The Maxwell Ratings will rank Georgia’s 421 teams throughout the 2016 season. The ratings are based entirely on historical performance and on field results and do not consider personnel changes on the roster or coaching staffs.
Interesting results:
– For the first time since Week 4, some team other than Roswell is at the top of the state’s ratings. Roswell needed a late touchdown to edge a middling Etowah team 17-14 while Grayson rolled past Newton 34-0. As a result, Grayson is elevated into the top spot in the ratings.
– Stockbridge topped Buford by 0.03 points in the Class AAAAA ratings, making this week the first time Buford has not sat atop its classification all year. While neither had a notable performance this weekend, Buford finally played it’s fifth GHSA opponent, allowing their preseason rating to more fully work it’s way out of their current rating.
– Macon County takes over the Class A Public schools again. The top spot has been hotly contested during the season with four different teams bubbling up at different times. Macon County has nearly a five point lead over the number two team, Clinch County, the largest such lead of the entire season.
As this season’s games are played, the Maxwell Ratings will be based on a modified logistic regression of the current football season’s results in combination with each team’s historical performance. More recent games and games against similarly rated opponents carry more weight and the weight of each team’s historical performance diminishes as the team’s season progresses.
The current total weight of all team’s historical performance is 2.19%.
For the current season, the ratings accurately account for the winner of 1,522 of 1,647 total games including 7 tie(s) (92.62%) and accurately reflect approximately 68.3% of all game margins within 12.82 points.
The ratings are scaled so that 100.00 is the rating required to win 91.5% of all games in an infinite round robin tournament against all teams in the highest classification. The schedule strength is the rating required to win 50% of all games in an infinite round robin tournament against a particular team’s opponents.
All data is courtesy of the Georgia High School Football Historians Association.
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Home Advantage: 1.05
By Class
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AAAAAAA |
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AAAAAA |
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Rank |
Team |
Record |
Rating |
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Rating |
1 |
Grayson |
7-1 |
96.38 |
1 |
Valdosta |
7-1 |
87.12 |
2 |
Roswell |
8-0 |
94.37 |
2 |
Northside (Warner Robins) |
8-1 |
82.73 |
3 |
Mill Creek |
9-0 |
90.77 |
3 |
Dalton |
8-0 |
79.98 |
4 |
Norcross |
8-0 |
86.08 |
4 |
Harrison |
7-1 |
76.77 |
5 |
McEachern |
7-1 |
84.64 |
5 |
Mays |
7-1 |
75.15 |
6 |
Colquitt County |
5-4 |
84.56 |
6 |
Alexander |
8-0 |
73.82 |
7 |
Lowndes |
8-1 |
80.33 |
7 |
Lee County |
6-2 |
73.02 |
8 |
North Cobb |
6-2 |
74.18 |
8 |
Glynn Academy |
7-1 |
70.75 |
9 |
Archer |
3-5 |
73.01 |
9 |
Tucker |
7-1 |
69.82 |
10 |
Brookwood |
6-2 |
71.56 |
10 |
Coffee |
5-3 |
66.68 |
11 |
Parkview |
5-3 |
71.10 |
11 |
Hughes |
7-2 |
65.77 |
12 |
Lassiter |
6-2 |
69.24 |
12 |
Northgate |
7-1 |
65.73 |
13 |
South Gwinnett |
6-2 |
68.94 |
13 |
Houston County |
6-2 |
65.01 |
14 |
North Gwinnett |
4-4 |
68.27 |
14 |
Allatoona |
4-4 |
63.74 |
15 |
Tift County |
5-4 |
68.02 |
15 |
Lanier |
6-2 |
62.12 |
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AAAAA |
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AAAA |
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Rank |
Team |
Record |
Rating |
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Rating |
1 |
