On Jan. 6, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association released its first Ratings Percentage Index standings for boys and girls basketball.

In a release from the WIAA, the rankings will be updated daily throughout the regular season. These standings will also be used to determine seeding for the 2017 Hardwood Classic.

The formula used to determine the rankings, according to the WIAA release, is 25 percent the team’s winning percentage, 50 percent the opponent’s winning percentage and the remaining 25 percent the opponents’ opponent’s winning percentage.

This data is collected by MaxPreps, which is the official digital media partner of the WIAA, the release stated.

The release also said “It is the responsibility of WIAA member schools to manage their schedules and scores using MaxPreps.”

This RPI ranking system was approved by the WIAA Executive Board in September 2016.

On Jan. 6 when the rankings were first announced, Kentwood sat in fourth place among 4A schools in the state.

After losing 52-49 to Kennedy Catholic last week, the Conks fell to the No. 5 spot, according to the rankings posted on Jan. 10.

The Conks are 10-2 on the season so far.

The Kentlake Falcons sat at the 60th spot when the rankings were first released.

The Falcons have fallen four spots, Kentlake currently sits at 64th out of 64 teams.

Kentlake is currently 2-10 on the season after winning its last game Jan. 6, 72-48 against Hazen.

And the Tahoma Bears were 43rd when the rankings were initially released on Jan. 6.

After beating Kentridge 67-60 on Friday, the Bears rose to 33rd overall.

The Bears are slightly above .500 for the season with a 7-6 record.

Girls

On the girls side, the Falcons were sitting in the fifth spot in the state when the first rankings were first released.

But after a huge win Friday, 51-22, over Hazen, the Falcons moved up to No. 4.

Kentlake is currently 12-1 this season.

Its only loss was Dec. 29 to Central Valley.

The Bears were 22nd overall and on Jan. 10, Tahoma had jumped one spot to 21st in the state.

The Bears are 11-3 on the season so far.

And finally, the Conks were ranked 43rd overall.

A few days after the initial report, on Jan. 10 Kentwood fell two spots to No. 45.

The Conks are currently 4-9 overall.

To continually check the rankings of the Conks, Falcons and Bears, visit the WIAA’s website at http://wiaa.com/dirrpiz14.aspx for the boys and http://wiaa.com/DirRPIz14.aspx?SPID=13 for the girls rankings.