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2017-18 Class C Girls’ Sectional Bracket & Tournament Projections

#1 Cambridge. Photo by Banner Sports

(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 C Girls Winning Winning Computer
Semi Champ Projection
Cambridge 73.28% 45.23% Favorite
Mekeel Christian Academy 52.56% 24.16% Contender
Greenville 47.44% 20.64% Contender
Hoosick Falls 26.72% 9.97% Dark Horse

(Quarter-Final numbers)

Class C Girls Winning Winning Winning Computer
QT. Final Semi Champ Projection
Cambridge 77.72% 60.48% 40.33% Favorite
Greenville 59.05% 33.11% 16.14% Contender
Mekeel Christian Academy 63.75% 33.54% 16.00% Contender
Lake George 40.95% 19.29% 7.78% Dark Horse
Hoosick Falls 59.56% 18.69% 7.60% Dark Horse
Hoosic Valley 36.25% 14.07% 4.93% Long Shot
Maple Hill 22.28% 11.21% 4.18% Long Shot
Stillwater 40.44% 9.62% 3.05% Long Shot

(Pre-tournament numbers)

Class C Girls Winning Winning Winning Winning Winning Computer
Prelim Open Rd QT. Final Semi Champ Projection
Cambridge 100.00% 88.34% 65.98% 51.95% 35.20% Favorite
Greenville 100.00% 76.60% 48.77% 29.37% 15.35% Contender
Mekeel Christian Academy 100.00% 78.10% 50.97% 28.17% 14.22% Contender
Lake George 100.00% 70.50% 33.34% 17.32% 7.66% Dark Horse
Hoosick Falls 100.00% 77.56% 44.45% 14.94% 6.24% Dark Horse
Greenwich 100.00% 56.70% 18.55% 10.84% 4.90% Long Shot
Berne-Knox 100.00% 61.65% 32.58% 10.12% 3.93% Long Shot
Hoosic Valley 100.00% 52.54% 22.23% 9.18% 3.42% Long Shot
Middleburgh 100.00% 47.46% 18.97% 7.38% 2.59% Long Shot
Maple Hill 100.00% 43.30% 11.82% 6.13% 2.38% Long Shot
Warrensburg 79.48% 21.81% 8.90% 3.32% 1.03% Long Shot
Rensselaer 68.76% 23.67% 7.71% 2.83% 0.86% Long Shot
Stillwater 58.02% 24.12% 10.79% 2.63% 0.82% Long Shot
Mayfield 60.22% 14.97% 5.80% 1.74% 0.47% Long Shot
Cairo-Durham 63.78% 8.91% 3.03% 1.20% 0.33% Long Shot
Chatham 41.98% 14.23% 5.30% 1.00% 0.25% Long Shot
Duanesburg 70.51% 18.82% 6.27% 0.99% 0.21% Long Shot
Bishop Gibbons 39.78% 6.93% 2.03% 0.44% 0.09% Long Shot
Canajoharie 31.24% 5.83% 1.05% 0.22% 0.04% Long Shot
Schoharie 36.22% 2.74% 0.61% 0.17% 0.03% Long Shot
Granville 29.49% 3.62% 0.61% 0.04% 0.00% Long Shot
Saratoga Central Catholic 20.52% 1.59% 0.24% 0.03% 0.00% Long Shot

A few questions based on the numbers:

Is there a clear cut favorite(s)?

Yes. Cambridge. Only loss on the season coming in the Wasaren Playoff vs Class B Tamarac.

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

#6 Greenville is a strong contender. They would have a potentially tough match-up with # 3 Lake George if both teams advance. However, their defensive pressure is something that teams will have to be ready for.

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