Stockbridge |
8-0 |
76.08 |
1 |
Cartersville |
9-0 |
85.16 |
2 |
Buford |
7-1 |
76.05 |
2 |
Thomson |
8-0 |
76.10 |
3 |
Rome |
6-2 |
70.49 |
3 |
Woodward Academy |
8-1 |
73.09 |
4 |
Woodland (Stockbridge) |
6-2 |
68.53 |
4 |
Sandy Creek |
5-3 |
63.26 |
5 |
Grady |
7-1 |
68.10 |
5 |
Jefferson |
7-1 |
59.24 |
6 |
Ware County |
4-3 |
68.08 |
6 |
Blessed Trinity |
7-2 |
58.29 |
7 |
Carrollton |
7-1 |
67.29 |
7 |
Mary Persons |
6-2 |
58.02 |
8 |
Kell |
6-2 |
66.64 |
8 |
Stephens County |
7-1 |
57.83 |
9 |
Jones County |
6-2 |
58.51 |
9 |
Troup |
7-1 |
57.24 |
10 |
Griffin |
8-1 |
57.85 |
10 |
Cairo |
7-1 |
57.13 |
11 |
Thomas County Central |
6-3 |
57.69 |
11 |
Marist |
5-3 |
54.59 |
12 |
Loganville |
7-1 |
55.86 |
12 |
Cedartown |
5-3 |
54.10 |
13 |
Arabia Mountain |
7-1 |
53.23 |
13 |
Burke County |
7-1 |
52.69 |
14 |
Carver (Atlanta) |
6-2 |
51.56 |
14 |
Eastside |
5-2-1 |
52.00 |
15 |
Bainbridge |
2-5 |
50.94 |
15 |
Oconee County |
6-2 |
50.79 |
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AAA |
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AA |
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Rank |
Team |
Record |
Rating |
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Rating |
1 |
Greater Atlanta Christian |
8-1 |
70.81 |
1 |
Benedictine |
8-0 |
73.67 |
2 |
Westminster (Atlanta) |
6-2 |
63.96 |
2 |
Fitzgerald |
7-1 |
68.65 |
3 |
Crisp County |
8-0 |
60.14 |
3 |
Rabun County |
7-0 |
65.32 |
4 |
Calhoun |
6-2 |
59.91 |
4 |
Callaway |
8-0 |
60.59 |
5 |
Peach County |
7-1 |
58.15 |
5 |
Brooks County |
6-2 |
54.34 |
6 |
Cedar Grove |
7-2 |
57.32 |
6 |
Jefferson County |
8-0 |
52.52 |
7 |
Pace Academy |
5-3 |
52.58 |
7 |
Pepperell |
6-1 |
50.34 |
8 |
Lovett |
5-3 |
51.77 |
8 |
Washington County |
6-2 |
44.77 |
9 |
Liberty County |
7-1 |
49.51 |
9 |
Spencer |
6-2 |
43.13 |
10 |
Jackson |
6-2 |
46.90 |
10 |
Thomasville |
4-3 |
40.80 |
11 |
Dawson County |
6-1 |
45.48 |
11 |
Toombs County |
6-2 |
40.61 |
12 |
Pierce County |
6-2 |
44.23 |
12 |
Hapeville Charter |
5-3 |
40.50 |
13 |
Worth County |
5-3 |
43.68 |
13 |
Vidalia |
6-2 |
40.47 |
14 |
Sonoraville |
6-3 |
40.65 |
14 |
Model |
6-2 |
39.68 |
15 |
Cook |
4-5 |
40.13 |
15 |
Rockmart |
6-2 |
38.18 |
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A – Public |
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A – Private |
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Rank |
Team |
Record |
Rating |
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Rating |
1 |
Macon County |
6-2 |
58.81 |
1 |
Eagle’s Landing Christian |
8-0 |
58.44 |
2 |
Clinch County |
7-1 |
53.88 |
2 |
Tattnall Square |
8-0 |
55.86 |
3 |
Manchester |
8-0 |
53.23 |
3 |
Landmark Christian |
8-0 |
53.20 |
4 |
Twiggs County |
6-2 |
50.03 |
4 |
Fellowship Christian |
8-0 |
52.15 |
5 |
Mount Zion (Carroll) |
8-0 |
49.42 |
5 |
Wesleyan |
6-2 |
48.28 |
6 |
Taylor County |
7-1 |
43.72 |
6 |
Prince Avenue Christian |
8-0 |
47.56 |
7 |
Irwin County |
5-3 |
42.97 |
7 |
Mount Paran Christian |
7-1 |
45.87 |
8 |
Emanuel County Institute |
8-0 |
41.88 |
8 |
Darlington |
7-2 |
44.50 |
9 |
McIntosh County Academy |
5-1 |
40.94 |
9 |
Calvary Day |
6-0 |
44.45 |
10 |
Bowdon |
5-3 |
37.78 |
10 |
Stratford Academy |
6-2 |
43.11 |
11 |
Dooly County |
4-4 |
36.79 |
11 |
Athens Academy |
8-0 |
38.13 |
12 |
Turner County |
5-3 |
35.96 |
12 |
Pinecrest Academy |
5-3 |
36.68 |
13 |
Washington-Wilkes |
3-5 |
34.80 |
13 |
First Presbyterian |
5-3 |
34.15 |
14 |
Lincoln County |
5-2-1 |
34.08 |
14 |
Aquinas |
5-3 |
33.14 |
15 |
Greene County |
5-3 |
33.73 |
15 |
Mount Pisgah Christian |
5-2 |
32.56 |
All-Class
Classification rankings are shown in [brackets]. Each team links to its page at the Georgia High School Football Historians Association. Please submit errors or omissions through their forums.
