By Tom Mix

NDHSAA Media Specialist

VALLEY CITY, N.D. – The third QRF (Quality Results Formula) Ratings for the 2017 North Dakota High School Activities Association 9-man football season have been released as well as the second QRF Ratings for Division A, Division AA and Division AAA.

QRF Ratings at the end of the regular season will be used to determine home field in the 9-man playoffs if like seeded teams play one another throughout the bracket. QRF will also be used to seed the four No. 1 seeded teams from each region in Division A with the bracket quadrants of the No. 1 and No. 4 QRF-seeds being placed in the top half of the state playoff bracket and the bracket quadrants of the No. 2 and No. 3 QRF-seeds being placed on the bottom half.

Below are the QRF Ratings:

9-man QRF Ratings (Week of September 25)

1 North Prairie (6-0) 36.3
2 Shiloh Christian (6-0) 35.4
3 New Salem/Glen Ullin (6-0) 33.2
T-4 Wyndmere/Lidgerwood (6-0) 31.1
T-4 Cavalier (6-0) 31.1
6 Divide County (5-0) 28.1
7 Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter (6-0) 27.9
8 Thompson (5-1) 27.5
9 Nelson County (5-1) 26.6
10 Linton/HMB (6-0) 26.4
11 Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood (5-1) 25.7
12 St. John (4-2) 22.2
13 Beach (4-2) 21.3
14 Hatton/Northwood (3-3) 20.4
15 New Rockford-Sheyenne (4-2) 20.1
16 TGU (4-3) 19.5
17 Hankinson (3-3) 18.0
18 Kidder County (3-3) 17.0
19 North Star (3-3) 16.9
20 Ray/Powers Lake (4-2) 16.4
21 Benson County (3-3) 16.3
22 Grant County/Flasher (3-3) 15.7
23 Oakes (2-4) 15.5
T-24 Mott-Regent/New England (3-3) 14.5
T-24 Surrey (3-3) 14.5
26 May-Port-C-G (2-3) 13.5
27 Central McLean (3-3) 13.4
28 North Border (2-4) 12.7
29 Strasburg/Zeeland (2-4) 12.6
T-30 Lamoure-LM (2-4) 12.1
T-30 Richland (2-4) 12.1
32 Larimore (2-4) 9.8
33 Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page (1-5) 8.2
34 Dunseith (1-5) 7.7
T-35 Tioga (1-4) 7.4
T-35 Parshall/White Shield (1-5) 7.4
37 Richardton-Taylor/Hebron (0-6) 5.3
38 Hettinger/Scranton (1-5) 4.9
39 Midway/Minto (0-5) 4.6
40 South Border (0-5) 4.2
41 Drake-Anamoose (0-6) 4.1
T-42 Four Winds (0-5) 3.5
T-42 Trenton/Trinity Christian (0-5) 3.5

DIVISION A (Week of September 25)

1 Beulah (5-0) 43.1
2 Carrington (5-0) 41.6
3 Velva/Sawyer (5-0) 40.1
4 Ellendale/Edgeley/Kulm (5-0) 39.4
T-5 Hillsboro/Central Valley (5-0) 38.6
T-5 Langdon Area/Munich (5-0) 38.6
T-7 Des Lacs-Burlington (4-1) 33.5
T-7 Killdeer/Halliday (4-1) 33.5
T-9 Bowman County (4-1) 31.5
T-9 Bishop Ryan (4-1) 31.5
T-9 Oak Grove (4-1) 31.5
12 Dickinson Trinity (3-1) 28.6
13 Stanley (3-2) 24.9
14 Westhope/Newburg/Glenburn (3-2) 22.8
15 Maple Valley/Enderlin (3-2) 22.4
16 Kindred (2-3) 20.8
17 Harvey-Wells County (2-3) 20.3
T-18 Northern Cass (2-3) 18.8
T-18 Park River/Fordville-Lankin (2-3) 18.8
20 Hazen (2-3) 17.8
21 Bottineau (2-3) 17.3
22 Kenmare/Bowbells/BC (1-4) 13.1
T-23 Rugby (1-4) 11.6
T-23 New Town (1-4) 11.6
T-23 Heart River (1-4) 11.6
26 Garrison/Max (1-4) 9.6
27 Nedrose (1-4) 8.6
28 Southern McLean (0-5) 7.5
29 Lisbon (0-5) 7.0
30 NS/Milnor (1-4) 6.9
31 Lewis and Clark (0-5) 3.5
32 Central Dakota (0-5) 2.5

DIVISION AA (Week of September 25)

1 Bismarck St. Mary's (5-0) 61.9
2 Fargo Shanley (5-0) 52.5
3 Devils Lake (4-1) 38.0
4 Jamestown (3-2) 33.3
5 Grafton (2-3) 28.2
6 Wahpeton (3-2) 27.1
7 Watford City (2-3) 24.6
8 Turtle Mountain (1-4) 14.5
9 Central Cass (0-5) 7.8
10 Valley City (0-5) 6.7

DIVISION AAA (Week of September 25)

1 West Fargo (5-0) 90.5
2 Bismarck (4-1) 77.9
3 West Fargo Sheyenne (3-2)60.6
4 Fargo South (4-1) 59.9
5 Minot (3-2) 55.8
6 Bismarck Century (4-1) 53.2
7 Bismarck Legacy (3-2) 46.3
8 Fargo Davies (2-3) 39.4
9 Mandan (2-3) 35.6
10 Fargo North (2-3) 29.9
11 Williston (1-4) 24.9
12 Grand Forks Central (2-3) 23.3
13 Grand Forks Red River (0-5) 12.4
14 Dickinson (0-5) 7.6

NDHSAA Weekly QRF Ratings Link

What is the formula/concept?

• If you win:

  • X points for winning the game based on opponent Class

  • Y points times number of opponent wins based on opponent’s opponents Class

• If you lose:

  • Y/3 points times number of opponent wins based on opponent’s opponents Class

• This calculation happens for every game, then averaged out to the QRF number you see online.

• Once the average QRF is determined, it is compared to the average QRF of every other team in the State, and put into ranking order.

QRF Ratings Compliments of NorthDakota-Scores.Net

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