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Lincoln will get the #2 seed and Bamberg #3. Kickman, there is no way Bamberg would be seeded #1 if they didn't play those teams. They haven't really played anyone. Academic Magnet and a healthy Lincoln is on another level with Christ Church in 1A.

As for 2a..........Coach Holt i was thinking the same thing n dat would be a crazy thing. the same almost happened las year with WH, JC, n barnwell, n we had to wait till the last game to decide the champion. But like i said earlier, if barnwell wins they should get a 3 seed, especially if they beat hanahan. If Hampton wins, then they can be a 4 or 5. As for 1a, i agree with striker.

Quick Questions - - -
In seeding for playoffs, are there any rules tied to Region finishes.
That is, can a team which finishes #2 or #3 in a Region be seeded higher than a team which finishes #1 in another Region?
Also, are there limits as to the number of teams that can make playoffs from any one Region?
Finally - if a team has 0 wins all year, can they make playoffs?
Just wondering???

For your first question, It's happened before where teams that finished lower in the region got higher seeds than teams that finished high. But that would be unfair because look at some of the regions in 2a. They're not that strong. Also, i dont think there's any limits cuz last year region 5 had all teams go to playoffs, n ithink some regions only have 3 or 4 teams overall. N as for the 0 wins, no i dont think so. But this is just my opinion, nothin concrete

The seeding is done by a committee like the NCAA basketball tournament. It is unlikely that a team will be seeded higher than a region opponent who finished higher in the region, since region finish usually accompanies head to head and common opponents, a large part of the consideration. I imagine it may happen in the case where the lower region team has a much tougher successful non region schedule, or won head to head matches but lost the region--however, with the precedent of region finish in the upper classes the evidence would have to be pretty overwhelming I would think.
Region finishes in different regions I would think would be irrelevant. A 4th place in one region may be seeded higher than a 1st place in a weaker region based on schedule strength, etc.
Currently there is no limit to the amount of teams in the playoffs to my knowledge. If the playoff pool grows too big to accomodate all of the teams, then class 2A will probably start using region finish like 3A and 4A.
I think that winless teams may be in the playoffs. The only requirement is to enter. In my opinion, these things are what make the lower classes more fun to talk about than the higher.

so what's up with andrew jackson? waccamaw will be tested tonight vs. N. Myrtle Beach 3A after a long break. I think they haven't played in 3 weeks. I agree with you newt about lincoln. I felt that way last year. They will also be tested this week when they play at socastee. With both teams playing very similar up top should be an exciting match. by the way does anyone know about lincolns injuries?

Kickman, I agree with the points above that is why Smaller classifications make good conversation. With the upper state I think the two top seeds are Wahalla and Emerald as a toss up. You can look at strength of schedule and such but some times us smaller schools are limited in who we play because of distance to travel. This year should make a fun year in the tourney. Good luck to all, except against us. ;-)

waccamaw 1 north myrtle beach 4. waccamaw ran out of gas.

Well now that hampton handled jasper last nite, we once again have hampton/barnwell fighting for the region crown. But my question is, what seeding should the champ get out of this region? I believe that being we have such a tough region, the winner should get at least a 4, unless barnwell wins then tehy should be a 3

OK - Here is some "relevant?" information concerning AA teams as of Wednesday, April 25. Still, not all games have been played nor all scores posted. But . . . Here Goes My Predictions and the information used:

Upper State
Seeding/Team/Overall/Region/Opp W%/Goal Diff/Quality Wins
1 Emerald / 14-3-0 / 10-0-0 / 42.78 / +91 / 3
2 Walhalla / 11-6--0 / 7-1-0 / 55.67 / +45 / 3
3 B-L / 16-5-0 / 8-2-0 / 43.58 / +71 / 4
4 Palmetto / 12-4-1 / 6-2-0 / 39.67 / +37 / 4
5 Broome / 13-1-0 / 8-0-0 / 28.57 / +38 / 0
6 Pendleton/ 8-8-0 / 5-3-0 / 48.77 / -9 / 4
7 Gilbert / 6-9-0 / 2-0-0 / 46.48 / +8 / 0
8 Mid Car / 9-7-0 / 6-4-0 / 41.99 / -8 / 1
9 Woodruff / 8-10-1 / 6-2-0 / 52.94 / -30 / 0
10 Carolina / 5-6-0 / 3-4-0 / 44.35 / -16 / 0
11 Saluda / 2-10-0 / 2-6-0 / 48.25 / -22 / 0
12 Columbia / 3-9-0 / 0-2-0 / 39.57 / -33 / 1
13 Chapman / 0-8-0 / 0-6-0 / 41.11 / -30 / 0
14 Southside/ 0-10-0 / 0-5-0 / 51.47 / -41 / 0
15 West Oak / 2-12-0 / 1-7-0 / 42.31 / -16 / 0
16 Ninety Si/ 0-11-0 / 0-6-0 / 52.85 / -56 / 0
17 Abbeville/ 3-14-0 / 1-7-0 / 48.04 / -67 / 0
18 Newberry / 0-13-9 / 0-8-0 / 53.78 / -79 / 0

Lower State
Seeding/Team/Overall/Region/Opp W%/Goal Diff/Quality Wins
1 Bishop Eng/ 18-5-0 / 8-0-0 / 64.71 / +75 / 9
2 Waccamaw / 12-5-1 / 8-0-0 / 52.25 / +65 / 3
3 Buford / 14-3-0 / 3-1-0 / 45.03 / +53 / 5
4 Andrew Jac/ 12-1-0 / 3-1-0 / 44.07 / +35 / 6
5 Barnwell / 12-4-0 / 7-2-0 / 54.73 / +21 / 0
6 Wade Hamp / 10-6-0 / 6-3-0 / 46.63 / +15 / 3
7 Silver Blu/ 9-7-0 / 5-3-0 / 50.34 / +23 / 2
8 Andrews / 13-6-0 / 3-5-0 / 44.26 / -2 / 4
9 Hanahan / 8-6-1 / 6-2-0 / 57.46 / -11 / 1
10 Edisto / 9-8-0 / 2-7-0 / 47.3 / -7 / 1
11 Burke / 7-8-0 / 1-7-0 / 54.87 / -20 / 2
12 Garrett Te/ 3-9-0 / 2-6-0 / 56.82 / -19 / 0
13 Aynor / 6-10-0 / 6-2-0 / 47.79 / -20 / 0
14 Jasper Co / 1-7-0 / 1-6-0 / 57.65 / -20 / 0
15 Marion / 3-13-0 / 3-5-0 / 54.01 / -27 / 0
16 Cheraw / 2-12-0 / 0-4-0 / 64.75 / -40 / 0
17 Loris / 2-11-0 / 1-5-0 / 43.80 / -36 / 0
18 Mullins / 0-6-0 / 0-6-0 / 36.51 / -40 / 0

Upper State proves interesting with any of the top 6 teams capable of winning. But, Walhalla is sliding (3 straight losses), B-L is rising but not proven, Palmetto has beaten Walhalla, Pendleton beat Palmetto, and Broome hasn't played anyone all year. I still feel Emerald will come out on top when all is said and done, and move on to State.
Lower State is Bishop England's to lose. Don't see much competition here with the exception of Waccamaw. All the talk about Region 5 - they won't make it into the final four.
SO - - - Emerald vs. B-E in finals with B-E again taking the championship.