SHIPPENVILLE, Pa. – The top five teams held serve in the D9Sports.com District 9 Boys’ Basketball Power Ratings released Feb. 5.
Elk County Catholic (19-0) continued to lead the way at No. 1 after a 3-0 week that pushed the Crusaders regular-season win streak to 56 straight games. Coudersport (18-0), the only other unbeaten team in D9, is No. 2 followed closely by Clearfield (19-1) at No. 3. Clarion-Limestone (14-4) stays at No. 4 with Ridgway (16-3) in at No. 5.
Two new teams entered the Top 15 with Bradford (6-11), riding a three-game win streak, entering at No. 12 and Otto-Eldred (11-7), winners of four of five, in at a tie for No. 15 with North Clarion (10-8).
Power ratings are different from rankings in that a power rating the rating is based on current events. While previous performances and results are part of the consideration, they are not the end all be all of how a team is performing in a particular week whereas performance based on a team’s entire body of work usually encompasses rankings. Because the rankings/power ratings are not used to determine playoff positions or seeings in District 9, we have decided to go to a power rating system to better reflect how a team is currently performing.
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | VOTES | LAST WK |
| 1 | Elk CC | 19-0 | 45 | 1 |
| 2 | Coudersport | 18-0 | 41 | 2 |
| 3 | Clearfield | 19-1 | 40 | 3 |
| 4 | C-L | 14-4 | 36 | 4 |
| 5 | Ridgway | 16-3 | 33 | 5 |
| 6 | Brookville | 9-8 | 27 | 8 |
| 7 | Punxsutawney | 12-6 | 24 | 6 |
| 8 | Moniteau | 11-8 | 22 | 14(t) |
| 9 | Keystone | 13-4 | 21 | 7 |
| 9 | Karns City | 13-5 | 21 | 11 |
| 11 | Clarion | 12-5 | 14 | 9 |
| 12 | Bradford | 6-11 | 12 | NR |
| 13 | Kane | 13-5 | 10 | 10 |
| 14 | Brockway | 13-6 | 9 | 12 |
| 15 | North Clarion | 10-8 | 2 | 14(t) |
| 15 | Otto-Eldred | 11-7 | 2 | NR |
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