Maxwell Ratings: Camden County hangs on to No. 1 in all classes; computer still likes Buford in AAA, forfeits aside

Each week, AJC.com will publish the Maxwell Ratings to give fans a computerized look at how Georgia’s 412 football-playing teams rank in each class and in all classifications.

Below are the rankings through games of Oct. 20.

The Maxwell Ratings are based strictly on scores. As the season progresses, the rankings will rely more and more on this season’s results and less on previous seasons. By the playoffs, the rankings will reflect 2012 results entirely.

All-Classification
1. Camden County (93.84)
2. Northside (Warner Robins) (93.38)
3. Norcross (93.21)
4. Lowndes (89.9)
5. North Gwinnett (88.66)
6. Grayson (86.93)
7. West Forsyth (86.67)
9. Colquitt County (85.87)
8. Lassiter (85.87)
10. Sandy Creek (85.19)
11. Calhoun (84.67)
12. Gainesville (83.65)
13. Buford (81.78)
14. Lovejoy (81.6)
15. Parkview (81.24)
16. Peach County (80.65)
17. Burke County (80.49)
18. M.L. King (80.07)
19. East Paulding (80.06)
20. Tucker (79.19)
21. Thomas County Central (79)
22. Thomson (78.35)
23. Washington County (77.71)
24. Coffee (77.6)
25. McEachern (77.3)

Class AAAAAA
1. Camden County (93.84)
2. Norcross (93.21)
3. Lowndes (89.9)
4. North Gwinnett (88.66)
5. Grayson (86.93)
6. West Forsyth (86.67)
7. Colquitt County (85.87)
8. Lassiter (85.87)
9. Lovejoy (81.6)
10. Parkview (81.24)
11. Coffee (77.6)
12. McEachern (77.3)
13. Walton (77.2)
14. Brookwood (77.03)
15. Valdosta (76.7)
16. Johns Creek (76.21)
17. Mill Creek (75.95)
18. Archer (75.67)
19. South Gwinnett (75.35)
20. Collins Hill (74.38)
21. Milton (74.37)
22. North Cobb (71.14)
23. Marietta (70.33)
24. Alpharetta (69.73)
25. Newnan (68.65)
26. Peachtree Ridge (68.18)
27. Hughes (67.58)
28. Hillgrove (66.64)
29. South Cobb (66.61)
30. East Coweta (66.53)
31. Chattahoochee (65.48)
32. Etowah (65.39)
33. Central Gwinnett (65.27)
34. Wheeler (64.11)
35. Dacula (63.77)
36. Brunswick (61.55)
37. Lambert (60.96)
38. Woodstock (59.99)
39. Tift County (59.38)
40. Harrison (58.79)
41. Tri-Cities (57.98)
42. Duluth (55.71)
43. Roswell (55.09)
44. Shiloh (54.86)
45. Centennial (54.68)
46. Newton (54.31)
47. Campbell (50.98)
48. North Forsyth (49.62)
49. Douglas County (49.48)
50. Alcovy (48.92)
51. Mountain View (48.55)
52. Kennesaw Mountain (48.37)
53. South Forsyth (47.76)
54. Cherokee (46.66)
55. Westlake (45.09)
56. Pebblebrook (44.39)
57. Berkmar (41.9)
58. Luella (37.46)
59. Rockdale County (36.13)
60. Habersham Central (36.1)
61. Morrow (26.71)
62. Druid Hills (26.6)
63. Meadowcreek (19.36)

