2020 High School Football Ratings

Power Ratings for 2020. To compare teams, subtract one team’s rating from the other. This will provide an estimated skill difference in points per game.

Rank	Team	Class	Record	Rating
1	Mill Valley	5A	9-2	64.94
2	Wichita Northwest	5A	10-1	64.72
3	Andale	3A	13-0	56.68
4	Derby	6A	9-2	53.96
5	Kapaun Mt. Carmel	5A	8-2	53.26
6	Bishop Carroll	5A	8-3	48.27
7	Olathe North	6A	8-2	45.79
8	Lawrence	6A	9-1	45.68
9	Maize	5A	9-2	45.33
10	Wichita East	6A	7-2	42.90
11	Blue Valley	6A	6-2	42.34
12	St. Thomas Aquinas	5A	6-4	39.95
13	Blue Valley North	6A	7-3	38.01
14	Bishop Miege	4A	5-5	37.53
15	Blue Valley Northwest	6A	5-2	37.27
16	Maize South	5A	5-4	36.18
17	Rossville	2A	13-0	35.94
18	Paola	4A	9-1	35.54
19	Junction City	6A	9-2	35.32
20	Gardner Edgerton	6A	5-3	33.77
21	Shawnee Mission Northwest	6A	6-2	33.17
22	Goddard	5A	7-3	33.02
23	St. James Academy	4A	8-4	32.55
24	Topeka Seaman	5A	7-2	32.44
25	Andover Central	4A	7-2	32.23
26	Tonganoxie	4A	9-2	32.02
27	Perry-Lecompton	3A	11-2	31.96
28	Andover	5A	5-4	31.87
29	Holton	3A	9-2	31.24
30	Wichita Collegiate	3A	10-2	31.20
31	Hutchinson	5A	8-2	30.93
32	Wichita Heights	5A	5-3	29.54
33	Topeka Hayden	3A	7-2	28.88
34	Olathe West	6A	5-4	28.83
35	Silver Lake	2A	6-2	28.32
36	De Soto	5A	8-2	27.65
37	Hays	5A	5-3	26.93
38	Olathe East	6A	6-2	26.91
39	Riley County	3A	8-2	25.86
40	Southeast of Saline	3A	9-1	25.75
41	Blue Valley Southwest	5A	3-5	25.54
42	Valley Center	5A	5-4	24.68
43	Newton	5A	2-7	24.39
44	Manhattan	6A	6-4	23.62
45	Rock Creek	3A	5-3	23.41
46	Nemaha Central	2A	8-3	23.04
47	Clearwater	3A	7-3	22.64
48	Cheney	3A	9-1	21.58
49	Olathe Northwest	6A	3-4	20.89
50	Hoisington	2A	12-1	19.69
51	Centralia	1A	8-2	19.56
52	McPherson	4A	10-2	19.56
53	Goddard Eisenhower	5A	3-6	19.55
54	Kansas City Piper	4A	5-4	19.41
55	Spring Hill	5A	4-4	17.30
56	Arkansas City	4A	6-7	17.20
57	Wichita West	6A	3-4	16.94
58	Lawrence Free State	6A	0-6	16.68
59	Dodge City	6A	4-6	16.64
60	Frontenac	3A	6-5	16.18
61	Olathe South	6A	1-5	15.43
62	Basehor-Linwood	4A	7-4	15.20
63	Burlington	3A	8-2	15.16
64	Lansing	4A	5-4	15.13
65	Blue Valley West	6A	1-5	15.13
66	Buhler	4A	6-4	15.08
