More MAIS playoff weirdness

[Maroon Eagle]

Just for the heck of it, I was looking to see who might qualify for the playoffs in MAIS where it seems like everyone qualifies.

District Champions are seeded 1 - 2 (obstensibly the 3rd district gets seed #3) and the rest are determined by their power points.

Class A current standings if ended after last week's games...

1. West Memphis Christian 6-3 (highest ranked district leader) vs. 8. Wilkinson Christian (1-7)
4. Tunica ( 8 -1) v. 5. Lee (AR) (5-3)
2. Trinity 3-5 (2nd highest ranked district leader) vs. 7. Desoto (3-5)
3. Deer Creek (3-4 third ranked district leader) v. 6. Claiborne (3-4)

A 1-7 team has hope to make the playoffs. Weird...

Tunica is the 4th seed because West Memphis is ahead of them in their district.

 

[DeltaBulldawg]

Didn’t Lee (Clarksdale) make the playoffs, as well? Not a very good team and not any depth at all (only about 23-25) and just skimmed into the back door by beating Kirk.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

If the playoffs began this week, they would qualify. In fact...

1. Indianola v. 16. St. Aloysius
8. Central Hinds v. 9. Bayou
4. Adams Christian v. 13. Clarksdale Lee
5. Columbia v. 12. North Delta
2. Starkville v. 15. Wayne
7. Leake v. 10. Cathedral
3. Riverfield v. 14. Canton
6. Heritage v. 11. Central Private



I think the first tiebreaker is head to head competition and St. Aloysius at 3-6 gets in over Porters Chapel (currently 5-4) because of their win. The two schools have the same exact power point rating at the moment. There is still one more game left to play in the regular season though.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

And AA if the playoffs were now - still one game left though.

1. Marshall v. 16 Glenbrook
8. Oak Hill v. 9. Tri-County
4. Newton v. 13 Amite
5. River Oaks v. 12. Prairie View
2. St. Joseph v. 15 Clinton
7. Brookhaven v. 10 Winona
3. Centreville v. 14 Carroll
6. Manchester v. 11 Central Holmes

Three districts have all schools making the playoffs while Newton is the only school in its district that would qualify.

 

[patdog]

It's not so much weird as it is too many damn teams make the playoffs. 25 or so teams and 16 make the playoffs. Everyone gets a participation trophy.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

Agreed. The playoff participants should be cut by half.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

I played when it was MPSA and 8 teams made it. Those were much simpler times.

 

[mstateglfr]

It's not so much weird as it is too many damn teams make the playoffs. 25 or so teams and 16 make the playoffs. Everyone gets a participation trophy.

16 of 30 NBA teams make the playoffs- and thats professional. Doesnt seem excessive if 16 of 25 youth teams make an amateur playoff which provides experiences for life when almost the same amount make the playoffs of the best basketball league in the world.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

Ditto and when it was only the district champions that made the playoffs.

 

[notoriousD_O_G]

I played when it was MPSA and 8 teams made it. Those were much simpler times.

Yep we lost 3 games and missed the playoffs. Now teams can make it while winning 3 games.

 

[patdog]

Too many NBA teams make the playoffs too. And NHL. The NFL and MLB have it about right. About 1/3 of the teams should make the playoffs, with byes for the top seeds.

 

[GloryDawg]

I played when it was MPSA and 8 teams made it. Those were much simpler times.

In public schools doesn't the top three teams in each conference make the playoff regardless of record? It might be different in each classification due to more schools.

 

[dawgstudent]

I think St. Al hasn't won a non district game in 2 seasons but they have made the playoffs.

 

[patdog]

Top 4 in each district make the playoffs. 6A and 5A have 8-team districts for football, the other classifications generally have about 6. Way to many 3-8 / 4-7 public schools make the playoffs every year too. It's ridiculous.

 

[drt7891]

I disagree completely with the participation trophy logic. A participation trophy implies everyone gets the same acknowledgement when everything is over (the team who finishes third gets the same reward as the district champions). The discussion is over playoffs, where at the end of the day, the better team usually wins and the other guys lose, anyway. The losing team loses the last game of the season in the playoffs every single time. Not much “participation trophy” incentive in that...

Also, what’s wrong with extending the season into November? You get to watch an extra week of football and the kids get to play more games. Not much downside to that, even if there are some sorrier teams.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

It helps that they have a tougher non-district schedule - at the moment. It looks like the winner of the Porters Chapel - Park Place game will overtake them unless your alma mater pulls off the upset against Riverfield tonight.