Class 5A Iowa high school football RPIs, through Week 7

West Des Moines Valley moves to the top of the list; Southeast Polk, Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Urbandale round out top 4

Oct. 10, 2021 4:33 pm, Updated: Oct. 12, 2021 11:39 am

Cedar Rapids Kennedy's Brenden Linde (88) tries to stay in bounds as he fends off Cedar Falls' Nolan North (15) during a game Oct. 1. Kennedy is No. 3 in this week’s unofficial Class 5A RPI rankings. (Cliff Jette/Freelance for The Gazette)

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 seven weeks determined by our UNOFFICIAL calculations:

1. West Des Moines Valley (6-1, 37-26, 305-262, .6761)

2. Southeast Polk (6-1, 36-27, 314-253, .6741)

3. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (7-0, 25-38, 310-257, .6605)

4. Urbandale (6-1, 29-34, 316-251, .6333)

5. Cedar Rapids Prairie (5-2, 36-27, 289-278, .6096)

6. Ankeny (5-2, 34-29, 313-254, .6083)

7. Linn-Mar (6-1, 25-38, 313-254, .6082)

8. Iowa City High (6-1, 24-39, 308-259, .6001)

9. Cedar Falls (5-2, 32-31, 299-268, .5902)

10. Pleasant Valley (5-2, 33-30, 285-282, .5900)

11. Waukee Northwest (4-3, 39-24, 309-258, .5826)