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2025 Class 5A Iowa high school football RPIs, through Week 5
The lone unbeaten, Waukee Northwest leads a pack of five CIML teams at the top of the list
Oct. 1, 2025 2:18 pm
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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 20 teams stand through Week 3 determined by our unofficial calculations:
1. Waukee Northwest (5-0, 21-24, 224-181), .6883
2. West Des Moines Dowling (4-1, 27-18, 214-191), .6511
3. Ankeny (4-1, 26-19, 223-182), .6544
4. Johnston (4-1, 25-20, 227-178), .6484
5. West Des Moines Valley (4-1, 25-20, 219-186), .6435
6. Sioux City East (4-1, 21-24, 223-181), .6130
7. Dallas Center-Grimes (4-1, 20-25, 213-192), .5982
8. Iowa City Liberty (4-1, 20-25, 201-204), .5908
9. Cedar Falls (4-1, 18-27, 201-204), .5741
10. Southeast Polk (3-2, 26-19, 209-196), .5707
11. Ankeny Centennial (3-2, 24-21, 217-188), .5590
12. Iowa City West (4-1, 15-30, 208-197), .5534
13. Cedar Rapids Prairie (3-2, 24-21, 184-221), .5386
14. Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln (3-2, 21-24, 222-183), .5370
15. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (3-2, 21-24, 216-189), .5333
16. Indianola (3-2, 21-24, 198-207), .5222
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17. Ottumwa (3-2, 19-26, 211-194), .5135
18. Marshalltown (3-2, 17-28, 227-178), .5068
19. Pleasant Valley (3-2, 20-25, 186-219), .5065
20. Dubuque Senior (3-2, 17-28, 196-209), .4877
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