Up in the air w/ 5 teams in the pre-season that can win it.
Columbus East
JC
Columbus North
Greensburg
Madison
East loses 5 champs, returns 5 RQ's (1 sectional champ)and 1 State Qualifier in Dalton Noblitt
Jennings County loses 3 (2 champs), returns 6 RQs
North loses 3, returns 6 qualifiers (2 sectional champs)
Greensburg only loses 1, returns 7 (no champs)
Madison loses 0, returns 7 (1 champ), and State Qualifier Jordan Partee
So, on paper, it's anybody's ball game. Some might look at numbers and say it could be between Columbus North, Greensburg, and Madison. However add in the returning 5th/6th placers and it changes things a little bit.
If I had to say right now to name a favorite I would say depth wins and JC wins w/ 9 RQ's (3 champs), followed by Columbus North and Madison each w/ 7 RQs (3 champs), Followed by East w/ 7 RQs (2 champs), and then Greensburg w/ 7 RQs (1 champ).