Maryland high school football computer rankings (10/16/2024)

Check out SBLive's custom rankings formula for every division and classification of Maryland high school football ahead of this week's action

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Stephen Decatur is flying high as the No. 1 team in our Maryland Class 2A high school football computer rankings. / WAYNE BARRALL PHOTOS / USA TODAY NETWORK

Another week of the 2024 Maryland high school football season is in the rear view mirror and High School on SI is rolling the latest version its state computer rankings.

Class 4A computer rankings has Quince Orchard at No. 1 for this week with Broadneck right behind them at No. 2.

Cambridge-South Dorchester takes the No. 1 ranking in Class 1A from Boonsboro for this week. The Vikings look to hold that for the rest of the season.

SBLive's formula was created using its own linear algebra-based ranking algorithm inspired by the Colley Bias-Free Ranking Method. Colley’s Method was created by Wes Colley, Ph.D., an astrophysicist at the University of Alabama at Huntsville. He devised his algorithm in order to help address the subjectivity and controversy regarding BCS college football selections in the 1990s and early 2000s, using a method that used no subjective variables.

Our computer rankings, released weekly, run parallel to SBLive's human power rankings — the statewide top 25 — released early each week.

FAQ: SBLive High School Football Computer Rankings

Which teams took the top spot in each classifications for both UIL and TAPPS? Here are SBLive's latest Maryland football computer rankings, as of October 14, 2024: