JOE PINKOS’ POWER RATINGS
Florida High School Football
RANKINGS
(Based on games through Monday, September 5, 2016)
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. Miami Central (2-0, 6A) 205.8
2. Booker T. Washington (Miami) (2-0, 4A) 203.7
3. St. Thomas Aquinas (1-1, 7A) 203.0
4. Northwestern (2-0, 6A) 199.5
5. Apopka (2-0, 8A) 198.3
6. Cocoa (1-1, 4A) 197.6
7. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (1-1, 3A) 197.0
8. Naples (2-0, 6A) 196.5
9. Oxbridge Academy (2-0, 3A) 195.0
10. Dr. Phillips (2-0, 8A) 194.2
11. Flanagan (1-1, 8A) 192.5
12. Mainland (2-0, 6A) 192.3
13. Armwood (1-0, 6A) 191.3
14. Lakeland (2-0, 7A) 191.0
15. Vanguard (1-0, 6A) 190.7
16. IMG Academy (2-0, Ind.) 190.6
17. Manatee (1-1, 8A) 189.8
18. Sandalwood (1-0, 8A) 189.5
19. Viera (1-1, 7A) 189.4
20. Venice (1-0, 7A) 188.8
21. William T. Dwyer (1-0, 7A) 187.1
22. Niceville (2-0, 6A) 187.0
23. Columbia (1-1, 7A) 186.3
24. Braden River (1-0, 7A) 185.9
25. Boyd Anderson (1-0, 6A) 185.3
Rankings by Classification
CLASS 8A POWER 10
1. Apopka (2-0) 198.3
2. Dr. Phillips (2-0) 194.2
3. Flanagan (1-1) 192.5
4. Manatee (1-1) 189.8
5. Sandalwood (1-0) 189.5
6. Coral Gables (2-0) 185.1
7. Columbus (1-1) 184.8
8. Mandarin (1-0) 182.2
9. University (Orange City) (2-0) 181.6
10. Southridge (2-0) 180.4
CLASS 7A POWER 10
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (1-1) 203.0
2. Lakeland (2-0) 191.0
3. Viera (1-1) 189.4
4. Venice (1-0) 188.8
5. William T. Dwyer (1-0) 187.1
6. Columbia (1-1) 186.3
7. Braden River (1-0) 185.9
8. Winter Haven (1-0) 183.2
9. Leon (1-0) 180.5
10. Plant (1-0) 178.2
CLASS 6A POWER 10
1. Miami Central (2-0) 205.8
2. Northwestern (2-0) 199.5
3. Naples (2-0) 196.5
4. Mainland (2-0) 192.3
5. Armwood (1-0) 191.3
6. Vanguard (1-0) 190.7
7. Niceville (2-0) 187.0
8. Boyd Anderson (1-0) 185.3
9. Carol City (0-2) 184.3
10. Charlotte (1-0) 182.8
CLASS 5A POWER 10
1. Jesuit (1-0) 185.0
2. American Heritage (Plantation) (2-0) 182.1
3. Cardinal Gibbons (2-0) 181.7
4. Wakulla (1-0) 181.0
5. Bishop Moore (2-0) 180.2
6. West Florida Tech (1-1) 179.7
7. Palm Bay (2-0) 178.8
8. North Marion (1-0) 176.7
9. Hallandale (1-1) 174.7
10. Ponte Vedra (1-0) 174.4
CLASS 4A POWER 5
1. Booker T. Washington (Miami) (2-0) 203.7
2. Cocoa (1-1) 197.6
3. Raines (1-0) 183.5
4. Jones (2-0) 182.5
5. Dunnellon (1-0) 179.4
CLASS 3A POWER 5
1. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (1-1) 197.0
2. Oxbridge Academy (2-0) 195.0
3. Tampa Catholic (0-0) 177.9
4. Chaminade-Madonna (1-0) 174.3
5. Clearwater Central Catholic (2-0) 171.6
CLASS 2A POWER 5
1. University Christian (1-0) 173.6
2. Champagnat Catholic (1-0) 170.5
3. Cambridge Christian (2-0) 165.2
4. Northside Christian (2-0) 156.2
5. North Florida Christian (1-0) 155.4
CLASS 1A POWER 5
1. Madison County (1-0) 181.5
2. Pahokee (2-0) 174.8
3. South Walton (2-0) 167.2
4. Trenton (1-1) 166.4
5. Baker (2-0) 166.1
