Class 6A Playoff Bracketology

[kwc]

Right now the only way I see Ooltewah NOT reading northeast is if Jeff Co. wins out or Bradley Central sneaks in. Not really counting on either of those scenarios happening. The east quad is going to be brutal.

 

Solomon:

 

The way this thing is shaping up and after it is all said and done ... all four quads are going to be brutal ... not just the east.

[ateam]

Here is the way I see it. I determined my own quads by geography.

 

Here is the Breakdown of my (4) quadrants:

 

6-A East quad:

Science Hill

Sevier County

Bearden

Maryville

Oak Ridge

Farragut

McMinn County

Ooltewah

 

6-A N. Central quad:

Rossview

Hunters Lane

McGavock

Nashville Overton

Dickson County

Mt. Juliet

Lebanon

Cookeville

 

6-A S. Central quad:

Brentwood

Franklin

Independence

Blackman

Oakland

Riverdale

Coffee County

Franklin County

 

6-A West quad:

Brighton

Millington

Arlington

White Station

Wooddale

Whitehaven

Germantown

Kirby

 

Semi-Finals

East winner vs S. Central winner

N. Central winner vs West winner

[ateam]

 

Since I am knowledgeable about the Memphis area high schools I will take a stab at this just for fun. The first issue of business is seeding. Arlington (ARL) is presently 6-0 with a very questionable strength of schedule (sos). Germantown (GT), Wooddale (WD), and Whitehaven (WH) are all 5-1. White Station (WSHS) is 4-2, but of all of the teams listed, they have by far played the toughest schedule. Millington (MILL) and Cordova (COR) are both 3-3 with Millington having the tie breaker because they recently beat Cordova ... and beat them soundly. Houston (HOU), has a record of 2-4. Now ... out of district 14, ARL is currently undefeated, dispite their weak schedule so therefore they will be the top seed from that district. The top seed from district 15 will have to be decided between WD and GT because they are both 5-1. Using CoachT's strength of schedule percentage ranking and multiplying that by the CoachT Strenght + Success factor gives the following results:

 

GT = 34.9% x 1.183 = 41.286

WD = 22.8% x 1.061 = 24.1908

 

Therefore, GT will have the top seed from district 15. Since WSHS beat WH in the head to head meeting in district 16, then WSHS will have the top seed from district 16. Since we have three districts with top seeds we need to establish how they will be seeded overall. Using the same system we used to establish the top seed of of district 15 we have the following:

 

WSHS = 67.8% x 1.344 = 91.123

ARL = 21.9 x 1.219 = 26.696

 

Therefore from these results we appoint WSHS the top seed overall, with GT having the number 2 seed and ARL having the 3 seed. Now ... to distinguish the 4 and 5 seed we use the same process because both WH and WD are 5-1 ... therefore the seeding will be a result from the following:

 

WH = 44.0% x 1.273 = 56.012

WD = 22.8% x 1.061 = 24.190

 

So WH is the 4 seed and WD is the 5 seed. Since MILL and COR are both 3-3 with MILL having the tie-breaker then MILL is the 6 seed and COR is the 7 seed and HOU is the 8 seed.

 

Now, using the NCAA type seeding format then the top braket has 1 vs 8 facing the winner of 4 vs 5. The bottom bracket has 2 vs 7 facing the winner of 3 vs 6. We have a problem however. The purpose of seeding is to avoid first round games between two teams from the same district. The current seeding will have a first round game between two district 14 teams; ARL vs MILL in the bottom half of the bracket, therefore ... to avoid that situation we change the seeding between the 3 and 4 seed making ARL the 4 seed and WH the 3 seed. The resulting bracket is as follows with the first team listed being the home team:

 

 

TOP BRACKET:

 

(1) WSHS [D-16] vs (8) HOU [D-15]

 

(4) ARL [D-14] vs (5) WD [D-15]

 

 

BOTTOM BRACKET:

 

(3) WH [D-16] vs (6) MILL [D-14]

 

(2) GT [D-15] vs (7) COR [D-14]

 

 

Well ... that is my stab at it. What do you guys think?

 

Using your formula, MILL = 50.3% x 1.128 = 56.738

 

How do you not figure them ahead of ARL, WH and WD?

Also, Cordova and Houston don't look to be getting in. Looks more like Brighton and Kirby right now.