Regions
Each region is shown with its “Competitive Rating”, which is the rating required to win 80% of all games against the region’s teams in an infinite round robin competition, and its “Average Rating”, which is the rating required to win 50% of all games against the region’s teams in an infinite round robin competition.
Rank |
Region |
Competitive |
Average |
1 |
1 – AAAAAA |
91.01 |
74.79 |
2 |
1 – AAAAAAA |
89.37 |
72.01 |
3 |
8 – AAAAAAA |
86.58 |
64.29 |
4 |
4 – AAAAAAA |
86.52 |
67.97 |
5 |
3 – AAAAAAA |
82.18 |
62.80 |
6 |
6 – AAAAAAA |
80.42 |
56.58 |
7 |
7 – AAAAAAA |
78.60 |
49.18 |
8 |
5 – AAAAAA |
75.47 |
55.49 |
9 |
5 – AAAA |
73.65 |
52.09 |
10 |
6 – AAAAAA |
73.46 |
53.08 |
11 |
5 – AAAAAAA |
72.05 |
55.83 |
12 |
4 – AAAAA |
69.53 |
48.81 |
13 |
2 – AAAAAA |
69.41 |
51.10 |
14 |
7 – AAAAA |
68.24 |
46.64 |
15 |
2 – AAAAAAA |
67.22 |
49.38 |
16 |
8 – AAAA |
63.21 |
45.79 |
17 |
1 – AAAAA |
62.81 |
47.54 |
18 |
8 – AAAAA |
62.15 |
36.59 |
19 |
8 – AAAAAA |
61.39 |
43.62 |
20 |
5 – AAA |
61.07 |
34.70 |
21 |
1 – AA |
60.75 |
34.84 |
22 |
7 – AAAA |
60.47 |
41.00 |
23 |
3 – AAAA |
60.26 |
24.39 |
24 |
2 – AAAA |
59.64 |
42.40 |
25 |
7 – AAAAAA |
59.28 |
40.52 |
26 |
3 – AAAAA |
58.81 |
41.31 |
27 |
4 – AAAAAA |
58.46 |
40.45 |
28 |
1 – AAA |
58.37 |
40.62 |
29 |
4 – AAAA |
57.48 |
31.05 |
30 |
1 – AAAA |
55.63 |
39.44 |
31 |
6 – AAAAA |
55.20 |
32.19 |
32 |
7 – AAA |
55.18 |
32.51 |
33 |
5 – AA |
54.33 |
33.54 |
34 |
4 – AAA |
54.16 |
35.08 |
35 |
2 – AAAAA |
53.65 |
27.14 |
36 |
5 – A |
53.62 |
26.62 |
37 |
2 – AAA |
50.72 |
33.02 |
38 |
2 – AA |
50.59 |
25.68 |
39 |
7 – A |
47.84 |
31.63 |
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7 – Div A – A |
55.82 |
35.19 |
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7 – Div B – A |
40.69 |
29.47 |
40 |
6 – A |
47.37 |
23.60 |
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6 – Div A – A |
47.63 |
25.45 |
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6 – Div B – A |
47.12 |
21.66 |
41 |
2 – A |
47.27 |
26.03 |
42 |
4 – A |
47.01 |
20.27 |
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4 – Div B – A |
52.21 |
28.92 |
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4 – Div A – A |
38.78 |
8.90 |
43 |
6 – AAAA |
46.07 |
25.12 |
44 |
7 – AA |
45.79 |
21.83 |
45 |
3 – AAAAAA |
45.72 |
29.99 |
46 |
3 – AA |
44.27 |
25.17 |
47 |
6 – AAA |
43.51 |
20.75 |
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6 – South – AAA |
54.57 |
33.14 |
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6 – North – AAA |
28.37 |
7.82 |
48 |
8 – AA |
43.21 |
14.07 |
49 |
8 – A |
41.84 |
20.96 |
50 |
6 – AA |
41.81 |
25.90 |
51 |
5 – AAAAA |
40.76 |
24.72 |
52 |
3 – A |
39.26 |
15.91 |
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3 – Div A – A |
44.63 |
22.49 |
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3 – Div B – A |
31.20 |
11.73 |
53 |
4 – AA |
37.87 |
12.26 |
54 |
8 – AAA |
37.74 |
20.62 |
55 |
3 – AAA |
30.82 |
8.63 |
56 |
1 – A |
29.90 |
13.15 |
Least Likely Results
These are the least likely results of the season using the ratings above. These may change as the season progresses. Each row shows the game data, the difference in the teams after accounting for the home advantage, the expected winning percentage of the favored team, and the likelihood of the on-field result.
