JOE PINKOS’ POWER RATINGS
Florida High School Football
RANKINGS
(Based on games through Saturday, October 21, 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 (6-0, Ind.) 214.0
2. Cocoa (7-0, 4A) 207.5
3. American Heritage Plantation (6-0, 5A) 205.6
4. Northwestern (6-1, 6A) 200.0
5. St. Thomas Aquinas (6-1, 7A) 199.7
6. Vero Beach (7-0, 8A) 199.6
7. St. Augustine (7-0, 6A) 199.5
8. Viera (5-1, 7A) 199.4
9. Deerfield Beach (6-2, 8A) 197.8
10. Carol City (5-2, 6A) 197.1
11. Bartram Trail (5-3, 7A) 197.0
12. Oxbridge Academy (5-1, 3A) 196.8
13. Armwood (8-0, 6A) 196.2
14. Miami Central (7-2, 6A) 196.1
15. Cardinal Gibbons (6-1, 5A) 196.0
16. Osceola (Kissimmee) (7-0, 8A) 195.9
17. Venice (7-1, 7A) 195.6
18. Chaminade-Madonna (5-2, 3A) 195.5
19. Vanguard (7-0, 6A) 195.4
20. Raines (7-1, 4A) 195.3
21. Lakeland (7-0, 7A) 194.8
22. Tampa Bay Tech (6-1, 7A) 194.7
23. Riverview (Sarasota) (7-1, 8A) 193.9
24. Miramar (6-1, 8A) 192.6
25. Crestview (6-0, 6A) 192.1
Rankings by Classification
CLASS 8A POWER 10
1. Vero Beach (7-0) 199.6
2. Deerfield Beach (6-2) 197.8
3. Osceola (Kissimmee) (7-0) 195.9
4. Riverview (Sarasota) (7-1) 193.9
5. Miramar (6-1) 192.6
6. Columbus (7-1) 191.9
7. Apopka (6-2) 189.5
8. Winter Park (9-0) 189.1
9. Wekiva (7-1) 188.5
10. Miami High (6-1) 187.9
CLASS 7A POWER 10
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (6-1) 199.7
2. Viera (5-1) 199.4
3. Bartram Trail (5-3) 197.0
4. Venice (7-1) 195.6
5. Lakeland (7-0) 194.8
6. Tampa Bay Tech (6-1) 194.7
7. Braden River (6-1) 189.8
8. Robert E. Lee (7-1) 189.7
9. Columbia (6-2) 189.4
10. Palmetto (5-2) 183.0
CLASS 6A POWER 10
1. Northwestern (6-1) 200.0
2. St. Augustine (7-0) 199.5
3. Carol City (5-2) 197.1
4. Armwood (8-0) 196.2
5. Miami Central (7-2) 196.1
6. Vanguard (7-0) 195.4
7. Crestview (6-0) 192.1
8. North Fort Myers (7-0) 187.8
9. Mainland (4-3) 187.2
10. Niceville (6-1) 185.1
CLASS 5A POWER 10
1. American Heritage (Plantation) (6-0) 205.6
2. Cardinal Gibbons (6-1) 196.0
3. Immokalee (7-0) 191.1
4. Godby (8-0) 191.0
5. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (6-3) 188.8
6. Rockledge (3-3) 188.1
7. Wakulla (6-2) 187.3
8. Jones (8-1) 186.9
9. West Florida Tech (7-1) 183.2
10. Baker County (7-1) 182.7
CLASS 4A POWER 5
1. Cocoa (7-0) 207.5
2. Raines (7-1) 195.3
3. Booker T. Washington (Miami) (3-5) 185.6
4. University School (6-0) 184.0
5. Dunnellon (6-1) 181.1
CLASS 3A POWER 5
1. Oxbridge Academy (5-1) 196.8
2. Chaminade-Madonna (5-2) 195.5
3. Clearwater Central Catholic (8-0) 188.7
4. King’s Academy (7-0) 176.1
5. Melbourne Central Catholic (5-3) 171.1
CLASS 2A POWER 5
1. Champagnat Catholic (5-2) 177.7
2. University Christian (7-1) 167.5
3. Victory Christian (7-0) 163.5
4. Moore Haven (7-0) 159.8
5. Seven Rivers Christian (6-2) 158.4
CLASS 1A POWER 5
1. Madison County (8-0) 190.0
2. Pahokee (5-1) 179.1
3. Dixie County (9-0) 174.2
4. Baker (8-0) 164.2
5. Blountstown (6-1) 163.2
INDEPENDENT POWER 3
1. IMG Academy (6-0) 214.0
2. Satellite (6-1) 169.1
3. Superior Collegiate (5-2) 151.3
SUNSHINE STATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SSAC) POWER 5
1. St. Stephen’s Episcopal (6-0) 159.5
2. Windermere Prep (7-0) 157.0
3. Faith Christian (8-0) 155.8
4. Orlando Christian Prep (5-3) 155.2
5. Jupiter Christian (6-2) 143.0
