66	913
25	Byrnes	Duncan	S.C.	3	SCHSL-4A	3	12-2	84.00	61.15	97
26	McEachern	Powder Springs	Ga.	7	GHSA-6A	5	10-4	83.98	72.33	4
27	Wake Forest	Wake Forest	N.C.	4	NCHSAA-4A	3	15-1	83.89	54.39	272
28	Brandon	Brandon	Miss.	4	MHSAA-6A	4	12-2	83.63	65.47	41
29	American Heritage	Plantation	Fla.	5	FHSAA-5A	1	12-3	82.74	63.59	64
30	Montgomery Bell Academy	Nashville	Tenn.	5	TSSAA-II-2A	1	11-2	82.73	66.26	37
31	American Heritage	Delray Beach	Fla.	6	FHSAA-3A	2	11-2	82.51	55.63	235
32	Milton	Milton	Ga.	8	GHSA-6A	6	11-2	82.15	63.91	61
33	Ensworth	Nashville	Tenn.	6	TSSAA-II-2A	2	10-2	82.15	63.73	63
34	Washington County	Sandersville	Ga.	9	GHSA-3A	2	14-1	82.05	42.43	813
35	Saraland	Saraland	Ala.	3	AHSAA-6A	2	13-2	82.01	57.07	189
36	Miramar	Miramar	Fla.	7	FHSAA-8A	1	8-3	81.96	63.38	65
37	Southaven	Southaven	Miss.	5	MHSAA-6A	5	10-3	81.92	65.74	39
38	Clinton	Clinton	Miss.	6	MHSAA-6A	6	10-3	81.80	68.81	17
39	Tucker	Tucker	Ga.	10	GHSA-6A	7	10-3	81.67	58.93	138
40	Lee County	Leesburg	Ga.	11	GHSA-6A	8	8-3	81.52	67.19	29
41	Mainland	Daytona Beach	Fla.	8	FHSAA-6A	2	13-1	81.41	50.63	415
42	Blackman	Murfreesboro	Tenn.	7	TSSAA-6A	3	11-2	81.40	61.54	90
43	Dorman	Roebuck	S.C.	4	SCHSL-4A	4	10-3	81.35	64.25	56
44	Spartanburg	Spartanburg	S.C.	5	SCHSL-4A	5	12-3	81.18	60.53	113
45	Mill Creek	Hoschton	Ga.	12	GHSA-6A	9	7-4	81.17	67.97	20
46	Independence	Charlotte	N.C.	5	NCHSAA-4A	4	12-1	81.01	52.27	346
47	Charlotte Catholic	Charlotte	N.C.	6	NCHSAA-4A	5	14-2	80.98	62.32	79
48	Ravenwood	Brentwood	Tenn.	8	TSSAA-6A	4	15-2	80.87	53.31	304
49	Northside	Warner Robins	Ga.	13	GHSA-5A	1	14-1	80.60	57.17	187
50	Blessed Trinity	Roswell	Ga.	14	GHSA-3A	3	13-1	80.50	50.00	438
51	St. Paul's Episcopal	Mobile	Ala.	4	AHSAA-5A	1	16-0	80.43	49.38	462
52	Armwood	Seffner	Fla.	9	FHSAA-6A	3	15-1	80.28	47.61	532
53	Oxford	Oxford	Miss.	7	MHSAA-5A	1	13-2	79.87	54.68	264
54	Havelock	Havelock	N.C.	7	NCHSAA-3A	2	14-2	79.80	42.85	790
55	Flanagan	Pembroke Pines	Fla.	10	FHSAA-8A	2	12-1	79.76	47.92	514
56	Christ Presbyterian Academy	Nashville	Tenn.	9	TSSAA-3A	1	15-0	79.18	38.60	1013
57	Allatoona	Acworth	Ga.	15	GHSA-5A	2	14-1	79.03	58.31	152
58	North Gwinnett	Suwanee	Ga.	16	GHSA-6A	10	8-3	78.95	67.77	22
59	Valdosta	Valdosta	Ga.	17	GHSA-6A	11	9-2	78.79	64.73	48
60	First Coast	Jacksonville	Fla.	11	FHSAA-8A	3	12-1	78.69	58.51	147
61	Opelika	Opelika	Ala.	5	AHSAA-6A	3	9-2	78.66	60.79	108
62	Goose Creek	Goose Creek	S.C.	6	SCHSL-4A	6	10-2	78.65	60.26	115
63	Brentwood Academy	Brentwood	Tenn.	10	TSSAA-II-2A	3	8-3	78.28	69.84	12
64	Union City	Union City	Tenn.	11	TSSAA-1A	1	14-0	78.27	16.46	2010
65	Central	Phenix City	Ala.	6	AHSAA-7A	2	10-2	78.16	66.86	33
66	Marist	Atlanta	Ga.	18	GHSA-4A	2	11-2	77.84	53.29	305
