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 8A, 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
| School | W/L | RPI | WP | OWP | OOWP |
| Seminole (Sanford) | 7-0 | 0.766 | 1.000 | 0.680 | 0.592 |
| Bartram Trail | 7-0 | 0.745 | 1.000 | 0.619 | 0.596 |
| Apopka | 5-1 | 0.708 | 0.833 | 0.659 | 0.618 |
| Flagler Palm Coast | 6-1 | 0.682 | 0.857 | 0.586 | 0.588 |
| Spruce Creek | 4-2 | 0.650 | 0.667 | 0.761 | 0.501 |
| DeLand | 4-2 | 0.618 | 0.667 | 0.556 | 0.633 |
| Timber Creek | 6-1 | 0.607 | 0.857 | 0.447 | 0.501 |
| West Orange | 4-3 | 0.599 | 0.571 | 0.676 | 0.541 |
| Winter Park | 5-3 | 0.597 | 0.625 | 0.596 | 0.564 |
| Mandarin | 4-3 | 0.596 | 0.571 | 0.629 | 0.587 |
| Oakleaf | 5-2 | 0.576 | 0.714 | 0.490 | 0.514 |
| Lake Mary | 4-3 | 0.571 | 0.571 | 0.585 | 0.552 |
| Lake Brantley | 4-3 | 0.542 | 0.571 | 0.495 | 0.561 |
| Evans | 5-2 | 0.541 | 0.714 | 0.362 | 0.549 |
| University (Orange City) | 4-2 | 0.532 | 0.667 | 0.378 | 0.556 |
| Oviedo | 4-3 | 0.517 | 0.571 | 0.486 | 0.488 |
| Sandalwood | 3-3 | 0.504 | 0.500 | 0.517 | 0.494 |
| Ocoee | 3-4 | 0.498 | 0.429 | 0.573 | 0.490 |
| Hagerty | 3-4 | 0.459 | 0.429 | 0.486 | 0.461 |
| Colonial | 2-5 | 0.422 | 0.286 | 0.524 | 0.461 |
| West Port | 1-6 | 0.415 | 0.143 | 0.644 | 0.464 |
| Nease | 1-6 | 0.413 | 0.143 | 0.581 | 0.533 |
| University (Orlando) | 1-6 | 0.366 | 0.143 | 0.525 | 0.440 |
PROJECTED SEEDS
District Champions
No. 1 Seminole (Sanford) (8A-2)
No. 2 Bartram Trail (8A-1)
No. 3 Apopka (8A-4A)
No. 4 Timber Creek (8A-3)
Wildcards
No. 5 Flagler Palm Coast
No. 6 Spruce Creek
No. 7 DeLand
No. 8 West Orange
PROJECTED REGIONAL QUARTERFINAL PAIRINGS
No. 8 West Orange at No. 1 Seminole (Sanford)
No. 5 Flagler Palm Coast at No. 4 Timber Creek
No. 6 Spruce Creek at No. 3 Apopka
No. 7 DeLand at No. 2 Bartram Trail
QUICK THOUGHTS: Oakleaf falls out of the Top 8 for the region after suffering a setback against Mandarin that has been unpredictable to figure out this season. DeLand is now a projected No. 7 seed with Oakleaf out with West Orange falling to the No. 8 seed. Seminole and Bartram Trail switch places among the Top 4 seeds after Seminole got a huge win over a previously undefeated Flagler Palm Coast team.
