When people talk about their teams and the teams they play on their schedule, they usually will find a way to incorporate how their strength of schedule is better compared to another team’s strength of schedule. However, is that always the case?
FloridaHSFootball.com has developed a strength of schedule formula that factors in from a select number of years along with recent success, including playoff success or going further by winning a state championship. These factors are valued into a weighted formula that then gives us a look at the team’s strength of schedule.
Listed are the rankings for SSAA 8-Man conference and then broken down by division.
CONFERENCE
| Rank | Team | SOS |
| 1 | SLAM Tampa | 0.622 |
| 2 | Ocala Christian | 0.578 |
| 3 | Canterbury (St. Petersburg) | 0.567 |
| 4 | Geneva Classical (Lakeland) | 0.559 |
| 5 | Donahue Catholic (Ave Maria) | 0.557 |
| 6 | Florida Deaf & Blind (St. Augustine) | 0.550 |
| 7 | Shorecrest Prep (St. Petersburg) | 0.539 |
| 8 | Sarasota Christian | 0.529 |
| 9 | First Coast Christian (Jacksonville) | 0.526 |
| 10 | Old Plank Christian (Jacksonville) | 0.519 |
| 11 | Academy at the Lakes (Land O’ Lakes) | 0.493 |
| 12 | Master’s Academy (Vero Beach) | 0.493 |
| 13 | Gainesville Christian | 0.484 |
| 14 | Foundation Christian (Valrico) | 0.480 |
| 15 | Liberty Christian (Tavares) | 0.473 |
| 16 | Lakeside Christian (Clearwater) | 0.468 |
| 17 | Merritt Island Christian | 0.468 |
| 18 | Riverside Christian (Trenton) | 0.467 |
| 19 | City of Life Christian (Kissimmee) | 0.464 |
| 20 | Hernando Christian (Brooksville) | 0.458 |
| 21 | Countryside Christian (Gainesville) | 0.449 |
| 22 | Calvary Chapel (West Melbourne) | 0.432 |
| 23 | Lake Mary Prep | 0.425 |
| 24 | Real Life Christian (Clermont) | 0.388 |
| 25 | Geneva School (Casselberry) | 0.383 |
| 26 | St. John Lutheran (Ocala) | 0.370 |
| 27 | Classical Academy (Sarasota) | 0.368 |
| 28 | Four Corners Charter (Davenport) | 0.344 |
| 29 | Oasis Christian (Winter Haven) | 0.298 |
| 30 | Eastland Christian (Orlando) | 0.257 |
BY DIVISION
| Gulf Division | SOS |
| Academy at the Lakes (Land O’ Lakes) | 0.493 |
| Canterbury (St. Petersburg) | 0.567 |
| Lakeside Christian (Clearwater) | 0.468 |
| Shorecrest Prep (St. Petersburg) | 0.539 |
| SLAM Tampa | 0.622 |
| Central Division | SOS |
| Classical Academy (Sarasota) | 0.368 |
| Donahue Catholic (Ave Maria) | 0.557 |
| Foundation Christian (Valrico) | 0.480 |
| Geneva Classical (Lakeland) | 0.559 |
| Sarasota Christian | 0.529 |
| First Coast Division | SOS |
| Countryside Christian (Gainesville) | 0.449 |
| First Coast Christian (Jacksonville) | 0.526 |
| Florida Deaf & Blind (St. Augustine) | 0.550 |
| Old Plank Christian (Jacksonville) | 0.519 |
| Riverside Christian (Trenton) | 0.467 |
| Atlantic Division | SOS |
| Calvary Chapel (West Melbourne) | 0.432 |
| City of Life Christian (Kissimmee) | 0.464 |
| Hernando Christian (Brooksville) | 0.458 |
| Master’s Academy (Vero Beach) | 0.493 |
| Merritt Island Christian | 0.468 |
| Bay Division | SOS |
| Gainesville Christian | 0.484 |
| Four Corners Charter (Davenport) | 0.344 |
| Ocala Christian | 0.578 |
| Oasis Christian (Winter Haven) | 0.298 |
| St. John Lutheran (Ocala) | 0.370 |
| Citrus Division | SOS |
| Geneva School (Casselberry) | 0.383 |
| Eastland Christian (Orlando) | 0.257 |
| Lake Mary Prep | 0.425 |
| Liberty Christian (Tavares) | 0.473 |
| Real Life Christian (Clermont) | 0.388 |
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