Iowa High School Boys Football
Rankings
R Team Conf ( W- L) Mod Str Sched Rank Off Ave Def Ave
1 Decorah 3A-5 ( 8- 0) 187.69 8W 139.64 ( 51) 44.12 ( 1) 7.00 ( 1)
2 Sioux City Heelan 3A-2 ( 8- 0) 184.61 8W 150.01 ( 25) 41.12 ( 3) 9.00 ( 2)
3 Grinnell 3A-4 ( 8- 0) 182.28 8W 147.12 ( 32) 43.62 ( 2) 9.38 ( 3)
4 CB Lewis Central 3A-1 ( 6- 2) 170.38 1W 156.37 ( 5) 28.38 ( 15) 14.00 ( 11)
5 Williamsburg 3A-7 ( 7- 1) 167.94 7W 142.26 ( 47) 38.88 ( 4) 14.25 ( 13)
6 Adel ADM 3A-1 ( 6- 2) 167.41 1W 155.68 ( 6) 31.50 ( 9) 18.62 ( 24)
7 Harlan 3A-1 ( 7- 1) 167.31 2W 155.45 ( 8) 28.12 ( 17) 15.38 ( 18)
8 Norwalk 3A-8 ( 6- 1) 166.84 1L 146.55 ( 34) 35.57 ( 6) 17.71 ( 22)
9 Creston COM 3A-1 ( 7- 1) 166.23 4W 146.62 ( 33) 29.88 ( 14) 14.12 ( 12)
10 Boone 3A-4 ( 6- 2) 165.99 2L 149.95 ( 26) 32.12 ( 8) 17.62 ( 21)
11 Atlantic 3A-1 ( 5- 3) 165.92 1L 153.18 ( 13) 30.25 ( 12) 19.75 ( 28)
12 Clear Lake 3A-3 ( 6- 2) 165.02 3W 151.36 ( 20) 26.12 ( 22) 12.25 ( 6)
13 West Delaware 3A-5 ( 6- 2) 164.91 3W 151.75 ( 19) 27.12 ( 20) 13.25 ( 9)
14 Humboldt 3A-3 ( 5- 3) 163.60 5W 152.43 ( 18) 25.50 ( 23) 14.38 ( 14)
15 Carroll 3A-2 ( 3- 5) 162.87 1W 158.37 ( 4) 22.88 ( 28) 19.00 ( 25)
16 Pella 3A-8 ( 6- 2) 162.15 5W 155.57 ( 7) 18.88 ( 38) 12.88 ( 7)
Review
Top 16 results
Pre = pregame prediction
Post = postgame prediction
Act = actual game margin
10/12 Cl Rnk Visitor Score Cl Rnk Home Score Pre Post Act 3A 2 Sioux City Heelan 53 3A 41 Denison-Schleswig 7 -40.45 -42.80 -46 3A 10 Boone 29 3A 3 Grinnell 39 19.29 16.87 10 3A 15 Carroll 34 3A 47 Sergeant Bluff-Luton 12 -40.36 -39.37 -22 3A 12 Clear Lake 19 3A 23 Iowa Falls-Alden 7 -2.92 -5.47 -12 3A 9 Creston COM 20 3A 27 Winterset 19 -16.31 -12.56 -1 3A 1 Decorah 63 3A 55 Oelwein 0 -85.34 -78.47 -63 3A 37 Glenwood 7 3A 4 CB Lewis Central 20 29.84 24.87 13 3A 7 Harlan 28 3A 11 Atlantic 21 1.45 -0.80 -7 3A 43 Oskaloosa 0 3A 16 Pella 17 25.48 23.40 17 3A 33 Perry 13 3A 6 Adel ADM 28 22.90 20.63 15 3A 28 Webster City 24 3A 14 Humboldt 28 15.94 11.47 4 3A 13 West Delaware 27 3A 34 Cresco Crestwood 8 -16.43 -17.13 -19 3A 5 Williamsburg 58 3A 42 Vinton-Shellsburg 12 -17.77 -27.52 -46
Preview
Top 16 games
Date Cl Rk (W-L) Visitor Cl Rk (W-L) Home Line Prob 10/19 3A 37 (2-6) Glenwood 3A 11 (5-3) Atlantic 20.41 95% 10/19 3A 38 (3-5) Dallas Center-Grimes 3A 10 (6-2) Boone 20.70 95% 10/19 3A 21 (6-2) LeMars 3A 15 (3-5) Carroll 3.89 62% 10/19 3A 32 (3-5) Algona 3A 12 (6-2) Clear Lake 17.45 92% 10/19 3A 4 (6-2) CB Lewis Central 3A 9 (7-1) Creston COM -3.56 61% 10/19 3A 35 (4-4) Western Dubuque 3A 1 (8-0) Decorah 41.78 100% 10/19 3A 6 (6-2) Adel ADM 3A 7 (7-1) Harlan 0.49 52% 10/19 3A 45 (0-8) Charles City 3A 14 (5-3) Humboldt 31.94 100% 10/19 3A 29 (5-3) Carlisle 3A 8 (6-1) Norwalk 14.74 88% 10/19 3A 17 (5-3) Spencer 3A 2 (8-0) Sioux City Heelan 23.15 97% 10/19 3A 3 (8-0) Grinnell 3A 18 (7-1) Tama South Tama -20.21 95% 10/19 3A 55 (0-8) Oelwein 3A 13 (6-2) West Delaware 56.86 100% 10/19 3A 52 (2-6) Mount Pleasant 3A 5 (7-1) Williamsburg 55.30 100% 10/19 3A 16 (6-2) Pella 3A 27 (5-3) Winterset -8.48 75%
Notes
Rankings are unbiased.
Comments are welcome.
Big Wins
#12 Clear Lake, a pregame 3-point favorite, won 19-7 over #23 Iowa Falls-Alden.
Escapes
#9 Creston-Orient-Macksburg won 20-19 over #27 Winterset. Creston-O-M had been a 16-point favorite.
#14 Humboldt, a pregame 16-point favorite over #28 Webster City, escaped 28-24.
Upsets
#7 Harlan, a 1-point underdog, beat #11 Atlantic 28-21.
Rankings Notes
Top teams Decorah, Heelan, and Grinnell have separated themselves from the remaining 53 teams.
Game of the Week
And in the weekly Harlan game of the week, or so it seems:
#6 (6-2) Adel ADM visits #7 (7-1) Harlan. Harlan enters as a one-half point favorite.