2009 First Round Playoff format...

[A - Football Fan]

First Round
Region 1 #1 will Host Region 2 #4
Region 2 #2 will host Region 1 #3

Region 2 #1 will host Region 1 #4
Region 1 #2 will host Region 2 #3

Region 3 #1 will host Region 4 #4
Region 4 #2 will host Region 3 #3

Region 4 #1 will host Region 3 #4
Region 3 #2 will host Region 4 #3

Could make for some distance to travel in the first round of the playoffs for some teams other tha that I like the format.

[A - Football Fan]

I should also mention that when like seeds play each other (should only happen in the semis) then in odd years the odd region will host, even years the even region will host.

[BigNorsk]

Thanks for posting that. I wasn't sure how they picked who traveled in the later rounds.

[bballuvr]

First Round
Region 1 #1 will Host Region 2 #4
Region 2 #2 will host Region 1 #3

Region 2 #1 will host Region 1 #4
Region 1 #2 will host Region 2 #3

Region 3 #1 will host Region 4 #4
Region 4 #2 will host Region 3 #3

Region 4 #1 will host Region 3 #4
Region 3 #2 will host Region 4 #3

Could make for some distance to travel in the first round of the playoffs for some teams other tha that I like the format.

If I remember correctly, the first round playoffs have been within Region for a few years. Did they change it back this year? I am glad they did if so. I didnt like the first round being within the Region. Did you see this on NDHSAA or somewhere like that?

[cubsfan]

http://www.ndhsaa.org/files/Football_Regulations.pdf
It says that inter-region play will be in the first round.

[a-simple-fan]

http://www.ndhsaa.org/files/Football_Regulations.pdf
It says that inter-region play will be in the first round.

I just read through it, according to the bracket region one would play region two, region three against region four etc.

[cubsfan]

I saw that too. If you go down to the bottom to see a playoff bracket it shows the old way for playoff formats.

[A - Football Fan]

Just looking at the situation as it is right now it looks like this....

Region 3 #1 Harvey or Velva
Region 3 #2 Harvey or Velva
Region 3 #3 Berthold OR
Region 3#4 Williams County

Region 4 #1 Watford City
Region 4 #2 Hazen
Region 4 #3 New Salem ??? I'm not for sure on this
Region 4 #4 ??? Don't know.

Anyway, Williams County will have to travel to Watford City which could make for an interesting first round playoff. As a number four Williams County is a pretty stout team and could give Watford a little run. I would expect Watford to win this game but it might be closer than a person thinks. Also, New Salem might be tougher than a person thinks having only lost to Watford 21-0 (not an embarassment by any means). Point being, the first round could be interesting to watch.

[Jwall512]

Ya New Salem will be the three seed and Killdeer and Heart River play on Friday for the fourth seed in Region 4.

[UNCfan2010]

Kind of a goofy situation in Region 1 right now.

#1 Linton (clinched)

#2 (winner of Oakes-LLM game)

#3 (Oakes-if LLM wins, MNS-if they beat Linton & LLM loses, or LLM-if they lose & MNS loses)

#4 (MNS-if they lose & LLM wins, MVE-if MNS wins & LLM loses, or LLM-if they lose and MNS & MVE win)

GBC, May-Port/CG, & Northern Cass are out

Looks like LLM and MNS are the two teams that the playoffs will be set by. Should be interesting. Any predictions?

[bus]

region 1, 3, and 4 scenarios are in anyone want to take a crack at region 2?

[BigNorsk]

I'll try, but I only partially know.

The winner of Langdon-North Prairie is #1.

(Did some editting)
If North Prairie wins they are 1. Then it comes down to tie breakers between Langdon, Cavalier and Rugby. And I just don't know who has the advantage in points. I think it's Cavalier, but that's a guess. I think Cavalier beat Langdon by 20, lost to Rugby by 23. That 23 would be for Rugby and they lost to Langdon by 6 I think it was. So if I'm right that makes Cavalier minus 3 Rugby plus 17 and Langdon minus 14.

So I think Rugby would be second on points and then Cavailier wins the head to head with Langdon for third.

So, if I'm correct it would be North Prairie, Rugby, Cavalier, Langdon with a North Prairie win.

If Langdon wins, they are 1 North Prairie is 2 and it's tiebreaker time between Cavalier and Rugby, I believe since Rugby won the head to head that would make them 3 and Cavalier 4.

