Ascension now affecting prestige?

Panplayer2

Does ascension now affect prestige for champs? I noticed a couple of 6*R5 champions are ranked higher than a couple of my 7*R3 unduped champs. I went and quickly took my 6* idoom and silver surfer (unascended) to R5 but they didn’t crack the top 30.

Based on the article for ascension it says that “ Ascending a Champion will not impact Prestige of that Champion, however, like Masteries, it will increase their PI.”

https://playcontestofchampions.com/academy/what-is-ascension/