[Buffs19]

Why isn't Breathitt County's Winning Percentage at 1.093? Using the Winning Percentage calculation on the KHSAA's website, their Winning Percentage should be 9.841 (their total Win Value at this point) divided by 9 (the number of games they played). 9.841/9 = 1.093. However, the KHSAA has their Winning Percentage listed at 1.081.

I found this odd and started digging into it. I was curious if the Jenkins game had something to do with it since they forfeited the rest of their season, so I went and looked at some other teams that were supposed to play Jenkins this year. Sure enough, I discovered that both Pikeville and Hazard's Winning Percentages are lower than what they should be using the Winning Percentage calculation.

I found the following information on the KHSAA's website under the RPI FAQ and What-ifs section:

How do schools that drop programs affect the RPI?
- If a school drops a program prior to the start their competitive season, no forfeits will be involved.
- Instead, their opponents now have open dates in the sports where they were scheduled to play the teams who dropped their program, and they are free to try and find another game, if possible.
- If a school drops a program after their competitive season has started, that team shall forfeit their remaining games to their opponents.
- In this instance, the competitive season is defined as the first day a team plays in a contest.

Based on that information, Jenkins would have had to forfeit their remaining games, which means their opponents would have all received a "Win" against them. Therefore, depending on the Class size of the opponent, each opponent would receive a Win Value towards their overall Winning Percentage. For example, Breathitt County should have received a Win Value of .870 for their win against Jenkins (1.323/1.521 = .8698, I rounded up to .870 since the KHSAA only uses three decimal spots). Add that into the rest of Breathitt County's games and divide it by 9 games, their Winning Percentage should be at 1.093.

But again, the KHSAA has their Winning Percentage at 1.081. I calculated Pikeville's Winning Percentage at 1.107 but the KHSAA has it at 1.093. I had Hazard at .736 but the KHSAA has them at .721. I don’t think the KHSAA is applying the full win value to the teams that received a win against Jenkins. I might be missing something, but I wanted to reach out to see if any of you all saw it any differently. Some teams are separated by very small margins in the RPI, so I know every team wants to make sure they receive all the points they are entitled to under the RPI system.