67	Olpe	1A	12-0	14.91
68	Halstead	3A	4-5	14.05
69	Garden City	6A	3-6	13.19
70	Louisburg	4A	4-5	12.96
71	Lyndon	1A	9-3	12.55
72	Eudora	4A	3-7	11.99
73	Columbus	3A	8-1	11.59
74	Prairie View	3A	8-2	11.59
75	Salina Central	5A	1-8	11.36
76	Rose Hill	4A	6-4	9.80
77	Washburn Rural	6A	4-6	9.30
78	Leavenworth	5A	4-4	8.86
79	Maur Hill Prep	2A	8-1	8.81
80	Osage City	2A	9-2	7.99
81	Girard	3A	4-6	7.91
82	Campus	6A	1-6	7.85
83	Galena	3A	6-2	7.69
84	Valley Heights	1A	7-2	7.25
85	Beloit	2A	5-6	7.15
86	Inman	1A	8-3	6.56
87	Sabetha	3A	5-4	6.11
88	Marysville	3A	4-5	5.58
89	Pittsburg	5A	4-5	4.89
90	Holcomb	3A	7-2	4.84
91	Hesston	3A	4-5	4.65
92	Shawnee Mission East	6A	1-6	4.42
93	Republic County	2A	4-3	4.28
94	Wamego	4A	6-5	4.21
95	Salina South	5A	2-6	4.11
96	Wichita South	6A	2-5	3.62
97	St. Mary’s-Colgan	2A	7-3	3.21
98	Hutchinson Trinity	2A	8-2	2.14
99	Fort Scott	4A	7-1	2.11
100	Haven	2A	8-3	1.29
101	Smith Center	1A	8-2	1.27
102	Colby	3A	6-3	1.22
103	El Dorado	4A	5-3	0.97
104	Concordia	3A	5-4	0.63
105	Minneapolis	2A	4-5	-0.12
106	Kingman	2A	6-3	-0.34
107	Wellington	4A	3-6	-0.63
108	Shawnee Mission South	6A	0-7	-1.61
109	Scott Community	3A	6-4	-1.98
110	Cimarron	2A	6-4	-2.32
111	Garden Plain	2A	9-2	-2.76
112	Augusta	4A	4-6	-3.32
113	Chapman	3A	4-3	-3.80
114	Jefferson County North	1A	7-3	-3.88
115	Oakley	1A	10-3	-3.96
116	Sedgwick	1A	8-2	-4.32
117	Liberal	5A	2-6	-4.35
118	Emporia	5A	2-7	-4.84
119	Hillsboro	2A	6-4	-5.43
120	Pratt	3A	3-6	-6.04
121	Phillipsburg	2A	4-5	-6.52
122	Clay Center	3A	4-5	-6.72
123	Topeka	6A	1-4	-7.19
124	Conway Springs	1A	8-2	-8.00
125	Caney Valley	3A	6-3	-8.08
126	Chanute	4A	3-4	-8.09
127	Atchison	4A	2-7	-9.04
128	Thomas More Prep-Marian	2A	7-2	-9.63
129	Larned	3A	3-6	-9.67
130	Baldwin	3A	3-5	-10.19
131	Shawnee Mission North	6A	1-5	-10.52
132	Labette County	4A	2-7	-10.99
133	Great Bend	4A	0-7	-11.23
134	Hugoton	3A	4-5	-11.30
135	Riverside	2A	4-5	-11.33
136	Plainville	1A	5-5	-11.98
137	Norton	2A	4-3	-11.98
138	Mission Valley	2A	5-4	-12.26
139	Shawnee Mission West	6A	2-5	-12.26
140	Field Kindley	4A	2-6	-12.53
141	Wellsville	2A	4-5	-13.01
142	Shawnee Heights	5A	1-8	-13.35
143	Winfield	4A	1-8	-14.31
