Updated QPRs thorugh Saturday's games

That offense vs. defense showdown? It didn't turn out to be much of a showdown.

St. Johnsbury piled up more points in the first quarter than CVU had allowed in the first four games, and the Hilltoppers didn't slow down in rolling to a 52-26 victory. It's pretty telling that the Redhawks matched their season high in scoring and still got doubled up.

The win vaults SJA (5-0) to the top of the standings, and even though there's another top-of-the-table matchup looming with Hartford in Week 7, the Hilltoppers have all but locked up a top-two seed.

Saturday's other games didn't change the standings much, so here are the QPR rankings after Week 5:

Division I

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

1. St. Johnsbury (5-0 overall, 5-0 D1), 72 points, 14.4 QPR
2. Hartford (4-1* overall, 4-0 D1), 52 points, 13 QPR
3. CVU (4-1 overall, 4-1 D1), 52 points, 10.4 QPR
4. Middlebury (4-1 overall, 4-1 D1), 46 points, 9.2 QPR
5. Essex (3-2 overall, 3-2 D1), 36 points, 7.2 QPR
6. Brattleboro (2-3 overall, 2-3 D1), 28 points, 5.6 QPR
7. Rutland (2-3* overall, 2-2 D1), 20 points, 5 QPR
8. Colchester (2-3 overall, 2-3 D1), 24 points, 4.8 QPR
9. BFA-St. Albans (1-4 overall, 1-3 D1), 12 points, 2.4 QPR
10. Rice (1-4 overall, 1-3 D1), 10 points, 2 QPR
11T. South Burlington (0-5 overall, 0-5 D1), 0 points, 0 QPR
11T. Mt. Anthony (0-5 overall, 0-5 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 (5-0 overall, 5-0 D2), 53 points, 10.6 QPR
2. Bellows Falls (5-0 overall, 4-0 D2), 38 points, 9.5 QPR
3T. Burlington (4-1 overall, 3-1 D2), 27 points, 6.75 QPR
3T. Fair Haven (4-1 overall, 3-1 D2), 27 points, 6.75 QPR
5. Mt. Abraham (2-3 overall, 2-3 D2), 16 points, 3.2 QPR
6. Mt. Mansfield (2-3 overall, 1-3 D2), 9 points, 2.25 QPR
7. Milton (2-3 overall, 1-3 D2), 7 points, 1.75 QPR
8. North Country (1-4 overall, 1-4 D2), 7 points, 1.4 QPR
9. Lyndon (0-5 overall, 0-5 D2), 0 points, 0 QPR

Division III

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

1. Woodstock (5-0 overall, 5-0 D3), 47 points, 9.4 QPR
2. Windsor (5-0 overall, 5-0 D3), 43 points, 8.6 QPR
3. Mill River (4-1 overall, 4-1 D3), 28 points, 5.6 QPR
4. U-32 (3-2 overall, 3-2 D3), 19 points, 3.8 QPR
5. Otter Valley (3-2 overall, 3-2 D3), 15 points, 3 QPR
6. BFA-Fairfax (2-2 overall, 2-1 D3), 10 points, 2.5 QPR
7. Oxbow (2-3 overall, 2-3 D3), 12 points, 2.4 QPR
8. Springfield (1-4 overall, 1-3 D3), 5 points, 1 QPR
9T. Missisquoi (0-4 overall, 0-4 D3), 0 points, 0 QPR
9T. Poultney/MSJ (0-5 overall, 0-4 D3), 0 points, 0 QPR
9T. Spaulding (0-5 overall, 0-5 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.