The MetroNews high school football power rankings are voted upon weekly by a panel of radio broadcasters and sports writers across West Virginia. The rankings include season record, total points from the poll and first-place votes in parenthesis.
Final Power Rankings
| RANK | TEAM | POINTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | South Charleston | 145 (8) | |
| Final record: 6-0 Playoff result: AAA state champion Last ranking: 4 Preseason ranking: 6 | ||||
| 2 |  | Martinsburg | 127 (4) | |
| Final record: 5-1 Playoff result: Quarterfinals Last ranking: 1 Preseason ranking: 1 | ||||
| 3 |  | Spring Valley | 116 (3) | |
| Final record: 4-1 Playoff result: Semifinals Last ranking: 2 Preseason ranking: 3 | ||||
| 4 |  | Cabell Midland | 114 (1) | |
| Final record: 5-0 Playoff result: Semifinals Last ranking: 3 Preseason ranking: 2 | ||||
| 5 |  | Musselman | 91 | |
| Final record: 7-1 Playoff result: Semifinals Last ranking: 5 Preseason ranking: 4 | ||||
| 6 |  | Bridgeport | 82 | |
| Final record: 7-1 Playoff result: AAA runner-up Last ranking: 6 Preseason ranking: 5 | ||||
| 7 |  | Wheeling Park | 63 | |
| Final record: 7-1 Playoff result: Opening round Last ranking: 7 Preseason ranking: 9 | ||||
| 8 |  | Parkersburg | 30 | |
| Final record: 6-2 Playoff result: Opening round Last ranking: 9 Preseason ranking: RV | ||||
| 9 |  | Princeton | 26 | |
| Final record: 6-3 Playoff result: Quarterfinals Last ranking: 8 Preseason ranking: Unranked | ||||
| 10 |  | Hurricane | 24 | |
| Final record: 4-2 Playoff result: Opening round Last ranking: 10 Preseason ranking: RV | ||||
| Dropped from rankings: None | ||||
| Also receiving votes: Spring Mills 8, George Washington 2, Morgantown 2 | ||||
| RANK | TEAM | POINTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Fairmont Senior | 159 (15) | |
| Final record: 10-2 Playoff result: AA state champion Last ranking: 1 Preseason ranking: 1 | ||||
| 2 |  | Oak Glen | 128 (1) | |
| Final record: 8-1 Playoff result: Semifinals Last ranking: 3 Preseason ranking: 4 | ||||
| 3 |  | Bluefield | 122 | |
| Final record: 7-2 Playoff result: Semifinals Last ranking: 2 Preseason ranking: 2 | ||||
| 4 |  | Frankfort | 95 | |
| Final record: 7-1 Playoff result: Opening round Last ranking: 4 Preseason ranking: 8 | ||||
| 5 |  | Poca | 75 | |
| Final record: 6-1 Playoff result: Opening round Last ranking: 5 Preseason ranking: 3 | ||||
| 6 |  | Robert C. Byrd | 73 | |
| Final record: 8-2 Playoff result: AA runner-up Last ranking: 9 Preseason ranking: RV | ||||
| 7 |  | Keyser | 72 | |
| Final record: 7-2 Playoff result: Opening round Last ranking: 7 Preseason ranking: 6 | ||||
| 8 |  | Herbert Hoover | 27 | |
| Final record: 6-3 Playoff result: Quarterfinals Last ranking: RV Preseason ranking: Unranked | ||||
| 9 |  | Liberty Raleigh | 26 | |
| Final record: 6-1 Playoff result: Opening round Last ranking: 8 Preseason ranking: Unranked | ||||
| 10 |  | North Marion | 21 | |
| Final record: 6-4 Playoff result: Quarterfinals Last ranking: RV Preseason ranking: 10 | ||||
| Dropped from rankings: None | ||||
| Also receiving votes: Point Pleasant 7, Elkins 5, Sissonville 4, Braxton County 3, Independence 3, Liberty Harrison 2, Clay County 1 | ||||
| RANK | TEAM | POINTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | St. Marys | 142 (8) | |
| Final record: 10-1 Playoff result: A state champion Last ranking: 4 Preseason ranking: 5 | ||||
| 2 |  | Wheeling Central | 134 (8) | |
| Final record: 6-3 Playoff result: Opening round Last ranking: 1 Preseason ranking: 1 | ||||
| 3 |  | Williamstown | 97 | |
| Final record: 5-2 Playoff result: Opening round Last ranking: 5 Preseason ranking: 2 | ||||
| 4 |  | Ritchie County | 91 | |
| Final record: 10-2 Playoff result: A runner-up Last ranking: 6 Preseason ranking: 8 | ||||
| 5 |  | Greenbrier West | 88 | |
| Final record: 9-1 Playoff result: Quarterfinals Last ranking: 2 Preseason ranking: 4 | ||||
| 6 |  | Pendleton County | 74 | |
| Final record: 7-3 Playoff result: Semifinals Last ranking: 9 Preseason ranking: 6 | ||||
| 7 |  | Doddridge County | 61 | |
| Final record: 6-2 Playoff result: Opening round Last ranking: 3 Preseason ranking: 3 | ||||
| 8 |  | East Hardy | 45 | |
| Final record: 6-2 Playoff result: Quarterfinals Last ranking: RV Preseason ranking: 10 | ||||
| 9 |  | Midland Trail | 42 | |
| Final record: 4-2 Playoff result: Quarterfinals Last ranking: 7 Preseason ranking: 9 | ||||
| 10 |  | Tug Valley | 14 | |
| Final record: 3-0 Playoff result: Opening round Last ranking: 8 Preseason ranking: RV | ||||
| Dropped from rankings: None | ||||
| Also receiving votes: Buffalo 10, Moorefield 10, Man 8, Tolsia 8, Tygarts Valley 6, Wirt County 3, Gilmer County 1 | ||||
