Latest RPI rankings for SC high school football teams. See where teams stack up
With the high school football season entering the final month of the regular season, it is time to take a look at where teams stack up in Class 4A and both divisions in Class 5A.
The MaxPreps RPI system is used to determine seeding and in some instances who makes the playoffs for at-large berths in Class 4A and Class 5A Division I and II. This is the second year the state is using the MaxPreps’ RPI system.
This year, the RPI is based 40% on your winning percentage, 30% on your opponents’ winning percentage and 30% on your opponents’ opponents’ winning percentage.
Using the RPI rankings in 5A, region champions will be seeded first in the playoffs followed by second-, third- and fourth-place finishers. All non-automatic qualifiers would make up the rest of the bracket based on MaxPreps’ RPI standings.
For the Class 4A playoffs, there will be 16 teams in the upper state and 16 in the lower state. As an example, the three region champions in Upper and Lower State will be seeded 1-3 based on RPI. The same goes for second place and third place. Class 4A used 1-16 seeding the past two years but didn’t use an RPI formula.
With the use of RPI, there will be no predetermined home and away teams in the Class 4A and 5A playoff brackets, which most coaches are glad to see go away. The highest remaining seed will host. Because of the seeding criteria, region teams could face each other in the first round of the postseason.
——Class 5A Division I ——
Upper State
Dorman, 5-1, 0.71917
Dutch Fork, 4-1, 0.70019
Ridge View, 4-2, 0.64486
Byrnes, 4-2, 0.62909
Rock Hill, 4-3, 0.58769
Clover, 4-3, 0.56507
Spartanburg, 3-3, 0.53069
Boiling Springs, 3-3, 0.50798
Mauldin, 2-4, 0.47333
Blythewood, 3-4, 0.46347
Spring Valley, 2-5, 0.40122
JL Mann, 1-5, 0.39972
Wade Hampton, 0-6, 0.26319
Lower State
James Island, 6-0, 0.72813
Carolina Forest, 5-1, 0.68722
Stratford, 5-1, 0.66597
Sumter, 6-1, 0.66099
Summerville, 5-1, 0.65528
Wando, 4-2, 0.53422
Ashley Ridge, 3-3, 0.53238
River Bluff, 3-3, 0.50960
Lexington, 2-4, 0.49171
Fort Dorchester, 2-4, 0.45444
Cane Bay, 1-5, 0.41692
Stall, 1-5, 0.39960
West Ashley, 1-4, 0.39383
—— Class 5A Division II ——
Upper State
Northwestern, 6-1, 0.75901
T.L. Hanna, 5-1, 0.70306
Indian Land, 6-0, 0.70044
Greenwood, 5-1, 0.69028
Greenville, 5-1, 0.66667
Catawba Ridge, 4-2, 0.60554
Gaffney, 4-2, 0.60375
Fort Mill, 4-3, 0.52724
Hillcrest, 3-3, 0.52349
Nation Ford, 3-3, 0.51480
Woodmont, 2-4, 0.47270
Riverside, 2-4, 0.47042
Easley, 3-3, 0.46460
Eastside, 3-3, 0.45986
Lower State
Irmo, 6-0, 0.81071
White Knoll, 5-1, 0.65817
Lucy Beckham, 4-1, 0.65455
Myrtle Beach, 4-2, 0.61798
Berkeley, 4-2, 0.61172
Lugoff-Elgin, 4-3, 0.54463
Westwood, 4-2, 0.52419
St. James, 2-4, 0.47214
West Florence, 2-4, 0.46067
Conway, 2-4, 0.43881
North Myrtle Beach, 2-4, 0.43524
Socastee, 1-5, 0.39014
Chapin, 0-6, 0.34843
Goose Creek, 0-6, 0.28167
——Class 4A ——
Upper State
South Pointe, 5-1, 0.78125
Seneca, 6-1, 0.66811
Daniel, 5-1, 0.63738
Camden, 5-2, 0.63580
AC Flora, 6-1, 0.63369
Wren, 4-2, 0.62063
Fountain Inn, 4-2, 0.54575
Emerald, 3-3, 0.52726
Blue Ridge, 4-2, 0.52464
Westside, 2-4, 0.45036
Greer, 3-4, 0.43925
York, 2-4, 0.43881
Dreher, 3-4, 0.41133
Travelers Rest, 2-4, 0.38782
Lancaster, 1-5, 0.36694
Pickens, 2-5, 0.34218
Laurens, 0-6, 0.31421
Berea, 1-5, 0.27675
Richland Northeast, 0-7, 0.25473
Southside, 0-6, 0.22734
Lower State
South Florence, 5-1, 0.69353
Hilton Head Island, 6-1, 0.68355
North Augusta, 6-1, 0.68015
Gray Collegiate, 4-2, 0.66607
Bishop England, 5-1, 0.64437
Midland Valley, 5-1, 0.62577
Bluffton, 5-2, 0.61894
Wilson, 5-2, 0.57490
May River, 5-1, 0.56129
Hartsville, 3-3, 0.55365
Crestwood, 4-3, 0.54765
Lower Richland, 4-3, 0.51544
South Aiken, 4-3, 0.48095
Darlington, 3-4, 0.47310
Gilbert, 2-4, 0.43071
Aiken, 2-4, 0.42960
Beaufort, 2-4, 0.41224
Brookland-Cayce, 1-5, 0.39565
Colleton County, 1-5, 0.37036
Lakewood, 0-6, 0.29833
Airport, 0-6, 0.28843
This story was originally published October 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM.
