2026 GHSA Football Schedule - Explain Ranking - Dalton

PSR position does not guarantee placement in post-season competition. Teams failing to complete the minimum number of games/matches will be ineligible for post-season play. Region winners are guaranteed first round placement regardless of PSR position.

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School	Record	WP	OWP	OOWP	PSR
Dalton	4 - 0	1.00000	0.54167	0.71667	0.75458

Home
Wins/Contests

Away
Wins/Contests

Neutral Site
Wins/Contests

Non-GHSA
Wins/Contests

2 / 2

0 / 0

WP =
1.0 * 2 (Home Wins) + 1.0 * 2 (Away Wins)
/
1.0 * 2 (Home Contests) + 1.0 * 2 (Away Contests)
= 1.00000

OWP =
(Northwest Whitfield) 1 * 1.00000 (Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Dalton) +
(Heritage, Catoosa) 1 * 0.33333 (Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Dalton) +
(Rockmart) 1 * 0.50000 (Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Dalton) +
(Calhoun) 1 * 0.33333 (Times Played * Opponent WP Excluding Dalton) / 4 (GHSA Opponent Count)
= 0.54167

OOWP =
(Northwest Whitfield) 1 * 0.50000 (Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(Heritage, Catoosa) 1 * 0.75000 (Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(Rockmart) 1 * 0.83333 (Times Played * Opponent OWP) +
(Calhoun) 1 * 0.78333 (Times Played * Opponent OWP) / 4 (GHSA Opponent Count)
= 0.71667

PSRF = 0.35 * 1.00000 (WP) + 0.35 * 0.54167 (OWP) + 0.30 * 0.71667 (OOWP) = 0.75458

Opponents (Wins, Contests, WP excludes Dalton, OWP includes all opponents)
School	Record	Home Wins/Contests	Away Wins/Contests	Neutral Site Wins/Contests	Non-GHSA Wins/Contests	WP	OWP
Northwest Whitfield	3 - 0	1 / 1	2 / 2	0 / 0	0 / 0	1.00000	0.50000
Heritage, Catoosa	1 - 2	1 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 0	0 / 0	0.33333	0.75000
Rockmart	1 - 1	1 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 0	0 / 0	0.50000	0.83333
Calhoun	1 - 2	1 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 0	0 / 0	0.33333	0.78333

Contests

DaltonAAAAA
8/21	Rockmart	35 - 21	W
8/28	At Northwest Whitfield	35 - 9	W
9/04	At Heritage, Catoosa	50 - 14	W
9/11	Calhoun (Harmon Field)	42 - 35	W
Wins: 4, Losses: 0, Ties: 0

Northwest WhitfieldAAAA
8/21	At Coahulla Creek	37 - 0	W
8/28	Dalton	9 - 35	L
9/04	Sonoraville	42 - 20	W
9/11	At North Murray	41 - 14	W
Wins: 3, Losses: 1, Ties: 0

Heritage, CatoosaAAAA
8/21	North Murray	34 - 14	W
8/28	At Ringgold	28 - 42	L
9/04	Dalton	14 - 50	L
9/11	Cass	13 - 41	L
Wins: 1, Losses: 3, Ties: 0

RockmartAAA
8/21	At Dalton	21 - 35	L
8/28	Cedartown	49 - 13	W
9/04	At Mary Persons	21 - 42	L
Wins: 1, Losses: 2, Ties: 0

CalhounAAAA
8/21	Jefferson	21 - 19	W
8/28	Greater Atlanta Christian	17 - 24	L
9/04	At Troup County (Callaway Stadium)	0 - 42	L
9/11	At Dalton (Harmon Field)	35 - 42	L
Wins: 1, Losses: 3, Ties: 0

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2026 GHSA Football Schedule - Explain Ranking - Dalton