67	Apopka	Apopka	Fla.	12	FHSAA-8A	4	11-4	77.78	61.34	94
68	Dillon	Dillon	S.C.	7	SCHSL-2A	1	16-0	77.65	40.76	904
69	Spanish Fort	Spanish Fort	Ala.	7	AHSAA-6A	4	12-2	77.62	57.82	170
70	Peachtree Ridge	Suwanee	Ga.	19	GHSA-6A	12	7-4	77.57	69.56	15
71	Florence	Florence	Ala.	8	AHSAA-6A	5	11-3	77.55	62.33	78
72	Niceville	Niceville	Fla.	13	FHSAA-7A	2	11-3	77.54	61.10	99
73	Lake Norman	Mooresville	N.C.	8	NCHSAA-4A	6	13-2	77.16	49.39	459
74	Fairhope	Fairhope	Ala.	9	AHSAA-7A	3	11-1	77.12	59.38	131
75	Ware County	Waycross	Ga.	20	GHSA-5A	3	11-1	77.04	51.48	377
76	Prattville	Prattville	Ala.	10	AHSAA-7A	4	11-3	77.03	64.09	58
77	Benedictine	Savannah	Ga.	21	GHSA-2A	1	13-2	77.00	44.33	693
78	Hillsboro	Nashville	Tenn.	12	TSSAA-5A	2	14-1	76.91	43.71	732
79	Columbus	Miami	Fla.	14	FHSAA-8A	5	13-2	76.72	52.85	320
80	Tift County	Tifton	Ga.	22	GHSA-6A	13	7-4	76.61	65.44	43
81	Butler	Matthews	N.C.	9	NCHSAA-4A	7	10-3	76.59	56.93	192
82	Hough	Cornelius	N.C.	10	NCHSAA-4A	8	10-4	76.37	64.40	52
83	Wayne County	Waynesboro	Miss.	8	MHSAA-5A	2	11-3	76.24	57.06	190
84	Osceola	Kissimmee	Fla.	15	FHSAA-7A	3	13-2	76.17	42.53	809
85	Warren Central	Vicksburg	Miss.	9	MHSAA-6A	7	9-3	76.02	57.86	168
86	McCallie	Chattanooga	Tenn.	13	TSSAA-II-2A	4	9-3	76.00	64.11	57
87	Lowndes	Valdosta	Ga.	23	GHSA-6A	14	6-4	75.97	72.33	5
88	Science Hill	Johnson City	Tenn.	14	TSSAA-6A	5	11-2	75.95	52.48	334
89	Cartersville	Cartersville	Ga.	24	GHSA-4A	3	12-2	75.89	47.44	545
90	Northwestern	Rock Hill	S.C.	8	SCHSL-4A	7	9-4	75.87	66.40	36
91	Scotland	Laurinburg	N.C.	11	NCHSAA-4A	9	12-2	75.79	54.29	275
92	Etowah	Woodstock	Ga.	25	GHSA-6A	15	12-3	75.64	61.12	98
93	Hillgrove	Powder Springs	Ga.	26	GHSA-6A	16	9-4	75.62	65.30	46
94	Bolles	Jacksonville	Fla.	16	FHSAA-4A	2	11-3	75.52	51.33	386
95	Rhea County	Evensville	Tenn.	15	TSSAA-5A	3	13-1	75.50	37.48	1078
96	Mays	Atlanta	Ga.	27	GHSA-5A	4	12-3	75.45	60.06	120
97	Northern Guilford	Greensboro	N.C.	12	NCHSAA-3A	3	15-1	75.41	48.41	498
98	Greater Atlanta Christian	Norcross	Ga.	28	GHSA-2A	2	14-1	75.26	50.67	412
99	Godby	Tallahassee	Fla.	17	FHSAA-5A	2	12-3	75.17	56.22	215
100	Trezevant	Memphis	Tenn.	16	TSSAA-4A	2	13-2	74.89	25.20	1698
101	Laurel	Laurel	Miss.	10	MHSAA-5A	3	13-2	74.88	51.49	376
102	West Orange	Winter Garden	Fla.	18	FHSAA-8A	6	11-1	74.77	43.81	726
103	Fyffe	Fyffe	Ala.	11	AHSAA-2A	1	16-0	74.72	21.37	1841
104	Fort Dorchester	North Charleston	S.C.	9	SCHSL-4A	8	11-3	74.72	62.41	75
105	Lake Mary	Lake Mary	Fla.	19	FHSAA-8A	7	11-1	74.63	55.80	228
106	Langston Hughes	Fairburn	Ga.	29	GHSA-6A	17	9-4	74.27	63.33	66
107	Jefferson	Jefferson	Ga.	30	GHSA-3A	4	12-1	74.10	42.76	792
108	Richmond	Rockingham	N.C.	13	NCHSAA-4A	10	11-2	73.89	56.67	201
109	Hoggard	Wilmington	N.C.	14	NCHSAA-4A	11	13-2	73.45	42.95	787
