article Official KHSAA RPI Rankings Unveiled

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 30, 2019

The first official KHSAA Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) Rankings are now available on the Association’s website (RPI (Ratings Percentage Index) | Kentucky High School Athletic Association) following a thorough development and implementation process. Approved by the Board of Control in January of 2018, the RPI will be incorporated into the football competition rules as a means of seeding Rounds 3, 4, 5. The RPI is simply an informational tool in the other team sports and is provided as a means to increase publicity, interest and promotion.

“It has been an important period the last few weeks experimenting with output formats and screen layouts, while determining what documents were needed to ensure both transparency and replicability. We have continually stressed that as the only official results source, any other data outside of our website should be regarded with skepticism,” said KHSAA Commissioner Julian Tackett. “We are very thankful to our friends with the Colorado High School Athletic Association who have been invaluable in troubleshooting our implementation questions. From the beginning, our goal was to internalize this project and not outsource to third parties in order to avoid creating duplicate reporting for our schools and opportunities for confusion.”

“Our office is uniquely positioned to implement the RPI Rankings in Kentucky high school sports because of our membership requirement to enter schedules and scores on the KHSAA/Riherds.com Scoreboard. The RPI is fully integrated with the Scoreboard, allowing for accurate and updated rankings on an hourly basis,” said KHSAA Communications Director Joe Angolia. “As our programmer and database consultant, Frank Riherd has made literally hundreds of trials and calculations to ensure accuracy in this system and we appreciate his commitment to this endeavor.”

RPI is used to measure a team’s strength relative to other teams, based largely on the strength of their schedules (margin of victory is not a factor). RPI is calculated from the team’s Winning Percentage (WP), the Opponent’s Winning Percentage (OWP) and the Opponents’ Opponents’ Winning Percentage (OOWP). These three components are combined to produce the RPI using the following formula: RPI = (WP * WPVAL) + (OWP * OWPVAL) + (OOWP * OOWPVAL).

The KHSAA has adopted its RPI using the following final calculation:

• WPVAL shall be .35 (or 35 percent)
  
• OWPVAL shall be .35 (or 35 percent)
  
• OOWPVAL shall be .30 (or 30 percent)
  

For football only, a game value factor is included in each WP calculation as described in the football calculation example. The game value factor is based on the class of the team being played for each calculation and is only relevant to instate games. This weighting is based on a 15% difference for the game value as class sizes become larger. Those game value factors are:

• 1A = 1.323
  
• 2A = 1.521
  
• 3A = 1.749
  
• 4A = 2.011
  
• 5A = 2.313
  
• 6A = 2.660
  

Multiple resources have been posted at KHSAA.org to help answer questions and explain the process, including an FAQ document (RPI FAQ and What-ifs? | Kentucky High School Athletic Association) and a complete list of the steps involved in calculating the RPI (RPI Calculation Steps | Kentucky High School Athletic Association). For those interested in fully examining the process, a detailed breakdown of how each game factors into a team’s RPI is provided at https://khsaa.org/resources/RPI/rpiexample2018fbapb.pdf. The detailed example uses Ashland Blazer’s 2018 football schedule to show how each game, opponent and opponent’s opponent factors into establishing the team’s final RPI Ranking.

“While some coaches may argue about this piece or that piece, this poll or that poll, or whichever system would benefit them more than others, in the end, this project will result in people talking about high school sports which is always good. That discussion will lead to continual fine tuning to make the participation opportunities optimal for all involved,” added Tackett. “It is our hope that by laying out all the calculations and being completely transparent with the results, we provide a good publicity tool for our sports, a means for districts in all team sports to potentially break ties in standings, and of course, address the idea to revise the bracketing in football to peak interest in championship play during the playoffs, which was the original request.”

The RPI standings for all sports will update on an hourly basis during the year and will be considered final on the last day of the regular season.

