Latest playoff projections, RPI rankings for Midlands boys, girls soccer teams
With the high school sports spring season starting to wind down, it’s time to take a look at playoff scenarios for Midlands boys and girls soccer teams and MaxPreps RPI rankings that will be used for playoff standings.
Class 5A Boys
Region 4: Region play is complete with teams having two weeks of non-region games left. Chapin (10-0) won the region with Lexington (6-4) and Dutch Fork (6-4) tied for second, but the Wildcats won a tiebreaker. River Bluff (5-5) was fourth with Irmo (3-7) and White Knoll (0-10) rounding out the standings.
Region 5: Blythewood (8-1) leads Spring Valley (8-2) by a half-game for first place. Blythewood holds the tiebreaker by virtue of sweeping the season series. West Florence (7-3) is third followed by Sumter (5-6), Lugoff-Elgin (3-7), Ridge View (2-7) and Westwood.
Class 4A Boys
Region 3: AC Flora (9-0) is in the driver’s seat with three matches left and also has a chance to be No. 1 overall seed in the Upper State. Lancaster (10-2) is second and has finished region play. Dreher (6-4) is third with York (5-6) fourth. The rest of the standings are Richland Northeast (4-6), South Pointe (2-8) and Camden (0-10).
Region 4: Gray Collegiate (12-1) is in control and can win the region with a win next week against Brookland-Cayce (8-2). North Augusta (9-2) is in second place but would need to win the final three matches and Gray lose against B-C. South Aiken (9-4) is next followed by Midland Valley (4-8), Aiken (3-8), Gilbert (2-10) and Airport (0-12).
Class 3A Boys
Region 4: Swansea (7-0) has won the region title. Newberry (4-2) is in second followed by Silver Bluff (2-3), Fox Creek (2-4) and Keenan (0-6).
Class 2A Boys
Region 2: Saluda (6-1) leads Strom Thurmond (6-2) and can win the region with a win over Batesburg-Leesville (2-5). Pelion (4-3) is third and American Leadership (0-7) is fifth.
Region 3: Columbia (10-0) has won the region. Mid-Carolina (7-2) is second. Clinton (4-4) and Eau Claire (4-4) are tied for third. The two teams play each other twice to finish the regular season. Chester (2-8) and Fairfield Central (0-9) round out the standings.
Class 5A Girls
Region 4: Region play is complete, with teams having a week of non-region games left. Chapin (9-1) won the region with Lexington (8-2) second followed by River Bluff (7-3), Dutch Fork (4-6), White Knoll (2-8) and Irmo (0-10).
Region 5: Blythewood (9-0) leads the region with three matches left. West Florence (8-1) is second. The two teams play next week. Spring Valley (7-4) is third followed by Lugoff-Elgin (4-6), Westwood (4-6), Ridge View (1-8) and Sumter (1-9).
Class 4A Girls
Region 3: AC Flora (11-0) has won the region. Dreher (8-2) leads South Pointe (8-3) for second and needs a win in the final two games to finish as runner-up. Camden (5-6) is fourth followed by Lancaster (4-8), York (2-9) and Richland Northeast (0-10).
Region 4: Gray Collegiate (13-0) has won the region. Gilbert (9-3) is second followed by South Aiken (8-3). The two teams play each other on May 1. Aiken (6-5) is next followed by North Augusta (5-7), Brookland-Cayce (4-8), Airport (2-11) and Midland Valley (1-11).
Class 3A Girls
Region 4: Fox Creek (7-0) has won the region. Swansea (5-1) is second followed by Newberry (3-4), Silver Bluff (0-5) and Keenan (0-5).
Class 2A Girls
Region 2: Ninety-Six (8-1) has won the region. American Leadership (6-3) and Saluda (6-3) are tied for second. Strom Thurmond (6-4) is fourth followed by Batesburg-Leesville (2-7) and Pelion (0-10).
Region 3: Mid-Carolina (8-0) is in first and wins the region with victory in one of the final two matches. Chester (7-2) is second and followed by Clinton (5-3), Columbia (4-6), Eau Claire (2-6) and Fairfield Central (0-9).
SCHSL MaxPreps RPI Standings
Here are the latest MaxPreps RPI standings (as of Thursday morning), which will determine seeding for the Class 4A and 5A playoffs.
The RPI is based 50% on your winning percentage, 40% on your opponents’ winning percentage and 10% on your opponents’ opponents’ winning percentage.
Using the RPI rankings in 5A Division I and II, region champions will be seeded first in the playoffs followed by second-, third- and fourth-place finishers. All non-automatic qualifiers would make up the rest of the bracket based on MaxPreps’ RPI standings.
In both 5A divisions, 12 teams make the bracket in the upper and lower state with top four seeds in each bracket getting byes.
For the Class 4A playoffs, there will be 16 teams in the upper state and 16 in the lower state. As an example, the region champions in Upper and Lower State will be seeded based on RPI. The same goes for second place and so on. Class 4A used 1-16 seeding the past two years but didn’t use an RPI formula.
