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List: Teams that beat the odds by reaching playoffs

Chamblee's Levi Bradham makes a nice catch against Towers during the 2022 season opener.
Chamblee's Levi Bradham makes a nice catch against Towers during the 2022 season opener.
Nov 11, 2022

Of the 255 teams that made the playoffs this season, only 34 were given less than a 50-percent chance in preseason by the computer Maxwell Ratings.

1.5% - Lumpkin County

2.4% - Morrow

5.1% - Paulding County

6.3% - Walnut Grove

8.5% - Greene County

9.5% - ACE Charter

11.8% - Berrien

12.5% - Hampton

12.9% - Long County

13.2% - Coahulla Creek

13.9% - Jackson (Atlanta)

14.1% - Wheeler

14.5% - Hebron Christian

18.3% - Loganville

18.5% - Tattnall County

18.7% - Sprayberry

18.7% - Westside (Macon)

20.6% - Model

20.9% - Shaw

23.0% - Mountain View

26.4% - Thomas County Central

29.9% - LaGrange

31.9% - Worth County

32.0% - Spalding

35.7% - Dade County

37.2% - Lambert

37.2% - Mundy’s Mill

39.3% - Chamblee

39.9% - Lithia Springs

43.0% - Laney

43.5% - River Ridge

48.0% - Sequoyah

48.4% - Newton

49.9% - Spencer

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Todd Holcomb covers high school sports across the state. He rejoined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2025 and has worked with the AJC in varying capacities since 1985. He is a co-founder and editor of Georgia High School Football Daily.

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