9/3/19 – Official KHSAA RPI Rankings Unveiled | Kentucky High School Athletic Association

Official Team RPI for 2019 Football (9-30)

Class 1A:

1 Pikeville 1A 7 6 - 0 - 0 1.161 0.804 0.674 0.890

2 Kentucky Country Day 1A 3 6 - 0 - 0 1.621 0.401 0.593 0.886

7 Paintsville 1A 6 3 - 2 - 0 0.844 0.751 0.647 0.753

12 Holy Cross (Louisville) 1A 2 5 - 1 - 0 1.118 0.423 0.632 0.729

20 Raceland 1A 6 3 - 2 - 0 0.768 0.740 0.563 0.697

27 Hazard 1A 7 5 - 1 - 0 0.937 0.474 0.619 0.680

33 Newport Central Catholic 1A 4 4 - 2 - 0 0.910 0.515 0.565 0.668

34 Williamsburg 1A 8 4 - 2 - 0 0.717 0.748 0.505 0.664

37 Bethlehem 1A 2 4 - 1 - 0 0.903 0.415 0.624 0.648

43 Berea 1A 3 5 - 0 - 0 1.038 0.272 0.573 0.630

56 Eminence 1A 3 4 - 1 - 0 0.860 0.494 0.413 0.598

62 Fulton County 1A 1 5 - 1 - 0 0.865 0.419 0.474 0.592

65 Pineville 1A 8 5 - 1 - 0 0.937 0.284 0.535 0.588

71 Campbellsville 1A 2 4 - 2 - 0 0.799 0.378 0.531 0.571

72 Ludlow 1A 4 4 - 1 - 0 0.830 0.346 0.523 0.569

76 Crittenden County 1A 1 3 - 2 - 0 0.724 0.400 0.567 0.564

89 Dayton 1A 4 4 - 1 - 0 0.894 0.227 0.502 0.543

99 Phelps 1A 7 3 - 2 - 0 0.630 0.432 0.511 0.525

116 Bishop Brossart 1A 5 2 - 3 - 0 0.400 0.654 0.406 0.491

129 Nicholas County 1A 5 3 - 3 - 0 0.579 0.378 0.427 0.463

135 Lynn Camp 1A 8 2 - 3 - 0 0.464 0.373 0.532 0.453

147 Harlan 1A 8 1 - 4 - 0 0.200 0.569 0.547 0.433

148 Fairview 1A 6 2 - 3 - 0 0.430 0.436 0.421 0.429

172 Fort Knox 1A 2 1 - 4 - 0 0.230 0.497 0.450 0.390

179 Betsy Layne 1A 6 2 - 4 - 0 0.383 0.285 0.478 0.377

182 Frankfort 1A 3 1 - 4 - 0 0.200 0.433 0.497 0.371

187 Paris 1A 5 1 - 4 - 0 0.200 0.445 0.456 0.363

193 Bellevue 1A 4 1 - 4 - 0 0.230 0.358 0.483 0.351

196 Jenkins 1A 7 0 - 7 - 0 0.000 0.622 0.433 0.348

199 Russellville 1A 1 0 - 6 - 0 0.000 0.584 0.446 0.338

202 Bracken County 1A 5 0 - 6 - 0 0.000 0.609 0.396 0.332

203 Caverna 1A 1 1 - 5 - 0 0.192 0.490 0.308 0.331

Class 2A:

3 Lexington Christian 2A 4 5 - 1 - 0 1.044 0.557 0.687 0.766

8 Mayfield 2A 1 5 - 1 - 0 0.999 0.570 0.641 0.741

10 Somerset 2A 4 5 - 0 - 0 1.082 0.458 0.656 0.736

15 Owensboro Catholic 2A 2 5 - 1 - 0 1.099 0.512 0.508 0.716

16 Breathitt County 2A 7 6 - 0 - 0 1.140 0.362 0.580 0.700

22 Caldwell County 2A 1 5 - 1 - 0 1.048 0.407 0.616 0.694

25 Murray 2A 1 4 - 1 - 0 1.074 0.383 0.611 0.693

28 Washington County 2A 4 4 - 2 - 0 0.857 0.611 0.539 0.675

30 Newport 2A 6 5 - 1 - 0 0.897 0.558 0.542 0.672

39 Lloyd Memorial 2A 6 3 - 2 - 0 0.734 0.655 0.518 0.642

47 Middlesboro 2A 7 4 - 2 - 0 0.627 0.757 0.473 0.626

53 Shelby Valley 2A 8 4 - 2 - 0 0.724 0.649 0.458 0.618

54 Martin County 2A 8 4 - 1 - 0 0.778 0.578 0.452 0.610

68 West Carter 2A 8 3 - 2 - 0 0.694 0.507 0.528 0.579

69 Todd County Central 2A 2 5 - 1 - 0 0.897 0.273 0.561 0.578

91 Beechwood 2A 6 1 - 4 - 0 0.264 0.830 0.524 0.540

92 Walton-Verona 2A 5 3 - 3 - 0 0.587 0.513 0.510 0.538

111 Danville 2A 4 1 - 4 - 0 0.264 0.732 0.500 0.499

114 Monroe County 2A 3 3 - 3 - 0 0.525 0.505 0.441 0.493

115 McLean County 2A 2 3 - 3 - 0 0.640 0.308 0.534 0.492

117 Carroll County 2A 5 3 - 2 - 0 0.604 0.479 0.369 0.490

123 Leslie County 2A 7 2 - 2 - 0 0.581 0.325 0.538 0.478

140 Holy Cross (Covington) 2A 6 2 - 4 - 0 0.290 0.539 0.516 0.445

145 Clinton County 2A 3 2 - 2 - 0 0.537 0.282 0.499 0.437

156 Prestonsburg 2A 8 2 - 4 - 0 0.358 0.397 0.481 0.409

173 Knott County Central 2A 7 2 - 4 - 0 0.312 0.398 0.461 0.387

177 Hancock County 2A 2 2 - 4 - 0 0.333 0.429 0.380 0.381

180 Bath County 2A 8 2 - 3 - 0 0.460 0.250 0.422 0.375

191 Ballard Memorial 2A 1 0 - 5 - 0 0.000 0.686 0.392 0.357

194 Fort Campbell 2A 1 0 - 6 - 0 0.000 0.663 0.394 0.350

198 Owen County 2A 5 1 - 4 - 0 0.230 0.400 0.409 0.343

200 Green County 2A 3 0 - 6 - 0 0.000 0.645 0.371 0.337

212 Edmonson County 2A 3 1 - 5 - 0 0.167 0.337 0.399 0.296

213 Butler County 2A 2 1 - 5 - 0 0.145 0.348 0.402 0.293

214 Gallatin County 2A 5 0 - 6 - 0 0.000 0.494 0.390 0.290

215 Metcalfe County 2A 3 1 - 5 - 0 0.167 0.351 0.364 0.290

218 East Ridge 2A 8 0 - 5 - 0 0.000 0.471 0.379 0.279

220 Shawnee 2A 5 0 - 4 - 0 0.000 0.272 0.497 0.244

222 Morgan County 2A 7 0 - 6 - 0 0.000 0.350 0.371 0.234

Class 3A:

6 Paducah Tilghman 3A 1 5 - 1 - 0 0.958 0.709 0.578 0.757

9 Mercer County 3A 4 5 - 1 - 0 0.862 0.772 0.549 0.737

18 Bell County 3A 5 5 - 0 - 0 1.223 0.249 0.614 0.699

21 Russell 3A 7 5 - 1 - 0 0.846 0.623 0.608 0.697

24 Bardstown 3A 3 5 - 1 - 0 0.840 0.636 0.589 0.693

32 Belfry 3A 8 3 - 2 - 0 0.638 0.765 0.589 0.668

41 Christian Academy-Louisville 3A 4 3 - 3 - 0 0.694 0.601 0.598 0.633

44 DeSales 3A 4 3 - 2 - 0 0.769 0.508 0.607 0.629

59 Taylor County 3A 2 5 - 1 - 0 0.771 0.453 0.551 0.594

60 Ashland Blazer 3A 7 4 - 1 - 0 0.860 0.376 0.535 0.593

63 Rockcastle County 3A 5 3 - 2 - 0 0.600 0.619 0.544 0.590

64 Glasgow 3A 2 5 - 1 - 0 0.796 0.468 0.488 0.589

66 Pike County Central 3A 8 4 - 1 - 0 0.834 0.398 0.513 0.585

70 Fleming County 3A 6 3 - 2 - 0 0.581 0.665 0.453 0.572

73 Garrard County 3A 5 3 - 2 - 0 0.630 0.503 0.564 0.566

75 Trigg County 3A 1 4 - 2 - 0 0.702 0.396 0.602 0.565

77 Elizabethtown 3A 3 4 - 2 - 0 0.717 0.418 0.558 0.564

81 Mason County 3A 6 3 - 3 - 0 0.579 0.594 0.501 0.561

83 Union County 3A 1 3 - 3 - 0 0.463 0.778 0.397 0.553

84 Lawrence County 3A 8 2 - 3 - 0 0.404 0.650 0.609 0.552

85 Greenup County 3A 7 3 - 3 - 0 0.554 0.535 0.567 0.551

95 LaRue County 3A 3 3 - 3 - 0 0.459 0.613 0.504 0.527

104 East Carter 3A 7 4 - 1 - 0 0.699 0.376 0.466 0.516

121 Magoffin County 3A 8 2 - 3 - 0 0.325 0.641 0.478 0.481

136 Western Hills 3A 4 2 - 3 - 0 0.303 0.571 0.491 0.453

137 Estill County 3A 5 2 - 3 - 0 0.351 0.564 0.441 0.452

142 Pendleton County 3A 6 3 - 2 - 0 0.476 0.395 0.460 0.443

143 Casey County 3A 2 2 - 4 - 0 0.358 0.491 0.480 0.441

149 Floyd Central 3A 8 2 - 4 - 0 0.290 0.560 0.430 0.426

165 Webster County 3A 1 3 - 3 - 0 0.427 0.304 0.470 0.397

166 Hart County 3A 2 3 - 3 - 0 0.416 0.289 0.490 0.394

167 Adair County 3A 2 2 - 4 - 0 0.312 0.486 0.379 0.393

183 Jackson County 3A 5 2 - 3 - 0 0.303 0.351 0.476 0.371

184 Thomas Nelson 3A 3 0 - 6 - 0 0.000 0.695 0.425 0.370

197 Nelson County 3A 3 0 - 6 - 0 0.000 0.600 0.448 0.345

201 McCreary Central 3A 5 0 - 5 - 0 0.000 0.640 0.361 0.333

207 Henry County 3A 4 1 - 5 - 0 0.167 0.334 0.491 0.323

211 Powell County 3A 6 1 - 5 - 0 0.167 0.336 0.407 0.298

221 Lewis County 3A 6 0 - 6 - 0 0.000 0.371 0.367 0.240

Class 4A:

5 Franklin County 4A 4 6 - 0 - 0 1.053 0.622 0.568 0.757

11 Boyle County 4A 5 6 - 0 - 0 0.991 0.544 0.646 0.731

14 Johnson Central 4A 8 5 - 0 - 0 1.129 0.446 0.547 0.716

17 Wayne County 4A 7 4 - 1 - 0 0.804 0.719 0.556 0.700

23 Lexington Catholic 4A 5 4 - 2 - 0 0.724 0.804 0.531 0.694

29 Anderson County 4A 5 4 - 2 - 0 0.774 0.673 0.552 0.672

38 Harlan County 4A 8 5 - 1 - 0 0.679 0.650 0.600 0.645

42 Logan County 4A 1 6 - 0 - 0 0.952 0.468 0.454 0.633

48 Madisonville-North Hopkins 4A 1 5 - 1 - 0 0.904 0.356 0.612 0.625

50 Waggener 4A 4 5 - 1 - 0 0.883 0.446 0.528 0.624

61 Hopkinsville 4A 1 4 - 2 - 0 0.651 0.568 0.555 0.593

78 Scott 4A 6 4 - 2 - 0 0.610 0.556 0.521 0.564

86 Shelby County 4A 4 3 - 3 - 0 0.575 0.501 0.580 0.551

94 Corbin 4A 7 2 - 2 - 0 0.538 0.443 0.614 0.527

96 Lincoln County 4A 7 3 - 3 - 0 0.575 0.502 0.501 0.527

102 Harrison County 4A 6 3 - 2 - 0 0.604 0.439 0.507 0.517

106 Moore 4A 3 1 - 4 - 0 0.265 0.781 0.498 0.515

108 Bourbon County 4A 5 3 - 2 - 0 0.630 0.379 0.518 0.509

109 Clay County 4A 8 3 - 2 - 0 0.457 0.556 0.500 0.505

113 Letcher County Central 4A 8 3 - 3 - 0 0.478 0.514 0.490 0.494

119 Central 4A 4 2 - 4 - 0 0.412 0.527 0.532 0.488

128 Holmes 4A 6 2 - 3 - 0 0.381 0.556 0.450 0.463

131 John Hardin 4A 3 2 - 4 - 0 0.387 0.516 0.481 0.460

138 Warren East 4A 2 3 - 3 - 0 0.402 0.541 0.406 0.452

141 Knox Central 4A 7 1 - 5 - 0 0.192 0.703 0.433 0.443

153 Spencer County 4A 3 2 - 4 - 0 0.312 0.405 0.559 0.419

155 Rowan County 4A 6 3 - 3 - 0 0.397 0.355 0.488 0.410

157 Russell County 4A 2 4 - 2 - 0 0.564 0.176 0.493 0.407

164 Marion County 4A 3 2 - 4 - 0 0.337 0.369 0.501 0.397

168 North Oldham 4A 4 1 - 5 - 0 0.192 0.600 0.385 0.393

181 Calloway County 4A 1 0 - 6 - 0 0.000 0.675 0.455 0.373

185 Franklin-Simpson 4A 2 2 - 4 - 0 0.276 0.396 0.448 0.369

186 Allen County-Scottsville 4A 2 1 - 5 - 0 0.167 0.469 0.483 0.367

195 Boyd County 4A 6 1 - 5 - 0 0.126 0.470 0.464 0.348

208 Hopkins County Central 4A 1 0 - 6 - 0 0.000 0.530 0.445 0.319

209 Valley 4A 3 1 - 5 - 0 0.192 0.408 0.348 0.314

216 Perry County Central 4A 8 0 - 5 - 0 0.000 0.447 0.432 0.286

217 Warren Central 4A 2 0 - 6 - 0 0.000 0.446 0.417 0.281

Class 5A:

13 Covington Catholic 5A 5 6 - 0 - 0 0.996 0.466 0.692 0.719

19 Frederick Douglass 5A 6 6 - 0 - 0 1.125 0.401 0.546 0.698

35 Pulaski County 5A 8 5 - 1 - 0 0.815 0.565 0.593 0.661

36 Scott County 5A 6 5 - 1 - 0 0.908 0.496 0.526 0.649

40 Owensboro 5A 1 5 - 1 - 0 0.826 0.534 0.540 0.638

46 South Warren 5A 2 6 - 0 - 0 0.897 0.469 0.501 0.628

51 Highlands 5A 5 4 - 2 - 0 0.720 0.541 0.596 0.620

52 Conner 5A 5 5 - 1 - 0 0.851 0.395 0.606 0.618

57 South Oldham 5A 4 5 - 1 - 0 0.862 0.396 0.527 0.598

74 Woodford County 5A 7 3 - 2 - 0 0.604 0.586 0.499 0.566

79 East Jessamine 5A 7 4 - 2 - 0 0.670 0.477 0.530 0.561

82 Graves County 5A 1 2 - 3 - 0 0.332 0.807 0.540 0.560

88 Cooper 5A 5 3 - 3 - 0 0.479 0.594 0.568 0.546

93 Atherton 5A 4 4 - 2 - 0 0.594 0.531 0.449 0.528

103 Bowling Green 5A 2 3 - 2 - 0 0.634 0.415 0.495 0.516

105 Fairdale 5A 3 5 - 1 - 0 0.708 0.346 0.485 0.515

110 Grayson County 5A 1 6 - 0 - 0 0.788 0.229 0.494 0.504

120 Greenwood 5A 2 4 - 2 - 0 0.580 0.400 0.463 0.482

122 North Laurel 5A 8 4 - 2 - 0 0.582 0.360 0.502 0.480

125 Southwestern 5A 8 2 - 3 - 0 0.430 0.443 0.564 0.475

127 Boone County 5A 5 2 - 4 - 0 0.337 0.535 0.546 0.469

132 Whitley County 5A 8 2 - 3 - 0 0.374 0.562 0.441 0.460

133 Doss 5A 3 3 - 3 - 0 0.503 0.362 0.518 0.458

134 North Bullitt 5A 4 3 - 3 - 0 0.478 0.346 0.558 0.456

139 Madison Southern 5A 7 3 - 3 - 0 0.468 0.328 0.576 0.451

150 South Laurel 5A 8 2 - 4 - 0 0.312 0.562 0.382 0.420

152 Ohio County 5A 1 2 - 4 - 0 0.219 0.558 0.489 0.419

158 Breckinridge County 5A 1 3 - 3 - 0 0.331 0.441 0.453 0.406

160 Montgomery County 5A 6 2 - 4 - 0 0.293 0.498 0.432 0.406

161 Muhlenberg County 5A 1 2 - 4 - 0 0.312 0.494 0.415 0.406

169 Bullitt Central 5A 3 1 - 5 - 0 0.167 0.580 0.432 0.391

171 Collins 5A 7 1 - 5 - 0 0.145 0.600 0.430 0.390

174 Christian County 5A 2 0 - 6 - 0 0.000 0.686 0.487 0.386

176 Grant County 5A 6 3 - 3 - 0 0.345 0.335 0.477 0.381

178 Jeffersontown 5A 4 2 - 4 - 0 0.333 0.360 0.451 0.378

188 Iroquois 5A 3 0 - 6 - 0 0.000 0.647 0.449 0.361

190 Seneca 5A 4 1 - 4 - 0 0.132 0.487 0.475 0.359

205 Great Crossing 5A 6 0 - 6 - 0 0.000 0.531 0.462 0.325

219 West Jessamine 5A 7 0 - 6 - 0 0.000 0.348 0.463 0.261

223 Western 5A 3 0 - 6 - 0 0.000 0.156 0.438 0.186

Class 6A:

4 Male 6A 4 5 - 0 - 0 1.000 0.642 0.626 0.762

26 North Hardin 6A 2 6 - 0 - 0 0.862 0.656 0.527 0.689

31 Trinity (Louisville) 6A 5 5 - 1 - 0 0.833 0.609 0.553 0.671

45 DuPont Manual 6A 3 4 - 1 - 0 0.725 0.662 0.478 0.629

49 Central Hardin 6A 2 5 - 0 - 0 0.883 0.410 0.573 0.624

55 Henderson County 6A 1 4 - 1 - 0 0.725 0.489 0.585 0.601

58 St. Xavier 6A 3 4 - 2 - 0 0.547 0.675 0.567 0.598

67 McCracken County 6A 1 4 - 2 - 0 0.574 0.597 0.579 0.583

80 Fern Creek 6A 4 4 - 2 - 0 0.626 0.475 0.584 0.561

87 Ballard 6A 5 3 - 3 - 0 0.421 0.715 0.507 0.550

90 Ryle 6A 6 3 - 3 - 0 0.435 0.683 0.505 0.543

98 Oldham County 6A 8 3 - 2 - 0 0.502 0.546 0.526 0.525

100 Simon Kenton 6A 6 3 - 3 - 0 0.443 0.607 0.524 0.524

101 Bullitt East 6A 4 4 - 2 - 0 0.561 0.472 0.519 0.517

107 Butler 6A 3 3 - 3 - 0 0.457 0.630 0.435 0.511

112 Southern 6A 4 3 - 3 - 0 0.416 0.590 0.484 0.497

118 Barren County 6A 2 5 - 1 - 0 0.540 0.461 0.460 0.488

124 Daviess County 6A 1 2 - 4 - 0 0.312 0.655 0.461 0.477

126 Dixie Heights 6A 6 2 - 3 - 0 0.400 0.554 0.457 0.471

130 Tates Creek 6A 7 2 - 4 - 0 0.312 0.592 0.488 0.463

144 Apollo 6A 1 2 - 4 - 0 0.293 0.575 0.443 0.437

146 Paul Laurence Dunbar 6A 7 3 - 3 - 0 0.435 0.428 0.442 0.434

151 Lafayette 6A 7 1 - 5 - 0 0.167 0.630 0.466 0.419

154 Eastern 6A 5 2 - 4 - 0 0.290 0.473 0.496 0.416

159 George Rogers Clark 6A 8 2 - 3 - 0 0.374 0.306 0.560 0.406

162 Henry Clay 6A 7 0 - 5 - 0 0.000 0.702 0.531 0.405

163 Madison Central 6A 8 1 - 5 - 0 0.167 0.523 0.523 0.398

170 Campbell County 6A 6 0 - 5 - 0 0.000 0.685 0.502 0.390

175 Marshall County 6A 1 2 - 4 - 0 0.221 0.398 0.559 0.384

189 Bryan Station 6A 8 1 - 4 - 0 0.174 0.431 0.493 0.360

192 Meade County 6A 2 2 - 3 - 0 0.351 0.264 0.455 0.352

210 Pleasure Ridge Park 6A 3 2 - 3 - 0 0.325 0.260 0.321 0.301

Additional Teams:

97 Sayre 1 - 2 - 0 0.333 0.830 0.396 0.526

204 Fulton City 0 - 6 - 0 0.000 0.541 0.454 0.325

206 Trimble County 0 - 1 - 0 0.000 0.500 0.500 0.325

RPI Details | Kentucky High School Athletic Association

So Pikeville has a RPI of .890 and Trinity has a RPI of .671?

So Pikeville has a RPI of .890 and Trinity has a RPI of .671?

It's a "Bizarro World" ain't it!

Why is Sayre listed in 6A? I could be wrong but I don’t believe they are anywhere close to 6A.

We will see how this plays out as the season goes on. One takeaway at this point. This new RPI will have an impact on scheduling in two years when everyone's contracts are up for renewal. I expect many schedules in two years to look very different than what they are now.

Why is Sayre listed in 6A? I could be wrong but I don’t believe they are anywhere close to 6A.

They are not listed in 6A, I did edit it for clarity.

We will see how this plays out as the season goes on. One takeaway at this point. This new RPI will have an impact on scheduling in two years when everyone's contracts are up for renewal. I expect many schedules in two years to look very different than what they are now.

Would you please expand on what you think will happen with schedules because of the RPI? In other words, how will teams schedule different?

Would you please expand on what you think will happen with schedules because of the RPI? In other words, how will teams schedule different?

This is just a glancing thought. I haven't analyzed or thought about it in depth. But it looks to me that wins are rewarded above level of competition. It looks like it is better to play mediocre opponents and get wins than it is to play really strong opponents and get losses. If you are going to schedule up, schedule up against a team you think you can beat at least more than 50% of the time. Look where Campbellsville is ranked currently in 1A and look at the teams above them. I think Campbellsville is a 3 or 4 touchdown favorite over several teams ranked above them currently. But let's wait and see what it looks like at the end of the year. Some of these glitches may work themselves out over the full schedule.

That appears to be the common thought. Schedule higher class teams that are weak and you can beat. You’ll be rewarded more. Now you have to have a district you can get out of currently to take full advantage of it.

This is just a glancing thought. I haven't analyzed or thought about it in depth. But it looks to me that wins are rewarded above level of competition. It looks like it is better to play mediocre opponents and get wins than it is to play really strong opponents and get losses. If you are going to schedule up, schedule up against a team you think you can beat at least more than 50% of the time. Look where Campbellsville is ranked currently in 1A and look at the teams above them.

When you start "giving credit for" losses then you have to look at margin of victory and when margin of victory becomes important then running up the score becomes important and since we know margin of victory is not a factor we know Al Davis put it best:

Just win Baby!!!

Looks like the KHSAA is giving a subtle hint to Trinity that they need to become a non sanctioned prep school. It also shows that Classes 1-3A will get favoritism for playing up, and that you’re basically doomed if 5A/6A if you don’t play your class. I know RPI matchups only matter to your class, but releasing them all together was a huge mistake.

I will give KHSAA credit, they were willing to pivot and adjust.

We still don't have it nailed down, but at least giving a multiplier to playing larger schools is a step in the right direction.

When you start "giving credit for" losses then you have to look at margin of victory and when margin of victory becomes important then running up the score becomes important and since we know margin of victory is not a factor we know Al Davis put it best:

 

 

Just win Baby!!!

At the end of the day, winning reigns supreme.

A 1 point win over a mediocre school > a 1 point loss to a powerhouse according to the RPI.

I can imagine Beechwood putting this on their locker room bulletin board.