Class AAAAA
1. Northside (Warner Robins) (93.38)
2. Gainesville (83.65)
3. M.L. King (80.07)
4. East Paulding (80.06)
5. Tucker (79.19)
6. Thomas County Central (79)
7. Kell (75.51)
8. Stephenson (74.99)
9. Warner Robins (74.78)
10. Flowery Branch (73.75)
11. Ware County (71.69)
12. Whitewater (70.52)
13. Allatoona (70.4)
14. Heritage (Conyers) (65.53)
15. Clarke Central (64.94)
16. Southwest DeKalb (64.65)
17. Lee County (62.85)
18. Rome (62.55)
19. Bainbridge (61.63)
20. Mays (60.96)
21. Union Grove (60.93)
22. Pope (59.98)
23. Creekview (59.51)
24. Creekside (58.61)
25. North Paulding (57.93)
26. Miller Grove (57.7)
27. Lakeside (Evans) (57.45)
28. Jones County (56.65)
29. Glynn Academy (56.63)
30. Northgate (56.55)
31. Apalachee (56.4)
32. South Paulding (55.96)
33. Cedar Shoals (55.6)
34. Drew (54.94)
35. Riverwood (51.46)
36. Richmond Hill (50.98)
37. Sprayberry (50.79)
38. Houston County (50.58)
39. Sequoyah (50.48)
40. Harris County (48.93)
41. Hiram (48.86)
42. McIntosh (48.54)
43. Starr’s Mill (48.39)
44. Effingham County (47.69)
45. Mundy’s Mill (47.68)
46. Arabia Mountain (47.56)
47. Villa Rica (46.8)
48. Grovetown (46.66)
49. Loganville (45.87)
50. Salem (44)
51. Hardaway (43.81)
52. Evans (43.44)
53. Jenkins (42.3)
54. Ola (42.26)
55. Greenbrier (39.66)
56. Dunwoody (39.24)
57. Northview (37.59)
58. Lakeside (DeKalb) (36.45)
59. New Manchester (36.19)
60. Windsor Forest (36.15)
61. Woodland (Cartersville) (35.21)
62. Northside (Columbus) (35.12)
63. Lithia Springs (33.58)
64. Forsyth Central (32.78)
65. Paulding County (32.1)
66. Mount Zion (Jonesboro) (31.78)
67. North Atlanta (31.66)
68. Bradwell Institute (30.91)
69. Winder-Barrow (29.53)
70. Osborne (28.62)
71. Groves (25.91)
72. Forest Park (22.86)
73. Clarkston (14.05)
74. Cambridge (8.62)
75. North Springs (0.01)

Class AAAA
1. Sandy Creek (85.19)
2. Burke County (80.49)
3. Carrollton (75.39)
4. Marist (75.11)
5. Griffin (72.95)
6. Westside (Macon) (72.38)
7. Stockbridge (68.82)
8. Cairo (67.69)
9. Statesboro (67.52)
10. Ridgeland (66.52)
11. Jonesboro (65.96)
12. Baldwin (65.16)
13. Monroe (63.49)
14. Chamblee (61.2)
15. Grady (60.14)
16. Monroe Area (59.76)
17. Carver (Atlanta) (59.61)
18. Mary Persons (59.29)
19. Riverdale (58.89)
20. Perry (58.36)
21. Westover (57.91)
22. Dutchtown (56.2)
23. Washington (55.06)
24. Dalton (54.33)
25. Americus-Sumter (54.12)
26. Stephens County (53.89)
27. LaGrange (53.85)
28. Columbia (53.3)
29. Eastside (53.13)
30. Shaw (52.89)
31. Cass (52.75)
32. Northwest Whitfield (52.15)
33. Wayne County (52)
34. Veterans (51.7)
35. Chestatee (50.51)
36. Locust Grove (50.31)
37. Banneker (50.22)
38. North Clayton (49.27)
39. West Laurens (48.28)
40. Upson-Lee (47.36)
41. Troup (47.33)
42. Worth County (47.21)
43. Gilmer (46.27)
44. Fayette County (45.78)
45. River Ridge (45.29)
46. Pickens (44.77)
47. Liberty County (43.83)
48. Cedartown (43.78)
49. Woodland (Stockbridge) (43.54)
50. Stone Mountain (41.49)
51. South Effingham (41.38)
52. Albany (41.3)
53. Spalding (41.25)
54. Crisp County (40.99)
55. South Atlanta (40.43)
56. Rutland (40.11)
57. Lithonia (39.83)
58. Lanier (39.35)
59. Richmond Academy (38.24)
60. Redan (38.14)
61. Eagle’s Landing (37.55)
62. Alexander (32.26)
63. Johnson (Gainesville) (31.14)
64. Dougherty (28.55)
65. Southeast Whitfield (26.69)
66. Lumpkin County (25.17)
67. Glenn Hills (24.8)
68. LaFayette (23.39)
69. Cross Creek (22.35)
70. Madison County (21.2)
71. Walnut Grove (18.84)
72. Therrell (18.6)
73. Columbus (17.96)
74. Butler (17.33)
75. Heritage (Catoosa) (17.2)
76. Howard (16.14)
77. Hephzibah (2.86)

