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Couldn't have said it any better. 

Teams will be losing at the end of the season to drop out of the open 8.   If I'm Lake Mary and I'm sitting at #8 in the maxpreps rankings heading into the last week I'm losing.  Going to really happen in the other sports.  Relegation system is the only way to go and fair for all

Agree that championships should be determined on the field, not in a computer closet in El Dorado Hills, California.  But unless you are proposing a 416-team single-elimination bracket for all teams in Florida, there is no way to eliminate computer rankings and/or human oversight from the process.  Yes, human beings have biases; therefore, human polls are biased.  Computer rankings have internal bias based on the developer’s choice of variables, weighting, and formula.  But when a computer ranking has a 10-0 Carrollwood Day at #7 in the state and a 9-1 STA at #17 in the state, human beings have to step in to correct a blatant mistake. The inherent problems with human polls and computer rankings are why the NCAA created the College Football Playoff in 2014, with a human oversight committee to add an additional layer of review.  It’s why the NCAA Basketball and Baseball Championships have a selection committee.  No system will ever be perfect.  Ideally, I would use the average of 4-6 reputable computer rankings, along with human beings for a final layer of review.  But we’ll just have to see how this works out – should create much more discussion…  

Muckboy needs to find a way to get down here for this year’s Muck Bowl!  I’ll take care of his game ticket and whatever he wants to stuff his face with including libations.