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

With the elimination of districts in Class 5A football, all 36 teams are, essentially, independents.

The 16 playoff teams 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 five weeks determined by our UNOFFICIAL calculations:

1. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (5-0, 17-28, 223-182, .6544)

2. Linn-Mar (5-0, 16-29, 233-172, .6521)

3. Southeast Polk (4-1, 26-19, 217-188, .6507)

4. Iowa City High (5-0, 15-30, 228-177, .6407)

5. West Des Moines Valley (4-1, 24-21, 217-188, .6340)

6. Cedar Rapids Prairie (4-1, 24-21, 210-195, .6296)

7. Ankeny (4-1, 23-22, 220-185, .6275)

8. Cedar Falls (4-1, 23-22, 206-199, .6189)

9. Urbandale (4-1, 20-25, 224-180, .6053)

10. Ankeny Centennial (3-2, 28-17, 216-189, .5916)

11. Ames (3-2, 24-21, 189-215, .5475)

12. Pleasant Valley (3-2, 24-21, 198-207, .5472)

13. Dubuque Senior (3-2, 23-22, 198-207, .5389)

14. Sioux City East (3-2, 21-24, 219-186, .5352)

15. Des Moines Lincoln (3-2, 22-23, 202-202, .5333)

16. Waukee Northwest (2-3, 28-17, 216-188, .5169)

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17. Davenport Central (3-2, 20-25, 198-207, .5139)

18. West Des Moines Dowling (2-3, 28-17, 209-196, .5123)

19. Des Moines Roosevelt (3-2, 19-26, 208-197, .5117)

20. Sioux City North (3-2, 17-27, 206-199, .4980)

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