North Dakota high school football computer rankings (10/1/2024)

Check out SBLive's custom rankings formula for every classification of North Dakota high school football for Week 7

Robin Erickson | 14 Hours Ago

The Fargo Davies Eagles retain the No. 1 spot in the latest computer rankings. /

Week 7 of the 2024 North Dakota high school football season is here and High School on SI is debuting its first computer rankings of the season for the state.

There is no change at the No. 1 spot in the latest Class AAA computer rankings as the Fargo Davies Eagles continued their undefeated season Friday against Williston. Coming in at the No. 2 position are the Legacy Sabres followed by the Bismarck Demons at No. 3.

A quick look at the Class AA rankings show undefeated Red River at the top with West Fargo Horace and Wahpeton right behind them.

SBLive's formula was created using its linear algebra-based ranking algorithm inspired by the Colley Bias-Free Ranking Method. Colley’s Method was created by Wes Colley, Ph.D., an astrophysicist at the University of Alabama at Huntsville. He devised his algorithm to help address the subjectivity and controversy regarding BCS college football selections in the 1990s and early 2000s, using a method that used no subjective variables.