[Hoot Gibson]

Before this thread. I’ve never heard anything from people trying to promote a 5th place district team playing in the post season.

Does anyone know how Ohio does their computer rating?

Hoot you mentioned Indianas system. How do they do it?

I'm not sure of the details of Indiana's system beyond the fact that every team participates in the playoffs. I also believe that they have a rule that if a team below 6A wins two consecutive state titles, then they are reclassified to the next higher class for a couple of seasons, regardless of enrollment.

That rule was applied to Cathedral, although Cathedral may have a 6A enrollment now. Cathedral has always scheduled some of the strongest 6A teams in Indiana, Kentucky, and the best teams in Ohio as well. They are a perfect example of a team that schedules strictly to improve their team in the regular season to prepare for the playoffs. They won at least one state title after starting either 0-4 or 0-5. Teams should be rewarded by their own performance in the playoffs, not rewarded with a playoff appearance based on a schedule designed to minimize regular season losses.