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.

Power Rankings for Week 5

RANK		TEAM	POINTS
1		Martinsburg (4-0)	249 (24)
		This week: at Morgantown Last week: Defeated Spring Mills 69-7 Ranking last week: 1 SSAC playoff rating last week: T-1
2		Huntington (4-0)	224 (1)
		This week: at Capital Last week: Defeated Parkersburg 28-6 Ranking last week: 2 SSAC playoff rating last week: T-1
3		Morgantown (4-0)	183
		This week: vs. Martinsburg Last week: Defeated Washington 42-7 Ranking last week: 3 SSAC playoff rating last week: 5
4		Spring Valley (3-1)	166
		This week: at South Charleston Last week: Defeated George Washington 54-21 Ranking last week: 4 SSAC playoff rating last week: T-7
5		Capital (3-1)	157
		This week: vs. Huntington Last week: Defeated Cabell Midland 42-23 Ranking last week: 5 SSAC playoff rating last week: 6
6		University (4-0)	127
		This week: at Fairmont Senior Last week: Defeated Wheeling Park 28-19 Ranking last week: 8 SSAC playoff rating last week: T-3
7		Hurricane (4-0)	114
		This week: Bye Last week: Defeated Brooke 47-0 Ranking last week: 7 SSAC playoff rating last week: T-3
8		Musselman (3-1)	64
		This week: Bye Last week: Defeated Greenbrier East 62-8 Ranking last week: 10 SSAC playoff rating last week: T-7
9		Wheeling Park (2-2)	40
		This week: at Brooke Last week: Lost to University 28-19 Ranking last week: 6 SSAC playoff rating last week: 11
10		South Charleston (2-2)	27
		This week: vs. Spring Valley Last week: Defeated Riverside 48-7 Ranking last week: New SSAC playoff rating last week: T-16
Dropped from rankings: Cabell Midland
Also receiving votes: Princeton 12, Cabell Midland 8, Jefferson 3, Ripley 1