SHIPPENVILLE, Pa. – Unbeaten Elk County Catholic (11-0) takes over the top spot in the Jan. 15, 2017, D9Sports.com District 9 boys’ basketball Power Ratings.
Coudersport (11-0), the only other unbeaten boys’ team in District 9, comes in at No. 2 followed by last week’s No. 1 Clearfield (11-1) at No. 3. Keystone (10-1), riding a 10-game win streak, jumps from seventh to No. 4 and Clarion-Limestone (9-3) rounds out the Top Five at No. 5.
Power ratings are different from rankings in that a power rating the rating is based on current events which means while previous performances and results are taken into consideration they are not the end all be all of how a team is performing in a particular week whereas a ranking is based on a team’s entire body of work. 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 | 11-0 | 45 | 2 |
| 2 | Coudersport | 11-0 | 41 | 3 |
| 3 | Clearfield | 11-1 | 38 | 1 |
| 4 | Keystone | 10-1 | 35 | 7 |
| 5 | C-L | 9-3 | 31 | 10 |
| 6 | St. Marys | 9-3 | 29 | 5 |
| 7 | Ridgway | 9-2 | 28 | 6 |
| 8 | Kane | 7-2 | 27 | 8 |
| 9 | Brockway | 8-3 | 20 | 9 |
| 10 | Karns City | 9-4 | 18 | 11 |
| 11 | Punxsutawney | 7-4 | 11 | 4 |
| 11 | Brookville | 6-6 | 11 | 15(t) |
| 13 | Clarion | 8-3 | 9 | 12 |
| 14 | North Clarion | 6-5 | 7 | 13 |
| 15 | Moniteau | 6-7 | 3 | 15(t) |
| 15 | Port Allegany | 8-6 | 3 | NR |
