Class 5A Iowa high school football RPIs, through Week 6

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 6 determined by our unofficial calculations:

1. West Des Moines Dowling (5-1, 32-22, 268-218, .6726)

2. Pleasant Valley (6-0, 22-32, 269-217, .6662)

3. Ankeny (5-1, 30-24, 269-217, .6592)

4. Southeast Polk (5-1, 29-25, 273-213, .6543)

5. Cedar Rapids Prairie (5-1, 30-24, 240-246, .6443)

6. Davenport West (6-0, 17-37, 258-228, .6258)

7. Ankeny Centennial (4-2, 33-21, 253-233, .6093)

8. Ames (5-1, 23-31, 259-227, .6054)

9. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (5-1, 24-30, 245-241, .6052)

10. Iowa City High (4-2, 32-22, 228-258, .5895)

11. Waukee Northwest (3-3, 35-19, 254-232, .5613)

12. Cedar Falls (4-2, 24-30, 267-219, .5540)

13. Iowa City West (4-2, 24-30, 255-231, .5479)

14. Sioux City East (4-2, 23-31, 262-224, .5445)

15. Urbandale (4-2, 22-32, 273-213, .5432)

16. Johnston (3-3, 32-22, 247-239, .5368)

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17. West Des Moines Valley (3-3, 30-24, 263-223, .5311)

18. Linn-Mar (3-3, 30-24, 238-248, .5182)

19. Dubuque Senior (3-3, 29-25, 236-250, .5103)

20. Des Moines North (4-2, 19-35, 243-243, .5069)

21. Des Moines Roosevelt (3-3, 28-26, 234-252, .5023)

22. Sioux City North (3-3, 27-27, 233-253, .4949)

23. Ottumwa (3-3, 25-29, 234-252, .4815)

24. Waukee (2-4, 32-22, 259-227, .4804)

Comments: jeff.linder@thegazette.com