JOE PINKOS’ POWER RATINGS
Florida High School Football
RANKINGS
(Based on games through Monday, October 1, 2018)
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. Carol City (5-0, 6A) 210.6
2. Miami Central (5-1, 6A) 210.0
3. St. Thomas Aquinas (4-1, 7A) 203.8
4. Lakeland (6-0, 7A) 200.4
5. IMG Academy (National) (4-1, Ind.) 200.1
6. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (6-0, 5A) 199.5
7. Columbia (5-1, 7A) 198.8
8. American Heritage (Plantation) (4-1, 5A) 198.6
9. Plantation (5-0, 8A) 196.0
10. Godby (6-0, 5A) 195.6
11. Bloomingdale (5-0, 7A) 195.2
12. Vero Beach (6-0, 8A) 194.6
13. Venice (4-1, 7A) 194.0
14. Robert E. Lee (4-1, 7A) 193.9
15. Raines (4-1, 4A) 193.3
16. Apopka (5-1, 8A) 192.9
17. Deerfield Beach (6-0, 8A) 192.4
18. South Dade (5-0, 8A) 192.1
19. Osceola (Kissimmee) (5-0, 8A) 192.0
20. Lincoln (4-2, 7A) 191.8
21. Navarre (6-0, 6A) 191.4
22. Columbus (5-1, 8A) 191.3
23. Atlantic (Delray Beach) (5-0, 8A) 191.2
24. Pine Forest (4-1, 6A) 190.8
25. William T. Dwyer (5-1, 7A) 190.6
Rankings by Classification
CLASS 8A POWER 10
1. Plantation (5-0) 196.0
2. Vero Beach (6-0) 194.6
3. Apopka (5-1) 192.9
4. Deerfield Beach (6-0) 192.4
5. South Dade (5-0) 192.1
6. Osceola (Kissimmee) (5-0) 192.0
7. Columbus (5-1) 191.3
8. Atlantic (Delray Beach) (5-0) 191.2
9. Palm Beach Central (5-1) 190.1
10. Southridge (5-1) 189.4
CLASS 7A POWER 10
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (4-1) 203.8
2. Lakeland (6-0) 200.4
3. Columbia (5-1) 198.8
4. Bloomingdale (5-0) 195.2
5. Venice (4-1) 194.0
6. Robert E. Lee (4-1) 193.9
7. Lincoln (4-2) 191.8
8. William T. Dwyer (5-1) 190.6
9. Braden River (3-2) 189.2
10. Riverdale (6-0) 188.3
CLASS 6A POWER 10
1. Carol City (5-0) 210.6
2. Miami Central (5-1) 210.0
3. Navarre (6-0) 191.4
4. Pine Forest (4-1) 190.8
5. Northwestern (3-3) 190.5
6. Naples (4-1) 188.2
7. Vanguard (6-0) 186.0
8. Gainesville (4-1) 183.6
9. Armwood (4-1) 183.2
10. Mainland (4-2) 182.7
CLASS 5A POWER 10
1. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (6-0) 199.5
2. American Heritage (Plantation) (4-1) 198.6
3. Godby (6-0) 195.6
4. Cardinal Gibbons (4-2) 190.2
5. Rockledge (4-1) 188.8
6. Hardee (5-0) 187.5
7. Jesuit (5-0) 186.5
8. Jones (4-1) 186.9
9. Mosley (6-0) 180.8
10. North Marion (3-2) 180.6
CLASS 4A POWER 5
1. Raines (4-1) 193.3
2. University School (5-0) 190.0
3. Booker T. Washington (Miami) (3-3) 189.9
4. Cocoa (3-2) 178.4
5. West Nassau (5-0) 171.8
CLASS 3A POWER 5
1. Chaminade-Madonna (4-2) 184.3
2. American Heritage (Delray Beach) (5-0) 183.8
3. Clearwater Central Catholic (6-0) 179.1
4. Benjamin (6-0) 177.7
5. King’s Academy (6-0) 177.6
CLASS 2A POWER 5
1. Champagnat Catholic (3-2) 164.9
2. Seffner Christian (5-0) 159.2
3. Victory Christian (6-0) 158.6
4. University Christian (5-2) 155.4
5. Zephyrhills Christian (3-2) 152.9
CLASS 1A POWER 5
1. Madison County (5-1) 186.6
2. Hawthorne (4-0) 177.5
3. Pahokee (3-2) 175.3
4. Baker (5-0) 164.3
5. Chiefland (5-0) 162.3
INDEPENDENT POWER 3
1. IMG Academy (National) (4-1) 200.1
2. Clearwater Academy International (5-0) 181.8
3. Superior Collegiate (5-0) 169.0
SUNSHINE STATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SSAC) POWER 5
1. Windermere Prep (5-0) 166.6
2. Orlando Christian Prep (3-2) 165.1
3. The Master’s Academy (5-0) 162.8
4. St. Stephen’s Episcopal (4-1) 154.2
5. Orangewood Christian (3-2) 141.6
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