Here is an explanation of how the OHSAA rankings work (I love the calculus....seems super specific)(I was a bit off on the calc above):
https://www.ohsaa.org/sports/ft/boys/rankcalc.htm
The following is an example of how the points are awarded and how to read the OHSAA Computer Rankings:
KEY
Wins over a Division I school - 6.5 points
Wins over a Division II school - 6.0 points
Wins over a Division III school - 5.5 points
Wins over a Division IV school - 5.0 points
Wins over a Division V school - 4.5 points
Wins over a Division VI school - 4.0 points
Wins over a Division VII school - 3.5 points
For more information, please view the
OHSAA football tournament regulations.
COMPUTER RANKINGS EXAMPLE
- Team A, a Division III school, is 3-0.
- Each opponent Team A has defeated is Division III.
- Opponents 1 and 2, which Team A has defeated, are each 2-1, with their victories coming over Division III schools.
- Opponent 3, which Team A has defeated, is 1-1, with its victory coming over a Division III school. Opponent 3 has had one open date.
First level points - 16.5 points {3 wins times 5.5 points (for defeating Division III opponents)} divided by 3 (the number of games Team A has played thus far) =
5.5000 first level points.
Second level points - 11.0 from Opponent 1 {2 wins times 5.5 (for defeating Division III opponents)}, 11.0 from Opponent 2 {2 wins times 5.5 (for defeating Division III opponents)} and 5.5 from Opponent 3 {1 win times 5.5 (for defeating a Division III opponent)} for 27.5 points. These 27.5 points are then divided by 99 (since Opponent 3 thus far has had an open date) and multiplied by 10 =
2.7778 second level points.
Total Points: 5.5000 (first level points) plus 2.7778 (second level points) = 8.2778
NOTE: Say during week four, Opponent 1 has an open date. Then the second level points divisor for Team A after week four becomes 98, since Opponent 3 has had one open date and now Opponent 1 has had one open date.
HOW TO READ YOUR OHSAA COMPUTER RANKINGS
LEVEL-1 LEVEL-2 AVERAGE RANK CITY HIGH SCHOOL NAME
16.5000 27.5000 8.2778 1 A-TOWN TEAM A
- To find out what the first level average is, divide the 15 points by the number of games Team A has played to date (15 divided by 3 = 5.0000)
- Next, subtract the 5.5000 from the total average of 8.2778. This number (2.7778) shows what the second level average is.
- So, 5.5000 first level points plus 2.7778 second level points = 8.2778 total points.
- To find out what divisor was used to determine second level points, divide the total level-2 points (27.5000) by the second level average (2.7778). So, 27.5000 divided by 2.7778 = 9.8999208. This means the divisor used was 99, which shows that one of Team A's opponents has had an open date.
