JOE PINKOS’ POWER RATINGS
Florida High School Football
RANKINGS
(Based on games through Saturday, October 22, 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. IMG Academy (7-0, Ind.) 216.1
2. Mainland (8-0, 6A) 206.4
3. St. Thomas Aquinas (5-2, 7A) 205.9
4. American Heritage (Plantation) (8-0, 5A) 205.7
5. Venice (7-0, 7A) 204.4
6. Coral Gables (7-0, 8A) 201.9
7. Oxbridge Academy (7-1, 3A) 201.8
8. Carol City (4-2, 6A) 201.2
9. Northwestern (7-1, 6A) 200.2
10. Miami Central (6-2, 6A) 199.6
11. Cocoa (5-1, 4A) 199.5
12. Plant (8-0, 7A) 198.5
13. Apopka (8-0, 8A) 198.4
14. Armwood (7-1, 6A) 197.8
15. Bolles (7-0, 4A) 197.0
16. Vanguard (7-0, 6A) 196.6
17. Jesuit (7-0, 5A) 196.5
18. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (5-3, 3A) 196.4
19. Booker T. Washington (Miami) (6-3, 4A) 195.0
20. Niceville (8-0, 6A) 194.6
21. Lakeland (7-1, 7A) 194.3
22. Braden River (6-1, 7A) 194.0
23. Cardinal Gibbons (6-1, 5A) 192.8
24. Melbourne Central Catholic (7-0, 3A) 192.7
25. Tampa Bay Tech (7-1, 7A) 191.3
Rankings by Classification
CLASS 8A POWER 10
1. Coral Gables (7-0) 201.9
2. Apopka (8-0) 198.4
3. Sandalwood (5-1) 188.8
4. Vero Beach (7-0) 188.0
5. Southridge (7-2) 186.3
6. Dr. Phillips (6-2) 186.1
7. Seminole (Sanford) (8-0) 186.0
8. Deerfield Beach (6-1) 185.6
9. Columbus (5-3) 184.5
10. Osceola (Kissimmee) (9-0) 184.1
CLASS 7A POWER 10
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (5-2) 205.9
2. Venice (7-0) 204.4
3. Plant (8-0) 198.5
4. Lakeland (7-1) 194.3
5. Braden River (6-1) 194.0
6. Tampa Bay Tech (7-1) 191.3
7. William T. Dwyer (7-0) 188.4
8. Lincoln (4-2) 188.3
9. Viera (5-2) 187.0
10. South Fort Myers (8-0) 184.6
CLASS 6A POWER 10
1. Mainland (8-0) 206.4
2. Carol City (4-2) 201.2
3. Northwestern (7-1) 200.2
4. Miami Central (6-2) 199.6
5. Armwood (7-1) 197.8
6. Vanguard (7-0) 196.6
7. Niceville (8-0) 194.6
8. Navarre (8-0) 190.3
9. Charlotte (7-0) 187.4
10. Gulf Breeze (7-1) 187.3
CLASS 5A POWER 10
1. American Heritage (Plantation) (8-0) 205.7
2. Jesuit (7-0) 196.5
3. Cardinal Gibbons (6-1) 192.8
4. Bishop Moore (7-1) 189.0
5. Rickards (6-1) 188.9
6. West Florida Tech (6-2) 187.9
7. Baker County (7-0) 186.7
8. Palm Bay (7-0) 182.5
9. Ponte Vedra (7-0) 181.0
10. Wakulla (5-2) 178.3
CLASS 4A POWER 5
1. Cocoa (5-1) 199.5
2. Bolles (7-0) 197.0
3. Booker T. Washington (Miami) (6-3) 195.0
4. Raines (6-0) 183.5
5. Jones (7-1) 177.9
CLASS 3A POWER 5
1. Oxbridge Academy (7-1) 201.8
2. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (5-3) 196.4
3. Melbourne Central Catholic (7-0) 192.7
4. Chaminade-Madonna (6-1) 179.6
5. Episcopal (8-0) 171.0
CLASS 2A POWER 5
1. University Christian (5-2) 169.5
2. Cambridge Christian (8-0) 167.7
3. Northside Christian (7-1) 160.8
4. First Baptist (6-2) 159.5
5. Champagnat Catholic (7-0) 157.3
CLASS 1A POWER 5
1. Madison County (8-0) 189.5
2. Trenton (6-1) 169.1
3. Fort White (6-2) 168.9
4. Pahokee (8-0) 167.0
5. Baker (8-0) 165.0

















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