JOE PINKOS’ POWER RATINGS
Florida High School Football
RANKINGS
(Based on games through Monday, October 10, 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. Venice (5-0, 7A) 206.0
2. St. Thomas Aquinas (3-2, 7A) 205.9
3. IMG Academy (5-0, Ind.) 204.3
4. Mainland (6-0, 6A) 202.7
5. Oxbridge Academy (6-0, 3A) 202.6
6. American Heritage (Plantation) (6-0, 5A) 202.5
7. Apopka (6-0, 8A) 202.0
8. Coral Gables (5-0, 8A) 201.9
9. Carol City (3-2, 6A) 201.2
10. Miami Central (6-1, 6A) 200.6
11. Niceville (6-0, 6A) 198.3
12. Northwestern (5-1, 6A) 197.4
13. Vanguard (5-0, 6A) 196.5
14. Cocoa (3-1, 4A) 196.4
15. Charlotte (5-0, 6A) 196.3
16. Plant (6-0, 7A) 195.6
17. Armwood (5-1, 6A) 194.9
18. Cardinal Gibbons (5-0, 5A) 194.5
19. Manatee (4-2, 8A) 194.4
20. Bolles (5-0, 4A) 192.6
21. Jesuit (6-0, 5A) 191.7
22. Tampa Bay Tech (5-1, 7A) 191.3
23. Dr. Phillips (4-2, 8A) 191.2
24. Sandalwood (5-0, 8A) 190.9
25. William T. Dwyer (5-0, 7A) 190.8
Rankings by Classification
CLASS 8A POWER 10
1. Apopka (6-0) 202.0
2. Coral Gables (5-0) 201.9
3. Manatee (4-2) 194.4
4. Dr. Phillips (4-2) 191.2
5. Sandalwood (5-0) 190.9
6. Seminole (Sanford) (6-0) 186.5
7. Southridge (5-2) 186.3
8. Flanagan (5-1) 183.8
9. Miramar (5-2) 183.1
10. Mandarin (4-0) 182.6
CLASS 7A POWER 10
1. Venice (5-0) 206.0
2. St. Thomas Aquinas (3-2) 205.9
3. Plant (6-0) 195.6
4. Tampa Bay Tech (5-1) 191.3
5. William T. Dwyer (5-0) 190.8
6. Lakeland (5-1) 189.9
7. Lincoln (3-2) 188.3
8. Viera (4-2) 184.8
9. Durant (6-1) 184.4
10. Robert E. Lee (3-1) 181.4
CLASS 6A POWER 10
1. Mainland (6-0) 202.7
2. Carol City (3-2) 201.2
3. Miami Central (6-1) 200.6
4. Niceville (6-0) 198.3
5. Northwestern (5-1) 197.4
6. Vanguard (5-0) 196.5
7. Charlotte (5-0) 196.3
8. Armwood (5-1) 194.9
9. Naples (6-0) 190.5
10. Crestview (7-0) 186.8
CLASS 5A POWER 10
1. American Heritage (Plantation) (6-0) 202.5
2. Cardinal Gibbons (5-0) 194.5
3. Jesuit (6-0) 191.7
4. Rickards (5-1) 188.9
5. Baker County (5-0) 188.7
6. Bishop Moore (5-1) 185.9
7. West Florida Tech (4-2) 184.1
8. Ponte Vedra (5-0) 182.1
9. Palm Bay (5-0) 179.3
10. Wakulla (4-1) 177.0
CLASS 4A POWER 5
1. Cocoa (3-1) 196.4
2. Bolles (5-0) 192.6
3. Booker T. Washington (Miami) (4-3) 186.9
4. Jones (6-0) 185.8
5. Raines (4-0) 182.0
CLASS 3A POWER 5
1. Oxbridge Academy (6-0) 202.6
2. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (4-2) 187.7
3. Chaminade-Madonna (4-1) 179.1
4. Melbourne Central Catholic (5-0) 177.7
5. Episcopal (6-0) 172.5
CLASS 2A POWER 5
1. University Christian (4-2) 169.7
2. Cambridge Christian (6-0) 160.6
3. Champagnat Catholic (5-0) 158.3
4. Victory Christian (5-0) 156.4
5. Northside Christian (5-1) 155.8
CLASS 1A POWER 5
1. Madison County (6-0) 189.8
2. Pahokee (6-0) 168.8
3. Trenton (4-1) 168.6
4. Fort White (4-2) 168.2
5. Newberry (6-0) 168.1
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