110	Westlake	Atlanta	Ga.	31	GHSA-6A	18	10-2	73.45	50.50	418
111	Leeds	Leeds	Ala.	12	AHSAA-4A	1	16-1	73.35	47.18	558
112	East Lake	Tarpon Springs	Fla.	20	FHSAA-7A	4	13-1	73.27	44.70	677
113	Lovejoy	Lovejoy	Ga.	32	GHSA-6A	19	7-4	73.23	64.35	55
114	Vance	Charlotte	N.C.	15	NCHSAA-4A	12	11-4	73.17	56.61	204
115	Noxubee County	Macon	Miss.	11	MHSAA-4A	1	14-2	73.05	49.31	464
116	North Cobb	Kennesaw	Ga.	33	GHSA-6A	20	7-4	73.00	67.61	26
117	Cocoa	Cocoa	Fla.	21	FHSAA-4A	3	11-2	72.96	31.94	1375
118	Alcoa	Alcoa	Tenn.	17	TSSAA-3A	2	13-2	72.92	44.57	684
119	St. Pius X Catholic	Atlanta	Ga.	34	GHSA-4A	4	12-3	72.92	52.86	319
120	Westminster	Atlanta	Ga.	35	GHSA-3A	5	12-2	72.85	48.62	490
121	Garner Magnet	Garner	N.C.	16	NCHSAA-4A	13	13-2	72.78	47.70	529
122	Ocean Springs	Ocean Springs	Miss.	12	MHSAA-6A	8	11-2	72.70	60.78	109
123	Southern	Durham	N.C.	17	NCHSAA-3A	4	13-1	72.69	51.41	381
124	Camden County	Kingsland	Ga.	36	GHSA-6A	21	5-5	72.57	69.12	16
125	Knoxville Catholic	Knoxville	Tenn.	18	TSSAA-4A	3	10-2	72.49	52.18	347
126	Norcross	Norcross	Ga.	37	GHSA-6A	22	7-4	72.45	68.75	18
127	Sandy Creek	Tyrone	Ga.	38	GHSA-4A	5	10-2	72.44	59.41	130
128	Dr. Phillips	Orlando	Fla.	22	FHSAA-8A	8	12-1	72.40	47.79	523
129	Greenwood	Greenwood	S.C.	10	SCHSL-4A	9	9-5	72.39	64.71	49
130	Baylor	Chattanooga	Tenn.	19	TSSAA-II-2A	5	8-5	72.28	66.69	34
131	York	York	S.C.	11	SCHSL-4A	10	12-3	72.18	61.01	103
132	Dudley	Greensboro	N.C.	18	NCHSAA-4A	14	9-0	71.96	38.40	1021
133	Vidalia	Vidalia	Ga.	39	GHSA-2A	3	12-1	71.88	33.17	1307
134	Hallandale	Hallandale	Fla.	23	FHSAA-6A	4	10-2	71.85	49.91	440
135	Meridian	Meridian	Miss.	13	MHSAA-6A	9	7-5	71.55	63.83	62
136	Choctawhatchee	Fort Walton Beach	Fla.	24	FHSAA-6A	5	11-3	71.46	54.79	257
137	South-Doyle	Knoxville	Tenn.	20	TSSAA-5A	4	12-1	71.45	42.93	788
138	Central Gwinnett	Lawrenceville	Ga.	40	GHSA-6A	23	7-5	71.42	67.80	21
139	Baker	Mobile	Ala.	13	AHSAA-7A	5	9-2	71.38	57.65	174
140	West Point	West Point	Miss.	14	MHSAA-5A	4	9-5	71.30	63.25	69
141	Riverdale	Murfreesboro	Tenn.	21	TSSAA-6A	6	9-3	71.18	58.72	142
142	Benjamin Russell	Alexander City	Ala.	14	AHSAA-6A	6	10-2	71.09	55.16	248
143	Oak Mountain	Birmingham	Ala.	15	AHSAA-7A	6	10-2	71.06	60.06	121
144	Mooresville	Mooresville	N.C.	19	NCHSAA-4A	15	10-2	71.04	45.37	634
145	Westwood	Blythewood	S.C.	12	SCHSL-4A	11	12-2	70.96	52.35	343
146	Woodward Academy	College Park	Ga.	41	GHSA-4A	6	11-3	70.93	55.75	231
147	Reagan	Pfafftown	N.C.	20	NCHSAA-4A	16	12-2	70.86	52.38	341
148	Gadsden City	Gadsden	Ala.	16	AHSAA-7A	7	10-3	70.82	59.02	137
149	Stockbridge	Stockbridge	Ga.	42	GHSA-5A	5	11-3	70.81	53.28	306
150	Mount Paran Christian	Kennesaw	Ga.	43	GHSA-1A	1	14-0	70.64	34.51	1232