2024 Class 5A Iowa high school football RPIs, through Week 6

The 16-team playoff field 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 21 teams (those with RPIs above .5000) stand through Week 6 determined by our unofficial calculations:

1. Bettendorf (6-0, 26-28, 263-223), .6909

2. Iowa City Liberty (5-1, 30-24, 254-232), .6515

3. Waterloo West (5-1, 30-24, 243-243), .6458

4. West Des Moines Valley (5-1, 27-27, 269-217), .6384

5. Pleasant Valley (5-1, 27-27, 258-228), .6327

6. Ottumwa (6-0, 16-38, 263-223), .6214

7. West Des Moines Dowling (5-1, 24-30, 273-213), .6196

8. Linn-Mar (5-1, 23-31, 255-231), .6034

9. Iowa City High (4-2, 31-23, 253-233), .5954

10. Johnston (4-2, 30-24, 258-228), .5910

11. Sioux City East (4-2, 27-27, 248-239), .5653

12. Ankeny (3-3, 33-21, 253-233), .5468

13. Waukee (4-2, 23-31, 257-229), .5419

14. Ankeny Centennial (4-2, 22-32, 264-222), .5386

15. Dubuque Hempstead (4-2, 23-31, 250-236), .5383

16. Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln (4-2, 23-31, 247-238), .5370

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17. Southeast Polk (3-3, 32-22, 242-244), .5342

18. Iowa City West (3-3, 30-24, 256-230), .5275

19. Urbandale (3-3, 31-23, 240-246), .5263

20. Davenport North (4-2, 19-35, 274-212), .5228

21. Cedar Rapids Jefferson (4-2, 18-36, 264-222), .5108

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