Hillgrove players line up in formation against McEachern at Cobb Energy Hillgrove Stadium in Powder Springs, Ga., on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. (Oscar Guevara Saenz for the AJC)

A look at how the Maxwell-proposed formula would seed teams in the playoffs

Loren Maxwell, creator of the Maxwell Ratings, says his proposed alternative to the GHSA’s postseason rankings formula is more accurate.

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2025 AJC Super 11 Tyler Atkinson is a linebacker at Grayson High School in Loganville. Atkinson has verbally committed to Texas. (Jason Getz/AJC)
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