6A is skewed toward the West

[CHSAlum04]

5 minutes ago, Red Rebels said:

scholarship athlete is scholarship athlete.

[Red Rebels]

[midtnmale]

10 minutes ago, ClarkGriswild said:

den·si·ty

ˈdensədē/

noun

 

1. the degree of compactness of a substance.

   "a reduction in bone density"

   synonyms:

   solidity, solidness, denseness, thickness, substance, mass; More

   • COMPUTING

     a measure of the amount of information on a storage medium (tape or disk). For magnetic tape it is the amount of information recorded per unit length of tape (bits per inch or millimeter); for a disk, a fixed number of bits per sector, sectors per track, and tracks per disk.

     noun: packing density; plural noun: packing densities

     "chip density doubles every eighteen months"
   • PHYSICS

     degree of consistency measured by the quantity of mass per unit volume.

According to Wikipedia:

East Tennessee:    156 per square mile

West Tennessee:  140 per square mile

Middle Tennessee:  121 per square mile.

 

So while Middle and West may have greater overall populations, East Tennessee is denser. 

[Red Rebels]

Just now, midtnmale said:

According to Wikipedia:

East Tennessee:    156 per square mile

West Tennessee:  140 per square mile

Middle Tennessee:  121 per square mile.

 

So while Middle and West may have greater overall populations, East Tennessee is denser. 

He knows, he's just fishing. 

[CHSAlum04]

5 minutes ago, midtnmale said:

According to Wikipedia:

East Tennessee:    156 per square mile

West Tennessee:  140 per square mile

Middle Tennessee:  121 per square mile.

 

So while Middle and West may have greater overall populations, East Tennessee is denser. 

Wikipedia is always a great place to acquire valid and credible information. It was actually used in the reference section for my dissertation titled, "@midtnmale : the making of a moron"

[Indian]

 

5A in five classes. It goes along fairly well until you get to Region 8. There would always be some issues. 

Region 1: 

246    Morristown-Hamblen High School East    1472    5A

254    Morristown-Hamblen High School West    1551    6A

265    Farragut High School    1734    6A

285    Bearden High School    2063    6A

291    Jefferson Co. High School    2185    6A

293    Dobyns Bennett High School    2208    6A

294    Science Hill High School    2248    6A

 

Region 2: 

240    Oak Ridge High School    1387    5A

243    Walker Valley High School    1411    5A

256    McMinn Co. High School    1556    6A

257    Heritage High School    1559    6A

262    Maryville High School    1684    6A

273    William Blount High School    1818    6A

282    Hardin Valley Academy    2035    6A

 

Region 3: 

245    Franklin Co. High School    1447    5A

247    Rhea County High School    1489    5A

252    Ooltewah High School    1537    6A

253    Cleveland High School    1546    6A

263    Bradley Central High School    1705    6A

264    Coffee Co. Central High School    1733    6A

284    Warren Co. High School    2053    6A

 

Region 4: 

249    Gallatin High School    1508    5A

251    Hendersonville High School    1531    6A

269    Station Camp High School    1756    6A

276    Wilson Central High School    1876    6A

277    Lebanon High School    1905    6A

287    Mt. Juliet High School    2145    6A

292    Cookeville High School    2203    6A

 

Region 5: 

271    Siegel High School    1782    6A

272    LaVergne High School    1813    6A

274    Smyrna High School    1857    6A

286    Stewarts Creek High School    2109    6A

289    Oakland High School    2173    6A

280    Riverdale High School    2020    6A

290    Blackman High School    2175    6A

 

Region 6: 

244    Hunters Lane High School    1422    5A

259    Cane Ridge High School    1646    6A

260    Centennial High School    1667    6A

278    John Overton High School    1907    6A

279    Antioch High School    1993    6A

295    McGavock High School    2266    6A

 

Region 7: 

241    West Creek High School    1404    5A

242    Summit High School    1406    5A

250    Dickson Co. High School    1519    6A

258    Rossview High School    1611    6A

261    Independence High School    1677    6A

267    Franklin High School    1745    6A

268    Brentwood High School    1754    6A

270    Ravenwood High School    1772    6A

 

Region 8: 

248    Southwind High School    1496    5A

255    Memphis Central High School    1552    6A

266    Whitehaven High School    1738    6A

275    Houston High School    1865    6A

281    Germantown High School    2027    6A

283    Arlington High School    2042    6A

288    White Station High School    2155    6A

296    Cordova High School    2267    6A

297    Collierville High School    2372    6A

298    Bartlett High School    2513    6A

[GREYRIDERx]

53 minutes ago, Red Rebels said:

The problem is, where is the East West dividing line? Do you seed 1-32 and then cut it in half geographically? I hated the Z-Plan because of the wildcards, and we are complaining about polls in another thread. And seeding invites bias.  I didn't have all the kinks worked out when I posted this. There isn't an easy answer. I am in favor of constriction to 5 classes.

