2026 GHSA Football Schedule - Explain Ranking - Pope

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
Pope3 - 50.375000.413690.485570.42171
Home
Wins/Contests		Away
Wins/Contests		Neutral Site
Wins/Contests		Non-GHSA
Wins/Contests
2 / 41 / 40 / 00 / 0
 
WP =
1.0 * 2 (Home Wins) + 1.0 * 1 (Away Wins)
/
1.0 * 4 (Home Contests) + 1.0 * 4 (Away Contests)
= 0.37500
OWP =
(East Forsyth)1 * 0.57143(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Pope) +
(Forsyth Central)1 * 0.00000(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Pope) +
(Woodland, Cartersville)1 * 0.16667(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Pope) +
(Woodstock)1 * 0.28571(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Pope) +
(River Ridge)1 * 0.00000(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Pope) +
(Sequoyah)1 * 0.85714(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Pope) +
(Lassiter)1 * 0.71429(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Pope) +
(Creekview)1 * 0.71429(Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Pope) / 8 (GHSA Opponent Count)
= 0.41369
OOWP =
(East Forsyth)1 * 0.45156(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(Forsyth Central)1 * 0.44643(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(Woodland, Cartersville)1 * 0.64541(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(Woodstock)1 * 0.59896(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(River Ridge)1 * 0.48725(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(Sequoyah)1 * 0.53691(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(Lassiter)1 * 0.37351(Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(Creekview)1 * 0.34449(Times Played * Opponent OWP) / 8 (GHSA Opponent Count)
= 0.48557
PSRF = 0.35 * 0.37500 (WP) + 0.35 * 0.41369 (OWP) + 0.30 * 0.48557 (OOWP) = 0.42171
Opponents (Wins, Contests, WP excludes Pope, OWP includes all opponents)
SchoolRecordHome
Wins/Contests		Away
Wins/Contests		Neutral Site
Wins/Contests		Non-GHSA
Wins/Contests		WPOWP
East Forsyth4 - 31 / 33 / 40 / 00 / 00.571430.45156
Forsyth Central0 - 70 / 30 / 40 / 00 / 00.000000.44643
Woodland, Cartersville1 - 51 / 30 / 30 / 00 / 00.166670.64541
Woodstock2 - 51 / 41 / 30 / 00 / 00.285710.59896
River Ridge0 - 60 / 40 / 20 / 00 / 00.000000.48725
Sequoyah6 - 12 / 34 / 40 / 00 / 00.857140.53691
Lassiter5 - 22 / 43 / 30 / 00 / 00.714290.37351
Creekview5 - 23 / 32 / 40 / 00 / 00.714290.34449

Contests

PopeAAAAAA
8/21 Woodland, Cartersville 10 - 28  L
8/28 Forsyth Central 24 - 21  W
9/04 At East Forsyth 7 - 43  L
9/11 At Woodstock 36 - 14  W
9/18 River Ridge 44 - 40  W
10/02 At Sequoyah 0 - 45  L
10/09 Lassiter 7 - 52  L
10/23 At Creekview 6 - 37  L
Wins: 3, Losses: 5, Ties: 0
East ForsythAAAAA
8/21 Cherokee Bluff 17 - 13  W
8/28 At Dawson County 37 - 24  W
9/04 Pope 43 - 7  W
9/11 At Pickens 33 - 13  W
9/18 Lumpkin County 35 - 42  L
10/02 At Madison County 35 - 26  W
10/09 At Jefferson 0 - 35  L
10/23 North Oconee 7 - 51  L
Wins: 5, Losses: 3, Ties: 0
Forsyth CentralAAAAAAA
8/21 Creekview 0 - 33  L
8/28 At Pope 21 - 24  L
9/04 At Chattahoochee 26 - 29  L
9/11 Veterans 6 - 22  L
9/18 At Cherokee Bluff 8 - 42  L
9/24 Denmark 9 - 45  L
10/09 At North Forsyth 6 - 42  L
10/15 At West Forsyth 7 - 35  L
Wins: 0, Losses: 8, Ties: 0
Woodland, CartersvilleAAAAA
8/21 At Pope 28 - 10  W
8/28 Adairsville 25 - 33  L
9/04 North Springs 35 - 10  W
9/18 At Northwest Whitfield 28 - 42  L
9/25 Cass 21 - 42  L
10/02 At Villa Rica 3 - 42  L
10/16 At Dalton 6 - 62  L
Wins: 2, Losses: 5, Ties: 0
WoodstockAAAAAA
8/21 Etowah 35 - 36  L
8/28 At Cambridge 38 - 20  W
9/04 Cartersville 0 - 54  L
9/11 Pope 14 - 36  L
9/18 Lassiter 14 - 44  L
10/02 At Creekview 10 - 13  L
10/09 Rome 28 - 12  W
10/23 At Kell 24 - 56  L
Wins: 2, Losses: 6, Ties: 0
River RidgeAAAAAA
8/21 At Sprayberry 20 - 48  L
8/28 Etowah 7 - 41  L
9/04 Cherokee 19 - 36  L
9/11 At Sequoyah 0 - 63  L
9/18 At Pope 40 - 44  L
10/02 Lassiter 14 - 52  L
10/09 Creekview 6 - 20  L
Wins: 0, Losses: 7, Ties: 0
SequoyahAAAAAA
8/21 At Denmark 36 - 7  W
8/28 Lambert 45 - 7  W
9/04 Lee County 32 - 43  L
9/11 River Ridge 63 - 0  W
9/18 At Rome (BA) 42 - 7  W
10/02 Pope 45 - 0  W
10/09 At Kell 47 - 17  W
10/23 At Lassiter 49 - 13  W
Wins: 7, Losses: 1, Ties: 0
LassiterAAAAAA
8/21 At Cherokee 35 - 14  W
8/28 Allatoona 52 - 14  W
9/04 Apalachee 48 - 6  W
9/11 Kell 28 - 34  L
9/18 At Woodstock 44 - 14  W
10/02 At River Ridge 52 - 14  W
10/09 At Pope 52 - 7  W
10/23 Sequoyah 13 - 49  L
Wins: 6, Losses: 2, Ties: 0
CreekviewAAAAAA
8/21 At Forsyth Central 33 - 0  W
8/28 North Springs 57 - 12  W
9/04 At Cass 21 - 27  L
9/11 Rome 17 - 7  W
9/18 At Kell 21 - 41  L
10/02 Woodstock 13 - 10  W
10/09 At River Ridge 20 - 6  W
10/23 Pope 37 - 6  W
Wins: 6, Losses: 2, Ties: 0