CVU and Colchester are in, last D2 spot to be decided

Congratulations to Colchester and CVU for wrapping up the last two places in the Vermont high school football Division I playoffs Friday night.

With those two teams in, there is just one berth to be decided in the postseason -- the eighth seed in Division II. North Country currently holds the spot after defeating Otter Valley on Friday night, but despite a 1-5 record, Spaulding controls its own destiny as it plays host to Milton on Saturday night.

An upset win would give the Crimson Tide at least 24 points (they could gain two extra points if Missisquoi beats BFA-Fairfax) from their seven games for a 3.43 QPR to NCU's 27 points from eight games for a 3.38 QPR.

Meanwhile, there is still seeding to play for in Division I and III on Saturday, with three games -- Middlebury at CVU, Woodstock at Windsor, and Poultney/MSJ at Springfield -- being of particular impact.

Anyway, here are the QPR standings heading into the final day of the regular season.

Division I

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

1. St. Johnsbury (7-0 overall, 7-0 D1), 118 points, 16.86 QPR
2. Hartford (7-1 overall, 7-1 D1), 114 points, 14.25 QPR
3. Burlington (7-1 overall, 6-1 D1), 113 points, 14.13 QPR
4. BFA-St. Albans (6-2 overall, 6-2 D1), 96 points, 12 QPR
5. Middlebury (4-3 overall, 4-2 D1), 68 points, 9.71 QPR
6. Mt. Mansfield (5-3 overall, 4-3 D1), 69 points, 8.63 QPR
7. CVU (3-4 overall, 3-4 D1), 42 points, 6 QPR
8. Colchester (3-5 overall, 3-5 D1), 42 points, 5.25 QPR
9. Rutland (3-5 overall, 3-5 D1), 38 points, 4.75 QPR
10. Rice (2-6 overall, 2-6 D1), 26 points, 3.25 QPR
11. South Burlington (2-6 overall, 1-6 D1), 25 points, 3.13 QPR
12. Essex (1-7 overall, 1-7 D1), 16 points, 2 QPR
13. Brattleboro (1-7 overall, 0-6 D1), 13 points, 1.63 QPR

Division II

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

1. Burr and Burton (7-1 overall, 6-0 D2), 114 points, 14.25 QPR
2. Fair Haven (7-1 overall, 6-1 D2), 85 points, 10.63 QPR
3. Milton (6-1 overall, 5-1 D2), 73 points, 10.43 QPR
4. Bellows Falls (6-2 overall, 4-2 D2), 59 points, 7.38 QPR
5. Lyndon (4-3 overall, 3-3 D2), 40 points, 5.71 QPR
6. U-32 (4-4 overall, 4-4 D2), 38 points, 4.75 QPR
7. Mt. Anthony (3-5 overall, 3-5 D2), 35 points, 4.38 QPR
8. North Country (3-5 overall, 3-4 D2), 25 points, 3.13 QPR
9. Mt. Abraham (1-7 overall, 1-6 D2), 7 points, 0.88 QPR
10. Spaulding (1-5 overall, 0-5 D2), 5 points, 0.83 QPR
11. Otter Valley (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, including losses for Woodstock, Missisquoi and Springfield, are ignored)

1. Woodstock (6-1* overall, 5-0 D3), 58 points, 9.67 QPR
2. Windsor (6-0 overall, 5-0 D3), 52 points, 8.67 QPR
3. Mill River (5-2 overall, 4-2 D3), 35 points, 5 QPR
4. BFA-Fairfax (2-4 overall, 2-3 D3), 14 points, 2.33 QPR
5T. Poultney/MSJ (1-5 overall, 1-4 D3), 5 points, 0.83 QPR
5T. Springfield (1-6* overall, 1-4 D3), 5 points, 0.83 QPR
7. Missisquoi (0-6* 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 win over 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.