Joe Pinkos’ Power Rankings heading into Week 9

JOE PINKOS’ POWER RATINGS

Florida High School Football

RANKINGS
(Based on games through Saturday, October 14, 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 (5-0, Ind.) 214.0
2. American Heritage (Plantation) (5-0, 5A) 202.9
3. Cocoa (6-0, 4A) 202.7
4. St. Thomas Aquinas (5-1, 7A) 200.0
5. Northwestern (5-1, 6A) 199.6
6. St. Augustine (6-0, 6A) 199.5
7. Viera (5-1, 7A) 199.4
8. Miami Central (7-1, 6A) 198.6
9. Cardinal Gibbons (5-1, 5A) 198.0
10. Vero Beach (6-0, 8A) 197.6
11. Bartram Trail (5-2, 7A) 197.1
12. Oxbridge Academy (4-1, 3A) 196.8
13. Venice (6-1, 7A) 196.2
14. Osceola (Kissimmee) (6-0, 8A) 196.1
15. Armwood (6-0, 6A) 195.7
16. Chaminade-Madonna (4-2, 3A) 195.4
17. Lakeland (6-0, 7A) 194.9
18. Vanguard (6-0, 6A) 194.7
19. Madison County (7-0, 1A) 194.1
20. Columbus (6-1, 8A) 194.0
21. Riverview (Sarasota) (7-1, 8A) 193.9
22. Tampa Bay Tech (5-1, 7A) 193.8
23. Raines (6-1, 4A) 193.7
24. Godby (7-0, 5A) 193.3
25. Crestview (6-0, 6A) 192.1

Rankings by Classification

CLASS 8A POWER 10
1. Vero Beach (6-0) 197.6
2. Osceola (Kissimmee) (6-0) 196.1
3. Columbus (6-1) 194.0
4. Riverview (Sarasota) (7-1) 193.9
5. Miramar (5-1) 190.9
6. Deerfield Beach (4-2) 190.4
7. Miami High (5-1) 187.9
8. Apopka (6-2) 187.7
9. Wekiva (6-1) 186.7
10. South Dade (6-0) 185.0

CLASS 7A POWER 10
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (5-1) 200.0
2. Viera (5-1) 199.4
3. Bartram Trail (5-2) 197.1
4. Venice (6-1) 196.2
5. Lakeland (6-0) 194.9
6. Tampa Bay Tech (5-1) 193.8
7. Robert E. Lee (6-1) 189.7
8. Braden River (4-1) 189.3
9. Columbia (5-2) 189.0
10. Plant (6-0) 185.7

CLASS 6A POWER 10
1. Northwestern (5-1) 199.6
2. St. Augustine (6-0) 199.5
3. Miami Central (7-1) 198.6
4. Armwood (6-0) 195.7
5. Vanguard (6-0) 194.7
6. Crestview (6-0) 192.1
7. Carol City (4-2) 189.8
8. North Fort Myers (6-0) 187.8
9. Niceville (6-1) 185.1
10. Mainland (3-3) 184.1

CLASS 5A POWER 10
1. American Heritage (Plantation) (5-0) 202.9
2. Cardinal Gibbons (5-1) 198.0
3. Godby (7-0) 193.3
4. Immokalee (6-0) 192.0
5. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (6-2) 188.4
6. Wakulla (6-2) 187.3
7. Rickards (5-1) 186.8
8. Jones (7-1) 185.8
9. Rockledge (2-3) 184.9
10. West Florida Tech (6-1) 181.7

CLASS 4A POWER 5
1. Cocoa (6-0) 202.7
2. Raines (6-1) 193.7
3. Booker T. Washington (Miami) (3-4) 187.2
4. Dunnellon (6-1) 181.1
5. University School (5-0) 179.4

CLASS 3A POWER 5
1. Oxbridge Academy (4-1) 196.8
2. Chaminade-Madonna (4-2) 195.4
3. Clearwater Central Catholic (7-0) 185.6
4. Lakeland Christian (6-0) 171.3
5. Melbourne Central Catholic (4-3) 170.9

CLASS 2A POWER 5
1. Champagnat Catholic (5-1) 182.2
2. University Christian (7-0) 167.5
3. Victory Christian (6-0) 165.1
4. Moore Haven (6-0) 159.8
5. Seven Rivers Christian (6-2) 158.4

CLASS 1A POWER 5
1. Madison County (7-0) 194.1
2. Pahokee (4-1) 179.5
3. Dixie County (8-0) 173.1
4. Baker (7-0) 165.0
5. Blountstown (5-1) 163.2

INDEPENDENT POWER 3
1. IMG Academy (5-0) 214.0
2. Satellite (5-1) 159.3
3. Superior Collegiate (4-2) 151.3

SUNSHINE STATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SSAC) POWER 5
1. St. Stephen’s Episcopal (5-0) 156.0
2. Faith Christian (7-0) 155.9
3. Orlando Christian Prep (4-3) 154.1
4. Windermere Prep (6-0) 150.8
5. Jupiter Christian (6-1) 146.0