Football 7A Bracket

[Hon Dines]

16 1
17 BYE
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9 8
24 BYE
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12 5
21 BYE
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13 4
20 BYE
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14 3
19 BYE
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11 6
22 BYE
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10 7
23 BYE
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15 2
18 BYE

 

[Kylar24]

Looking at the top RPIs. There’s a lot more western teams than Eastern. Looks like this could be the year Grimsley goes East. Would be very interesting

 

[Hon Dines]

Looking at the top RPIs. There’s a lot more western teams than Eastern. Looks like this could be the year Grimsley goes East. Would be very interesting

yep top 48 teams is the cutoff then determine the 24 East and 24 West

 

[Anon1778766900]

There are 22 "normal" western teams in the top 48. With right now's RPI (9/24) Purnell Swett and Richmond would be West. There would need to be 4 more Western teams below 48 that would have to move up to push Grimsley to the East.

1. Weddington
2. Grimsley
3. Lake Norman
4. Marvin Ridge
5. Davie
6. Reagan
7. AL Brown
8. Hopewell
9. Butler
10. East Forsyth
11. Page
12. Hickory Ridge
13. Mooresville
14. West Cabarrus
15. Purnell Swett
16. Porter Ridge
17. Parkland
18. Independence
19. McDowell
20. Ballantyne Ridge
21. RJ Reynolds
22. Richmond Senior
23. South Iredell
24. North Meck

 

[drop_tables]

Looking at the top RPIs. There’s a lot more western teams than Eastern. Looks like this could be the year Grimsley goes East. Would be very interesting

Page would go East before Grimsley. Pull up a map and take a look.

 

[Grey-Green and Gold]

Mooresville will make they're way back... They will benefit from a very strong Outer Conference Schedule ...

 

[Hon Dines]

Bump

 

[portcity FB]

Looking at the top RPIs. There’s a lot more western teams than Eastern. Looks like this could be the year Grimsley goes East. Would be very interesting

If Fayetteville area and Durham area are East, then 26 of the top 48 teams are Eastern teams. I do not see Grimsley going East.

 

[Anon1778766900]

10/8 West Projections

1. Weddington
2. Grimsley
3. Lake Norman
4. Marvin Ridge
5. Reagan
6. A. L. Brown
7. Davie County
8. Page
9. Butler
10. Hickory Ridge
11. East Forsyth
12. Hopewell
13. Mooresville
14. RJ Reynolds
15. West Cabarrus
16. Ballantyne Ridge
17. Richmond Senior
18. Parkland
19. Porter Ridge
20. Jack Britt
21. Independence
22. Purnell Swett
23. McDowell
24. South Iredell

 

[Wonder05]

Looking at the actual RPI numbers, the top 3 seeds seem like a lock but man the 4-8 seed positions will be an awesome finish! 0.039 is the difference between 4th and 8th!

 

[Hon Dines]

Looking at the actual RPI numbers, the top 3 seeds seem like a lock but man the 4-8 seed positions will be an awesome finish! 0.039 is the difference between 4th and 8th!

As been said again the Hickory Ridge game will tell a lot. This is the only game they will play till the end of regular season because HR's record to help in the RPI's.

 

[Wonder05]

As been said again the Hickory Ridge game will tell a lot. This is the only game they will play till the end of regular season because HR's record to help in the RPI's.

Oh for sure! But I was talking about all of the teams, not just those two specifically.

 

[Hon Dines]

Oh for sure! But I was talking about all of the teams, not just those two specifically.

Yes I understand! Was trying to express how hard it will be for the Wonders to lose or gain spots because of weak schedule.

 

[Wonder05]

Yes I understand! Was trying to express how hard it will be for the Wonders to lose or gain spots because of weak schedule.

Gotcha! The weak schedule definitely hurts!

 

[Hon Dines]

bump

 

[Hon Dines]

bump

 

[S2V]

listen here, muh cuzzins, this is where that playoff math gets mighty interestin! purnell swett’s rpi could mean more than just gettin into the dance. If them western spots shake up, the whole bracket could look different. are we onto somethin here, or are we makin this harder than a two dollar steak?

 

[PizzaMan82]

Looking at the actual RPI numbers, the top 3 seeds seem like a lock but man the 4-8 seed positions will be an awesome finish! 0.039 is the difference between 4th and 8th!

The geography argument is worth watching, but remember.... the NCHSAA assigns qualifying teams East or West by longitude, then seeds by RPI. RPI weighs winning percentage (40%), opponents’ winning percentage (40%), and opponents’ opponents (20%). With only 0.039 separating seeds 4–8, one Friday night could change everything! Just my 2 cents.....

 

[Hon Dines]

AL Brown jumped 2 teams to go from #7 to #5 in the West with the win against HR. As I stated before the Wonders have a hard time advancing in RPI with the weak conference. I stated also the a win against HR would help them in RPI because of HR schedule!

 

[Wonder05]

The geography argument is worth watching, but remember.... the NCHSAA assigns qualifying teams East or West by longitude, then seeds by RPI. RPI weighs winning percentage (40%), opponents’ winning percentage (40%), and opponents’ opponents (20%). With only 0.039 separating seeds 4–8, one Friday night could change everything! Just my 2 cents.....

Yep! Outside of the top 3, the 7a is wide open

 

[Anon1778766900]

Update on 7A West 10/19/2026 at 9:55am

1. Weddington
2. Grimsley
3. Lake Norman
4. Reagan
5. AL Brown
6. Marvin Ridge
7. Page
8. Davie County
9. East Forsyth
10. Hickory Ridge
11. Mooresville
12. Butler
13. West Cabarrus
14. Hopewell
15. Richmond Senior
16. Jack Britt
17. RJ Reynolds
18. Porter Ridge
19. Ballantyne Ridge
20. Independence
21. Parkland
22. Purnell Swett
23. South Iredell
24. North Meck

 

[Onioncfb1]

Update on 7A West 10/19/2026 at 9:55am

1. Weddington
2. Grimsley
3. Lake Norman
4. Reagan
5. AL Brown
6. Marvin Ridge
7. Page
8. Davie County
9. East Forsyth
10. Hickory Ridge
11. Mooresville
12. Butler
13. West Cabarrus
14. Hopewell
15. Richmond Senior
16. Jack Britt
17. RJ Reynolds
18. Porter Ridge
19. Ballantyne Ridge
20. Independence
21. Parkland
22. Purnell Swett
23. South Iredell
24. North Meck

Grimsley has 2 games left and Weddington has 1. Is it possible for Grimsley to jump to 1 in RPI ?

 

[Anon1778766900]

It's possible but I doubt it. Grimsley plays Dudley (6-3) and Smith (1-7). Weddington plays Piedmont (3-5) so I don't see much movement in the RPI. I could be totally wrong though.

 

[portcity FB]

My calculations have Weddington RPI at .7416 and Grimsley at .7288 after the season. Both will have winning percentages of .1000, Weddingtons opp will have a record of 56-34 and Grimsleys will be 55-35. Weddingtons OOWP is s bit higher.