JOE PINKOS’ POWER RATINGS
Florida High School Football
RANKINGS
(Based on games through Saturday, October 31, 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. American Heritage (Plantation) (8-1, 5A) 206.6
2. IMG Academy (8-0, Ind.) 204.0
3. Cocoa (7-2, 4A) 203.0
4. Flanagan (7-1, 8A) 201.9
5. Miami Central (7-2, 6A) 200.3
6. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (9-0, 3A) 199.1
7. Niceville (8-1, 6A) 199.0
8. Coral Gables (8-0, 8A) 196.0
9. Mainland (9-1, 6A) 194.8
10. Braden River (9-0, 7A) 194.2
11. Carol City (7-2, 6A) 193.0
12. Navarre (9-0, 6A) 192.1
13. Manatee (7-2, 8A) 191.4
14. Columbia (8-1, 7A) 191.1
15. Armwood (9-0, 6A) 190.9
16. West Orange (8-1, 8A) 190.8
17. Charlotte (9-0, 6A) 190.7
18. Venice (8-1, 7A) 190.5
19. Naples (8-1, 6A) 190.4
20. Apopka (9-1, 8A) 190.2
21. Atlantic (Deerfield Beach) (9-0, 8A) 189.8
22. Deerfield Beach (8-1, 8A) 189.7
23. Pine Forest (7-2, 6A) 189.6
24. Bishop Moore (9-0, 5A) 189.2
25. St. Thomas Aquinas (7-1, 7A) 189.1
Rankings by Classification
Rankings for each classification show rank, team, record in parentheses, and power rating.
CLASS 8A POWER 10
1. Flanagan (7-1) 201.9
2. Coral Gables (8-0) 196.0
3. Manatee (7-2) 191.4
4. West Orange (8-1) 190.8
5. Apopka (9-1) 190.2
6. Atlantic (Delray Beach) (9-0) 189.8
7. Deerfield Beach (8-1) 189.7
8. Dr. Phillips (6-3) 185.0
9. Plantation (8-2) 183.1
10. Vero Beach (8-0) 183.0
CLASS 7A POWER 10
1. Braden River (9-0) 194.2
2. Columbia (8-1) 191.1
3. Venice (8-1) 190.5
4. St. Thomas Aquinas (7-1) 189.1
5. Lakeland (7-2) 186.1
6. Plant (8-2) 185.2
7. Sickles (8-1) 184.6
8. South Fort Myers (7-2) 183.6
9. Countryside (8-1) 183.4
10. Viera (5-4) 181.6
CLASS 6A POWER 10
1. Miami Central (7-2) 200.3
2. Niceville (8-1) 199.0
3. Mainland (9-1) 194.8
4. Carol City (7-2) 193.0
5. Navarre (9-0) 192.1
6. Armwood (9-0) 190.9
7. Charlotte (9-0) 190.7
8. Naples (8-1) 190.4
9. Pine Forest (7-2) 189.6
10. Northwestern (4-5) 189.0
CLASS 5A POWER 10
1. American Heritage (Plantation) (8-1) 206.6
2. Bishop Moore (9-0) 189.2
3. Jesuit (9-0) 188.1
4. Hallandale (7-2) 188.0
5. North Marion (8-1) 182.9
6. Wakulla (8-1) 180.7
7. Merritt Island (7-2) 180.0
8. Palm Bay (7-2) 179.4
9. Rickards (6-2) 177.2
10. Suwannee (7-1) 176.7
CLASS 4A POWER 5
1. Cocoa (7-2) 203.0
2. Dunnellon (9-0) 188.4
3. Raines (9-0) 186.7
4. Bolles (8-2) 181.7
5. Glades Central (7-2) 180.6
CLASS 3A POWER 5
1. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (9-0) 199.1
2. Oxbridge Academy (7-2) 186.9
3. American Heritage (Delray Beach) (7-2) 184.1
4. Clearwater Central Catholic (10-0) 179.2
5. Tampa Catholic (8-1) 178.4
CLASS 2A POWER 5
1. University Christian (6-3) 173.7
2. Admiral Farragut (8-1) 170.0
3. Cambridge Christian (9-0) 164.3
4. North Florida Christian (6-4) 164.0
5. Northside Christian (8-1) 157.3
CLASS 1A POWER 5
1. Trenton (9-0) 180.5
2. Pahokee (8-1) 176.2
3. Madison County (6-3) 174.5
4. Port St. Joe (7-1) 172.2
5. Blountstown (7-2) 169.2
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