GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Nine 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
| School | W/L | RPI | WP | OWP | OOWP |
| Edgewater | 7-1 | 0.710 | 0.875 | 0.637 | 0.602 |
| Niceville | 8-0 | 0.678 | 1.000 | 0.445 | 0.575 |
| Fleming Island | 7-0 | 0.659 | 1.000 | 0.415 | 0.545 |
| Wekiva | 6-2 | 0.642 | 0.750 | 0.616 | 0.546 |
| Crestview | 5-3 | 0.606 | 0.625 | 0.636 | 0.550 |
| Lincoln | 5-3 | 0.596 | 0.625 | 0.587 | 0.573 |
| Chiles | 4-4 | 0.542 | 0.500 | 0.607 | 0.513 |
| Navarre | 5-4 | 0.540 | 0.556 | 0.506 | 0.561 |
| Fletcher | 5-3 | 0.537 | 0.625 | 0.473 | 0.510 |
| East River | 5-3 | 0.511 | 0.625 | 0.414 | 0.492 |
| Lake Howell | 5-3 | 0.500 | 0.625 | 0.411 | 0.457 |
| Buchholz | 4-4 | 0.493 | 0.500 | 0.482 | 0.496 |
| Creekside | 3-5 | 0.479 | 0.375 | 0.565 | 0.499 |
| Leon | 3-5 | 0.468 | 0.375 | 0.482 | 0.560 |
| Winter Springs | 4-4 | 0.449 | 0.500 | 0.379 | 0.470 |
| South Lake | 3-5 | 0.446 | 0.375 | 0.464 | 0.507 |
| Forest | 3-5 | 0.441 | 0.375 | 0.464 | 0.492 |
| First Coast | 2-5 | 0.436 | 0.286 | 0.568 | 0.458 |
| Tate | 1-7 | 0.399 | 0.125 | 0.584 | 0.502 |
| Atlantic Coast | 2-6 | 0.381 | 0.250 | 0.408 | 0.502 |
| Lyman | 0-7 | 0.302 | 0.000 | 0.469 | 0.458 |
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 Crestview
No. 7 Lincoln
No. 8 Chiles
PROJECTED REGIONAL QUARTERFINAL PAIRINGS
No. 8 Chiles at No. 1 Edgewater
No. 5 Wekiva at No. 4 Winter Springs
No. 6 Crestview at No. 3 Fleming Island
No. 7 Lincoln at No. 2 Niceville
QUICK THOUGHTS: Winter Springs currently leads East River and Lake Howell in the District 7A-4 standings which is why they continue to hold the projected No. 4 seed in the region. That district will get decided this week. The only major changes are Lincoln and Crestview exchanging the No. 6 and No. 7 seeds after Crestview’s big win over the Trojans on Monday night.
REGION 2
| School | W/L | RPI | WP | OWP | OOWP |
| Lakeland | 9-0 | 0.720 | 1.000 | 0.556 | 0.586 |
| Armwood | 7-1 | 0.719 | 0.875 | 0.670 | 0.595 |
| Wiregrass Ranch | 7-1 | 0.666 | 0.875 | 0.525 | 0.588 |
| Bloomingdale | 6-2 | 0.665 | 0.750 | 0.623 | 0.615 |
| Viera | 5-2 | 0.661 | 0.714 | 0.656 | 0.604 |
| Tampa Bay Tech | 5-3 | 0.619 | 0.625 | 0.634 | 0.594 |
| Winter Haven | 6-2 | 0.618 | 0.750 | 0.545 | 0.551 |
| Melbourne | 7-1 | 0.615 | 0.875 | 0.432 | 0.524 |
| St. Cloud | 5-3 | 0.566 | 0.625 | 0.580 | 0.480 |
| Plant City | 4-5 | 0.543 | 0.444 | 0.631 | 0.556 |
| George Jenkins | 5-3 | 0.524 | 0.625 | 0.411 | 0.537 |
| Tohopekaliga | 4-4 | 0.521 | 0.500 | 0.530 | 0.534 |
| Durant | 4-5 | 0.504 | 0.444 | 0.585 | 0.480 |
| Bartow | 5-3 | 0.495 | 0.625 | 0.319 | 0.547 |
| East Bay | 2-6 | 0.465 | 0.250 | 0.643 | 0.510 |
| Poinciana | 3-5 | 0.434 | 0.375 | 0.500 | 0.424 |
| Kathleen | 2-7 | 0.431 | 0.222 | 0.560 | 0.525 |
| Harmony | 2-6 | 0.416 | 0.250 | 0.492 | 0.521 |
| Liberty (Kissimmee) | 0-8 | 0.364 | 0.000 | 0.652 | 0.452 |
| Strawberry Crest | 1-7 | 0.339 | 0.125 | 0.438 | 0.475 |
PROJECTED SEEDS
District Champions
No. 1 Lakeland (7A-7)
No. 2 Armwood (7A-8)
No. 3 Viera (7A-5)
No. 4 Winter Haven (7A-6)
Wildcards
No. 5 Wiregrass Ranch
No. 6 Bloomingdale
No. 7 Tampa Bay Tech
No. 8 Melbourne
PROJECTED REGIONAL QUARTERFINAL PAIRINGS
No. 8 Melbourne at No. 1 Lakeland
No. 5 Wiregrass Ranch at No. 4 Winter Haven
No. 6 Bloomingdale at No. 3 Viera
No. 7 Tampa Bay Tech at No. 2 Armwood
QUICK THOUGHTS: This week Lakeland and Armwood trade places once again in the 1-2 pecking order of the region and it will be interesting to see which team comes out on top for that No. 1 seed. District’s 7A-5 and 7A-6 will be decided this week and could shake up the standings next week if there are any upsets. Elsewhere, Wiregrass Ranch and Bloomingdale traded seeds from last week while Tampa Bay Tech and Melbourne hold the line on their projected seeds.
REGION 3
| School | W/L | RPI | WP | OWP | OOWP |
| Palm Beach Lakes | 7-0 | 0.701 | 1.000 | 0.526 | 0.558 |
| Venice | 5-3 | 0.650 | 0.625 | 0.699 | 0.622 |
| Pinellas Park | 5-3 | 0.627 | 0.625 | 0.696 | 0.548 |
| Mitchell | 7-1 | 0.614 | 0.875 | 0.451 | 0.501 |
| Manatee | 4-4 | 0.579 | 0.500 | 0.707 | 0.523 |
| Lakewood Ranch | 5-2 | 0.546 | 0.714 | 0.380 | 0.543 |
| East Lake | 5-3 | 0.536 | 0.625 | 0.464 | 0.514 |
| Sarasota | 5-3 | 0.523 | 0.625 | 0.398 | 0.549 |
| Seminole Ridge | 4-3 | 0.501 | 0.571 | 0.452 | 0.475 |
| Sickles | 5-4 | 0.495 | 0.556 | 0.421 | 0.513 |
| Royal Palm Beach | 4-3 | 0.469 | 0.571 | 0.381 | 0.453 |
| Gulf Coast | 4-4 | 0.466 | 0.500 | 0.377 | 0.529 |
| Sunlake | 3-6 | 0.460 | 0.333 | 0.548 | 0.507 |
| Lehigh | 2-5 | 0.457 | 0.286 | 0.590 | 0.501 |
| Dwyer | 2-5 | 0.428 | 0.286 | 0.503 | 0.507 |
| Riverdale | 2-6 | 0.378 | 0.250 | 0.407 | 0.492 |
| Martin County | 2-6 | 0.342 | 0.250 | 0.333 | 0.459 |
| North Port | 1-7 | 0.328 | 0.125 | 0.455 | 0.418 |
| Leto | 0-8 | 0.309 | 0.000 | 0.516 | 0.428 |
PROJECTED SEEDS
District Champions
No. 1 Palm Beach Lakes (7A-12)
No. 2 Venice (7A-10)
No. 3 Pinellas Park (7A-9)
No. 4 Gulf Coast (7A-11)
Wildcards
No. 5 Mitchell
No. 6 Manatee
No. 7 Lakewood Ranch
No. 8 East Lake
PROJECTED REGIONAL QUARTERFINAL PAIRINGS
No. 8 East Lake at No. 1 Palm Beach Lakes
No. 5 Mitchell at No. 4 Gulf Coast
No. 6 Manatee at No. 3 Pinellas Park
No. 7 Lakewood Ranch at No. 2 Venice
QUICK THOUGHTS: Palm Beach Lakes continues to hold the No. 1 seed with their district locked up, but Venice and Pinellas Park have traded the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds in the projected district champions race. Mitchell switches seeds with Manatee while Lakewood Ranch enters the projected wildcard race at the No. 7 seed while East Lake holds at No. 8.