REGION 2
| School | W/L | RPI | WP | OWP | OOWP |
| Riverview (Sarasota) | 5-2 | 0.698 | 0.714 | 0.776 | 0.587 |
| Dr.Phillips | 6-2 | 0.668 | 0.750 | 0.690 | 0.547 |
| Steinbrenner | 7-0 | 0.650 | 1.000 | 0.384 | 0.551 |
| Newsome | 7-1 | 0.629 | 0.875 | 0.470 | 0.527 |
| Lennard | 5-2 | 0.596 | 0.714 | 0.514 | 0.554 |
| Osceola (Kissimmee) | 6-1 | 0.591 | 0.857 | 0.362 | 0.548 |
| Riverview (Riverview) | 6-2 | 0.550 | 0.750 | 0.327 | 0.575 |
| Lake Nona | 5-2 | 0.533 | 0.714 | 0.367 | 0.514 |
| Ridge Community | 3-4 | 0.511 | 0.429 | 0.565 | 0.545 |
| Wharton | 6-2 | 0.494 | 0.750 | 0.253 | 0.475 |
| Plant | 1-6 | 0.487 | 0.143 | 0.820 | 0.502 |
| Palm Harbor University | 4-4 | 0.475 | 0.500 | 0.393 | 0.541 |
| Boone | 3-4 | 0.465 | 0.429 | 0.469 | 0.502 |
| East Ridge | 4-3 | 0.461 | 0.571 | 0.314 | 0.503 |
| Olympia | 3-4 | 0.456 | 0.429 | 0.376 | 0.580 |
| Celebration | 3-4 | 0.438 | 0.429 | 0.448 | 0.439 |
| Alonso | 1-6 | 0.387 | 0.143 | 0.653 | 0.361 |
| Freedom (Orlando) | 1-5 | 0.385 | 0.167 | 0.552 | 0.446 |
| Haines City | 0-7 | 0.355 | 0.000 | 0.667 | 0.406 |
| Windermere | 1-5 | 0.347 | 0.167 | 0.425 | 0.466 |
| Cypress Creek (Orlando) | 1-6 | 0.327 | 0.143 | 0.444 | 0.406 |
| Oak Ridge | 0-7 | 0.321 | 0.000 | 0.527 | 0.454 |
PROJECTED SEEDS
District Champions
No. 1 Riverview (Sarasota) (8A-8)
No. 2 Dr. Phillips (8A-5)
No. 3 Steinbrenner (8A-7)
No. 4 Osceola (Kissimmee) (8A-6)
Wildcards
No. 5 Newsome
No. 6 Lennard
No. 7 Riverview (Riverview)
No. 8 Lake Nona
PROJECTED REGIONAL QUARTERFINAL PAIRINGS
No. 8 Lake Nona at No. 1 Riverview (Sarasota)
No. 5 Newsome at No. 4 Osceola (Kissimmee)
No. 6 Lennard at No. 3 Steinbrenner
No. 7 Riverview (Riverview) at No. 2 Dr. Phillips
QUICK THOUGHTS: Not much change in Region 2 with the Top 8 this week except that Lake Nona now replaces Ridge Community as the No. 8 seed. The next two weeks could tell us more if what we are seeing here is what we will see for the potential final regional playoff bracket.
REGION 3
| School | W/L | RPI | WP | OWP | OOWP |
| Vero Beach | 6-0 | 0.776 | 1.000 | 0.711 | 0.590 |
| Treasure Coast | 6-1 | 0.692 | 0.857 | 0.619 | 0.585 |
| Palm Beach Gardens | 5-1 | 0.639 | 0.833 | 0.571 | 0.492 |
| Centennial | 4-3 | 0.611 | 0.571 | 0.709 | 0.544 |
| Palm Beach Central | 5-2 | 0.602 | 0.714 | 0.571 | 0.505 |
| Deerfield Beach | 5-2 | 0.579 | 0.714 | 0.441 | 0.581 |
| Jupiter | 5-2 | 0.573 | 0.714 | 0.459 | 0.542 |
| Santaluces | 5-1 | 0.561 | 0.833 | 0.331 | 0.511 |
| Forest Hill | 4-3 | 0.545 | 0.571 | 0.556 | 0.500 |
| Boca Raton | 4-3 | 0.544 | 0.571 | 0.544 | 0.513 |
| Monarch | 6-2 | 0.526 | 0.750 | 0.330 | 0.494 |
| Park Vista | 5-3 | 0.525 | 0.625 | 0.430 | 0.519 |