Boys Soccer (As of Friday morning)
Class 5A Division I
Upper State: JL Mann 0.779665; Mauldin 0.658927; Blythewood 0.652898; Clover 0.613344; Dutch Fork 0.603495; Lexington 0.599477; Wade Hampton 0.589170; River Bluff 0.553824; Dorman 0.534247; Byrnes 0.518183; Rock Hill 0.470597; Boiling Springs 0.447738; Spartanburg 0.401536
Lower State: Wando 0.778767; Ashley Ridge 0.723295; James Island 0.668694; Spring Valley 0.657012; Carolina Forest 0.646488; Stratford 0.549539; West Ashley 0.539111; Fort Dorchester 0.537168; Sumter 0.484244; Cane Bay 0.475055; Summerville 0.441309; Stall 0.436722; Ridge View 0.306022
Class 5A Division II
Upper State: Catawba Ridge 0.689152; Eastside 0.661666; Nation Ford 0.641411; Riverside 0.585134; Greenville 0.562980; Greenwood 0.549531; TL Hanna 0.535810; Fort Mill 0.519268; Hillcrest 0.495339; Easley 0.466028; Indian Land 0.459763; Woodmont 0.436455; Gaffney 0.314454; Northwestern 0.283844
Lower State: Chapin 0.709878; St. James 0.663918; West Florence 0.640580; Lucy Beckham 0.640229; Conway 0.521899; Socastee 0.521728; North Myrtle Beach 0.515809; Myrtle Beach 0.506341; Irmo 0.498278; Berkeley 0.441656; Lugoff-Elgin 0.413174; Goose Creek 0.361552; White Knoll 0.337309; Westwood 0.264312
Class 4A
Upper State: AC Flora 0.687881; Daniel 0.666135; Greer 0.652852; Wren 0.648805; Southside 0.624373; Lancaster 0.593236; York 0.536805; Fountain Inn 0.522010; Westside 0.516897; Richland Northeast 0.512695; Berea 0.511962; Seneca 0.486346; Dreher 0.476105; Emerald 0.424551; Laurens 0.397021; South Pointe 0.392785; Pickens 0.378919; Travelers Rest 0.361669; Blue Ridge 0.339434; Camden 0.312994
Lower State: Bishop England 0.702416; South Florence 0.695085; Gray Collegiate 0.689565; May River 0.638531; Hilton Head Island 0.607865; Bluffton 0.606024; North Augusta 0.586226; Brookland-Cayce 0.560460; South Aiken 0.544119; Wilson 0.517387; Hartsville 0.502657; Crestwood 0.439954; Beaufort 0.431566; Gilbert 0.429492; Lakewood 0.422480; Colleton County 0.417143; Midland Valley 0.406452; Aiken 0.385037; Darlington 0.367039; Airport 0.262423; Lower Richland 0.213571
Girls Soccer
Class 5A Division I
Upper State: Blythewood 0.751678; JL Mann 0.723025; Lexington 0.683660; Mauldin 0.675201; Clover 0.639012; River Bluff 0.633763; Byrnes 0.588860; Dorman 0.584675; Wade Hampton 0.584328; Dutch Fork 0.488611; Boiling Springs 0.447853; Rock Hill 0.376075; Spartanburg 0.335365
Lower State: James Island 0.714587; Wando 0.686909; West Ashley 0.678742; Cane Bay 0.609046; Carolina Forest 0.569281; Spring Valley 0.562435; Ashley Ridge 0.524535; Fort Dorchester 0.484645; Summerville 0.462793; Stratford 0.377860; Sumter 0.366677; Ridge View 0.314153; Stall 0.248392
Class 5A Division II
Upper State: Nation Ford 0.713301; Eastside 0.688308; Catawba Ridge 0.654080; Greenville 0.639016; Riverside 0.635565; Hillcrest 0.607783; Greenwood 0.603850; Fort Mill 0.543572; Indian Land 0.510182; Easley 0.499947; Woodmont 0.398506; TL Hanna 0.394260; Gaffney 0.355535; Northwestern 0.292960
Lower State: Chapin 0.736899; West Florence 0.723924; Lucy Beckham 0.612082; St. James 0.585667; Socastee 0.554935; North Myrtle Beach 0.537077; Lugoff-Elgin 0.524182; Berkeley 0.509068; Westwood 0.489463; White Knoll 0.414734; Myrtle Beach 0.394193; Conway 0.327033; Irmo 0.325975; Goose Creek 0.317683
Class 4A
Upper State: AC Flora 0.727845; Wren 0.666775; Daniel 0.642774; Fountain Inn 0.607716; Dreher 0.578823; South Pointe 0.565782; Greer 0.560724; Seneca 0.539781; Emerald 0.537125; Pickens 0.478683; Camden 0.469973; Berea 0.436765; Lancaster 0.374276; Travelers Rest 0.362707; Laurens 0.343822; Westside 0.340156; York 0.317559; Blue Ridge 0.302152; Richland Northeast 0.231848; Southside 0.227430
Lower State: Bishop England 0.725065; South Florence 0.711809; Gray Collegiate 0.711290; Hilton Head Island 0.639291; Hartsville 0.632654; Gilbert 0.617731; South Aiken 0.566566; Darlington 0.563456; May River 0.556044; Beaufort 0.551923; Aiken 0.511021; Wilson 0.481217; Brookland-Cayce 0.462539; North Augusta 0.452566; Crestwood 0.436232; Bluffton 0.399476; Midland Valley 0.368236; Lakewood 0.339111; Airport 0.324291; Colleton County 0.319235; Lower Richland 0.241678
