JOE PINKOS’ POWER RATINGS
Florida High School Football
RANKINGS
(Based on games through Saturday, September 30, 2017)
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 (4-0, Ind.) 214.0
2. Cocoa (4-0, 4A) 204.3
3. Armwood (3-0, 6A) 200.1
4. Venice (4-0, 7A) 200.0
5. American Heritage (Plantation) (3-0, 5A) 198.7
6. Miami Central (4-1, 6A) 197.7
7. St. Thomas Aquinas (2-1, 7A) 197.6
8. Lakeland (4-0, 7A) 197.5
9. Northwestern (3-1, 6A) 197.4
10. Vanguard (5-0, 6A) 197.3
11. St. Augustine (4-0, 6A) 197.1
12. Viera (3-1, 7A) 196.6
13. Cardinal Gibbons (4-0, 5A) 196.5
14. Bartram Trail (3-2, 7A) 196.1
15. Robert E. Lee (5-0, 7A) 195.7
16. Southridge (2-1, 8A) 195.5
17. Vero Beach (4-0, 8A) 194.5
18. Madison County (6-0, 1A) 194.2
19. Deerfield Beach (3-1, 8A) 193.5
20. Dr. Phillips (4-0, 8A) 193.2
21. Oxbridge Academy (3-1, 3A) 193.1
22. Booker T. Washington (2-2, 4A) 193.0
23. Carol City (2-1, 6A) 192.9
24. Apopka (3-1, 8A) 192.5
25. Osceola (Kissimmee) (4-0, 8A) 192.0
Rankings by Classification
CLASS 8A POWER 10
1. Southridge (2-1) 195.5
2. Vero Beach (4-0) 194.5
3. Deerfield Beach (3-1) 193.5
4. Dr. Phillips (4-0) 193.2
5. Apopka (3-1) 192.5
6. Osceola (Kissimmee) (4-0) 192.0
7. South Dade (3-0) 189.6
8. Columbus (3-1) 189.1
9. Riverview (Sarasota) (4-1) 187.6
10. Miami High (3-1) 186.0
CLASS 7A POWER 10
1. Venice (4-0) 200.0
2. St. Thomas Aquinas (2-1) 197.6
3. Lakeland (4-0) 197.5
4. Viera (3-1) 196.6
5. Bartram Trail (3-2) 196.1
6. Robert E. Lee (5-0) 195.7
7. Braden River (2-1) 190.0
8. Columbia (4-2) 189.0
9. Plant (4-0) 187.1
10. Palmetto (3-1) 187.0
CLASS 6A POWER 10
1. Armwood (3-0) 200.1
2. Miami Central (4-1) 197.7
3. Northwestern (3-1) 197.4
4. Vanguard (5-0) 197.3
5. St. Augustine (4-0) 197.1
6. Carol City (2-1) 192.9
7. Crestview (4-0) 188.7
8. North Fort Myers (4-0) 184.1
9. Norland (2-1) 182.5
10. Sebring (3-0) 182.4
CLASS 5A POWER 10
1. American Heritage (Plantation) (3-0) 198.7
2. Cardinal Gibbons (4-0) 196.5
3. Godby (6-0) 190.5
4. Rockledge (1-2) 188.3
5. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (4-2) 188.2
6. Rickards (5-0) 186.8
7. Wakulla (4-2) 186.3
8. Immokalee (4-0) 185.4
9. Jones (4-1) 184.8
10. Baker County (4-1) 181.6
CLASS 4A POWER 5
1. Cocoa (4-0) 204.3
2. Booker T. Washington (Miami) (2-2) 193.0
3. Raines (4-1) 191.9
4. Dunnellon (4-1) 179.0
5. University School (3-0) 176.5
CLASS 3A POWER 5
1. Oxbridge Academy (3-1) 193.1
2. Chaminade-Madonna (2-2) 183.8
3. Clearwater Central Catholic (5-0) 177.9
4. Melbourne Central Catholic (3-1) 176.0
5. King’s Academy (4-0) 175.5
CLASS 2A POWER 5
1. Champagnat Catholic (4-1) 179.1
2. University Christian (5-0) 176.2
3. Victory Christian (3-0) 158.3
4. Moore Haven (4-0) 158.2
5. Seven Rivers Christian (4-2) 158.1
CLASS 1A POWER 5
1. Madison County (6-0) 194.2
2. Pahokee (2-1) 177.6
3. Dixie County (6-0) 175.9
4. Blountstown (4-1) 162.1
5. Union County (5-1) 160.8
INDEPENDENT POWER 3
1. IMG Academy (4-0) 214.0
2. Satellite (3-1) 158.9
3. Superior Collegiate (2-2) 151.7
SUNSHINE STATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SSAC) POWER 5
1. St. Stephen’s Episcopal (3-0) 156.0
2. Orlando Christian Prep (3-2) 151.8
3. Faith Christian (5-0) 150.8
4. Windermere Prep (4-0) 142.9
5. The Master’s Academy (4-1) 138.7
