JOE PINKOS’ POWER RATINGS
Florida High School Football
2016 OPENING RANKINGS
FLORIDA’S POWER 25 listings show rank, team, 2015 record and classification in parentheses, and power rating.
FLORIDA’S POWER 25
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (13-1, 7A) 207.9
2. IMG Academy (9-0, Ind.) 206.9
3. Miami Central (12-2, 6A) 205.3
4. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (14-0, 3A) 202.0
5. Booker T. Washington (Miami) (9-5, 4A) 198.1
6. Carol City (9-3, 6A) 197.5
7. Northwestern (5-5, 6A) 195.2
8. Flanagan (12-2, 8A) 193.9
9. Manatee (9-3, 8A) 192.9
10. Armwood (14-1, 6A) 191.3
11. Mainland (11-2, 6A) 190.0
12. Columbia (12-2, 7A) 187.8
13. Cocoa (10-3, 4A) 187.7
14. Lakeland (9-3, 7A) 187.5
15. Venice (10-2, 7A) 187.2
16. Braden River (13-1, 7A) 186.2
17. Apopka (10-2, 8A) 186.0
18. American Heritage (Plantation) (9-2, 5A) 185.9
19. Dr. Phillips (9-4, 8A) 185.5
20. Viera (10-5, 7A) 185.4
21. Boyd Anderson (9-2, 6A) 185.3
22. Jesuit (13-1, 5A) 185.0
23. Deerfield Beach (10-2, 8A) 184.3
24. Vanguard (9-3, 6A) 184.2
25. Naples (11-2, 6A) 184.1
About The Rankings: 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.
Rankings by Classification
Rankings for each classification show rank, team, 2015 record in parentheses, and power rating.
CLASS 8A POWER 10
1. Flanagan (12-2) 193.9
2. Manatee (9-3) 192.9
3. Apopka (10-2) 186.0
4. Dr. Phillips (9-4) 185.5
5. Deerfield Beach (10-2) 184.3
6. Columbus (12-2) 183.1
7. Mandarin (12-1) 182.2
8. Sandalwood (8-3) 181.2
9. University (Orange City) (8-2) 180.6
10. Southridge (7-5) 180.5
CLASS 7A POWER 10
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (13-1) 207.9
2. Columbia (12-2) 187.8
3. Lakeland (9-3) 187.5
4. Venice (10-2) 187.2
5. Braden River (13-1) 186.2
6. Viera (10-5) 185.4
7. William T. Dwyer (10-2) 182.7
8. Plant City (11-2) 178.3
9. Plant (9-3) 178.2
10. Chiles (6-5) 178.1
CLASS 6A POWER 10
1. Miami Central (12-2) 205.3
2. Carol City (9-3) 197.5
3. Northwestern (5-5) 195.2
4. Armwood (14-1) 191.3
5. Mainland (11-2) 190.0
6. Boyd Anderson (9-2) 185.3
7. Vanguard (9-3) 184.2
8. Naples (11-2) 184.1
9. Niceville (10-3) 182.9
10. Charlotte (12-1) 182.8
CLASS 5A POWER 10
1. American Heritage (Plantation) (9-2) 185.9
2. Jesuit (13-1) 185.0
3. Bishop Moore (14-1) 183.0
4. West Florida Tech (6-5) 180.2
5. Rickards (8-3) 176.8
6. North Marion (10-2) 176.7
7. Godby (3-6) 175.7
8. Palm Bay (8-3) 175.1
9. Clay (10-4) 174.5
10. Ponte Vedra (8-3) 174.4
CLASS 4A POWER 5
1. Booker T. Washington (Miami) (9-5) 198.1
2. Cocoa (10-3) 187.7
3. Raines (12-2) 183.5
4. Dunnellon (11-1) 177.7
5. South Sumter (8-3) 175.0
CLASS 3A POWER 5
1. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (14-0) 202.0
2. Oxbridge Academy (9-3) 183.2
3. Tampa Catholic (10-3) 177.9
4. Chaminade-Madonna (7-3) 174.3
5. Clearwater Central Catholic (12-1) 173.1
CLASS 2A POWER 5
1. University Christian (11-3) 174.6
2. Cambridge Christian (12-1) 160.1
3. North Florida Christian (7-5) 157.5
4. Champagnat Catholic (2-7) 155.1
5. Victory Christian (7-6) 155.0
CLASS 1A POWER 5
1. Trenton (14-0) 181.1
2. Madison County (9-4) 179.4
3. Blountstown (9-3) 170.0
4. Pahokee (8-3) 164.8
5. Fort Meade (8-2) 163.8
