JOE PINKOS’ POWER RATINGS
Florida High School Football
RANKINGS
(Based on games through Saturday, October 3, 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. IMG Academy (5-0, Ind.) 212.7
2. St. Thomas Aquinas (5-0, 7A) 210.8
3. American Heritage (Plantation) (5-1, 5A) 207.1
4. South Dade (5-0, 8A) 201.8
5. Hallandale (4-1, 5A) 200.2
6. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (5-0, 3A) 200.0
7. Armwood (5-0, 6A) 197.1
8. Coral Gables (4-0, 8A) 196.2
9. Bolles (6-0, 4A) 196.0
10. Carol City (5-1, 8A) 195.6
11. Miami Central (4-2, 6A) 195.0
12. Oxbridge Academy (4-1, 3A) 194.8
13. American Heritage (Delray Beach) (3-2, 3A) 194.2
14. Naples (4-1, 6A) 193.6
15. Mainland (6-0, 6A) 193.0
16. West Orange (5-1, 8A) 192.8
17. Charlotte (6-0, 6A) 192.7
18. Norland (2-3, 6A) 191.0
19. Apopka (5-1, 8A) 190.7
20. Heritage (4-1, 6A) 190.2
21. Braden River (6-0, 7A) 189.8
22. North Marion (6-0, 5A) 188.5
23. Atlantic (Delray Beach) (5-0, 8A) 188.1
24. Flanagan (4-1, 8A) 188.0
25. Raines (5-0, 4A) 187.9
Rankings by Classification
Rankings for each classification show rank, team, record in parentheses, and power rating.
CLASS 8A POWER 10
1. South Dade (5-0, 8A) 201.8
2. Coral Gables (4-0) 196.2
3. West Orange (5-1) 192.8
4. Apopka (5-1) 190.7
5. Atlantic (Delray Beach) (5-0) 188.1
6. Flanagan (4-1) 188.0
7. Columbus (6-0) 185.8
8. Dr. Phillips (3-3) 185.6
9. Deerfield Beach (4-1) 183.8
10. Plantation (5-1) 183.7
CLASS 7A POWER 10
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (5-0) 210.8
2. Braden River (6-0) 189.8
3. Venice (6-0) 186.0
4. William T. Dwyer (5-0) 185.2
5. Plant City (5-1) 184.6
6. Sickles (6-0) 183.9
7. Columbia (4-1) 183.5
8. Kathleen (6-0) 181.3
9. Viera (3-3) 180.6
10. Plant (4-2) 179.8
CLASS 6A POWER 10
1. Armwood (5-0) 197.1
2. Carol City (5-1) 195.6
3. Miami Central (4-2) 195.0
4. Naples (4-1) 193.6
5. Mainland (6-0) 193.0
6. Charlotte (6-0) 192.7
7. Norland (2-3) 191.0
8. Heritage (4-1) 190.2
9. Navarre (6-0) 187.8
10. Boyd Anderson (5-1) 186.7
CLASS 5A POWER 10
1. American Heritage (Plantation) (5-1) 207.1
2. Hallandale (4-1) 200.2
3. North Marion (6-0) 188.5
4. Coconut Creek (3-2) 187.7
5. Rickards (4-1) 187.2
6. Wakulla (5-1) 183.1
7. Jesuit (6-0) 179.7
8. Palm Bay (4-1) 179.3
9. Bishop Moore (5-0) 177.5
10. Ribault (3-3) 177.3
CLASS 4A POWER 5
1. Bolles (6-0) 196.0
2. Raines (5-0) 187.9
3. Cocoa (4-2) 187.5
4. Booker T. Washington (Miami) (3-3) 176.0
5. Glades Central (4-2) 173.2
CLASS 3A POWER 5
1. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (5-0) 200.0
2. Oxbridge Academy (4-1) 194.8
3. American Heritage (Delray Beach) (3-2) 194.2
4. Chaminade-Madonna (5-0) 177.8
5. Westminster Christian (5-1) 172.3
CLASS 2A POWER 5
1. University Christian (4-1) 177.4
2. North Florida Christian (5-0) 163.6
3. Cambridge Christian (5-0) 163.2
4. Northside Christian (5-0) 161.2
5. Carrollwood Day (5-0) 160.6
CLASS 1A POWER 5
1. Trenton (5-0) 186.5
2. Fort Meade (6-0) 178.5
3. Union County (5-0) 174.4
4. Pahokee (4-1) 171.4
5. Madison County (3-3) 169.1
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