2025 Class 5A Iowa high school football RPIs, through Week 3

Again this season, 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 (3-0, 12-15, 134-109), .6796

2. Sioux City East (3-0, 11-16, 138-104), .6703

3. Indianola (3-0, 11-16, 129-114), .6605

4. Iowa City Liberty (3-0, 11-16, 123-120), .6543

5. Iowa City West (3-0, 10-17, 123-120), .6404

6. Ankeny (2-1, 16-11, 131-112), .6070

7. West Des Moines Valley (2-1, 16-11, 130-113), .6059

8. Johnston (2-1, 16-11, 129-114), .6049

9. West Des Moines Dowling (2-1, 16-11, 128-115), .6039

10. Southeast Polk (2-1, 15-12, 124-119), .5859

11. Ankeny Centennial (2-1, 14-13, 132-111), .5802

12. Cedar Rapids Prairie (2-1, 14-13, 114-129), .5617

13. Waterloo West (2-1, 13-14, 125-118), .5592

14. Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln (2-1, 12-15, 134-109), .5546

15. Dallas Center-Grimes (2-1, 12-15, 123-120), .5432

16. Bettendorf (2-1, 12-15, 120-123), .5402

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17. Cedar Falls (2-1, 11-16, 123-120), .5293

18. Marshalltown (2-1, 10-17, 135-108), .5278

19. Ottumwa (2-1, 10-17, 130-113), .5226

20. Waukee (1-2, 18-9, 125-118), .5036

Comments: jeff.linder@thegazette.com