JOE PINKOS’ POWER RATINGS
Florida High School Football
RANKINGS
(Based on games through Saturday, September 6, 2014)
Rankings, based on Joe Pinkos’ Power Ratings, of Florida’s top high school football teams overall and by classification.
FLORIDA’S POWER 25 listings show rank, team, record and classification in parentheses, and power rating.
Joe Pinkos’ Power Ratings are calculated by a formula based on strength of opposition and margin of victory with greater weight given to recent games. To determine the forecasted margin of victory between any two teams, simply figure the difference in the respective power ratings.
FLORIDA’S POWER 25
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (1-0, 7A) 208.6
2. Booker T. Washington (3-0, 4A) 206.2
3. Miami Central (2-1, 6A) 202.0
4. Mainland (2-0, 6A) 199.1
5. American Heritage-Plantation (1-1, 5A) 194.6
6. First Coast (2-0, 8A) 194.0
7. Miramar (1-1, 8A) 193.9
8. Lakeland (2-0, 7A) 192.8
9. Columbus (2-0, 8A) 192.7
10. Manatee (1-1, 8A) 192.0
11. American Heritage-Delray (1-1, 3A) 191.9
12. East Lake (2-0, 7A) 191.4
13. Clearwater Central Catholic (2-0, 3A) 190.7
14. Boynton Beach (3-0, 6A) 189.6
15. Trinity Christian-Jacksonville (0-1, 3A) 189.1
16. Naples (2-0, 6A) 189.0
17. IMG Academy (1-1, Ind.) 188.8
18. Lake Mary (2-0, 8A) 186.5
19. Godby (1-1, 5A) 186.4
20. Niceville (2-1, 7A) 186.2
21. Armwood (2-0, 6A) 186.1
22. Bolles (2-0, 4A) 186.0
23. Kissimmee Osceola (1-1, 7A) 185.7
24. Winter Haven (1-1, 6A) 185.6
25. Escambia (2-0, 6A) 185.0
Rankings by Classification
Rankings for each classification show rank, team, record in parentheses, and power rating.
CLASS 8A POWER 10
1. First Coast (2-0) 194.0
2. Miramar (1-1) 193.9
3. Columbus (2-0) 192.7
4. Manatee (1-1) 192.0
5. Lake Mary (2-0) 186.5
6. University-Orange City (2-0) 184.2
7. Flagler Palm Coast (2-0) 183.6
8. Apopka (1-1) 183.1
9. Dr. Phillips (2-0) 182.6
10. South Dade (1-1) 181.9
CLASS 7A POWER 10
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (1-0) 208.6
2. Lakeland (2-0) 192.8
3. East Lake (2-0) 191.4
4. Niceville (2-1) 186.2
5. Kissimmee Osceola (1-1) 185.7
6. Oak Ridge (2-0) 183.7
7. Royal Palm Beach (2-0) 182.4
8. Lincoln (2-1) 180.1
9. William T. Dwyer (1-1) 179.6
10. Viera (1-0) 179.5
CLASS 6A POWER 10
1. Miami Central (2-1) 202.0
2. Mainland (2-0) 199.1
3. Boynton Beach (3-0) 189.6
4. Naples (2-0) 189.0
5. Armwood (2-0) 186.1
6. Winter Haven (1-1) 185.6
7. Escambia (2-0) 185.0
8. Venice (2-0) 183.0
9. Northwestern (2-0) 182.9
10. Ed White (1-1) 181.7
CLASS 5A POWER 10
1. American Heritage-Plantation (1-1) 194.6
2. Godby (1-1) 186.4
3. South Sumter (2-0) 181.4
4. Island Coast (2-0) 179.2
5. Cardinal Gibbons (2-0) 176.4
6. Lake Wales (2-0) 175.5
7. West Florida Tech (1-1) 174.6
8. Palm Bay (1-0) 173.8
9. Clay (2-0) 172.6
10. Suwannee (2-0) 172.0
CLASS 4A POWER 5
1. Booker T. Washington (3-0) 206.2
2. Bolles (2-0) 186.0
3. Cocoa (1-0) 184.0
4. Raines (1-1) 182.3
5. Glades Central (2-0) 180.5
CLASS 3A POWER 5
1. American Heritage-Delray (1-1) 191.9
2. Clearwater Central Catholic (2-0) 190.7
3. Trinity Christian-Jacksonville (0-1) 189.1
4. Trinity Catholic (1-0) 184.6
5. Westminster Christian (2-0) 182.2
CLASS 2A POWER 5
1. North Florida Christian (1-1) 163.3
2. Champagnat Catholic (1-1) 161.1
3. First Baptist (1-1) 160.2
4. Indian Rocks Christian (2-0) 159.6
5. University Christian (1-1) 156.6
CLASS 1A POWER 5
1. Dixie County (2-0) 167.1
2. Union County (2-0) 164.3
3. Trenton (2-0) 161.5
4. Liberty County (1-0) 159.2
5. Lafayette (1-1) 156.1