SCHSL Realignment 2018-20 Discussion

[CITYSLICKER]

SHUT UP, BURNS FAIRY

[BYRNES#1]

You shut up Berkeley Butt Licker!

[CITYSLICKER]

[Darth Rebel]

So any word yet on how the qualifications for the playoffs work now?

[BEAUFORTEAGLESFAN]

So any word yet on how the qualifications for the playoffs work now?

Hey Darth Rebel. How have you been? It is great to see you posting on here. I haven't heard from you in forever!!!! I was wondering the same thing about how the football playoffs will work. Beaufort's Region now has only 4 teams in it. I know with 6 teams in the Region the top 4 made it but now with only 4 teams I wonder how many teams from the Region will make it? Anyone know????

GO BEAUFORT EAGLES!!!!

[SF Band dad]

So any word yet on how the qualifications for the playoffs work now?

I haven't heard anything, but it should be interesting considering all the different sized regions and their odd distribution around the state.

I posted my stab at a solution a few months back. < Click here > Don't expect the HSL to choose anything resembling that.

[CITYSLICKER]

BAND BABY, GO BACK IN YOUR HOLE

[GwoodEagle2k1]

So in 5A, any region winner from regions 3,4,5, or 8 can go 4-6 or worse and still be a number 1 seed?

[Rebel-Fan-74]

So in 5A, any region winner from regions 3,4,5, or 8 can go 4-6 or worse and still be a number 1 seed?

Welcome to the logic of the SCHSL.... I'm all for rewarding a Region Champion, but sometimes it can be weird. I'm going to make it even worse that your 4-6 Region Champ. A 1-9 team could actually get into the playoffs. In a 5 team region, let's say Clover is 1-9 and the only team they beat was Fort Mill and Fort Mill goes 1-3 in the Region. Clover is in due to the tie breaker of Head To Head.

To be fair, with the distribution and locations of the 5A schools, I don't have a better way to match up the Regions to make them even. Only thing I could think of was maybe moving a team or two back to 4A that should be in 5A and moving a team or two from 4A to 5A. Maybe moving someone from the Upper State down and Lower State teams up would balance things out.

[SF Band dad]

The smaller schools in 5A know they don't have a chance in the playoffs beyond the 1st or 2nd round. Their schedules are dictated by "gate" and travel..... period.