JOE PINKOS’ POWER RATINGS
Florida High School Football
RANKINGS
(Based on games through Saturday, September 19, 2015)
Rankings, based on Joe Pinkos’ Power Ratings, of Florida’s top high school football teams overall and by classification follow.
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. St. Thomas Aquinas (4-0, 7A) 213.3
2. IMG Academy (4-0, Ind.) 212.7
3. American Heritage (Plantation) (3-1, 5A) 211.7
4. Miami Central (3-1, 6A) 201.6
5. Apopka (4-0, 8A) 200.5
6. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (4-0, 3A) 200.0
7. Armwood (3-0, 6A) 197.1
8. Hallandale (3-0, 5A) 196.0
9. American Heritage (Delray Beach) (2-1, 3A) 194.2
10. Atlantic (Delray Beach) (3-0, 8A) 193.8
11. Naples (2-1, 6A) 193.6
12. Raines (4-0, 4A) 193.2
13. Mainland (4-0, 6A) 193.0
14. Columbia (4-0, 7A) 192.8
15. Bolles (4-0, 4A) 191.4
16. South Dade (3-0, 8A) 190.2
17. Navarre (3-0, 6A) 189.6
18. Norland (2-2, 6A) 189.5
19. West Orange (3-1, 8A) 189.1
20. North Marion (4-0, 5A) 188.6
21. Plantation (3-1, 8A) 188.5
22. William T. Dwyer (3-0, 7A) 187.6
23. Cocoa (3-1, 4A) 187.5
24. Vero Beach (3-0, 8A) 187.4
25. Escambia (3-1, 6A) 187.1
Rankings by Classification
Rankings for each classification show rank, team, record in parentheses, and power rating.
CLASS 8A POWER 10
1. Apopka (4-0) 200.5
2. Atlantic (Delray Beach) (3-0) 193.8\
3. South Dade (3-0, 8A) 190.2
4. West Orange (3-1) 189.1
5. Plantation (3-1) 188.5
6. Vero Beach (3-0) 187.4
7. Columbus (4-0) 187.0
8. Osceola (Kissimmee) (4-0) 186.6
9. Coral Gables (3-0) 186.1
10. Dr. Phillips (2-2) 186.0
CLASS 7A POWER 10
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (4-0) 213.3
2. Columbia (4-0) 192.8
3. William T. Dwyer (3-0) 187.6
4. Braden River (4-0) 183.9\
5. Lakeland (3-1) 181.9
6. Winter Haven (3-1) 181.6
7. Lincoln (1-3) 181.3
8. Sickles (4-0) 180.3
9. Venice (4-0) 179.2
10. Plant (3-1) 178.9
CLASS 6A POWER 10
1. Miami Central (3-1) 201.6
2. Armwood (3-0) 197.1
3. Naples (2-1) 193.6
4. Mainland (4-0) 193.0
5. Navarre (3-0) 189.6
6. Norland (2-2) 189.5
7. Escambia (3-1) 187.1
8. Clearwater (3-0) 186.9
9. Niceville (3-1) 186.5
10. Carol City (3-1) 185.3
CLASS 5A POWER 10
1. American Heritage (Plantation) (3-1) 211.7
2. Hallandale (3-0) 196.0
3. North Marion (4-0) 188.6
4. Wakulla (3-1) 183.1
5. Jesuit (4-0) 181.0
6. Bishop Moore (4-0) 180.6
7. Ribault (1-3) 177.0
8. Cardinal Gibbons (2-2) 175.7
9. Miami Jackson (1-2) 175.1
10. Godby (2-2) 174.0
CLASS 4A POWER 5
1. Raines (4-0) 193.2
2. Bolles (4-0) 191.4
3. Cocoa (3-1) 187.5
4. Glades Central (2-2) 177.1
5. Booker T. Washington (Miami) (2-2) 174.5
CLASS 3A POWER 5
1. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (4-0) 200.0
2. American Heritage (Delray Beach) (2-1) 194.2
3. Oxbridge Academy (2-1) 184.7
4. Westminster Christian (3-1) 177.2
5. Chaminade-Madonna (3-0) 176.4
CLASS 2A POWER 5
1. University Christian (2-1) 180.9
2. Cambridge Christian (3-0) 160.5
3. Northside Christian (4-0) 158.9
4. Carrollwood Day (4-0) 158.5
5. Admiral Farragut (3-1) 157.8
CLASS 1A POWER 5
1. Trenton (3-0) 180.5
2. Union County (4-0) 174.4
3. Pahokee (3-0) 169.0
4. Fort Meade (4-0) 168.4
5. Blountstown (3-1) 162.0
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