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WVSSAC football playoff ratings week 7; Bucs move up to 15th

Buckhannon-Upshur moved up to No. 15 in the Class AAAA WVSSAC football playoff ratings after a 10-7 win over Lewis County, with the top 16 in each classification qualifying for postseason play.

TENNERTON — Following their 10-7 win over Lewis County last Friday, the Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneers moved up to No. 15 in the Class AAAA WVSSAC playoff ratings through seven weeks of regular season play. The top 16 in each classification qualify for the postseason. Weekly ratings are released each Tuesday through the completion of the regular season.

AAAA
RankSchoolRatingWonLostTiedScoredAllowedPointsBonus
1HUNTINGTON15.585102011056924.5
2MORGANTOWN15.29610237838720
3GEORGE WASHINGTON14.146102411167821
4MARTINSBURG13.07520289956922.5
5SPRING MILLS12.83420165615720
6WOODROW WILSON12.724202011416016.3
7UNIVERSITY12.715202911776920
8WHEELING PARK12.144301851715431
9WASHINGTON10.523301191584518.1
10PARKERSBURG10.043401731794525.3
11JEFFERSON10240961453030
12OAK HILL9.733301231753919.4
13MUSSELMAN9.582401271712730.5
14PARKERSBURG SOUTH8.582401481472724.5
15BUCKHANNON-UPSHUR6.471501052831226.8
16CABELL MIDLAND6.271501211631522.6
17PRESTON6.131501562741224.8
18RIVERSIDE5.831601182131228.8
19HEDGESVILLE5.706062300034.2
20HURRICANE5.141601273331224
AAA
RankSchoolRatingWonLostTiedScoredAllowedPointsBonus
1BRIDGEPORT15.71700388908723
2PRINCETON15.33600262826923
3FAIRMONT SENIOR14.585102591526918.5
4NORTH MARION13.175102111025722
5GREENBRIER EAST12.974201951255720.8
6HERBERT HOOVER12.9510244726017.4
7NITRO12.57610333487810
8KEYSER11.95102581115714.4
9CAPITAL11.554201501105415.3
10SPRING VALLEY11.174301481805721.2
11CHAPMANVILLE10.83600260325114
12WINFIELD10.474202191294517.8
13ELKINS10.35202661595715.1
14HAMPSHIRE9.574302011925116
15PIKEVIEW9.47510232138488.8
16ROBERT C. BYRD9.13401942503924.7
17JOHN MARSHALL8.054201561823612.3
18SOUTH CHARLESTON7.652401322182421.9
19RIPLEY7.113402222023316.8
20BROOKE6.933401072093018.5
21NICHOLAS COUNTY6.282401641652116.7
22EAST FAIRMONT5.372501462512116.6
23SHADY SPRING4.912501382112113.4
24LEWIS COUNTY4.78150921971216.7
25GRAFTON4.43150110162917.6
26LINCOLN COUNTY3.706024311022.2
27POINT PLEASANT3.5060103247021
28ST. ALBANS2.9107049352020.4
AA
RankSchoolRatingWonLostTiedScoredAllowedPointsBonus
1INDEPENDENCE13.17600240645722
2FRANKFORT13.14700309727220
3PHILIP BARBOUR11.975202131295726.8
4BLUEFIELD11.745201811755428.2
5DODDRIDGE COUNTY11600238295115
6LOGAN10.83600182304817
7MINGO CENTRAL10.33600199644814
8MIDLAND TRAIL10.03510199814812.2
9ROANE COUNTY9.85102691314513.8
10JAMES MONROE9.425102011034214.5
11OAK GLEN9.17610229614519.2
12PETERSBURG8.865202101234220
13CLAY COUNTY7.964302241553322.7
14SOUTH HARRISON7.674301932263320.7
15WESTSIDE7.483301501512717.9
16LINCOLN7.443402192463616.1
17BUFFALO7.084201731463012.5
18WAYNE6.173401481402716.2
19TYLER CONSOLIDATED5.883301211291817.3
20RIVER VIEW5.63301401461815.6
21BRAXTON COUNTY5.513401501572117.6
22POCA5.322401401951813.9
23MOOREFIELD5.2815082205625.7
24WILLIAMSTOWN5.222401461771813.3
25LIBERTY (Raleigh)4.492501522351516.4
26SCOTT4.4315043184917.6
27SISSONVILLE4.232401592281510.4
28BERKELEY SPRINGS3.98240119172158.9
29WYOMING EAST3.2316094288616.6
30WEIR306090219018
31RAVENSWOOD2.606037220015.6
32SUMMERS COUNTY2.0506060251012.3
A
RankSchoolRatingWonLostTiedScoredAllowedPointsBonus
1WAHAMA9.71700342984523
2TUG VALLEY8.874202101163320.2
3WHEELING CENTRAL CATHOLIC8.724201751293319.3
4SHERMAN8.636102451624515.4
5PENDLETON COUNTY8.274202381503019.6
6CAMERON7.6410164632414
7CLAY-BATTELLE7.07510265723012.4
8MEADOW BRIDGE7510181114366
9TUCKER COUNTY6.775202761483017.4
10ST. MARYS6.524201611452712.1
11EAST HARDY6.273302672192413.6
12WIRT COUNTY6.095202631723012.6
13MONTCALM4.1223093124128.6
14MAN4.112501021521216.8
15GREENBRIER WEST42501052371513
16WEBSTER COUNTY3.732401022491210.4
17RITCHIE COUNTY3.38150102227614.3
18TOLSIA3.332501651891211.3
19POCAHONTAS COUNTY3.315095165613.8
20GILMER COUNTY3.272501752821210.9
21TYGARTS VALLEY3.172501252551210.2
22CALHOUN COUNTY2.87160112330614.1
23MOUNT VIEW2.51502422896
24VALLEY (Wetzel)2.206061296013.2
25MAGNOLIA1.906064247011.4
26RICHWOOD1.30607225107.8

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