District 3 Power Rankings Update – October 5, 2026

 

 

 

 

 

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District 3 Power Rankings: Playoff Picture Beginning to Take Shape

With October here and the regular season quickly moving toward its final stretch, the District 3 Power Rankings are becoming increasingly important for Lebanon County teams. Some are comfortably positioned for postseason opportunities, while others find themselves right on the cutoff or needing a strong finish to work their way into the field.

One of the county’s strongest positions continues to belong to Palmyra field hockey, which remains No. 1 in the District 3 Class 2A rankings. The Cougars have yet to lose this season and continue to put themselves in position for a favorable postseason path.

There was also significant movement from ELCO girls soccer. After sitting 25th a week ago, the Raiders surged all the way to No. 15 in Class 3A, moving inside the 16-team qualifying field. With only a handful of contests remaining, every result becomes increasingly important.

Northern Lebanon girls volleyball also strengthened its postseason position, climbing from third to second in Class 4A. The Vikings are joined by ELCO, currently fourth, giving Lebanon County two teams sitting comfortably inside the eight-team 4A field.

Several teams, however, are sitting much closer to the bubble. Northern Lebanon football is currently 12th in Class 4A, two spots outside a 10-team playoff field, while Palmyra football slipped to 16th in Class 5A, where 12 teams qualify. Annville-Cleona football also dropped from third to sixth in Class 3A, leaving the Dutchmen just outside the four-team postseason field.

There are similar races developing elsewhere. Palmyra boys soccer climbed four positions to 14th in Class 3A and is now inside the 16-team qualifying field, while ELCO boys soccer currently occupies the final qualifying position at No. 16. Cedar Crest girls soccer is another team sitting directly on the line, checking in at No. 16 in Class 4A.

With schedules shrinking and the postseason picture changing after virtually every result, there is still plenty that can shift over the coming weeks.

Below, check out the complete District 3 Power Rankings snapshot for every Lebanon County team, including current records, rankings, classifications, contests remaining and postseason qualifying cutoffs.

And for football fans, we’ve also included a head-to-head LebCo Football Power Rankings comparison, using the official District 3 rating to see how all six Lebanon County programs stack up against one another.

 

 

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   Annville-Cleona Dutchmen 

 

	Record	Current Rank	Previous Rank	Class	Contests Remaining	District Qualifiers
Field Hockey	9-2	8th	9th	1A	7	Top 14
Football	3-3	6th	3rd	3A	4	Top 4
Boys Soccer	3-10-1	13th	13th	2A	4	Top 8
Girls Soccer	3-6-3	13th	13th	2A	5	Top 8
Girls Tennis	10-3	12th	12th	2A	1	Top 12

 

 

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    Cedar Crest Falcons 

 

	Record	Current Rank	Previous Rank	Class	Contests Remaining	District Qualifiers
Field Hockey	4-8	17th	13th	3A	5	Top 14
Football	4-2	7th	7th	6A	4	Top 12
Boys Soccer	5-4-3	13th	8th	4A	4	Top 16
Girls Soccer	5-5-2	16th	8th	4A	5	Top 16
Girls Tennis	6-7	24th	23rd	3A	0	Top 12
Girls Volleyball	5-6	14th	14th	6A	6	Top 12

 

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 ELCO Raiders  

 

	Record	Current Rank	Previous Rank	Class	Contests Remaining	District Qualifiers
Field Hockey	6-6-1	23rd	25th	2A	5	Top 16
Football	3-3	13th	15th	4A	4	Top 10
Boys Soccer	7-4-3	16th	12th	3A	4	Top 16
Girls Soccer	7-6-3	15th	25th	3A	2	Top 16
Girls Tennis	7-8	23rd	25th	2A	0	Top 12
Girls Volleyball	7-6	4th	2nd	4A	4	Top 8

 

 

 

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   Lebanon Cedars

 

	Record	Current Rank	Previous Rank	Class	Contests Remaining	District Qualifiers
Football	0-6	24th	22nd	6A	4	Top 12
Boys Soccer	3-8	34th	33rd	4A	7	Top 16
Girls Soccer	3-10-1	27th	27th	4A	4	Top 16
Girls Tennis	1-14	44th	44th	3A	0	Top 12
Girls Volleyball	5-7	20th	20th	6A	4	Top 12

 

 

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New Covenant Flames

 

	Record	Current Rank	Previous Rank	Class	Contests Remaining	District Qualifiers
Boys Soccer	7-4-1	11th	10th	1A	5	Top 12
Girls Soccer	7-4	7th	10th	1A	7	Top 10
Girls Volleyball	2-10	7th	7th	3A	3	Top 4

 

 

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Northern Lebanon Vikings

 

	Record	Current Rank	Previous Rank	Class	Contests Remaining	District Qualifiers
Field Hockey	3-9-1	23rd	24th	1A	5	Top 14
Football	4-2	12th	9th	4A	4	Top 10
Boys Soccer	5-7-1	27th	23rd	3A	5	Top 16
Girls Soccer	6-6-2	6th	6th	2A	4	Top 8
Girls Tennis	4-6	26th	23rd	2A	0	Top 12
Girls Volleyball	9-4	2nd	3rd	4A	5	Top 8

 

 

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Palmyra Cougars

 

	Record	Current Rank	Previous Rank	Class	Contests Remaining	District Qualifiers
Field Hockey	13-0*	1st	1st	2A	5	Top 16
Football	3-3	16th	13th	5A	4	Top 12
Boys Soccer	6-6-1	14th	18th	3A	4	Top 16
Girls Soccer	7-5-1	15th	15th	4A	4	Top 16
Girls Tennis	9-4	13th	12th	3A	2	Top 12
Girls Volleyball	5-4	11th	10th	5A	5	Top 12

* Two Field Hockey wins were versus out-of-state opponents 

 

 

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Football – LebCo Power Rankings

Using the rating that is calculated from the District 3 Power Rankings, here is a list in order of how our LebCo football teams stack up when considering their win/loss totals and strength of schedule.

1. Cedar Crest – 0.640586 (Last Week: 1st)
2. Palmyra – 0.581360 (Last Week: 3rd)
3. Northern Lebanon – 0.571433 (Last Week: 2nd)
4. ELCO – 0.527838 (Last Week: 5th)
5. Annville-Cleona – 0.509844 (Last Week: 4th)
6. Lebanon – 0.283419 (Last Week: 6th)

*Ranked using the official District 3 Rating

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For the full District 3 Power Rankings, visit piaad3.org