Class 5A Iowa high school football RPIs, through Week 4

For the second straight year, the 16 playoff teams in Class 5A football will be determined solely by Ratings Percentage Index (RPI).

RPI is determined by three factors: W-L percentage (37.5 percent), opponents’ W-L percentage (37.5 percent) and opponents’ opponents’ W-L percentage (25 percent).

Here is how the top 24 teams stand through Week 4 determined by our unofficial calculations:

1. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (4-0, 16-20, 165-159, .6690)

2. Pleasant Valley (4-0, 14-22, 178-146, .6581)

3. Sioux City East (4-0, 13-23, 178-142, .6494)

4. Davenport West (4-0, 13-23, 173-151, .6439)

5. West Des Moines Dowling (3-1, 19-17, 172-152, .6119)

6. Cedar Rapids Prairie (3-1, 20-16, 155-169, .5919)

7. Ankeny (3-1, 18-18, 174-150, .6031)

8. Dubuque Senior (3-1, 19-17, 159-165, .6019)

9. Southeast Polk (3-1, 17-19, 173-151, .5919)

10. Ames (3-1, 17-19, 166-156, .5873)

11. Sioux City North (3-1, 16-18, 158-164, .5805)

12. Iowa City West (3-1, 15-21, 170-154, .5688)

13. Des Moines North (3-1, 14-22, 160-162, .5513)

14. Urbandale (3-1, 12-24, 182-140, .5476)

15. Ankeny Centennial (2-2, 21-15, 161-163, .5305)

16. Iowa City High (2-2, 21-15, 151-173, .5228)

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17. Johnston (2-2, 20-16, 160-162, .5200)

18. Des Moines Roosevelt (2-2, 20-16, 152-172, .5131)

19. Linn-Mar (2-2, 19-17, 157-167, .5065)

20. West Des Moines Valley (2-2, 18-18, 168-156, .5046)

21. Cedar Falls (2-2, 16-20, 176-148, .4900)

22. Ottumwa (2-2, 17-19, 160-164, .4881)

23. Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln (2-2, 16-20, 162-158, .4808)

24. Waukee Northwest (1-3, 23-13, 154-168, .4530)

Comments: jeff.linder@thegazette.com