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B-U is 22nd in latest SSAC football ratings

Sports Release
October 10, 2023

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 22nd this week.

Rank	School	Rating	Won	Lost	Tied	Scored	Allowed	Points	Bonus
AAA
1	HUNTINGTON	14	6	0	0	354	20	72	12
1	CABELL MIDLAND	14	7	0	0	336	98	78	20
3	HURRICANE	12.27	5	1	0	355	101	57	16.6
4	MORGANTOWN	12.1	5	1	0	193	67	57	15.6
5	MARTINSBURG	12	7	0	0	317	40	72	12
6	BRIDGEPORT	11.97	6	1	0	334	106	66	17.8
6	SPRING MILLS	11.97	6	1	0	251	67	69	14.8
8	PRINCETON	11.69	6	1	0	307	137	66	15.8
9	JEFFERSON	11.43	4	2	0	167	145	48	20.6
10	PARKERSBURG SOUTH	11.1	4	2	0	321	195	48	18.6
11	OAK HILL	10.97	5	1	0	164	106	54	11.8
12	GEORGE WASHINGTON	10.93	3	3	0	192	165	36	29.6
13	PARKERSBURG	10.63	4	2	0	236	99	48	15.8
14	WOODROW WILSON	10.57	5	2	0	227	218	57	17
15	WHEELING PARK	10.2	3	2	0	172	83	36	15
16	BROOKE	8.87	4	3	0	171	138	42	20.1
17	MUSSELMAN	8.8	2	4	0	89	169	24	28.8
18	UNIVERSITY	8.62	3	3	0	167	148	36	15.7
19	CAPITAL	8.17	2	4	0	114	341	24	25
19	SPRING VALLEY	8.17	2	4	0	194	172	24	25
21	HEDGESVILLE	7.93	3	4	0	118	182	33	22.5
22	BUCKHANNON-UPSHUR	6.33	2	5	0	124	214	21	23.3
23	WASHINGTON	5.63	2	5	0	125	259	21	18.4
24	RIVERSIDE	5.6	1	5	0	101	238	12	21.6
25	LINCOLN COUNTY	5.16	1	6	0	109	286	12	24.1
26	SOUTH CHARLESTON	5	0	6	0	7	450	0	30
27	PRESTON	4.92	1	5	0	87	237	9	20.5
28	HAMPSHIRE	4.8	2	5	0	111	248	21	12.6
29	JOHN MARSHALL	4.57	1	6	0	141	294	9	23
30	RIPLEY	3.86	1	6	0	70	228	12	15
31	GREENBRIER EAST	3.55	0	6	0	88	247	0	21.3
32	ST. ALBANS	2.85	0	6	0	38	363	0	17.1

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