Four weeks are in the books for the 2021 Florida high school football season and the FHSAA has released their first look at the RPI rankings as we head into Week 5 of the season
As such this update provides the entire state a glimpse of what the potential playoff matchups could be looking like come the second week of November, but remember things change, as we still have seven weeks worth of games (including this week) to go and this is just a very early glimpse at things.
In Classes 5A-8A, district record was taken into consideration except on certain exceptions which are noted.
For Class 3A, 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.
REGION 1
| Rank | School | RPI | OWP | OOWP |
| 1 | Florida High | 0.68229 | 0.41667 | 0.62153 |
| 2 | Crescent City | 0.58438 | 0.41667 | 0.58681 |
| 3 | Walton | 0.52813 | 0.25000 | 0.59375 |
| 4 | Trinity Catholic | 0.52500 | 0.66667 | 0.58333 |
| 5 | Episcopal | 0.51528 | 0.22222 | 0.68056 |
| 6 | P. K. Yonge | 0.51389 | 0.66667 | 0.54630 |
| 7 | Pensacola Catholic | 0.48472 | 0.61111 | 0.51389 |
| 8 | Providence | 0.44479 | 0.33333 | 0.51042 |
| 9 | Maclay | 0.36806 | 0.33333 | 0.44907 |
| 10 | Interlachen | 0.36250 | 0.72222 | 0.36574 |
PROJECTED REGIONAL QUARTERFINAL PAIRINGS
No. 1 Florida High – BYE
No. 5 Episcopal vs. No. 4 Trinity Catholic
No. 6 P.K. Yonge vs. No. 3 Walton
No. 2 Crescent City – BYE
QUICK THOUGHTS: No surprise here that Florida High is leading the way, but what is stunning is Crescent City sitting at the No. 2 spot in the region and that is thanks to their hot 3-1 start here early in the season. However, expect a lot of changes between now and November.
REGION 2
| Rank | School | RPI | OWP | OOWP |
| 1 | Lakeland Christian | 0.65521 | 0.41667 | 0.53125 |
| 2 | Benjamin | 0.61250 | 0.50000 | 0.58333 |
| 3 | The First Academy | 0.50792 | 0.45833 | 0.57500 |
| 4 | Avon Park | 0.44444 | 0.55556 | 0.44444 |
| 5 | Frostproof | 0.43194 | 0.55556 | 0.40278 |
| 6 | Windermere Prep | 0.41667 | 0.33333 | 0.41667 |
| 7 | Lake Placid | 0.40521 | 0.29167 | 0.42708 |
| 8 | Melbourne Central Catholic | 0.39861 | 0.50000 | 0.35648 |
| 9 | Cornerstone Charter | 0.37292 | 0.58333 | 0.56250 |
| 10 | Trinity Prep | 0.28750 | 0.50000 | 0.37500 |
PROJECTED REGIONAL QUARTERFINAL PAIRINGS
No. 1 Lakeland Christian – BYE
No. 5 Frostproof vs. No. 4 Avon Park
No. 6 Windermere Prep vs. No. 3 The First Academy
No. 2 Benjamin – BYE
QUICK THOUGHTS: No surprises with Lakeland Christian and Benjamin leading the way early on as the top teams in this region. After that it is going to be a race to see who wants the remaining four seeds for this region.
REGION 3
| Rank | School | RPI | OWP | OOWP |
| 1 | Berkeley Prep | 0.77292 | 0.58333 | 0.72917 |
| 2 | Clearwater Central Catholic | 0.68021 | 0.75000 | 0.51736 |
| 3 | Calvary Christian (Clearwater) | 0.64583 | 0.66667 | 0.50000 |
| 4 | Bishop Verot | 0.64063 | 0.87500 | 0.53125 |
| 5 | Cardinal Mooney | 0.58854 | 0.41667 | 0.60069 |
| 6 | Tampa Catholic | 0.58125 | 0.37500 | 0.62500 |
| 7 | Carrollwood Day | 0.51458 | 0.54167 | 0.50000 |
| 8 | St. Petersburg Catholic | 0.45556 | 0.44444 | 0.61111 |
| 9 | Oasis | 0.39167 | 0.50000 | 0.33333 |
| 10 | Gateway (Fort Myers) | 0.26389 | 0.33333 | 0.49074 |
PROJECTED REGIONAL QUARTERFINAL PAIRINGS
No. 1 Berkeley Prep – BYE
No. 5 Cardinal Mooney vs. No. 4 Bishop Verot
No. 6 Tampa Catholic vs. No. 3 Calvary Christian
No. 2 Clearwater Central Catholic – BYE
QUICK THOUGHTS: Not surprised here that Berkeley Prep and Clearwater Central Catholic are leading the way in this region early on. Calvary Christian is trying to make a push for a Top 2 seed, but it looks as though the rest of the seeding could be a fight to see who lands where.
REGION 4
| Rank | School | RPI | OWP | OOWP |
| 1 | Florida Christian | 0.73542 | 0.66667 | 0.50694 |
| 2 | Chaminade-Madonna | 0.71042 | 0.62500 | 0.76389 |
| 3 | Somerset South Homestead | 0.67083 | 0.25000 | 0.77778 |
| 4 | Cardinal Newman | 0.57500 | 0.88889 | 0.49074 |
| 5 | Somerset Silver Palms | 0.55000 | 0.00000 | 0.66667 |
| 6 | Westminster Christian | 0.52778 | 0.88889 | 0.33333 |
| 7 | King’s Academy | 0.51667 | 0.25000 | 0.55556 |
| 8 | Miami Edison | 0.45139 | 0.22222 | 0.46759 |
| 9 | Palmer Trinity | 0.42292 | 0.83333 | 0.43750 |
| 10 | Inlet Grove | 0.41367 | 0.38333 | 0.46500 |
| 11 | Everglades Prep | 0.39167 | 1.00000 | 0.13889 |
| 12 | St. Andrew’s | 0.32778 | 0.61111 | 0.37963 |
| 13 | St. John Paul II (Boca Raton) | 0.24028 | 0.38889 | 0.34722 |
PROJECTED REGIONAL QUARTERFINAL PAIRINGS
No. 1 Florida Christian – BYE
No. 5 Somerset Silver Palms vs. No. 4 Cardinal Newman
No. 6 Westminster Christian vs. No. 3 Somerset South Homestead
No. 2 Chaminade-Madonna – BYE
QUICK THOUGHTS: On this one, this is what happens when rankings are released too early. The top team that is clearly that team in the region isn’t sitting on top because it has not hit the bulk of its schedule yet that will help them out. However, since it is early, this will all look very different by the time Week 11 rolls around.
