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WVSSAC Playoff Ratings: Week 8

Duane Carpenter
October 18, 2022

Here are the latest AAA WVSSAC Football Ratings:

Rank	School	Rating	Won	Lost	Tied	Scored	Allowed	Points	Bonus
AAA
1	PARKERSBURG SOUTH	12.86	6	1	0	359	131	72	18
1	HURRICANE	12.86	6	1	0	314	86	69	21
3	HUNTINGTON	12.57	6	1	0	328	91	72	16
4	SPRING VALLEY	12.43	6	1	0	224	108	66	21
5	BRIDGEPORT	11.86	6	1	0	267	92	66	17
6	MARTINSBURG	11.75	6	2	0	385	123	72	22
7	MUSSELMAN	11.14	5	2	0	203	188	60	18
8	CABELL MIDLAND	10.57	5	2	0	245	96	60	14
9	WHEELING PARK	10.29	5	2	0	262	203	57	15
9	GEORGE WASHINGTON	10.29	5	2	0	223	192	60	12
11	JEFFERSON	10	5	2	0	233	107	60	10
12	UNIVERSITY	9.57	5	2	0	216	188	57	10
13	PRINCETON SENIOR	9.33	4	2	0	197	116	45	11
14	OAK HILL	8.38	5	3	0	188	164	57	10
15	MORGANTOWN	8.14	4	3	0	211	141	45	12
16	WOODROW WILSON	8.13	5	3	0	247	237	57	8
17	HEDGESVILLE	8	4	3	0	160	238	45	11
18	JOHN MARSHALL	7.14	4	3	0	152	147	42	8
19	BROOKE	6.71	4	3	0	141	104	42	5
20	GREENBRIER EAST	5.57	3	4	0	177	147	33	6
21	PARKERSBURG	5.43	3	4	0	186	214	36	2
22	HAMPSHIRE	4.38	3	5	0	161	254	33	2
23	SPRING MILLS	3.71	2	5	0	121	229	24	2
23	BUCKHANNON-UPSHUR	3.71	2	5	0	101	233	21	5
23	CAPITAL	3.71	2	5	0	68	288	24	2
26	RIVERSIDE	3.43	2	5	0	152	177	24	0
27	RIPLEY	3	2	6	0	103	253	24	0
28	PRESTON	1.86	1	6	0	119	248	12	1
28	WASHINGTON	1.86	1	6	0	110	233	12	1
30	ST. ALBANS	0	0	7	0	79	340	0	0
30	LINCOLN COUNTY	0	0	7	0	66	256	0	0
30	SOUTH CHARLESTON	0	0	7	0	37	314	0	0

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