{"id":664,"date":"2018-02-14T23:59:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T23:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.section2basketball.com\/fromthestands\/?p=664"},"modified":"2018-02-26T01:01:40","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T01:01:40","slug":"2017-18-class-a-boys-sectional-bracket-tournament-projections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.section2basketball.com\/fromthestands\/2018\/02\/14\/2017-18-class-a-boys-sectional-bracket-tournament-projections\/","title":{"rendered":"2017-18 Class A Boys&#8217; Sectional Bracket &#038; Tournament Projections"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_666\" style=\"width: 788px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-666\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-666 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.section2basketball.com\/fromthestands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/amsterpic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"778\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.section2basketball.com\/fromthestands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/amsterpic.jpg 778w, https:\/\/blogs.section2basketball.com\/fromthestands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/amsterpic-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.section2basketball.com\/fromthestands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/amsterpic-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">#1 seed Amsterdam will try to capture the crown.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(Bracket)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/challonge.com\/z6nka7cx\/module\" width=\"100%\" height=\"700\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Here&#8217;s a look at each team&#8217;s chances of winning each round\u00a0of the tournament based on the most recent\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.section2basketball.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Section2Basketball.com<\/a>\u00a0computer 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&#8217;s chances of advancing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Each team is automatically classified into 4 categories based on their pre-tournament odds of winning their respective bracket. Here&#8217;s the key:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&gt;= 25% chance to win=\u00a0<strong>Favorite<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&gt;= 10% &amp; &lt; 25% chance to win=\u00a0<strong>Contender<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&gt;= 5% &amp; &lt; 10% chance to win=\u00a0<strong>Dark Horse<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&lt; 5% chance to win=\u00a0<strong>Long Shot<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(Semi-Final numbers)<\/p>\n<table width=\"431\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"197\">Class A Boys<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">Winning<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">Winning<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">Computer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"197\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">Semi<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">Champ<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">Projection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"197\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"78\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"78\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"78\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"197\">Mohonasen<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">54.70%<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">32.79%<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">Favorite<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"197\">Amsterdam<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">66.01%<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">31.33%<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">Favorite<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"197\">Lansingburgh<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">45.30%<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">25.10%<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">Favorite<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"197\">Gloversville<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">33.99%<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">10.78%<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">Contender<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(Pre-Tournament numbers)<\/p>\n<table width=\"597\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">Class A Boys<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">Winning<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">Winning<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">Winning<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">Winning<\/td>\n<td width=\"94\">Computer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">Open Rd<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">QT. Final<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">Semi<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">Champ<\/td>\n<td width=\"94\">Projection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"94\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">Amsterdam<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">100.00%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">79.28%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">53.83%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">29.21%<\/td>\n<td width=\"94\">Favorite<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">Mohonasen<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">100.00%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">76.52%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">43.93%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">26.14%<\/td>\n<td width=\"94\">Favorite<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">Lansingburgh<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">100.00%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">68.24%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">37.29%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">21.60%<\/td>\n<td width=\"94\">Contender<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">Queensbury<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">100.00%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">52.83%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">20.76%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">7.82%<\/td>\n<td width=\"94\">Dark Horse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">Gloversville<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">100.00%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">47.17%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">17.32%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">6.08%<\/td>\n<td width=\"94\">Dark Horse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">Averill Park<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">100.00%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">31.76%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">11.70%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">4.66%<\/td>\n<td width=\"94\">Long Shot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">Scotia<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">100.00%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">23.48%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">7.09%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">2.29%<\/td>\n<td width=\"94\">Long Shot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">Burnt Hills<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">86.96%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">20.30%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">8.05%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">2.21%<\/td>\n<td width=\"94\">Long Shot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">Bishop Maginn<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">13.04%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">0.42%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">0.03%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">0.00%<\/td>\n<td width=\"94\">Long Shot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A few questions based on the numbers:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Is there a clear cut favorite(s)?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">No.\u00a0Amsterdam, Mohonasen and Lansingburgh look like top contenders.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Is there a team seeded #4 or below that could reach the final or win the classification?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Yes.\u00a0Queensbury as the #4 seed and Gloversville as the #5.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-734 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.section2basketball.com\/fromthestands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/1718classAboysbracket-675x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.section2basketball.com\/fromthestands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/1718classAboysbracket-675x1024.png 675w, https:\/\/blogs.section2basketball.com\/fromthestands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/1718classAboysbracket-198x300.png 198w, https:\/\/blogs.section2basketball.com\/fromthestands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/1718classAboysbracket-768x1166.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.section2basketball.com\/fromthestands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/1718classAboysbracket.png 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Bracket) Here&#8217;s a look at each team&#8217;s chances of winning each round\u00a0of the tournament based on the most recent\u00a0Section2Basketball.com\u00a0computer rankings. 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