 

It should be:

 

TOP BRACKET:

 

(1) WSHS [D-16] vs (8) KIR [D-15]

 

(4) ARL [D-14] vs (5) WD [D-15]

 

 

BOTTOM BRACKET:

 

(3) GT [D-15] vs (6) WH [D-16]

 

(2) MILL [D-14] vs (7) BR [D-13]

[HornedOwl]

I still can't figure this mess out. Are they going to seed everyone in each Pod? I just hope that if you are a #1 seed you play at home until you meet another #1 seed. None of this odd year/even year crap where you have to travel to play a lower seed.

 

Go Owls

[cam6]

Regular season travel in region play-Ooltewah to Knoxville, Grundy County to Madisonville and so on.

You guys need to populate over in East TN, not enough of you.... I would like to take that statement back. lol

Middle and west TN have 50+ schools they can play without driving 30 mins in any direction. I guess the favortism to East TN was real since they changed the entire system to accomdate your area of the State. Just giving you a hard time. Every system they have is bad but they don't care because it is just about $$$$$ to TSSAA.

[Solomon]

Well, with Jeff Co and Bradley Central going down last night, it looks like the east quad is "set".

 

Here's my best guess at seeding as of now, and I don't see this changing too much -

 

1. Ooltewah (no arguments here is there?)

2. Sevier Co./Maryville

3. Sevier Co./Maryville (I'm not sure if a 9-1 could get the 2 over a 10-0)

4. Oak Ridge (if they beat Clinton)

5. Farragut (if Clinton beats OR, they go to the 4)

6. Bearden (they will play Sevier Co. either way)

7. McMinn Co. (looks like we get a first round rematch with Maryville)

8. Science Hill

 

Thoughts?

 

I will be interested to see how they set this region up with the Rutherford Co. district in the semis and if they will send Rutherford Co. west for the semis or send them east if they go with the north middle TN and south middle TN bracket structure.

[mjuhb]

http://www.tssaa.org/footballplayoffs/w ... m?class=6A

 

http://www.tssaa.org/footballplayoffs/r ... fm?class=3

 

after week 8 based and wildcard seeding

 

playoff eligible

dobyns bennett quad 1 #8

sevier co quad 1 #2

oak ridge quad 1 #6

maryville quad 1 #3

farragut quad 1 #4

ooltewah quad 1 #1

mcminn co quad 1 #5

cookville quad 2 #5

coffee co quad 2 #8

riverdale quad 2 #1

oakland quad 2 #4

blackman quad 2 #2

franklin co quad 2 #7

mt juliet quad 3 #2

dickson co quad 3 #4

franklin quad 3 #1

brentwood quad 3 #3

hunters lane quad 3 #5

mcgavock quad 3 #7

brighton quad 4 #4

arlington quad 4 #1

millington quad 4 #7

germantown quad4 #3

wooddale quad 4 #6

kirby quad 3 #8 because they are the lowest ranked memphis team they travel

white station quad 4 #5

whitehaven quad 4 #2

 

wildcard

nashville overton quad 2 #3

bearden quad 1 #7

rossview qaud 3 #6

independence quad 2 #6

cordova quad 4 #8

 

quad 1

DB at ooltewah or mcminn co at ooltewah for less

oak ridge at maryville

bearden at sevier co

mcminn co at farragut or DB at farragut for less travel

 

quad 2

coffee co at riverdale

indy at overton

franklin co at blackman

cookville at oakland

 

quad 3

kirby at franklin

rossview at brentwood

mcgavock at MJ

hunters lane at dickson co

 

there are 9 memphis teams in so 1 has to travel sorry blame the tssaa for a sorry plan

 

quad 4

cordova at arlington

wooddale at germantown

millington at whitehaven

white station at brighton

[coach763]

http://www.tssaa.org/footballplayoffs/wildcard.cfm?class=6A

 

http://www.tssaa.org/footballplayoffs/r ... fm?class=3

 

after week 8 based and wildcard seeding

 

playoff eligible

dobyns bennett quad 1 #8

sevier co quad 1 #2

oak ridge quad 1 #6

maryville quad 1 #3

farragut quad 1 #4

ooltewah quad 1 #1

mcminn co quad 1 #5

cookville quad 2 #5

coffee co quad 2 #8

riverdale quad 2 #1

oakland quad 2 #4

blackman quad 2 #2

franklin co quad 2 #7

mt juliet quad 3 #2

dickson co quad 3 #4

franklin quad 3 #1

brentwood quad 3 #3

hunters lane quad 3 #5

mcgavock quad 3 #7

brighton quad 4 #4

arlington quad 4 #1

millington quad 4 #7

germantown quad4 #3

wooddale quad 4 #6

kirby quad 3 #8 because they are the lowest ranked memphis team they travel

white station quad 4 #5

whitehaven quad 4 #2

 

wildcard

nashville overton quad 2 #3

bearden quad 1 #7

rossview qaud 3 #6

independence quad 2 #6

cordova quad 4 #8

 

quad 1

DB at ooltewah or mcminn co at ooltewah for less

oak ridge at maryville

bearden at sevier co

mcminn co at farragut or DB at farragut for less travel

 

quad 2

coffee co at riverdale

indy at overton

franklin co at blackman

cookville at oakland

 

quad 3

kirby at franklin

rossview at brentwood

mcgavock at MJ

hunters lane at dickson co

 

there are 9 memphis teams in so 1 has to travel sorry blame the tssaa for a sorry plan

 

quad 4

cordova at arlington

wooddale at germantown

millington at whitehaven

white station at brighton

 

Hate to break it to you, but I am pretty sure if you win your district.............you will host a game!

[CoachSwitzer]

The way I understand, four districts make up a quadrant. The four district champions will be the top four seeds in the quadrant. Each champion will host a game. Then the second place teams are seeded next, then third (if any) then wildcards.

 

I am sure that White station will be hosting a game, along with Germantown, Brighton, and the Arlington, Millington winner.

 

Alot of the seeds hinge on the Arlington-Millington winner. If Arlington wins they are the top seed followed by G' town, WS, and then Brighton. If Millington wins, then Germantown is the top seed, followed by WS, then Brighton, then Millington.

[FootballIsMyLife]

http://www.tssaa.org/footballplayoffs/wildcard.cfm?class=6A

 

http://www.tssaa.org/footballplayoffs/r ... fm?class=3

 

after week 8 based and wildcard seeding

 

playoff eligible

dobyns bennett quad 1 #8

sevier co quad 1 #2

oak ridge quad 1 #6

maryville quad 1 #3

farragut quad 1 #4

ooltewah quad 1 #1

mcminn co quad 1 #5

cookville quad 2 #5

coffee co quad 2 #8

riverdale quad 2 #1

oakland quad 2 #4

blackman quad 2 #2

franklin co quad 2 #7

mt juliet quad 3 #2

dickson co quad 3 #4

franklin quad 3 #1

brentwood quad 3 #3

hunters lane quad 3 #5

mcgavock quad 3 #7

brighton quad 4 #4

arlington quad 4 #1

millington quad 4 #7

germantown quad4 #3

wooddale quad 4 #6

kirby quad 3 #8 because they are the lowest ranked memphis team they travel

white station quad 4 #5

whitehaven quad 4 #2

 

wildcard

nashville overton quad 2 #3

bearden quad 1 #7

rossview qaud 3 #6

independence quad 2 #6

cordova quad 4 #8

 

quad 1

DB at ooltewah or mcminn co at ooltewah for less

oak ridge at maryville

bearden at sevier co

mcminn co at farragut or DB at farragut for less travel

 

quad 2

coffee co at riverdale

indy at overton

franklin co at blackman

cookville at oakland

 

quad 3

kirby at franklin

rossview at brentwood

mcgavock at MJ

hunters lane at dickson co

 

there are 9 memphis teams in so 1 has to travel sorry blame the tssaa for a sorry plan

 

quad 4

cordova at arlington

wooddale at germantown

millington at whitehaven

white station at brighton

 

Cordova wouldn't play Arlington in the first round because they are in the same district. The same goes for Wooddale and Germantown.

[MarkH]

Plus I don't think that Cordova is making the playoffs so there will only be 8 in the area-White Station, Whitehaven, Germantown, Wooddale, Kirby, Millington, Arlington and Brighton.

[FootballIsMyLife]

Plus I don't think that Cordova is making the playoffs so there will only be 8 in the area-White Station, Whitehaven, Germantown, Wooddale, Kirby, Millington, Arlington and Brighton.

 

Correct.