MAXWELL PLAYOFF PROJECTIONS
Maxwell playoff projections: PSR seeding forecast with 1 week left in regular season
Simulation highlights effect of the season’s structure as defined by the games, region alignments and playoff brackets.
Worth County coach Jeff Hammond (left) shakes hands with Toombs County coach Buddy Martin after their Class A Division I state championship game on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. (Daniel Varnado 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.