Class AAA
1. Buford (81.78)
2. Peach County (80.65)
3. Thomson (78.35)
4. Washington County (77.71)
5. St. Pius (73.6)
6. Carver (Columbus) (72.23)
7. North Oconee (62.09)
8. Woodward Academy (62.02)
9. Blessed Trinity (60.63)
10. Cartersville (60.39)
11. Elbert County (58.21)
12. North Hall (57.67)
13. Callaway (56.85)
14. Cedar Grove (54.72)
15. Appling County (53.57)
16. Pierce County (52.76)
17. Jefferson County (52.07)
18. Jackson (50.91)
19. Swainsboro (49.9)
20. Gordon Central (49.3)
21. Hart County (46.66)
22. Morgan County (46.19)
23. Adairsville (45.92)
24. Ringgold (45.13)
25. White County (45.05)
26. Chapel Hill (44.01)
27. Dodge County (42.87)
28. Tattnall County (42.62)
29. Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe (42.57)
30. Pike County (42.31)
31. Dawson County (41.08)
32. Decatur (40.95)
33. Rockmart (40.92)
34. Central (Carrollton) (37.12)
35. Henry County (35.89)
36. Jackson County (35.63)
37. North Murray (35.61)
38. Central (Macon) (34.66)
39. Jackson (Atlanta) (33.98)
40. Oconee County (32.81)
41. McNair (31.1)
42. Beach (29.02)
43. Haralson County (28.72)
44. Franklin County (28.64)
45. Savannah (27.44)
46. Southeast Bulloch (27.09)
47. B.E.S.T Academy (26.34)
48. Southwest (25.31)
49. East Hall (24.81)
50. Johnson (Savannah) (23.99)
51. West Hall (23.13)
52. Fannin County (22.89)
53. Sonoraville (22.29)
54. Banks County (21.48)
55. Coahulla Creek (21.07)
56. Douglass (20.95)
57. Brantley County (13.55)
58. East Jackson (13.37)
59. Towers (6.07)
60. Cross Keys (-25.83)

Class AA
1. Calhoun (84.67)
2. Brooks County (76.33)
3. Fitzgerald (66.7)
4. Lovett (65.09)
5. Cook (64.2)
6. Greater Atlanta Christian (63.45)
7. Westminster (56.3)
8. Jefferson (55.83)
9. Lamar County (55.68)
10. Vidalia (54.54)
11. Early County (53.82)
12. Washington-Wilkes (53.49)
13. Heard County (53.13)
14. Laney (51.12)
15. Screven County (50.69)
16. Bleckley County (49.62)
17. Thomasville (49.31)
18. Benedictine (48.68)
19. McIntosh County Academy (47.01)
20. Northeast (46.33)
21. Wesleyan (43.41)
22. Bowdon (43.14)
23. Pepperell (42.4)
24. Manchester (41.77)
25. East Laurens (38.68)
26. Bacon County (37.76)
27. Toombs County (37.45)
28. Macon County (32.27)
29. Bremen (32.27)
30. Putnam County (30.99)
31. Westside (Augusta) (30.93)
32. Kendrick (30.54)
33. Taylor County (30.24)
34. Coosa (29.94)
35. Greene County (27.19)
36. Dade County (25.54)
37. Model (25.02)
38. Metter (24.38)
39. Union County (24.34)
40. Bryan County (24.17)
41. Long County (23.45)
42. Berrien (23.39)
43. Chattahoochee County (22.68)
44. Dublin (22.38)
45. Oglethorpe County (21.74)
46. Pelham (21.54)
47. Armuchee (21.31)
48. Monticello (20.79)
49. Rabun County (20.51)
50. Jeff Davis (19.59)
51. Chattooga (17.87)
52. Spencer (17.61)
53. Harlem (11)
54. Josey (9.74)
55. Temple (9.71)
56. Hapeville (6.82)
57. Riverside Military (5.96)
58. Crawford County (5.64)
59. Atkinson County (3.67)
60. Jordan (-0.92)
61. Murray County (-2.31)
62. Social Circle (-3.42)

