JOE PINKOS’ POWER RATINGS
Florida High School Football
2018 REGULAR SEASON FINAL RANKINGS
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 (8-2, 6A) 209.8
2. Miami Central (8-2, 6A) 207.9
3. IMG Academy (National) (7-1, Ind.) 207.8
4. St. Thomas Aquinas (9-1, 7A) 207.3
5. Lakeland (10-0, 7A) 204.1
6. Venice (9-1, 7A) 204.0
7. Rockledge (9-1, 5A) 203.5
8. Chaminade-Madonna (8-2, 3A) 203.2
9. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (10-0, 5A) 198.2
10. Vanguard (10-0, 6A) 198.0
11. Cardinal Gibbons (8-2, 5A) 196.4
12. Columbia (9-1, 7A) 194.7
13. Wekiva (9-1, 8A) 194.2
14. Robert E. Lee (8-1, 7A) 194.1
15. Godby (10-0, 5A) 193.9
16. Jones (9-1, 5A) 193.5
17. Navarre (9-1, 6A) 193.4
18. Raines (9-1, 4A) 192.8
19. Clearwater Central Catholic (10-0, 3A) 192.3
20. Fletcher (7-3, 7A) 192.2
21. Winter Park (9-1, 8A) 192.1
22. Vero Beach (10-0, 8A) 192.0
23. Buchholz (7-3, 7A) 191.1
24. American Heritage (Plantation) (9-1, 5A) 191.0
25. Deerfield Beach (9-1, 8A) 190.8
Rankings by Classification
CLASS 8A POWER 10
1. Wekiva (9-1) 194.2
2. Winter Park (9-1) 192.1
3. Vero Beach (10-0) 192.0
4. Deerfield Beach (9-1) 190.8
5. Southridge (8-2) 189.7
6. Miami Palmetto (9-1) 189.1
7. Osceola (Kissimmee) (9-1) 188.9
8. Columbus (10-0) 188.1
9. Mandarin (6-4) 188.0
10. West Orange (7-3) 187.6
CLASS 7A POWER 10
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (9-1) 207.3
2. Lakeland (10-0) 204.1
3. Venice (9-1) 204.0
4. Columbia (9-1) 194.7
5. Robert E. Lee (8-1) 194.1
6. Fletcher (7-3) 192.2
7. Buchholz (7-3) 191.1
8. Lincoln (6-4) 188.7
9. Viera (7-3) 188.3
10. Bartram Trail (6-3) 187.0
CLASS 6A POWER 10
1. Carol City (8-2) 209.8
2. Miami Central (8-2) 207.9
3. Vanguard (10-0) 198.0
4. Navarre (9-1) 193.4
5. Gainesville (7-3) 190.4
6. Naples (9-1) 188.5
7. Crestview (7-2) 187.7
8. Armwood (9-1) 187.3
9. Northwestern (5-5) 186.0
10. Mainland (7-3) 182.3
CLASS 5A POWER 10
1. Rockledge (9-1) 203.5
2. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (10-0) 198.2
3. Cardinal Gibbons (8-2) 196.4
4. Godby (10-0) 193.9
5. Jones (9-1) 193.5
6. American Heritage (Plantation) (9-1) 191.0
7. Jesuit (9-1) 189.5
8. North Marion (8-2) 185.3
9. Hardee (10-0) 184.5
10. West Florida Tech (6-2) 183.6
CLASS 4A POWER 5
1. Raines (8-1) 192.8
2. University School (9-1) 187.1
3. Cocoa (7-3) 186.9
4. Booker T. Washington (Miami) (5-5) 182.9
5. Glades Central (7-3) 179.2
CLASS 3A POWER 5
1. Chaminade-Madonna (8-2) 203.2
2. Clearwater Central Catholic (10-0) 192.3
3. King’s Academy (9-1) 179.7
4. Benjamin (9-1) 176.8
5. Florida High (7-3) 169.2
CLASS 2A POWER 5
1. University Christian (6-4) 170.0
2. Admiral Farragut (8-1) 168.6
3. Victory Christian (9-1) 165.6
4. Zephyrhills Christian (6-3) 158.8
5. St. John Neumann (9-1) 156.3
CLASS 1A POWER 5
1. Madison County (9-1) 190.7
2. Hawthorne (10-0) 178.9
3. Baker (8-0) 171.8
4. Pahokee (5-5) 165.7
5. Port St. Joe (8-0) 165.0
INDEPENDENT POWER 3
1. IMG Academy (National) (7-1) 207.8
2. Clearwater Academy International (10-0) 185.2
3. John Carroll Catholic (6-4) 157.3
SUNSHINE STATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SSAC) POWER 5
1. Windermere Prep (9-0) 166.3
2. Orlando Christian Prep (7-2) 165.3
3. The Master’s Academy (8-2) 161.3
4. St. Stephen’s Episcopal (9-1) 151.9
5. Mount Dora Christian (7-3) 148.8
The Power Ranking listings will return after the state championship games are completed. Follow the weekly forecasts for all tournament games throughout the playoffs.
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