{"id":714,"date":"2018-02-15T02:28:44","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T02:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.section2basketball.com\/fromthestands\/?p=714"},"modified":"2018-02-26T01:28:45","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T01:28:45","slug":"2017-18-class-d-boys-sectional-bracket-tournament-projections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.section2basketball.com\/fromthestands\/2018\/02\/15\/2017-18-class-d-boys-sectional-bracket-tournament-projections\/","title":{"rendered":"2017-18 Class D Boys&#8217; Sectional Bracket &#038; Tournament Projections"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_719\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-719\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-719 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.section2basketball.com\/fromthestands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/OESJ3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.section2basketball.com\/fromthestands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/OESJ3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.section2basketball.com\/fromthestands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/OESJ3-295x300.jpg 295w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-719\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">#1 seed Oppenheim-Ephratah\/St. Johnsville looking to take home the title after advancing to the semi-finals last year. Photo by leaderherald.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(Bracket)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/challonge.com\/c4ahpc7u\/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 D 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\">Whitehall<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">76.67%<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">52.52%<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">Favorite<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"197\">Oppenheim-Ephratah\/St Johnsville<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">71.82%<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">31.18%<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">Favorite<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"197\">Germantown<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">23.33%<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">9.61%<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">Dark Horse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"197\">Argyle<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">28.18%<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">6.69%<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">Dark Horse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(Quarter-Final numbers)<\/p>\n<table width=\"545\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"197\">Class D Boys<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">Winning<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">Winning<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">Winning<\/td>\n<td width=\"114\">Computer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"197\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">QT. Final<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">Semi<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">Champ<\/td>\n<td width=\"114\">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<td width=\"114\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"197\">Whitehall<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">85.07%<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">70.52%<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">48.04%<\/td>\n<td width=\"114\">Favorite<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"197\">Oppenheim-Ephratah\/St Johnsville<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">94.12%<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">73.32%<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">35.41%<\/td>\n<td width=\"114\">Favorite<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"197\">Germantown<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">75.71%<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">19.84%<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">7.53%<\/td>\n<td width=\"114\">Dark Horse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"197\">Argyle<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">74.44%<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">22.04%<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">5.93%<\/td>\n<td width=\"114\">Dark Horse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"197\">Fort Ann<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">14.93%<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">7.17%<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">2.19%<\/td>\n<td width=\"114\">Long Shot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"197\">Hartford<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">24.29%<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">2.47%<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">0.42%<\/td>\n<td width=\"114\">Long Shot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"197\">New Lebanon<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">25.56%<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">3.28%<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">0.38%<\/td>\n<td width=\"114\">Long Shot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"197\">Hawthorne Valley<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">5.88%<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">1.36%<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">0.10%<\/td>\n<td width=\"114\">Long Shot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(Pre-tournament numbers)<\/p>\n<table width=\"597\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">Class D 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\">Whitehall<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">97.81%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">85.34%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">70.60%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">47.67%<\/td>\n<td width=\"94\">Favorite<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">Oppenheim-Ephratah\/St Johnsville<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">100.00%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">94.80%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">75.89%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">36.87%<\/td>\n<td width=\"94\">Favorite<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">Germantown<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">100.00%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">75.14%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">20.17%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">7.60%<\/td>\n<td width=\"94\">Dark Horse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">Argyle<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">70.98%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">52.43%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">15.97%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">4.52%<\/td>\n<td width=\"94\">Long Shot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">Fort Ann<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">63.36%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">10.57%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">5.09%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">1.55%<\/td>\n<td width=\"94\">Long Shot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">Fort Plain<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">57.83%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">20.17%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">3.06%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">0.43%<\/td>\n<td width=\"94\">Long Shot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">Fort Edward<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">29.02%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">15.54%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">2.38%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">0.34%<\/td>\n<td width=\"94\">Long Shot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">Northville<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">54.62%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">14.49%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">1.73%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">0.32%<\/td>\n<td width=\"94\">Long Shot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">North Warren<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">36.64%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">3.65%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">1.29%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">0.27%<\/td>\n<td width=\"94\">Long Shot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">Hartford<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">45.38%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">10.37%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">1.04%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">0.17%<\/td>\n<td width=\"94\">Long Shot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">New Lebanon<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">42.17%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">11.85%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">1.35%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">0.14%<\/td>\n<td width=\"94\">Long Shot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">Hawthorne Valley<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">79.00%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">5.00%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">1.35%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">0.11%<\/td>\n<td width=\"94\">Long Shot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">Salem<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">2.19%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">0.43%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">0.07%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">0.01%<\/td>\n<td width=\"94\">Long Shot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">Loudonville Christian<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">21.00%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">0.21%<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">0.02%<\/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;\">Yes, 2 teams, Whitehall and OESJ.<\/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;\">No but, #3 Whitehall is the favorite for the tournament according to the current computer rankings. They would potentially line up to play Germantown in the semi-finals if both teams advance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-740 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.section2basketball.com\/fromthestands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/1718classdboysbracket-632x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"632\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.section2basketball.com\/fromthestands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/1718classdboysbracket-632x1024.png 632w, https:\/\/blogs.section2basketball.com\/fromthestands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/1718classdboysbracket-185x300.png 185w, https:\/\/blogs.section2basketball.com\/fromthestands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/1718classdboysbracket-768x1243.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.section2basketball.com\/fromthestands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/1718classdboysbracket.png 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/><\/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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