Where does your favorite high school football team stand? The IHSAA Monday (10/7) released its first RPI rankings of the season. These rankings will determine which teams, beside the district champions, will qualify for the state football playoffs in November. Looking at Class 3A and the District 7 teams, Pella is 13th, Oskaloosa 19th, Grinnell 29th, Knoxville at number 31, Newton 37 and South Tama County 50th. In Class 4A: Ottumwa is 34th with a 1-5 record. Class 2A: defending state champion PCM is ninth, EBF is 35th and Albia number 51. In Class 1A, Sigourney-Keota is ranked 15th–the lowest 6-0 team in that RPI. Pella Christian is 35th in 1A. Moving to Class A, Cardinal is 19th, Pekin 33rd, North Mahaska number 54 and Lynnville-Sully number 56. And in 8-man football, Montezuma is 18th in the RPI, and Twin Cedars 58th.
First RPI of high school football season
Where does your favorite high school football team stand? The IHSAA Monday (10/7) released its first RPI rankings of the season. These rankings will determine which teams, beside the district champions, will qualify for the state football playoffs in November. Looking at Class 3A and the District 7 teams, Pella is 13th, Oskaloosa 19th, Grinnell 29th, Knoxville at number 31, Newton 37 and South Tama County 50th. In Class 4A: Ottumwa is 34th with a 1-5 record. Class 2A: defending state champion PCM is ninth, EBF is 35th and Albia number 51. In Class 1A, Sigourney-Keota is ranked 15th–the lowest 6-0 team in that RPI. Pella Christian is 35th in 1A. Moving to Class A, Cardinal is 19th, Pekin 33rd, North Mahaska number 54 and Lynnville-Sully number 56. And in 8-man football, Montezuma is 18th in the RPI, and Twin Cedars 58th.