Indiana high school football computer rankings (9/24/2024)

Check out SBLive's custom rankings formula for every division and classification of Indiana high school football ahead of Week 6

Mikeah Webster of the Westfield Shamrocks is pushed out of bounds by Braeden Totten of the Hamilton Southeastern Royals on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, at Westfield High School. Westfield defeated Hamilton Southeastern in overtime, 21-14. / Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Week 5 of the 2024 Indiana high school football season has concluded, and High School on SI is commencing its first computer rankings of the season.

The 6A second-ranked Westfield Shamrocks, coming off a thrilling win against Hamilton Southeastern, look to challenge for the top spot held by the Crown Point Bulldogs. The Bulldogs push on with their revenge tour as the 2023 state runners-up take on Valparaiso (4-1) in a highly anticipated matchup.

SBLive's formula was created using its linear algebra-based ranking algorithm inspired by the Colley Bias-Free Ranking Method. Colley’s Method was created by Wes Colley, Ph.D., an astrophysicist at the University of Alabama at Huntsville. He devised his algorithm to help address the subjectivity and controversy regarding BCS college football selections in the 1990s and early 2000s, using a method that used no subjective variables.

Our computer rankings, released weekly, run parallel to SBLive's human power rankings — the statewide top 25 — released early each week.

• FAQ: SBLive High School Football Computer Rankings

Here are SBLive's latest Indiana football computer rankings, as of Sept. 24, 2024:

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COMPUTER RANKINGS

CLASS 6A | CLASS 5A

CLASS 4A | CLASS 3A

CLASS 2A | CLASS 1A

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-- Ben Dagg | @sbliveal