Both Ankeny and Ankeny Centennial are in position to make the Class 5A football playoffs with three weeks left to go in the regular season.
The Iowa High School Athletic Association unveiled its initial RPI rankings for Class 5A on Monday. The Hawks are No. 7 with an RPI of 0.6085, while the Jaguars are No. 14 with an RPI of 0.5285.
The RPI formula was instituted in 2018, using each team’s record, their opponents’ record, and their opponents opponents’ record to determine relative strength in a single regular season. Class 5A uses RPI to determine all 16 playoff qualifiers.
Here are the top 16 teams in the Class 5A RPI rankings, with each team’s record and their RPI:
1. Waukee Northwest 6-0, 0.6934
2. Dowling Catholic 5-1, 0.6685
3. Johnston 5-1, 0.6656
4. Valley 5-1, 0.6556
5. Sioux City East 5-1, 0.6224
6. Iowa City Liberty 5-1, 0.6121
7. ANKENY 4-2, 0.6085
8. Southeast Polk 4-2, 0.5949
9. Cedar Falls 5-1, 0.5903
10. Iowa City West 5-1, 0.5676
11. Cedar Rapids Prairie 4-2, 0.5656
12. Dallas Center-Grimes 4-2, 0.5527
13. Indianola 4-2, 0.5486
14. ANKENY CENTENNIAL 3-3, 0.5285
15. Waukee 2-4, 0.5180
16. Dubuque Senior 3-3, 0.5118