Week 9 FHSAA RPI Class 7A Football Rankings

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Eight weeks are in the books for the 2019 Florida high school football season and the FHSAA has given us another round of updated RPI rankings meaning we are another week closer to the playoffs.

As such this update provides the entire state a glimpse of what the potential playoff matchups could be looking like in early November, but remember things change, even with four weeks to go.

In Classes 5A-8A, district record was taken into consideration except on certain exceptions which are noted.

For Class 7A, you will find a breakdown of RPI rankings for each team in every region and a projected seeding (including tiebreakers) based upon the guidelines as published by the FHSAA (click here to view), as well as quick thoughts about each region.

NOTE: Teams in RED have clinched their district championship

REGION 1

PROJECTED SEEDS

District Champions

No. 1 Edgewater (7A-3)
No. 2 Niceville (7A-1)
No. 3 Fleming Island (7A-2)
No. 4 Winter Springs (7A-4)

Wildcards

No. 5 Wekiva
No. 6 Lincoln
No. 7 Crestview
No. 8 Chiles

PROJECTED REGIONAL QUARTERFINAL PAIRINGS

No. 8 Chiles at No. 1 Edgewater
No. 5 Wekiva at No. 4 Winter Springs
No. 6 Lincoln at No. 3 Fleming Island
No. 7 Crestview at No. 2 Niceville

QUICK THOUGHTS: Winter Springs replaces Lake Howell as the projected No. 4 seed as they currently lead District 7A-4. However, much remains to be decided in that district. Navarre falls out of being the No. 8 seed after dropping a game to Chiles who takes over that projected No. 8 seed.

REGION 2

PROJECTED SEEDS

District Champions

No. 1 Armwood (7A-8)
No. 2 Lakeland (7A-7)
No. 3 Viera (7A-5)
No. 4 Winter Haven (7A-6)

Wildcards

No. 5 Bloomingdale
No. 6 Wiregrass Ranch
No. 7 Tampa Bay Tech
No. 8 Melbourne

PROJECTED REGIONAL QUARTERFINAL PAIRINGS

No. 8 Melbourne at No. 1 Armwood
No. 5 Bloomingdale at No. 4 Winter Haven
No. 6 Wiregrass Ranch at No. 3 Viera
No. 7 Tampa Bay Tech at No. 2 Lakeland

QUICK THOUGHTS: After Armwood’s big win over Tampa Bay Tech and that moves them into the No. 1 seed which bumps Lakeland down to the No. 2 seed. In District 7A-5 saw some things shake out that puts Viera into the No. 3 seed. With that St. Cloud drops out of the Top 8 and Melbourne enters the Top 8 at the projected No. 8 seed.

REGION 3

PROJECTED SEEDS

District Champions

No. 1 Palm Beach Lakes (7A-12)
No. 2 Pinellas Park (7A-9)
No. 3 Venice (7A-10)
No. 4 Gulf Coast (7A-11)

Wildcards

No. 5 Manatee
No. 6 Mitchell
No. 7 Seminole Ridge
No. 8 East Lake

PROJECTED REGIONAL QUARTERFINAL PAIRINGS

No. 8 East Lake at No. 1 Palm Beach Lakes
No. 5 Manatee at No. 4 Gulf Coast
No. 6 Mitchell at No. 3 Venice
No. 7 Seminole Ridge at No. 2 Pinellas Park

QUICK THOUGHTS: No changes in the Top 4 seeds, but there is some movement in the wildcard seeds with Manatee and Mitchell swapping the projected No. 5 and No. 6 seeds, while East Lake enters with the No. 8 seed bumping Sarasota out of the seed.

REGION 4

PROJECTED SEEDS

District Champions

No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas (7A-14)
No. 2 Atlantic (Delray) (7A-13)
No. 3 Miramar (7A-15)
No. 4 Hialeah (7A-16)

Wildcards

No. 5 Plantation
No. 6 Blanche Ely
No. 7 Fort Lauderdale
No. 8 McArthur

PROJECTED REGIONAL QUARTERFINAL PAIRINGS

No. 8 McArthur at No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas
No. 5 Plantation at No. 4 Hialeah
No. 6 Blanche Ely at No. 3 Miramar
No. 7 Fort Lauderdale at No. 2 Atlantic (Delray)

QUICK THOUGHTS: Nothing changes inside the Top 4 for the region, but there is movement in the wildcards with Blanche Ely moving up to No. 6, Fort Lauderdale slipping down to No. 7 and McArthur sliding to No. 8.