Vermont HS football QPRs through Week 6

After a tumultuous Friday night, there weren't many changes in the Vermont high school QPRs on Saturday. But there were a couple of big winners.

In Division I, St. Johnsbury took a big step toward a playoff spot by outslugging Rice. It was the Hilltoppers' third D1 win, and with Lyndon struggling, a victory in The Game in Week 8 will probably be enough to return the 2014 runners-up to the postseason.

Meanwhile, BFA-Fairfax emerged from the one-win pack in Division III by rolling past Poultney and into a tie for seventh place. It moved the defending champions to 2-4, and while that might not be enough for the Bullets to feel safe yet, it put them in position to qualify for the postseason if they beat Winooski in Week 8.

And finally a thumbs up to Oxbow. The Olympians (3-3) became the first Division III team to beat a Vermont team from a higher division this season when they rallied past North Country. That nets the Olympians seven points in the overall QPR and all but assures them of a place in the playoffs.

Anyway, here are the rankings through Week 6:

Division I

(Includes all games vs. in-state opponents. Games vs. out-of-state teams, including losses for Rutland and Hartford, are ignored)

1. Rutland (5-1* overall, 5-0 D1), 74 points, 14.8 QPR
2. Hartford (5-1* overall, 5-0 D1), 72 points, 14.4 QPR
3. Middlebury (6-0 overall, 6-0 D1), 82 points, 13.67 QPR
4. CVU (4-2 overall, 4-2 D1), 52 points, 8.67 QPR
5. Brattleboro (3-3 overall, 3-3 D1), 40 points, 6.67 QPR
6. St. Johnsbury (3-3 overall, 3-3 D1), 34 points, 5.67 QPR
7. BFA-St. Albans (3-3 overall, 2-3 D1), 29 points, 4.83 QPR
8. Colchester (2-4 overall, 2-4 D1), 26 points, 4.33 QPR
9. Mt. Anthony (2-4 overall, 2-4 D1), 24 points, 4 QPR
10. Essex (1-5 overall, 1-5 D1), 18 points, 3 QPR
11. Rice (1-5 overall, 1-4 D1), 16 points, 2.67 QPR
12. South Burlington (0-6 overall, 0-6 D1), 0 points, 0 QPR

Division II

(QPR includes only Division II games. Games against teams in other Vermont divisions are only counted for tiebreaker purposes.)

1. Burr and Burton (6-0 overall, 6-0 D2), 66 points, 11 QPR
2. Bellows Falls (6-0 overall, 5-0 D2), 45 points, 9 QPR
3. Burlington (5-1 overall, 4-1 D2), 38 points, 7.6 QPR
4. Fair Haven (5-1 overall, 4-1 D2), 34 points, 6.8 QPR
5. Milton (3-3 overall, 2-3 D2), 16 points, 3.2 QPR
6. Mt. Abraham (2-4 overall, 2-4 D2), 16 points, 2.67 QPR
7. Lyndon (1-5 overall, 1-5 D2), 7 points, 1.17 QPR
8T. Mt. Mansfield (0-6 overall, 0-5 D2), 0 points, 0 QPR
8T. North Country (0-6 overall, 0-5 D2), 0 points, 0 QPR

Division III

(Includes all games vs. in-state opponents. Games vs. out-of-state teams, including a loss for Windsor and a win for Mill River, are ignored)

1. Otter Valley (6-0 overall, 6-0 D3), 56 points, 9.33 QPR
2. U-32 (4-1 overall, 4-1 D3), 44 points, 8.8 QPR
3. Mill River (5-1* overall, 4-1 D3), 34 points, 6.8 QPR
4. Woodstock (4-2 overall, 4-2 D3), 40 points, 6.67 QPR
5. Windsor (4-2* overall, 4-1 D3), 32 points, 6.4 QPR
6. Oxbow (3-3 overall, 2-3 D3), 23 points, 3.83 QPR
7T. Springfield (2-4 overall, 2-3 D3), 14 points, 2.33 QPR
7T. BFA-Fairfax (2-4 overall, 2-3 D3), 14 points, 2.33 QPR
9. Winooski (1-4 overall, 1-4 D3), 7 points, 1.4 QPR
10T. Poultney (1-5 overall, 1-4 D3), 7 points, 1.17 QPR
10T. MSJ (1-5 overall, 1-5 D3), 7 points, 1.17 QPR
10T. Spaulding (1-5 overall, 1-5 D3), 7 points, 1.17 QPR


How do these numbers work? Teams receive 10 points for a win over a D1 opponent, 7 points for a win over a D2 opponent and 5 points for a D3 opponent. Teams also receive 2 points for every game won by the teams they have beaten. QPR is total points divided by games played.