Class A (public)
1. Lincoln County (58.15)
2. Wilcox County (55.95)
3. Wilkinson County (53.44)
4. Emanuel County Institute (52.4)
5. Irwin County (47.24)
6. Charlton County (45.42)
7. Dooly County (45.39)
8. Marion County (44.6)
9. Clinch County (44.2)
10. Seminole County (43.12)
11. Claxton (41.75)
12. Greenville (40.76)
13. Miller County (39.97)
14. Turner County (39.57)
15. Johnson County (38.49)
16. Mitchell County (38.44)
17. Gordon Lee (34.2)
18. Trion (32.71)
19. Hancock Central (32.69)
20. Commerce (32.69)
21. Hawkinsville (28.05)
22. Telfair County (27.4)
23. Terrell County (26.83)
24. Treutlen (26.78)
25. Jenkins County (24.56)
26. Mount Zion (Carroll) (23.33)
27. Georgia Military College (22.04)
28. Twiggs County (21.05)
29. Randolph-Clay (18.86)
30. Calhoun County (17.36)
31. Warren County (17.16)
32. Lanier County (16.12)
33. Schley County (15.29)
34. Portal (12.75)
35. Wheeler County (9.56)
36. Central (Talbotton) (6.68)
37. Glascock County (6.38)
38. Montgomery County (-3.1)
39. Rabun Gap (-4.1)
40. Baconton (-4.99)
41. Towns County (-5.11)
42. Stewart County (-15.36)

Class A (private)
1. Eagle’s Landing Christian (67.56)
2. Prince Avenue Christian (52.11)
3. Savannah Christian (51.94)
4. Athens Academy (51.87)
5. Darlington (48.83)
6. Aquinas (48.2)
7. Calvary Day (46.82)
8. First Presbyterian (45.24)
9. Landmark Christian (43.49)
10. Holy Innocents (42.55)
11. George Walton Academy (41.9)
12. Brookstone (38.87)
13. Our Lady of Mercy (35.98)
14. Walker (35.4)
15. Athens Christian (30.16)
16. Whitefield Academy (28.5)
17. Pinecrest Academy (26.55)
18. Christian Heritage (26.35)
19. Mount Paran Christian (25.7)
20. Pace Academy (25.46)
21. King’s Ridge (25.2)
22. Mount Pisgah Christian (22.24)
23. Pacelli (16.01)
24. Savannah Country Day (15.97)
25. Lakeview Academy (15.71)
26. Strong Rock Christian (12.23)
27. Mount Vernon (3.53)
28. Fellowship Christian (1.77)
29. Southwest Atlanta Christian (0.61)
30. St. Francis (-2.07)
31. Hebron Christian Academy (-6.45)
32. North Cobb Christian (-18.74)
33. Providence Christian (-22.8)

The ratings are compiled by Loren Maxwell, who has been involved with sports ratings since 1986. Maxwell is an avid sports historian and the founder of the Georgia High School Football Historians Association. Currently, he is an active duty officer in the Air Force as an instructor at the Air Force Institute of Technology.