JOE PINKOS’ POWER RATINGS
Florida High School Football
RANKINGS
(Based on games through Saturday, September 20, 2014)
Rankings, based on Joe Pinkos’ Power Ratings, of Florida’s top high school football teams overall and by classification.
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 listings show rank, team, record and classification in parentheses, and power rating.
FLORIDA’S POWER 25
1. Booker T. Washington (5-0, 4A) 202.5
2. Mainland (4-0, 6A) 201.1
3. Miami Central (4-1, 6A) 200.2
4. St. Thomas Aquinas (2-1, 7A) 199.7
5. First Coast (3-0, 8A) 199.3
6. University-Orange City (4-0, 8A) 198.7
7. Niceville (4-1, 7A) 198.1
8. IMG Academy (3-1, Ind.) 195.3
9. Trinity Christian-Jacksonville (2-1, 3A) 194.4
10. American Heritage-Plantation (2-1, 5A) 192.0
11. American Heritage-Delray (2-1, 3A) 191.9
12. Manatee (3-1, 8A) 191.4
13. Miramar (2-2, 8A) 191.2
14. Monarch (3-0, 8A) 190.3
15. Escambia (4-0, 6A) 190.2
16. East Lake (4-0, 7A) 190.1
17. West Orange (4-0, 8A) 189.5
18. Armwood (4-0, 6A) 189.2
19. Boynton Beach (5-0, 6A) 189.1
20. Clearwater Central Catholic (3-0, 3A) 188.5
21. Venice (4-0, 6A) 188.4
22. Godby (3-1, 5A) 188.0
23. Lakeland (4-0, 7A) 187.9
24. Lake Mary (3-0, 8A) 187.1
25. Naples (3-1, 6A) 186.8
Rankings by Classification
Rankings for each classification show rank, team, record in parentheses, and power rating.
CLASS 8A POWER 10
1. First Coast (3-0) 199.3
2. University-Orange City (4-0) 198.7
3. Manatee (3-1) 191.4
4. Miramar (2-2) 191.2
5. Monarch (3-0) 190.3
6. West Orange (4-0) 189.5
7. Lake Mary (3-0) 187.1
8. Columbus (3-1) 184.8
9. Dr. Phillips (4-0) 184.3
10. Flanagan (4-0) 184.2
CLASS 7A POWER 10
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (2-1) 199.7
2. Niceville (4-1) 198.1
3. East Lake (4-0) 190.1
4. Lakeland (4-0) 187.9
5. Kissimmee Osceola (3-1) 184.4
6. Fort Myers (4-0) 184.1
7. Oak Ridge (3-1) 183.7
8. Viera (3-0) 182.5
9. Royal Palm Beach (3-0) 182.4
10. Fletcher (2-1) 181.5
CLASS 6A POWER 10
1. Mainland (4-0) 201.1
2. Miami Central (4-1) 200.2
3. Escambia (4-0) 190.2
4. Armwood (4-0) 189.2
5. Boynton Beach (5-0) 189.1
6. Venice (4-0) 188.4
7. Naples (3-1) 186.8
8. Northwestern (3-0) 186.6
9. Ed White (3-1) 184.7
10. South Fort Myers (3-1) 183.5
CLASS 5A POWER 10
1. American Heritage-Plantation (2-1) 192.0
2. Godby (3-1) 188.0
3. Cardinal Gibbons (4-0) 182.7
4. South Sumter (4-0) 180.8
5. West Florida Tech (3-1) 180.6
6. Bishop Moore (4-0) 177.8
7. Auburndale (4-0) 177.5
8. Palm Bay (3-0) 175.4
9. Wakulla (3-1) 175.3
10. Clay (4-0) 172.4
CLASS 4A POWER 5
1. Booker T. Washington (5-0) 202.5
2. Raines (2-2) 186.0
3. Bolles (3-1) 185.3
4. Cocoa (2-1) 182.3
5. Clewiston (4-0) 180.0
CLASS 3A POWER 5
1. Trinity Christian-Jacksonville (2-1) 194.4
2. American Heritage-Delray (2-1) 191.9
3. Clearwater Central Catholic (3-0) 188.5
4. Trinity Catholic (3-0) 184.6
5. Westminster Christian (3-1) 180.7
CLASS 2A POWER 5
1. Indian Rocks Christian (4-0) 165.6
2. Champagnat Catholic (2-1) 161.1
3. Victory Christian (3-1) 158.8
4. University Christian (2-2) 158.4
5. Glades Day (4-0) 155.9
CLASS 1A POWER 5
1. Dixie County (4-0) 170.7
2. Union County (4-0) 170.0
3. Liberty County (3-0) 166.3
4. Hamilton County (3-1) 159.1
5. Trenton (3-1) 156.8
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