Yes the upstate holds the top 3 out of 4 ranks in the state, however lowerstate holds the champion. As far as overall rankings there are 7 upperstate teams and 8 lowerstate teams, not to mention that Chapin has been a lowerstate team the past few years. However I will say that if South Aiken was still in 4A and Chapin was still in the lowerstate then Chapin would have made it to the state finals to face Eastside.
