SHIPPENVILLE, Pa. – Three unbeaten team makes up 3/5 of the Top Five in the inaugural D9Sports.com District 9 boys’ basketball Power Rating for the 2017 season.
Clearfield (9-0) sits at No. 1 followed by Elk County Catholic (8-0) at No. 2 and Coudersport (8-0) at No. 3. Punxsutawney (7-1) and St. Marys (7-2) round out the Top Five.
In all, 17 teams are represented in the Top 15 with a three-way tie between Moniteau (5-5), Bradford (3-6) and Brookville (4-6) for the 15th spot.
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 |
| 1 | Clearfield | 9-0 | 45 |
| 2 | Elk CC | 8-0 | 41 |
| 3 | Coudersport | 8-0 | 40 |
| 4 | Punxsutawney | 7-1 | 34 |
| 5 | St. Marys | 7-2 | 33 |
| 6 | Ridgway | 8-2 | 32 |
| 7 | Keystone | 7-1 | 25 |
| 8 | Kane | 5-2 | 23 |
| 9 | Brockway | 8-3 | 20 |
| 10 | C-L | 6-3 | 18 |
| 11 | Karns City | 8-3 | 16 |
| 12 | Clarion | 6-3 | 15 |
| 13 | North Clarion | 6-3 | 7 |
| 14 | Cameron Co. | 4-3 | 4 |
| 15 | Moniteau | 5-5 | 2 |
| 15 | Bradford | 3-6 | 2 |
| 15 | Brookville | 4-6 | 2 |
Others Receiving votes: Johnsonburg (1)
