QPRs through Week 8 and D3 tiebreaker explained

So this post has become largely redundant as I fell asleep waiting for final results from Saturday's Spaulding vs. Springfield game and in by the time I woke up, official Division I and III playoff pairings had been announced.

They are:

Division I

Friday, October 28
No. 8 Colchester (4-4) at No. 1 Hartford (7-1)
No. 5 Middlebury (5-3) at No. 4 Essex (6-2)

Saturday, October 29
No. 7 Rutland (4-4) at No. 2 St. Johnsbury (6-2)
No. 6 Rice (3-4) at No. 3 Champlain Valley (6-2)


Division III

Friday, October 28
No. 5 Mill River (4-4) at No. 4 U-32 (4-3)
No. 7 Oxbow (3-5) at No. 2 Woodstock (7-1)

Saturday, October 29
No. 8 Poultney/MSJ (2-6) at No. 1 Windsor (8-0)
No. 6 BFA-Fairfax (4-3) at No. 3 Otter Valley (6-2)

I emailed the VIFL's Sean Farrell and here's what he said about how the tie for eighth in Division III between Spaulding and Poultney/MSJ was broken:

It was the strength of schedule per the VPA Fall Tournament Guide.  Poultney/ MSJ played Fair Haven so they get 8

That seems like a fairly reasonable tiebreaker to me, but it's more than worth noting that the VIFL's been listing a tiebreaking procedure in its weekly releases all season and this tiebreaker is not mentioned at all. Here's the list that has been sent out to the coaches and media all season:

Tie Breaking Procedures:
Overall QPR is the first tie-breaker
If two or more team are still tied
Head to Head Results
Best Record vs. Common Opponents
Best Win/Loss %
Coin Flip

Mr. Farrell said in a subsequent email that he plans to update this list before next week's release.

Anyway, here are the QPR standings through Saturday's games. They are now final in divisions I and III, and in Division II the's one week left in the regular season.

Division I

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

1. Hartford (7-1* overall, 7-0 D1), 114 points, 16.29 QPR
2. St. Johnsbury (6-2 overall, 5-2 D1), 95 points, 11.88 QPR
3. CVU (6-2 overall, 6-2 D1), 94 points, 11.75 QPR
4. Essex (6-2 overall, 6-2 D1), 88 points, 11 QPR
5. Middlebury (5-3 overall, 5-3 D1), 74 points, 9.25 QPR
6. Rice (3-4 overall, 3-3 D1), 52 points, 7.43 QPR
7. Rutland (4-4* overall, 4-3 D1), 50 points, 7.14 QPR
8. Colchester (4-4 overall, 4-4 D1), 50 points, 6.25 QPR
9. Brattleboro (3-5 overall, 3-5 D1), 40 points, 5 QPR
10. BFA-St. Albans (2-6 overall, 2-5 D1), 26 points, 3.25 QPR
11T. South Burlington (0-8 overall, 0-8 D1), 0 points, 0 QPR
11T. Mt. Anthony (0-8 overall, 0-8 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 (8-0 overall, 8-0 D2), 102 points, 12.75 QPR
2T. Bellows Falls (7-1 overall, 6-1 D2), 64 points, 9.14 QPR
2T. Fair Haven (7-1 overall, 6-1 D2), 64 points, 9.14 QPR
4. Burlington (5-3 overall, 4-3 D2), 38 points, 5.43 QPR
5. Mt. Mansfield (3-5 overall, 2-5 D2), 22 points, 3.14 QPR
6T. Mt. Abraham (2-6 overall, 2-5 D2), 18 points, 2.57 QPR
6T. Milton (3-5 overall, 2-5 D2), 18 points, 2.57 QPR
6T. North Country (3-5 overall, 2-5 D2), 18 points, 2.57 QPR
9. Lyndon (0-8 overall, 0-7 D2), 0 points, 0 QPR

Division III

(Includes all games vs. in-state opponents. Games vs. out-of-state teams are ignored)

1. Windsor (8-0 overall, 8-0 D3), 94 points, 11.75 QPR
2. Woodstock (7-1 overall, 7-1 D3), 79 points, 9.88 QPR
3. Otter Valley (6-2 overall, 5-2 D3), 58 points, 7.25 QPR
4. U-32 (4-3 overall, 4-3 D3), 36 points, 5.14 QPR
5. Mill River (4-4 overall, 4-4 D3), 40 points, 5 QPR
6. BFA-Fairfax (4-3 overall, 4-2 D3), 30 points, 4.29 QPR
7. Oxbow (3-5 overall, 3-4 D3), 23 points, 2.88 QPR
8T. Poultney/MSJ (2-6 overall, 2-5 D3), 12 points, 1.5 QPR
8T. Spaulding (2-6 overall, 2-6 D3), 12 points, 1.5 QPR
10. Springfield (1-7 overall, 1-6 D3), 5 points, 0.63 QPR
11. Missisquoi (0-7 overall, 0-7 D3), 0 points, 0 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.