Power Rakings: 9/12

Most teams from around the state have at least two games under their belt so we here at PrepColorado thought it was time to unveil the first edtion of the power rankings. The rankings attempt to rank the teams of Colorado high school football regardless of classification.

Each week courtesy of Dr. Erik Packard of Mesa State University, PrepColorado will bring you the prep football power rankings.  The Packard Power Ratings take into account the previous week’s rank, home field, game performance and previous opponents’ game performance.  So here is the top twenty for this week.

Rank   Team                      Division        Record           Power Points

1          Douglas County          5A                2-0               214.3

2          Mullen                      5A                2-0               209.8

3          Columbine                 5A                2-0               209.4

4          Overland                  5A                2-0               208.8

5          Bear Creek               5A                2-0               208.3

6         Cherry Creek             5A                2-0               205.8 

7         Arvada West             5A                1-1               204.9

8         Mountain Vista          5A                2-0               204.1

9         Thomas Jefferson      5A                3-0               203.6

10        Grandview               5A                1-1               201.0

11        Chatfield                 5A                2-0               200.9

12        Arapahoe                5A                1-1               200.3

13        Fountain Fort Carson 4A                2-0               199.5

14        Legacy                   5A                2-0               198.4

15        Ponderosa               5A                1-1               195.0

16        Pomona                  5A                1-1               194.7

17        Horizon                    5A               2-0              191.8

18        Chaparral                5A                1-1               191.4

19        ThunderRidge           4A                2-0               191.0

20        Dakota Ridge            4A               1-1               186.3

PrepColorado would like to thank Dr. Packard for his help.  For a complete explanation of the formula as well as power rankings from college football and the NFL you can log on to Dr. Packard’s site at 

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