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25 Seasons of Excellence in Ratings
JOE PINKOS’ POWER RATINGS
Florida High School Football
RANKINGS
(Based on games through Saturday, September 28, 2019)
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 National (5-0, Ind.) 219.4
2. St. Thomas Aquinas (4-0, 7A) 212.8
3. Edgewater (6-0, 7A) 210.2
4. Armwood (4-1, 7A) 209.5
5. Palmetto (6-0, 6A) 207.2
6. Miami Central (5-1, 6A) 204.7
7. Lakeland (6-0, 7A) 204.5
8. Rockledge (5-0, 5A) 203.6
9. Lake Wales (5-0, 5A) 202.5
10. Plantation American Heritage (4-1, 5A) 201.3
11. Northwestern (3-2, 5A) 199.2
12. Tampa Bay Tech (5-0, 7A) 199.1
13. Cardinal Gibbons (4-1, 4A) 198.6
14. Jones (4-1, 5A) 198.5
15. Booker T. Washington (4-2, 4A) 197.7
16. Clearwater Academy International (4-1, Ind.) 197.1
17. Miami Palmetto (5-1, 8A) 196.0
18. Lakewood (6-0, 4A) 195.4
19. Naples (6-0, 6A) 194.6
20. Sarasota Riverview (4-2, 8A) 194.0
21. Venice (3-2, 7A) 193.4
22. Columbia (5-0, 6A) 193.1
23. Escambia (5-0, 6A) 192.5
24. Jacksonville Trinity Christian (3-3, 3A) 192.2
25. Cocoa (4-1, 4A) 191.7
Rankings by Classification
CLASS 8A POWER 10
1. Miami Palmetto (5-1) 196.0
2. Sarasota Riverview (4-2) 194.0
3. Deerfield Beach (4-2) 191.0
4. Treasure Coast (5-0) 190.6
5. Bartram Trail (5-0) 189.8
6. Sanford Seminole (5-0) 189.2
7. South Dade (5-0) 188.9
8. Apopka (4-0) 188.1
9. Vero Beach (4-0) 187.2
10. Oakleaf (5-1) 186.7
CLASS 7A POWER 10
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (4-0) 212.8
2. Edgewater (6-0) 210.2
3. Armwood (4-1) 209.5
4. Lakeland (6-0) 204.5
5. Tampa Bay Tech (5-0) 199.1
6. Venice (3-2) 193.4
7. Delray Beach Atlantic (3-1) 189.7
8. Viera (2-2) 188.4
9. Bloomingdale (4-1) 187.8
10. Palm Beach Lakes (4-0) 187.4
CLASS 6A POWER 10
1. Palmetto (6-0) 207.2
2. Miami Central (5-1) 204.7
3. Naples (6-0) 194.6
4. Escambia (5-0) 192.5
5. Columbia (5-0) 193.1
6. Gaither (5-0) 187.9
7. Lake Gibson (5-0) 187.3
8. Dillard (6-0) 186.3
9. Robert E. Lee (4-1) 183.1
10. Largo (4-2) 182.5
CLASS 5A POWER 10
1. Rockledge (5-0) 203.6
2. Lake Wales (5-0) 202.5
3. Plantation American Heritage (4-1) 201.3
4. Northwestern (3-2) 199.2
5. Jones (4-1) 198.5
6. Pine Forest (3-2) 187.1
7. Dunnellon (6-0) 185.9
8. Vanguard (3-1) 185.3
9. North Marion (4-1) 184.7
10. Wakulla (6-0) 181.5
CLASS 4A POWER 5
1. Cardinal Gibbons (4-1) 198.6
2. Booker T. Washington (4-2) 197.7
3. Lakewood (6-0) 195.4
4. Cocoa (4-1) 191.7
5. Carol City (2-4) 191.6
CLASS 3A POWER 5
1. Jacksonville Trinity Christian (3-3) 192.2
2. Bishop Verot (5-0) 191.2
3. Chaminade-Madonna (4-1) 190.3
4. Berkeley Prep (5-0) 183.3
5. Clearwater Central Catholic (4-2) 181.3
CLASS 2A POWER 5
1. Champagnat Catholic (4-2) 179.9
2. University Christian (4-1) 176.2
3. Victory Christian (5-0) 171.9
4. Cambridge Christian (6-0) 167.0
5. Miami Christian (3-2) 166.3
CLASS 1A POWER 5
1. Madison County (5-1) 190.6
2. Vernon (4-1) 169.8
3. Blountstown (5-0) 169.6
4. Baker (5-0) 156.5
5. Dixie County (6-0) 153.7
SUNSHINE STATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SSAC) POWER 5
1. The Master’s Academy (5-0) 169.5
2. Orlando Christian Prep (4-0) 165.1
3. St. Stephen’s Episcopal (5-1) 156.6
4. Mount Dora Christian (5-1) 155.0
5. Christ’s Church Academy (5-0) 147.4
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