Math has never been a strong suit of journalists and it's no different for The New Guy.

Like many of my colleagues, math even drove me into the newspaper profession.

Math has reappeared in my life over the past few weeks, thanks to the Michigan High School Athletic Association's formula to determine the football playoff brackets . The formula determines the top-32 teams in each of Michigan's divisions by win-loss record, opponent success and overall strength of schedule.

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