5 classes  yes

[RebelAtHeart]

To fix this requires change and sacrifice... for some. Here is a stab at rearranging districts that would work but I guarantee a handful of schools in the west and middle-west wouldn't like it.  Just like Knox-area teams don't care for the drive to the Tri-Cities and vice versa (but we deal with it).

EAST (25)
Region 1 (6)
Dobyns Bennett High School (Kingsport, TN)
Jefferson Co. High School (Dandridge, TN)
Morristown-Hamblen High School West (Morristown, TN)
Science Hill High School (Johnson City, TN)
Bearden High School (Knoxville, TN)
Heritage High School (Maryville, TN)
Region 2 (6)
Maryville High School (Maryville, TN)
Bradley Central High School (Cleveland, TN)
Cleveland High School (Cleveland, TN)
Ooltewah High School (Ooltewah, TN)
McMinn Co. High School (Athens, TN)
William Blount High School (Maryville, TN)
Region 3 (6)
Hardin Valley Academy (Knoxville, TN)
Farragut High School (Knoxville, TN)
Cookeville High School (Cookeville, TN)
Warren Co. High School (McMinnville, TN)
Coffee Co. Central High School (Manchester, TN)
Lebanon High School (Lebanon, TN)
Region 4 (7)
Oakland High School (Murfreesboro, TN)
Riverdale High School (Murfreesboro, TN)
Blackman High School (Murfreesboro, TN)
Siegel High School (Murfreesboro, TN)
Mt. Juliet High School (Mt. Juliet, TN)
Station Camp High School (Gallatin, TN)
Wilson Central High School (Lebanon, TN)

WEST (24)
Region 5 (6)
Hendersonville High School (Hendersonville, TN)
Antioch High School (Antioch, TN)
Cane Ridge High School (Antioch, TN)
LaVergne High School (Lavergne, TN)
Smyrna High School (Smyrna, TN)
Stewarts Creek High School (Smyrna, TN)
Region 6 (6)
John Overton High School (Nashville, TN)
McGavock High School (Nashville, TN)
Rossview High School (Clarksville, TN)
Brentwood High School (Brentwood, TN)
Franklin High School (Franklin, TN)
Ravenwood High School (Brentwood, TN)
Region 7 (6)
Independence High School (Thompson's Station, TN)
Centennial High School (Franklin, TN)
Dickson Co. High School (Dickson, TN)
Arlington High School (Arlington, TN)
Collierville High School (Collierville, TN)
Cordova High School (Cordova, TN)
Region 8 (6)
Bartlett High School (Bartlett, TN)
Houston High School (Germantown, TN)
Germantown High School (Germantown, TN)
Memphis Central High School (Memphis, TN)
White Station High School (Memphis, TN)
Whitehaven High School (Memphis, TN)

[kwc]

2 hours ago, RebelAtHeart said:

To fix this requires change and sacrifice... for some. Here is a stab at rearranging districts that would work but I guarantee a handful of schools in the west and middle-west wouldn't like it.  Just like Knox-area teams don't care for the drive to the Tri-Cities and vice versa (but we deal with it).

Region 7 (6)
Independence High School (Thompson's Station, TN)
Centennial High School (Franklin, TN)
Dickson Co. High School (Dickson, TN)
Arlington High School (Arlington, TN)
Collierville High School (Collierville, TN)
Cordova High School (Cordova, TN)

That's the region in the west that would cry bloody murder to the TSSAA. What kind of distance are we talking between Indy, Centennial, and Dickson to Cordova?

Edited September 14, 2018 by kwc

[BIGPURPLEMACHINE]

I don’t see Bolton High School on any of these projections. Aren’t they still a 6A school in Memphis??

[steelcityroller]

20 hours ago, RebelAtHeart said:

Agree 6A is skewed.  However, the first two rounds are typically a waste of time.  I suggest they only advance 2 teams per region and break it down to 8 or 12 regions geographically.  Has any 4th seed ever made it past round 3?  I know T$$AA loves the extra gate money, but the current system is too broad to pick the best teams in the state.  Ridiculous to play 3 games in August to make sure more than half the teams are in the playoffs.  Too many losing teams are playing in the post-season.  I would rather see an extra two weeks on the back end to let each team that wins a gold ball in their division play for a Platinum ball to name THE truly best team in the state! 

It happened last year. Knox Central made it to the 4th round.

Its happened 7-8 times in the last 15 or so years.

I know Livingston Academy was a 4 seed and they won a state championship about 10-15 years ago.

Then Ravenwood I believe either played for or won a state championship as a 4 seed about that same time.

 

 

[FBfan26]

23 hours ago, ClarkGriswild said:

I think it's important to consider where the denser populated portions of the State are. Middle and West are more densely populated; therefore, have larger schools. imo.

Yet out of towners think most people look,sound and talk like East TN folks smh lol sorry I had to say it