All schools in Upshur County will close at 1 p.m. today. All B-UHS sporting events today are canceled.

Football Bucs dip to 22nd in updated WVSSAC football ratings

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The WVSSAC Playoff Ratings are calculated using a points-based system, factoring in each team’s record and strength of schedule. This year, teams receive bonus points for games won by an opponent. Opponents that win a game in their classification or above equals 1.2 bonus points in Class AAA, 0.9 in Class AA and 0.6 in Class A.

Buckhannon-Upshur is ranked 22nd this week.

AAA
RankSchoolRatingWonLostTiedScoredAllowedPointsBonus
1CABELL MIDLAND13.67600294846616
2HUNTINGTON13.450030520607
3PRINCETON12.3360026581668
4PARKERSBURG SOUTH12.164103081474812.8
5SPRING MILLS11.651022544609.6
6MORGANTOWN11.5241017248489.6
7MARTINSBURG11.3360024940608
8BRIDGEPORT11.3510286935413.8
9HURRICANE11.12410299594510.6
10WOODROW WILSON10.97510227169578.8
11JEFFERSON10.443201331303616.2
12PARKERSBURG10.43420236994814.6
13GEORGE WASHINGTON10.173301921653625
14OAK HILL10.16410124100428.8
15WHEELING PARK10.02320172833614.1
16MUSSELMAN8.68230751272419.4
17UNIVERSITY8.623301671483615.7
18HEDGESVILLE8.133301061543315.8
19BROOKE7.973301241323314.8
20SPRING VALLEY7.372401941722420.2
21CAPITAL6.48140873181220.4
22BUCKHANNON-UPSHUR6.422401071942117.5
23RIVERSIDE6140782111218
24WASHINGTON5.772401251912113.6
25LINCOLN COUNTY5.05150712261218.3
26HAMPSHIRE4.95240111215218.7
27PRESTON4.6215087237918.7
28SOUTH CHARLESTON4.60607450027.6
29JOHN MARSHALL4.37150131259917.2
30GREENBRIER EAST3.1805082207015.9
31ST. ALBANS2.705024322013.5
32RIPLEY2.306029214013.8

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