| Wellington | 2-6 | 0.457 | 0.250 | 0.607 | 0.522 |
| Fort Pierce Central | 2-5 | 0.424 | 0.286 | 0.500 | 0.497 |
| Lake Worth | 1-5 | 0.394 | 0.167 | 0.579 | 0.443 |
| John I. Leonard | 2-6 | 0.363 | 0.250 | 0.373 | 0.485 |
| Spanish River | 0-7 | 0.286 | 0.000 | 0.478 | 0.396 |
PROJECTED SEEDS
District Champions
No. 1 Vero Beach (8A-9)
No. 2 Palm Beach Gardens (8A-10)
No. 3 Deerfield Beach (8A-12)
No. 4 Santaluces (8A-11)
Wildcards
No. 5 Treasure Coast
No. 6 Centennial
No. 7 Palm Beach Central
No. 8 Jupiter
PROJECTED REGIONAL QUARTERFINAL PAIRINGS
No. 8 Jupiter at No. 1 Vero Beach
No. 5 Treasure Coast at No. 4 Santaluces
No. 6 Centennial at No. 3 Deerfield Beach
No. 7 Palm Beach Central at No. 2 Palm Beach Gardens
QUICK THOUGHTS: With Vero Beach beating Treasure Coast in overtime, the RPI rankings for Region 3 didn’t receive as big of a shakeup as if the result had gone the other way. Instead, the only change is Forest Hill dropping out of a projected playoff seed with Palm Beach Central moving in as the projected No. 7 seed this week.
REGION 4
| School | W/L | RPI | WP | OWP | OOWP |
| South Dade | 7-0 | 0.652 | 1.000 | 0.370 | 0.577 |
| Douglas | 6-0 | 0.651 | 1.000 | 0.444 | 0.483 |
| Miami Palmetto | 6-1 | 0.646 | 0.857 | 0.480 | 0.593 |
| Columbus | 4-3 | 0.612 | 0.571 | 0.755 | 0.491 |
| Western | 6-1 | 0.610 | 0.857 | 0.446 | 0.513 |
| Miami High | 5-2 | 0.523 | 0.714 | 0.313 | 0.544 |
| Flanagan | 4-3 | 0.492 | 0.571 | 0.425 | 0.476 |
| Cypress Bay | 3-4 | 0.478 | 0.429 | 0.554 | 0.447 |
| Coral Gables | 3-5 | 0.478 | 0.375 | 0.579 | 0.479 |
| Taravella | 3-4 | 0.474 | 0.429 | 0.514 | 0.480 |
| Coral Reef | 3-5 | 0.448 | 0.375 | 0.583 | 0.375 |
| Southwest Miami | 2-5 | 0.445 | 0.286 | 0.618 | 0.428 |
| Coral Glades | 3-5 | 0.429 | 0.375 | 0.435 | 0.486 |
| Coral Springs | 2-5 | 0.427 | 0.286 | 0.541 | 0.460 |
| West Broward | 1-7 | 0.347 | 0.125 | 0.438 | 0.502 |
| Piper | 0-7 | 0.337 | 0.000 | 0.602 | 0.420 |
PROJECTED SEEDS
District Champions
No. 1 South Dade (8A-16)
No. 2 Douglas (8A-13)
No. 3 Columbus (8A-15)
No. 4 Western (8A-14)
Wildcards
No. 5 Miami Palmetto
No. 6 Miami High
No. 7 Flanagan
No. 8 Cypress Bay
PROJECTED REGIONAL QUARTERFINAL PAIRINGS
No. 8 Cypress Bay at No. 1 South Dade
No. 5 Miami Palmetto at No. 4 Western
No. 6 Miami High at No. 3 Columbus
No. 7 Flanagan at No. 2 Douglas
QUICK THOUGHTS: South Dade moves into the No. 1 seed this week which likely could hold that if they finish the season undefeated. Douglas drops to the No. 2 seed while we see some shakeup in the wildcard seeds with Miami High moving up to No. 6 while Flanagan slips back to No. 7. Cypress Bay replaces Coral Gables as the projected No. 8 seed.
