JOE PINKOS’ POWER RATINGS
Florida High School Football
RANKINGS
(Based on games through Saturday, October 28, 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 (8-0, 4A) 213.0
3. American Heritage Plantation (7-0, 5A) 205.6
4. Venice (8-1, 7A) 199.7
5. Vero Beach (8-0, 8A) 199.6
6. Viera (6-1, 7A) 199.4
7. Armwood (9-0, 6A) 199.1
8. Cardinal Gibbons (7-1, 5A) 198.7
9. St. Thomas Aquinas (7-1, 7A) 198.2
10. Tampa Bay Tech (8-1, 7A) 198.1
11. St. Augustine (8-0, 6A) 197.8
12. Northwestern (6-2, 6A) 197.6
13. Bartram Trail (6-3, 7A) 197.1
14. Miami Central (8-2, 6A) 197.0
15. Oxbridge Academy (6-1, 3A) 196.9
16. Vanguard (8-0, 6A) 196.6
17. Deerfield Beach (7-2, 8A) 196.4
18. Osceola (Kissimmee) (8-0, 8A) 195.8
19. Chaminade-Madonna (6-2, 3A) 195.7
20. Raines (8-1, 4A) 195.6
21. Carol City (5-3, 6A) 195.1
22. Lakeland (8-0, 7A) 194.1
23. Riverview (Sarasota) (8-1, 8A) 193.9
24. Crestview (7-0, 6A) 193.5
25. Miramar (7-1, 8A) 192.0
Rankings by Classification
CLASS 8A POWER 10
1. Vero Beach (8-0) 199.6
2. Deerfield Beach (7-2) 196.4
3. Osceola (Kissimmee) (8-0) 195.8
4. Riverview (Sarasota) (8-1) 193.9
5. Miramar (7-1) 192.0
6. Columbus (8-1) 191.9
7. Winter Park (9-0) 190.5
8. Wekiva (8-1) 189.9
9. Apopka (6-3) 188.4
10. Dr. Phillips (7-2) 187.8
CLASS 7A POWER 10
1. Venice (8-1) 199.7
2. Viera (6-1) 199.4
3. St. Thomas Aquinas (7-1) 198.2
4. Tampa Bay Tech (8-1) 198.1
5. Bartram Trail (6-3) 197.1
6. Lakeland (8-0) 194.1
7. Braden River (7-1) 189.8
8. Robert E. Lee (8-1) 189.7
9. Columbia (7-2) 189.4
10. Plant (8-1) 182.2
CLASS 6A POWER 10
1. Armwood (9-0) 199.1
2. St. Augustine (8-0) 197.8
3. Northwestern (6-2) 197.6
4. Miami Central (8-2) 197.0
5. Vanguard (8-0) 196.6
6. Carol City (5-3) 195.1
7. Crestview (7-0) 193.5
8. North Fort Myers (8-0) 191.5
9. Mainland (6-3) 187.2
10. Gainesville (6-2) 186.8
CLASS 5A POWER 10
1. American Heritage (Plantation) (7-0) 205.6
2. Cardinal Gibbons (7-1) 198.7
3. Immokalee (8-0) 190.6
4. Rockledge (4-3) 189.5
5. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (7-3) 188.8
6. Godby (9-0) 188.7
7. West Florida Tech (8-1) 188.5
8. Wakulla (7-2) 188.1
9. Jones (9-1) 186.9
10. Baker County (8-1) 182.6
CLASS 4A POWER 5
1. Cocoa (8-0) 213.0
2. Raines (8-1) 195.6
3. University School (7-0) 184.0
4. Dunnellon (7-1) 183.9
5. Booker T. Washington (Miami) (4-5) 182.9
CLASS 3A POWER 5
1. Oxbridge Academy (6-1) 196.9
2. Chaminade-Madonna (6-2) 195.7
3. Clearwater Central Catholic (9-0) 190.1
4. King’s Academy (7-0) 176.1
5. Melbourne Central Catholic (6-3) 171.1
CLASS 2A POWER 5
1. Champagnat Catholic (5-2) 177.7
2. University Christian (7-1) 167.5
3. Seven Rivers Christian (7-2) 159.4
4. Moore Haven (8-0) 156.2
5. Victory Christian (7-1) 155.5
CLASS 1A POWER 5
1. Madison County (9-0) 190.4
2. Dixie County (10-0) 177.8
3. Pahokee (5-2) 174.4
4. Baker (9-0) 163.8
5. Blountstown (7-1) 163.2
INDEPENDENT POWER 3
1. IMG Academy (6-0) 214.0
2. Satellite (6-2) 162.1
3. Superior Collegiate (6-2) 154.6
SUNSHINE STATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SSAC) POWER 5
1. St. Stephen’s Episcopal (7-0) 159.5
2. Orlando Christian Prep (6-3) 158.0
3. Windermere Prep (8-0) 157.0
4. Faith Christian (9-0) 153.5
5. Jupiter Christian (7-2) 142.3
