Second Edition: Oct. 7, 2024
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.
Current district standings are also available below for available classes.
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.
RANKINGS COMMITEES
Class 2A
| Rank | School | W | L |
| 1 | West Lyon | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | PCM | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Spirit Lake | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Van Meter | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Kuemper Catholic, Carroll | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Northeast | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | North Fayette Valley | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | Roland-Story | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Western Christian, Hull | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | Des Moines Christian | 4 | 2 |
Class 1A
| Rank | School | W | L |
| 1 | Grundy Center | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Regina, Iowa City | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Dike-New Hartford | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Emmetsburg | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Wilton | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | OABCIG | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | South Hardin | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | Sigourney/Keota | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | Hinton | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Treynor | 5 | 1 |
Class A
| Rank | School | W | L |
| 1 | West Hancock | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | ACGC | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Saint Ansgar | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Lisbon | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | North Linn | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | Earlham | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Tri-Center | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | Gehlen Catholic | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | Woodbury Central | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Starmont | 5 | 1 |
Eight-Player
| Rank | School | W | L |
| 1 | Lenox | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Bishop Garrigan, Algona | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Don Bosco, Gilbertville | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | St. Mary’s, Remsen | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Woodbine | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | Audubon | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Gladbrook-Reinbeck | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | Iowa Valley | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | Bedford | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | GTRA | 6 | 0 |
DISTRICT STANDINGS
Notes
Standings following Week 6 do not sort for head-to-head.
Corrections for points or records should be sent by school personnel to: [email protected].
PLAYOFF QUALIFIYING INFORMATION
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
RATINGS PERCENTAGE INDEX
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
PREVIOUS RANKINGS & RPI
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
PREVIOUS RANKINGS
Class 2A
| Rank | School | W | L |
| 1 | West Lyon | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | PCM | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Spirit Lake | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Van Meter | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Kuemper Catholic, Carroll | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Northeast | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Des Moines Christian | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | North Fayette Valley | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Roland-Story | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Western Christian, Hull | 3 | 2 |
Class 1A
| Rank | School | W | L |
| 1 | Grundy Center | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Regina, Iowa City | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Dike-New Hartford | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Emmetsburg | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Wilton | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | South Hardin | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | OABCIG | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Sigourney/Keota | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Hinton | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Treynor | 4 | 1 |
Class A
| Rank | School | W | L |
| 1 | West Hancock | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | ACGC | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Saint Ansgar | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Lisbon | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | North Linn | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Earlham | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Tri-Center | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Gehlen Catholic, LeMars | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Woodbury Central | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Starmont | 4 | 1 |
Eight-Player
| Rank | School | W | L |
| 1 | Lenox | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Bishop Garrigan, Algona | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Don Bosco, Gilbertville | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | St. Mary’s, Remsen | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Woodbine | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Audubon | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Gladbrook-Reinbeck | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Iowa Valley | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | Belle Plaine | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | Bedford | 4 | 1 |
PREVIOUS STANDINGS
2024 IHSAA FOOTBALL RANKINGS COMMITTEES
IHSAA Staff: Jared Chizek, Chris Cuellar, Andy Umthun
Class 2A
- Kevin Bowman
- Dewayne Cook
- Toby Lorenzen
Class 1A
- Cory Brandt
- Ryan Murken
- Greg Thomas
Class A
- Don Anderson
- Jeff Linder
- Delwyn Showalter
Eight-Player
- Dave Capitani
- Trevor Maeder
- Tom Nuss