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For the 13th consecutive season, SCSoccer.com has partnered with renowned mathematician, Kenneth Massey, to provide Palmetto State prep soccer with an unbiased power rating system, the Massey Ratings.

Kenneth Massey is a professor of mathematics at Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, TN. He received his B.S. from Bluefield College and a master's degree (ABD) in mathematics from Virginia Tech. His research involved Krylov subspaces in the field of numerical linear algebra. Kenneth is a partner with Limfinity consulting, and produces the Massey Ratings, which provide objective team evaluation for professional, college, and high school sports. His college football ratings have been a component of the Bowl Championship Series since 1999. Massey has also worked with highschoolsports.net since 2008.

POWER RATINGS
1. Wando
2. Northwestern
3. J.L. Mann
4. Fort Mill
5. Eastside
6. St. Joseph's
7. Hilton Head Island
8. South Aiken
9. Pinewood Prep
10. Cardinal Newman
11. Academic Magnet
12. Myrtle Beach
13. Irmo
14. Bishop England
15. Nation Ford
16. Socastee
17. Chapin
18. Dutch Fork
19. Porter-Gaud
20. Lexington
21. Riverside
22. Dorman
23. Brookland-Cayce
24. Wren
25. Greenwood

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
1. Nation Ford
2. Northwestern
3. Irmo
4. South Pointe
5. Fort Mill
6. Wando
7. Mauldin
8. Lexington
9. Dutch Fork
10. Dorman
11. Boiling Springs
12. Gaffney
13. Riverside
14. Cardinal Newman
15. Rock Hill
16. Spartanburg
17. Clover
18. Wade Hampton-G
19. Spring Valley
20. Pinewood Prep
21. Academic Magnet
22. Byrnes
23. Summerville
24. Bishop England
25. St. Joseph's

Wow... four of the top 5 strength of schedule schools are in the same region.

Was this done before the playoff or after??

Don't see much impact of the playoffs.

MASSEY RATINGS
1. Wando
2. Northwestern
3. J.L. Mann
4. Fort Mill
5. Eastside
6. St. Joseph's
7. Hilton Head Island
8. South Aiken
9. Pinewood Prep
10. Cardinal Newman
11. Academic Magnet
12. Myrtle Beach
13. Irmo
14. Bishop England
15. Nation Ford
16. Socastee
17. Chapin
18. Dutch Fork
19. Porter-Gaud
20. Lexington
21. Riverside
22. Dorman
23. Brookland-Cayce
24. Wren
25. Greenwood

S.C. RANKINGS (Difference with Massey Ratings)
1. Wando (0)
2. Hilton Head Island (5) - 3A State Champions
3. Eastside (2) - 3A Finals
4. St. Joseph's (2) - 1A State Champions
5. Cardinal Newman (5) - SCISA 3A State Champions
6. Irmo (7) - 4A State Champions
7. South Aiken (1)
8. Northwestern (6)
9. J.L. Mann (6)
10. Academic Magnet (1)
11. Pinewood Prep (2) - SCISA 3A Finals
12. Socastee (4)
13. Lexington (7) - 4A Finals
14. Chapin (3)
15. Fort Mill (11)
16. Dutch Fork (2)
17. Nation Ford (2)
18. Bishop England (4) - 2A State Champions
19. Brookland-Cayce (4)
20. Myrtle Beach (8)

Breakdown
1 rankings within 0 spots (5%)
2 rankings within 1 spots (10%)
5 rankings within 2 spots (25%)
1 rankings within 3 spots (5%)
3 rankings within 4 spots (15%)
2 rankings within 5 spots (10%)
14 rankings within 5 spots (70%)
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11 is largest discrepancy (Fort Mill, 4/15)
8 is 2nd largest discrepancy (Myrtle Beach, 12/20)
7 is 3rd largest discrepancy (Irmo, 13/6 & Lexington 20/13)

Wow, just like in life...if you are rated #1, it doesn't mean anything unless you can win it all. Rankings = load of crapola.

POVERTY INDEX (Massey Rating)
1. Academic Magnet (11)
2. Fort Mill (4)
3. Chapin (17)
8. Lexington (20)
9. Wando (1)
10. Riverside (21)
11. Nation Ford (15)
13. Dutch Fork (18)
15. Wren (24)
16. J.L. Mann (3)
18. Eastside (5)
19. Hilton Head Island (7)
32. South Aiken (8)
38. Northwestern (2)
50. Irmo (13)
65. Dorman (22)
66. Socastee (16)
76. Brookland-Cayce (23)
85. Greenwood (25)
106. Myrtle Beach (12)

Excluded
St. Joseph's (6)
Pinewood Prep (9)
Cardinal Newman (10)
Bishop England (14)
Porter-Gaud (19)

Margin
94 Myrtle Beach (106/12)
60 Greenwood (85/25)
53 Brookland-Cayce (76/23)
50 Socastee (66/16)
43 Dorman (65/22)
37 Irmo (50/13)
36 Northwestern (38/2)
24 South Aiken (32/8)
13 Eastside (18/5)
13 J.L. Mann (16/3)
12 Hilton Head Island (19/7)
-2 Fort Mill (2/4)
-4 Nation Ford (11/15)
-5 Dutch Fork (13/18)
-7 Wando (1/8)
-9 Wren (15/24)
-10 Academic Magnet (1/11)
-11 Riverside (10/21)
-12 Lexington (8/20)
-14 Chapin (3/17)

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