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2017-18 Class A Boys’ Sectional Bracket & Tournament Projections

#1 seed Amsterdam will try to capture the crown.

(Bracket)

Here’s a look at each team’s chances of winning each round of the tournament based on the most recent Section2Basketball.com computer rankings. New projections will be added as each bracket is knocked down to 8, 4 and 2 teams. The numbers will change based on each game played so as the bracket changes, so will each team’s chances of advancing.

Each team is automatically classified into 4 categories based on their pre-tournament odds of winning their respective bracket. Here’s the key:

>= 25% chance to win= Favorite

>= 10% & < 25% chance to win= Contender

>= 5% & < 10% chance to win= Dark Horse

< 5% chance to win= Long Shot

(Semi-Final numbers)

Class A Boys Winning Winning Computer
Semi Champ Projection
Mohonasen 54.70% 32.79% Favorite
Amsterdam 66.01% 31.33% Favorite
Lansingburgh 45.30% 25.10% Favorite
Gloversville 33.99% 10.78% Contender

(Pre-Tournament numbers)

Class A Boys Winning Winning Winning Winning Computer
Open Rd QT. Final Semi Champ Projection
Amsterdam 100.00% 79.28% 53.83% 29.21% Favorite
Mohonasen 100.00% 76.52% 43.93% 26.14% Favorite
Lansingburgh 100.00% 68.24% 37.29% 21.60% Contender
Queensbury 100.00% 52.83% 20.76% 7.82% Dark Horse
Gloversville 100.00% 47.17% 17.32% 6.08% Dark Horse
Averill Park 100.00% 31.76% 11.70% 4.66% Long Shot
Scotia 100.00% 23.48% 7.09% 2.29% Long Shot
Burnt Hills 86.96% 20.30% 8.05% 2.21% Long Shot
Bishop Maginn 13.04% 0.42% 0.03% 0.00% Long Shot

A few questions based on the numbers:

Is there a clear cut favorite(s)?

No. Amsterdam, Mohonasen and Lansingburgh look like top contenders.

Is there a team seeded #4 or below that could reach the final or win the classification?

Yes. Queensbury as the #4 seed and Gloversville as the #5.

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