Sectional Strength By the Numbers: Per Sagarin

[temptation]

Self-admitted stat nerd so decided to take a look at/rank all 48 sectional according to Sagarin.  Simply averaged the field's overall rating and divided by the number of teams in each sectional.  Interesting to see the in-class breakdown and 1-48.

1.  Sectional 5 (6A)

2.  Sectional 4 (6A)

3.  Sectional 6 (6A)

4.  Sectional 2 (6A)

5.  Sectional 3 (6A)

6.  Sectional 1 (6A)

7.  Sectional 14 (5A)

8.  Sectional 12 (5A)

9.  Sectional 8 (6A)

10.  Sectional 13 (5A)

11.  Sectional 10 (5A)

12.  Sectional 15 (5A)

13.  Sectional 22 (4A)

14.  Sectional 11 (5A)

15.  Sectional 24 (4A)

16.  Sectional 7 (6A)

17.  Sectional 19 (4A)

18.  Sectional 28 (3A)

19.  Sectional 16 (5A)

20.  Sectional 27 (3A)

21.  Sectional 21 (4A)

22.  Sectional 37 (2A)

23.  Sectional 29 (3A)

24.  Sectional 31 (3A)

25.  Sectional 17 (4A)

26.  Sectional 18 (4A)

27.  Sectional 25 (3A)

28.  Sectional 9 (5A)

29.  Sectional 32 (3A)

30.  Sectional 23 (4A)

31.  Sectional 20 (4A)

32.  Sectional 48 (1A)

33.  Sectional 34 (2A)

34.  Sectional 26 (3A)

35.  Sectional 30 (3A)

36.  Sectional 44 (1A)

37.  Sectional 47 (1A)

38.  Sectional 38 (2A)

39.  Sectional 35 (2A)

40.  Sectional 40 (2A)

41.  Sectional 36 (2A)

42.  Sectional 39 (2A)

43.  Sectional 33 (2A)

44.  Sectional 41 (1A)

45.  Sectional 42 (1A)

46.  Sectional 46 (1A)

47.  Sectional 43 (1A)

48.  Sectional 45 (1A)

[DumfriesYMCA]

I love that the polarity of sectional 30 has created a situation where despite having GS/VL/Owen Valley….the likes of princeton and others has made it effectively the lowest ranked 3A sectional 

[Footballking16]

Blind draw butchered sectional 22. 4/12 top teams in 4A all on the bottom half of the bracket. Shame.

[Esso Ayche]

1 hour ago, temptation said:

Self-admitted stat nerd so decided to take a look at/rank all 48 sectional according to Sagarin.  Simply averaged the field's overall rating and divided by the number of teams in each sectional.  Interesting to see the in-class breakdown and 1-48.

1.  Sectional 5 (6A)

2.  Sectional 4 (6A)

3.  Sectional 6 (6A)

4.  Sectional 2 (6A)

5.  Sectional 3 (6A)

6.  Sectional 1 (6A)

7.  Sectional 14 (5A)

8.  Sectional 12 (5A)

9.  Sectional 8 (6A)

10.  Sectional 13 (5A)

11.  Sectional 10 (5A)

12.  Sectional 15 (5A)

13.  Sectional 22 (4A)

14.  Sectional 11 (5A)

15.  Sectional 24 (4A)

16.  Sectional 7 (6A)

17.  Sectional 19 (4A)

18.  Sectional 28 (3A)

19.  Sectional 16 (5A)

20.  Sectional 27 (3A)

21.  Sectional 21 (4A)

22.  Sectional 37 (2A)

23.  Sectional 29 (3A)

24.  Sectional 31 (3A)

25.  Sectional 17 (4A)

26.  Sectional 18 (4A)

27.  Sectional 25 (3A)

28.  Sectional 9 (5A)

29.  Sectional 32 (3A)

30.  Sectional 23 (4A)

31.  Sectional 20 (4A)

32.  Sectional 48 (1A)

33.  Sectional 34 (2A)

34.  Sectional 26 (3A)

35.  Sectional 30 (3A)

36.  Sectional 44 (1A)

37.  Sectional 47 (1A)

38.  Sectional 38 (2A)

39.  Sectional 35 (2A)

40.  Sectional 40 (2A)

41.  Sectional 36 (2A)

42.  Sectional 39 (2A)

43.  Sectional 33 (2A)

44.  Sectional 41 (1A)

45.  Sectional 42 (1A)

46.  Sectional 46 (1A)

47.  Sectional 43 (1A)

48.  Sectional 45 (1A)

Interesting. What happens to the list if you use the median?  I'm guessing more often than not they'll be similar, but curious if there are any outliers that jump or drop quite a bit using that method.