Two No. 4 playoff seeds have won a state title

Eight No. 4 seeds survived the first round. That's a big improvement over last season, when No. 4 seeds went 3-45. The winners were Tift County, Bradwell Institute, Coffee, Harrison, New Hampstead, Loganville, East Paulding and Pike County. (Tift County, the fourth-place finisher in Region 1-AAAAAAA, technically was an at-large playoff team that filled a No. 4 spot in the bracket.) No. 4 seeds that are good enough to get through have a better chance in the second round. They are 38-65 in the second round since 1996, when the GHSA expanded the state playoffs and allowed No. 4 seeds in. Here are the 38 teams seeded No. 4 that succeeded in winning two rounds in the playoffs. Those with asterisks won at least one more game after the second round.

2017 - Marietta (at-large)

2016 - Coffee

2015 - Drew

2015 - Pace Academy***

2015 - Westside (Macon)

2014 - Pace Academy

2013 - Alexander

2012 - Colquitt County*

2012 - South Effingham

2011 - Landmark Christian**

2011 - Lassiter*

2010 - Brooks County

2010 - Lovett*

2010 - Mill Creek

2010 - Savannah Christian**

2009 - Cook

2009 - Flowery Branch*

2008 - Coffee

2008 - Mount Zion (Jonesboro)

2008 - Woodstock

2007 - Cook*

2006 - Bleckley County

2006 - Hawkinsville

2006 - Houston County

2006 - Peachtree Ridge***

2006 - Starr's Mill

2005 - Southwest DeKalb

2005 - Twiggs County

2002 - East Coweta*

2001 - Crisp County

2000 - Shiloh

1998 - Cairo*

1998 - Crawford County

1998 - South Gwinnett

1997 - Clarkston*

1997 - Colquitt County*

1997 - Irwin County**

1996 - Turner County

*Won in quarterfinals.

**Won in semifinals.

***Won state title.

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