REGION 4
| School | W/L | RPI | WP | OWP | OOWP |
| St. Thomas Aquinas | 7-0 | 0.769 | 1.000 | 0.686 | 0.598 |
| Atlantic (Delray Beach) | 5-2 | 0.615 | 0.714 | 0.565 | 0.558 |
| Plantation | 6-1 | 0.613 | 0.857 | 0.451 | 0.519 |
| McArthur | 5-2 | 0.612 | 0.714 | 0.566 | 0.546 |
| Blanche Ely | 7-1 | 0.596 | 0.875 | 0.395 | 0.503 |
| Fort Lauderdale | 5-2 | 0.583 | 0.714 | 0.527 | 0.495 |
| Hialeah | 5-3 | 0.560 | 0.625 | 0.557 | 0.488 |
| South Plantation | 5-4 | 0.514 | 0.556 | 0.484 | 0.501 |
| Cooper City | 4-4 | 0.466 | 0.500 | 0.460 | 0.433 |
| Doral Academy | 4-5 | 0.461 | 0.444 | 0.470 | 0.469 |
| South Broward | 4-4 | 0.460 | 0.500 | 0.374 | 0.513 |
| North Miami | 3-5 | 0.440 | 0.375 | 0.462 | 0.489 |
| Miramar | 2-7 | 0.431 | 0.222 | 0.590 | 0.488 |
| Olympic Heights | 2-6 | 0.400 | 0.250 | 0.479 | 0.481 |
| American | 2-6 | 0.364 | 0.250 | 0.362 | 0.500 |
| Homestead | 2-6 | 0.351 | 0.250 | 0.411 | 0.400 |
| Everglades | 1-8 | 0.327 | 0.125 | 0.418 | 0.457 |
| West Boca Raton | 0-7 | 0.291 | 0.000 | 0.473 | 0.417 |
| Miami Beach | 1-7 | 0.277 | 0.125 | 0.315 | 0.410 |
| Mater Academy | 0-8 | 0.241 | 0.000 | 0.297 | 0.456 |
PROJECTED SEEDS
District Champions
No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas (7A-14)
No. 2 Atlantic (Delray) (7A-13)
No. 3 McArthur (7A-15)
No. 4 Hialeah (7A-16)
Wildcards
No. 5 Plantation
No. 6 Blanche Ely
No. 7 Fort Lauderdale
No. 8 South Plantation
PROJECTED REGIONAL QUARTERFINAL PAIRINGS
No. 8 South Plantation at No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas
No. 5 Plantation at No. 4 Hialeah
No. 6 Blanche Ely at No. 3 McArthur
No. 7 Fort Lauderdale at No. 2 Atlantic (Delray)
QUICK THOUGHTS: With the forfeits by Miramar, the Patriots have seen their playoff hopes come to a crashing end as McArthur clinched District 7A-15 last week. Hialeah also clinched District 7A-16 meaning that two of the four districts in the region are now secured. St. Thomas Aquinas and Atlantic continue to hold the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds and will have a chance to win their respective districts this week. The only other change in the region is with McArthur moving up to the District Champions list, South Plantation now as a legitimate shot of making the playoffs as they are the No. 8 seed this week.
