2026 GHSA Football Schedule - Explain Ranking - Paulding County

PSR position does not guarantee placement in post-season competition. Teams failing to complete the minimum number of games/matches will be ineligible for post-season play. Region winners are guaranteed first round placement regardless of PSR position.


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SchoolRecordWPOWPOOWPPSR
Paulding County5 - 50.500000.443330.519920.48615
Home
Wins/Contests		Away
Wins/Contests		Neutral Site
Wins/Contests		Non-GHSA
Wins/Contests
3 / 52 / 50 / 00 / 0
 
WP =
1.0 * 3 (Home Wins) + 1.0 * 2 (Away Wins)
/
1.0 * 5 (Home Contests) + 1.0 * 5 (Away Contests)
= 0.50000
OWP =
(North Cobb)1 * 0.77778(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Paulding County) +
(South Paulding)1 * 0.22222(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Paulding County) +
(Alexander)1 * 0.44444(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Paulding County) +
(Hiram)1 * 0.44444(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Paulding County) +
(Etowah)1 * 0.44444(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Paulding County) +
(North Paulding)1 * 0.77778(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Paulding County) +
(Wheeler)1 * 0.00000(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Paulding County) +
(Marietta)1 * 0.54444(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Paulding County) +
(Walton)1 * 0.55556(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Paulding County) +
(Cherokee)1 * 0.22222(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Paulding County) / 10 (GHSA Opponent Count)
= 0.44333
OOWP =
(North Cobb)1 * 0.57556(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(South Paulding)1 * 0.50000(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(Alexander)1 * 0.47778(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(Hiram)1 * 0.52222(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(Etowah)1 * 0.44333(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(North Paulding)1 * 0.53222(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(Wheeler)1 * 0.52111(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(Marietta)1 * 0.54028(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(Walton)1 * 0.58778(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(Cherokee)1 * 0.49889(Times Played * Opponent OWP) / 10 (GHSA Opponent Count)
= 0.51992
PSRF = 0.35 * 0.50000 (WP) + 0.35 * 0.44333 (OWP) + 0.30 * 0.51992 (OOWP) = 0.48615
Opponents (Wins, Contests, WP excludes Paulding County, OWP includes all opponents)
SchoolRecordHome
Wins/Contests		Away
Wins/Contests		Neutral Site
Wins/Contests		Non-GHSA
Wins/Contests		WPOWP
North Cobb7 - 24 / 43 / 50 / 00 / 00.777780.57556
South Paulding2 - 71 / 51 / 40 / 00 / 00.222220.50000
Alexander4 - 51 / 43 / 50 / 00 / 00.444440.47778
Hiram4 - 52 / 52 / 40 / 00 / 00.444440.52222
Etowah4 - 52 / 52 / 40 / 00 / 00.444440.44333
North Paulding7 - 23 / 54 / 40 / 00 / 00.777780.53222
Wheeler0 - 90 / 60 / 30 / 00 / 00.000000.52111
Marietta5 - 41 / 33 / 40 / 01 / 20.544440.54028
Walton5 - 42 / 33 / 50 / 10 / 00.555560.58778
Cherokee2 - 70 / 52 / 40 / 00 / 00.222220.49889

Contests

Paulding CountyAAAAAAA
8/21 At South Paulding 27 - 14  W
8/28 At Alexander 26 - 7  W
9/04 Hiram 19 - 14  W
9/11 Etowah 24 - 51  L
9/18 At North Cobb 0 - 52  L
9/25 North Paulding 0 - 24  L
10/09 Wheeler 26 - 7  W
10/16 At Marietta 0 - 42  L
10/30 At Walton 29 - 47  L
11/06 Cherokee 42 - 22  W
Wins: 5, Losses: 5, Ties: 0
North CobbAAAAAAA
8/21 At Milton 29 - 30  L
8/28 Hillgrove 29 - 15  W
9/03 East Coweta 38 - 27  W
9/18 Paulding County 52 - 0  W
10/02 Cherokee 42 - 10  W
10/09 At North Paulding 19 - 22  L
10/16 At Walton 35 - 28  W
10/23 At Wheeler 56 - 14  W
10/30 Etowah 35 - 21  W
11/06 At Marietta 28 - 19  W
Wins: 8, Losses: 2, Ties: 0
South PauldingAAAAAA
8/21 Paulding County 14 - 27  L
8/28 North Paulding 0 - 34  L
9/04 At Villa Rica 13 - 30  L
9/11 Alexander 0 - 33  L
9/25 At Hiram 27 - 28  L
10/09 Osborne 31 - 0  W
10/16 South Cobb 6 - 24  L
10/23 At Chapel Hill 21 - 0  W
10/30 At East Paulding 14 - 48  L
11/06 New Manchester 0 - 21  L
Wins: 2, Losses: 8, Ties: 0
AlexanderAAAAAA
8/21 At Villa Rica 27 - 29  L
8/28 Paulding County 7 - 26  L
9/04 Cedartown 14 - 28  L
9/11 At South Paulding 33 - 0  W
9/18 New Manchester 14 - 28  L
9/25 At Chapel Hill 25 - 7  W
10/02 Osborne 35 - 7  W
10/09 At South Cobb 35 - 27  W
10/23 East Paulding 13 - 45  L
11/06 At Hiram 14 - 19  L
Wins: 4, Losses: 6, Ties: 0
HiramAAAAAA
8/21 Cartersville 0 - 48  L
8/28 Villa Rica 9 - 27  L
9/04 At Paulding County 14 - 19  L
9/11 At East Paulding 0 - 43  L
9/18 At Chapel Hill 27 - 19  W
9/25 South Paulding 28 - 27  W
10/09 New Manchester 14 - 42  L
10/23 At Osborne 28 - 24  W
10/30 At South Cobb 14 - 41  L
11/06 Alexander 19 - 14  W
Wins: 4, Losses: 6, Ties: 0
EtowahAAAAAAA
8/21 At Woodstock 36 - 35  W
8/28 At River Ridge 41 - 7  W
9/04 Roswell 17 - 52  L
9/11 At Paulding County 51 - 24  W
9/18 Cherokee 42 - 17  W
10/02 Wheeler 41 - 14  W
10/09 At Marietta 48 - 70  L
10/16 North Paulding 16 - 58  L
10/30 At North Cobb 21 - 35  L
11/06 Walton 28 - 35  L
Wins: 5, Losses: 5, Ties: 0
North PauldingAAAAAAA
8/21 East Paulding 10 - 33  L
8/28 At South Paulding 34 - 0  W
9/04 Harrison 9 - 12  L
9/11 Walton 35 - 7  W
9/18 At Marietta 35 - 28  W
9/25 At Paulding County 24 - 0  W
10/09 North Cobb 22 - 19  W
10/16 At Etowah 58 - 16  W
10/30 At Cherokee 41 - 0  W
11/06 Wheeler 45 - 7  W
Wins: 8, Losses: 2, Ties: 0
WheelerAAAAAAA
8/21 Campbell 24 - 34  L
8/28 At Westlake 10 - 66  L
9/11 Harrison 14 - 44  L
9/18 Walton 3 - 49  L
10/02 At Etowah 14 - 41  L
10/09 At Paulding County 7 - 26  L
10/16 Cherokee 14 - 24  L
10/23 North Cobb 14 - 56  L
10/30 Marietta 14 - 46  L
11/06 At North Paulding 7 - 45  L
Wins: 0, Losses: 10, Ties: 0
MariettaAAAAAAA
8/20 At NFL Academy (Non-GHSA) 24 - 44  L
8/28 St. Cloud HS (Non-GHSA) 42 - 7  W
9/04 At McEachern 21 - 19  W
9/11 At Cherokee 49 - 7  W
9/18 North Paulding 28 - 35  L
10/02 At Walton 42 - 56  L
10/09 Etowah 70 - 48  W
10/16 Paulding County 42 - 0  W
10/30 At Wheeler 46 - 14  W
11/06 North Cobb 19 - 28  L
Wins: 6, Losses: 4, Ties: 0
WaltonAAAAAAA
8/13 Roswell (Neutral) (Mercedes Benz Stadium ) 20 - 32  L
8/28 North Clayton 42 - 7  W
9/04 At North Gwinnett 21 - 34  L
9/11 At North Paulding 7 - 35  L
9/18 At Wheeler 49 - 3  W
10/02 Marietta 56 - 42  W
10/09 At Cherokee 35 - 18  W
10/16 North Cobb 28 - 35  L
10/30 Paulding County 47 - 29  W
11/06 At Etowah 35 - 28  W
Wins: 6, Losses: 4, Ties: 0
CherokeeAAAAAAA
8/21 Lassiter 14 - 35  L
8/28 South Forsyth 14 - 28  L
9/04 At River Ridge 36 - 19  W
9/11 Marietta 7 - 49  L
9/18 At Etowah 17 - 42  L
10/02 At North Cobb 10 - 42  L
10/09 Walton 18 - 35  L
10/16 At Wheeler 24 - 14  W
10/30 North Paulding 0 - 41  L
11/06 At Paulding County 22 - 42  L
Wins: 2, Losses: 8, Ties: 0