144	Santa Fe Trail	3A	2-7	-14.52
145	Ulysses	4A	3-6	-14.69
146	Anderson County	3A	4-5	-14.90
147	Wichita Southeast	6A	1-6	-15.23
148	Parsons	3A	3-6	-16.29
149	Jackson Heights	1A	4-5	-16.94
150	Riverton	2A	4-4	-17.16
151	Smoky Valley	3A	3-6	-17.53
152	Mulvane	4A	1-7	-17.56
153	Pleasant Ridge	2A	2-5	-17.89
154	Ellsworth	2A	2-6	-17.98
155	Circle	4A	1-6	-18.42
156	St. Marys	2A	3-6	-18.85
157	Belle Plaine	2A	4-5	-18.91
158	Iola	3A	3-4	-19.24
159	Topeka Highland Park	5A	0-3	-19.83
160	Goodland	3A	3-5	-21.22
161	Ottawa	4A	1-8	-21.95
162	Topeka West	5A	1-5	-21.96
163	Wabaunsee	1A	4-6	-22.21
164	Ellis	2A	3-6	-22.93
165	Jefferson West	3A	1-5	-23.01
166	Bonner Springs	4A	1-6	-23.14
167	Hiawatha	3A	3-6	-23.21
168	Wichita Trinity Academy	3A	2-7	-24.27
169	Uniontown	1A	6-5	-24.77
170	Ell-Saline	1A	4-6	-25.23
171	Fredonia	2A	5-4	-25.35
172	Douglass	2A	3-4	-25.81
173	Sterling	2A	2-7	-25.91
174	Eureka	2A	5-4	-27.46
175	Lakin	2A	4-5	-27.78
176	Bishop Ward	3A	2-5	-28.09
177	Independence	4A	1-4	-28.20
178	Nickerson	3A	0-8	-30.24
179	Royal Valley	3A	0-6	-30.35
180	Remington	1A	4-5	-31.36
181	Central Heights	1A	4-5	-32.52
182	Cherryvale	3A	2-7	-32.69
183	Council Grove	3A	2-7	-33.43
184	Atchison County	2A	3-6	-33.88
185	Chaparral	2A	2-6	-34.22
186	Russell	3A	1-8	-35.30
187	Osawatomie	3A	1-8	-36.29
188	Syracuse	2A	4-4	-36.39
189	West Franklin	2A	3-6	-37.90
190	Baxter Springs	3A	0-7	-39.74
191	Humboldt	2A	4-4	-39.76
192	Wichita North	6A	0-7	-40.26
193	Marion	2A	2-7	-41.11
194	McLouth	2A	1-8	-42.23
195	Neodesha	2A	2-7	-42.25
196	Southeast	2A	3-4	-42.39
197	Pleasanton	1A	3-6	-42.92
198	Erie	2A	2-7	-44.27
199	Oskaloosa	2A	0-8	-45.19
200	Troy	1A	2-7	-45.58
201	Abilene	4A	0-6	-49.24
202	Salina Sacred Heart	1A	2-7	-49.69
203	Jayhawk Linn	2A	1-7	-51.28
204	Southwestern Heights	2A	1-8	-52.13
205	Wichita Independent	1A	2-6	-52.52
206	Northeast	1A	1-6	-54.91
207	Lyons	2A	1-6	-54.94
208	Kansas City Turner	5A	0-4	-56.70
209	Elkhart	1A	2-7	-57.09
210	Ellinwood	1A	0-9	-60.27
211	Sublette	1A	1-5	-61.38
212	Northern Heights	1A	1-8	-64.19
213	Horton	1A	0-8	-66.14
214	Stanton County	1A	0-9	-70.85
215	Bluestem	2A	0-9	-81.86

