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The second edition of the IHSAA’s 2024 football rankings are available below, with Ratings Percentage Index for Class 5A, Class 4A, and Class 3A now provided.
Rankings for Class 2A, Class 1A, Class A, and Eight-Player will be determined throughout the 2024 regular season by official rankings committees, as debuted in 2023. The committee rankings for 2A, 1A, A, and 8P will feature a top 10 consensus-built list as compiled by a six-person group: Two former head coaches and one media member – each representing different state regions – and three IHSAA staff members. The IHSAA will use the rankings as a primary tool for postseason assignments, while maintaining school and geographic considerations.
Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) is a formula instituted in 2018 using records to determine a team’s relative strength in a single regular season.
Playoff qualifying information is available below. Final editions will be following the release of first round playoff matchups.
The 2024 IHSAA Ranking Committes include IHSAA staff: Jared Chizek, Chris Cuellar, Andy Umthun, and Todd Tharp.
The former head coaches and media members are:
Class 2A: Kevin Bowman, DeWayne Cook, Toby Lorenzen
Class 1A: Cory Brandt, Ryan Murken, Greg Thomas
Class A: Don Anderson, Jeff Linder, Delwyn Showalter
8-Man: Tom Nuss, Dave Capitani, Trevor Maeder
Eight-Player
| Rank/Last Wk | School | W | L |
| 1-1 | Lenox | 6 | 0 |
| 2-2 | Algona Garrigan | 6 | 0 |
| 3-3 | Gilbertville Don Bosco | 6 | 0 |
| 4-4 | Remsen St. Mary’s | 6 | 0 |
| 5-5 | Woodbine | 6 | 0 |
| 6-6 | Audubon | 6 | 0 |
| 7-7 | Gladbrook-Reinbeck | 5 | 1 |
| 8-8 | Iowa Valley | 6 | 0 |
| 9-10 | Bedford | 5 | 1 |
| 10-NR | GTRA | 6 | 0 |
Dropped Out: Belle Plaine (9)
Class 1A
| Rank/Last Wk | School | W | L |
| 1-1 | Grundy Center | 6 | 0 |
| 2-2 | Iowa City Regina | 6 | 0 |
| 3-3 | Dike-New Hartford | 5 | 1 |
| 4-4 | Emmetsburg | 6 | 0 |
| 5-5 | Wilton | 6 | 0 |
| 6-7 | OABCIG | 5 | 1 |
| 7-6 | South Hardin | 5 | 1 |
| 8-8 | Sigourney-Keota | 5 | 1 |
| 9-9 | Hinton | 5 | 1 |
| 10-10 | Treynor | 5 | 1 |
Class A
| Rank/Last Wk | School | W | L |
| 1-1 | West Hancock | 6 | 0 |
| 2-2 | ACGC | 6 | 0 |
| 3-3 | Saint Ansgar | 5 | 1 |
| 4-4 | Lisbon | 6 | 0 |
| 5-5 | North Linn | 6 | 0 |
| 6-6 | Earlham | 5 | 1 |
| 7-7 | Tri-Center | 5 | 1 |
| 8-8 | LeMars Gehlen | 5 | 1 |
| 9-9 | Woodbury Central | 5 | 1 |
| 10-10 | Starmont | 5 | 1 |
Class 2A
| Rank/Last Wk | School | W | L |
| 1-1 | West Lyon | 6 | 0 |
| 2-2 | PCM | 6 | 0 |
| 3-3 | Spirit Lake | 5 | 1 |
| 4-4 | Van Meter | 5 | 1 |
| 5-5 | Carroll Kuemper | 5 | 1 |
| 6-6 | Northeast | 6 | 0 |
| 7-8 | North Fayette Valley | 5 | 1 |
| 8-9 | Roland-Story | 4 | 2 |
| 9-10 | Western Christian | 4 | 2 |
| 10-7 | Des Moines Christian | 4 | 2 |
STANDINGS & POINT DIFFERENTIAL
Classes: 2A, 1A, A, 8P; Qualifiers: 32 per class; Regular Season: 8 weeks.
About: Complete district standings are available as automatic qualifiers will be the district champion, district runner-up, district third place team, and the district fourth place team in Classes 2A, 1A and A. The +/- point differential is used as a 17-point tiebreaker, with overtime games counting for +/- 1.00. In Eight-Player, automatic qualifiers will be the district champion, district runner-up and district third place team. There will be two at-large qualifiers in Eight-Player based on the +/-17 point tiebreaker.
First Round Matchup Release: 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 19
RATING PERCENTAGE INDEZ
Classes: 5A, 4A, 3A; Qualifiers: 16 per class; Regular Season: 9 weeks.
About: Formula instituted in 2018 using team’s record, their opponents’ record, and their opponents opponents’ record to determine relative strength in a single regular season. Class 5A uses RPI to determine all 16 playoff qualifiers. In 4A and 3A, RPI will determine the four remaining at-large qualifiers, as the district champion and runner-up from each of the six districts will earn automatic qualifying spots. Starting in 2024, the +/- 17-point tiebreaker will be utilized if necessary to determine automatic qualifiers in 4A and 3A.
First Round Matchup Release: 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 26
