MAXWELL PLAYOFF PROJECTIONS
Maxwell playoff projections: Projected bracket, odds for every team to win a title
Simulation highlights effect of the season’s structure as defined by the games, region alignments and playoff brackets.
Cartersville head coach Conor Foster speaks to his team before a high school football game between Hiram and Cartersville, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, in Hiram, GA. (Erik S. Lesser for the AJC)
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By Loren Maxwell
Below are the current Maxwell Ratings’ playoff projections for each class in the GHSA. The playoff projections are based on a Monte Carlo simulation, a computation of random sampling used to predict outcomes, of the 2026 season.
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Although 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.