Class	Average Rating	State Champion	Runner-Up
6A	18.02	Derby	Blue Valley North
5A	20.16	Mill Valley	Wichita Northwest
4A	2.19	St. James Academy	Arkansas City
3A	-1.91	Andale	Perry-Lecompton
2A	-17.91	Rossville	Hoisington
1A	-26.74	Olpe	Oakley

Kansas City Harmon (6A), Kansas City Schlagle (5A), Kansas City Sumner (5A), Kansas City Washington (5A), and Kansas City Wyandotte (6A) did not compete this season.

2020 Kansas Jayhaws PPG +/-

How to Interpret:

Adj PPG +/- is the Adjusted Points Per Game the player was against his collective opponents over the course of the season. It is the “one-number” metric (such as WAR in baseball) that tells us how much value a player adds, incorporating all relevant statistics on both sides of the ball. The “Adjusted” refers to the fact the number is adjusted to a hypothetical schedule entirely composed of neutral-site games against a “bubble team.” This is done so the number can be more fairly compared year-over-year or even game-over-game.

Taking Devon Dotson as an example, the metric indicates that KU is roughly 5 points per game better with him on the court than they would be with a hypothetical “bubble” player at his position.

Production vs. Efficiency

The middle four columns break down the PPG +/- into four components of value. Note that these four columns sum to Adj PPG +/-. In basketball, a player helps his team by producing points (scoring, assisting) or winning possessions (rebounds, steals, forced turnovers). Off Prod refers to offensive production. Namely, how many points is that player producing for his team; while counting unassisted points differently than points scored off an assist as assisted-points must be split between the scorer and assist-man. Off Eff refers to offensive efficiency, which is improved by high FG%, low turnover rate, and grabbing offensive rebounds.

Def Prod accounts for how frequently a player is getting scored on. This requires taking whole new stats that are not tracked or published anywhere else in basketball. More will be said on this in a later entry. Def Eff refers to defensive efficiency, incorporating traditional defensive stats such as blocks, rebounds, and steals (alongside the non-box score stat of forced turnovers).

Interpreting the chart above, Devon Dotson had a highly productive offensive output in 2020. He scored most of his points by himself (unassisted), while also setting up others (second-highest assists on team behind Marcus Garrett). Dotson’s ability to get and convert his own shot grades out as the most valuable aspect of any one Jayhawk during the 2020 season. Udoka Azubuike was the most efficient player on offense, something that makes immediate sense given his high FG% and offensive rebounds.

Marcus Garrett grades out as the best defender, and it isn’t close. Given his minutes, and in turn possessions played, he did an excellent job of “shutting down” his man throughout the course of the season. Isaiah Moss added all his value on this aspect of defense as well. Going to the tape, this was largely due to his ability to restrict open looks from outside against the wings he was guarding. Azubuike was the team’s most efficient defender. His rebounding, shot blocking, and ability to clog the lane to force turnovers were unrivaled. He “won” 302 possessions throughout the year on the defensive end, meaning that per game nearly 10 possessions ended in KU’s favor thanks to an Azubuike block, rebound, steal, or forced turnover. Marcus Garrett’s 202 defensive possessions won in 31 games is also noteworthy, particularly due to his position as a guard.

2020 Kansas Jayhawks – Defense

Key

Pts Agst – Points scored against that player.
Poss Agst – Possessions used when scoring against that player.
D Reb – Defensive rebounds credited to player^A.
Steals – Steals awarded to player.
TO frcd – Turnovers forced by player.
Adj PPP – Adjusted Points Per Possession (against). Takes into account prior stats.

^A Defensive rebounds also include blocked shots when team wins possession.

2020 Kansas Jayhawks – Offense

Key

Pts Una – Points the player scored unassisted.
Pts Ast – Points the player scored via assist.
Ast pts – Points the player’s teammates scored off his assists
Poss Una – Possessions the player used when scoring unassisted.
Poss ast – Possessions used when scoring via assist.
Ast Poss – Possessions used on assists, i.e. number of assists.
Miss – Possessions ending in missed shots^A by player.
TO – Turnovers committed by player.
O Reb – Offensive rebounds credited to player.
Min – Minutes played during season
Adj PPP – Adjusted Points Per Possession, factoring all prior stats.

^A FT possessions can also count with misses, not just FG misses. If a player goes 0-2 from FT, or misses front-end of 1&1, the player will be credited with a miss. If a player goes 1-2 from FT, that possession is counted within Poss Una.