Date |
Team |
Opponent |
Score |
Diff |
Pct |
Likelihood |
09/16 |
Salem |
Chamblee |
0 – 6 |
21.96 |
90.0% |
0.163 |
08/19 |
Troup |
Hardaway |
14 – 21 |
16.96 |
84.5% |
0.222 |
08/26 |
Cedar Grove |
Southwest DeKalb |
20 – 21 |
19.04 |
87.0% |
0.223 |
08/18 |
Towers |
Forest Park |
2 – 6 |
16.28 |
83.6% |
0.245 |
09/03 |
Colquitt County |
Tucker |
20 – 21 |
15.78 |
82.9% |
0.268 |
09/02 |
West Laurens |
Dodge County |
0 – 3 |
13.93 |
80.1% |
0.285 |
08/26 |
West Forsyth |
Pace Academy |
10 – 20 |
11.63 |
76.2% |
0.294 |
08/26 |
Wheeler County |
Georgia Military College |
20 – 41 |
9.96 |
73.0% |
0.296 |
08/26 |
Veterans |
Dublin |
20 – 21 |
13.67 |
79.7% |
0.300 |
09/09 |
Long County |
Windsor Forest |
15 – 25 |
9.87 |
72.9% |
0.325 |
09/01 |
K.I.P.P. Atlanta Collegiate |
North Atlanta |
10 – 13 |
11.34 |
75.7% |
0.326 |
09/02 |
Cherokee |
Creekview |
34 – 35 |
11.76 |
76.4% |
0.330 |
09/02 |
Jackson |
Lamar County |
10 – 13 |
10.66 |
74.4% |
0.338 |
10/14 |
Thomas County Central |
Veterans |
28 – 33 |
9.95 |
73.0% |
0.341 |
09/16 |
North Hall |
White County |
23 – 24 |
10.91 |
74.9% |
0.343 |
Highest Rated Matchups
These are the highest rated matchups of the season using the ratings above. The game rating is the rating required to win 50% of all games in an infinite round robin competition against the expected rating of the loser of the game, which favors games with highly rated and closely matched opponents. These may change as the season progresses. Each row shows the game rating, the game data, the difference in the teams after accounting for the home advantage, and the expected winning percentage of the favored team.
Game Rating |
Date |
Team |
Opponent |
Score |
Diff |
Pct |
87.80 |
09/02 |
Grayson |
McEachern |
16 – 13 |
10.70 |
74.5% |
86.72 |
08/20 |
Mill Creek |
Colquitt County |
34 – 27 |
6.21 |
65.1% |
86.68 |
09/09 |
Roswell |
Colquitt County |
34 – 3 |
10.86 |
74.8% |
85.52 |
09/23 |
Valdosta |
Colquitt County |
24 – 45 |
3.61 |
58.9% |
84.20 |
10/07 |
Valdosta |
Northside (Warner Robins) |
14 – 6 |
5.43 |
63.3% |
82.23 |
08/19 |
Valdosta |
Lowndes |
38 – 13 |
7.84 |
68.7% |
81.76 |
10/28 |
Colquitt County |
Lowndes |
– |
5.28 |
62.9% |
78.20 |
08/19 |
Roswell |
Buford |
24 – 7 |
18.32 |
86.2% |
77.93 |
10/21 |
Dalton |
Harrison |
31 – 14 |
4.26 |
60.5% |
76.31 |
10/07 |
McEachern |
North Cobb |
17 – 10 |
11.50 |
76.0% |
76.16 |
10/21 |
Valdosta |
Lee County |
27 – 7 |
13.05 |
78.7% |
75.86 |
09/09 |
Mill Creek |
Archer |
31 – 10 |
16.71 |
84.2% |
75.66 |
08/20 |
McEachern |
Archer |
27 – 14 |
11.63 |
76.2% |
75.60 |
08/27 |
Stockbridge |
Mays |
35 – 34 |
0.93 |
52.3% |
75.44 |
09/23 |
Roswell |
Archer |
47 – 0 |
20.31 |
88.4% |
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@LorenMaxwell
Wondering if you had any insights on the large jump in the rating for Thomson from 72.45 to a 76.10? While they won and covered the predicted margin by 15 against a Cross Creek team with a 13.52, I did not see any surprising results in the rest of their previous opponents to see that type of jump.
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