In any case, those are the 4 teams, I don't think anyone else has a chance.

There, clear as mud. I'm not sure on the tiebreakers.

[89Dragon]

Yeah if North Prairie win's the tie breakers with be something to see. If they simply use Region records. Rugby Beat Cavalier who beat Langdon who beat Rugby. Then points I would assume. Guess that's why Langdon wanted 66 vs Midway...just in case...

[BigNorsk]

I editted my post so I think it's correct but it might be off a point in the Langdon-Rugby points difference. I know they scored the same number of touchdowns and Langdon scored 3 two pointers and I don't believe Rugby scored any extra points in that game so that's the six points.

In any case, it isn't enough to make any difference in the tie breaker.

I'm assuming the points that are used in the tie breakers are just between the three teams, but if they use total points scored in all games. I haven't a clue.

[Deuce]

Yeah if North Prairie win's the tie breakers with be something to see. If they simply use Region records. Rugby Beat Cavalier who beat Langdon who beat Rugby. Then points I would assume. Guess that's why Langdon wanted 66 vs Midway...just in case...

There's a 17 point max in point differentials. So winning by 17 or 70 doesn't matter.

[bus]

Ok i think i got this.

1. North Prairie or Langdon depends who wins

2. North Prairie if they lose. Rugby if Langdon loses and they win. Cavalier if Rugby loses and they win.

3. Langdon if they lose and Rugby loses. Cavalier if they win Rugby wins and Langdon loses or if NP loses and Rugby wins. Rugby if they win and NP loses.

4. Langdon if they lose and Cavalier and Rugby win. Cavalier if they lose. Rugby if they lose and Cavalier wins.


Current point differentials
NP- doesn't matter no one can catch them
Langdon- -11
Rugby- +11
Cavalier- 0

Correct me if i'm wrong or i left any scenario out

[ndlionsfan]

Point differentials max out at 17 points a game and all only calculated with the head to head matchups of the three teams involved. If the scores a few posts up are correct, Cavalier would be 0 (+17 against Langdon and -17 against Rugby) Langdon would be -11 (-17 to Cavalier and +6 to Rugby) and Rugby would be +11 (+17 to Cavalier and -6 to Langdon). Rugby would be #2, Cavalier #3 based on head to head matchup with Langdon.

[bus]

yeah i didn't know if it was head to head between the three teams involved or total between every team in the region ill change it

[A - Football Fan]

I was sorely mistaken about the Region 3 seeds. Until tonights games are done things could be a little different than what I had previously stated. Velva has the number one or two spot locked, that is a guarantee. However, if Harvey loses tonight and DLB beats Berthold and Williams County wins against Stanley then Harvey would be third because of the head to head loss to Williams County. Also, if DLB beats Berthold then DLB would be the number four team and Berthold would be out. So...... Williams County could be a number two or four seed, Berthold could be a number three or miss out completely if they lose and Harvey could be a one, two, or three seed depending on how all of the games in the region play out tonight. WOW. That's a lot to digest. Dang it I hate being wrong.

[comet34]

SO what does the playoffs look like ?

[A - Football Fan]

Velva is Number one out of Region Three
Williams County is Number Two
Harvey is number Three
and I believe DLB is number Four having beat Berthold OR last night.

[comet34]

so Harvey and hazen first round is that right? if so wow what game, for sure the measuring stick for that region 4 againest that tough region 3

[Shocker]

Wow. Harvey vs. Hazen should be a great matchup. I can't think of a game recently where two teams of that caliber have met in the first round of the playoffs. I don't think it's too far fetched to say that either of those teams have the ability to win a title, although they will have an incredibly tough road to get there.

[A-Fanatic]

Wow. Harvey vs. Hazen should be a great matchup. I can't think of a game recently where two teams of that caliber have met in the first round of the playoffs. I don't think it's too far fetched to say that either of those teams have the ability to win a title, although they will have an incredibly tough road to get there.

I think this game will draw a lot of attention from everybody out west, in particular Velva and Watford City. This is easily the most exciting first round match up in the playoffs.

[KyleJRM]

Regions 3 and 4 (by my accounting)

Des Lacs-Burlington at Watford City
New Salem at Williams County
Harvey at Hazen
Heart River at Velva