Week 11 FHSAA RPI Class 8A Football Playoff Rankings

10 weeks are in the books for the 2021 Florida high school football season and the FHSAA has released their latest look at the RPI football playoff rankings as we head into the final week of the regular season. As such this is going to be our last RPI breakdown for the 2021 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 three weeks worth of games (including this week) to go, however, the playoff picture has become much clearer with some teams already done for the regular season and other teams having one game remaining.

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.

REGION 1

PROJECTED DISTRICT CHAMPS
This is based on current district standings and taking the highest-rated team among the district standings if they have won district games. Should a district not have any district games played as of yet, the highest-rated team will be mythically slotted in as a district champion for projection purposes only. Teams highlighted in red have officially clinched their district championship. 

8A-1: Bartram Trail – No. 2
8A-2: Seminole (Sanford) – No. 1
8A-3: Apopka – No. 3
8A-4: Timber Creek – No. 4

PROJECTED REGIONAL QUARTERFINAL PAIRINGS

No. 8 Lake Brantley vs. No. 1 Seminole
No. 5 Lake Mary vs. No. 4 Timber Creek
No. 6 Creekside vs. No. 3 Apopka
No. 7 Winter Park vs. No. 2 Bartram Trail

QUICK THOUGHTS: In a stunning turn of events last week Timber Creek clinched district 8A-4 and jumped up from the No. 7 seed to the No. 4 seed. With all that said, Winter Park now falls into the No. 7 and that is the only notable change for the at-large berths.

REGION 2

REGION 3

PROJECTED DISTRICT CHAMPS
This is based on current district standings and taking the highest-rated team among the district standings if they have won district games. Should a district not have any district games played as of yet, the highest-rated team will be mythically slotted in as a district champion for projection purposes only. Teams highlighted in red have officially clinched their district championship. 

8A-9: West Orange – No. 2
8A-10: Newsome – No. 3
8A-11: Steinbrenner – No. 4
8A-12: Venice – No. 1

PROJECTED REGIONAL QUARTERFINAL PAIRINGS

No. 8 Plant City vs. No. 1 Venice
No. 5 Riverview (Sarasota) vs. No. 4 Steinbrenner
No. 6 Osceola (Kissimmee) vs. No. 3 Newsome
No. 7 Durant vs. No. 2 West Orange

QUICK THOUGHTS: With all the districts locked in, there are no changes to the order of the top four teams in the region. However, there are some shifts in the order of the at-large berths with Osceola moving up to No. 6 with Durant losing who slides to No. 7. Outside of that Plant City remains as the No. 8 seeded with Sarasota not far behind at No. 9.

REGION 4