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Rankings are calculated using the Florida Power Rankings Index’s two-year historical blend, incorporating game results, strength of schedule, point differential, and opponent quality. Teams are listed in order of their FPRI rating, which serves as the baseline for all championship probability calculations throughout the season.
Important: The Florida Power Rankings Index represents our best educated—and mathematical—assessment of team strength during the 2026. The FHSAA MaxPreps Power Rankings will determine official district tournament seeding and regional playoff seeding. These FPRI ratings are analytical tools for understanding the competitive landscape of all of Florida’s classifications, not official FHSAA rankings.
Ratings will update weekly throughout the season as game results are recorded. Independent schools are included in regional rankings but are not eligible for FHSAA district tournaments or playoffs.
Rankings compiled from all games played through Saturday, Februray 28, 2026.
QUICK ANALYSIS
ROBINSON & ALONSO
No surprises at the top. Robinson and Alonso hold firm at No. 1 and No. 2 respectively, and while both programs saw their raw ratings drop — Robinson from 89.22 to 79.32, Alonso from 87.04 to 78.67 — that is a function of the preseason-to-in-season blend normalizing as more data enters the system, not a reflection of anything going wrong on the field. Both are 4-0. Robinson leads the entire state across all classifications. Alonso is right behind them. The Tampa Bay region has a stranglehold on the top two spots and nothing this week changes that picture.
TOP 5
Wellington moves up three spots from No. 6 to No. 3 despite playing just one game — a 41-0 shutout win — and that is worth noting. The preseason weight in the system is still carrying significant influence at the top, and Wellington at No. 3 with one game played is a projection as much as a verdict. Wildwood drops two spots to No. 5 despite still not having played a single game. That movement reflects the system recalibrating preseason ratings as in-season data fills in around them. Wildwood could be exactly as good as their No. 5 ranking suggests or they could be something very different — until they play, nobody knows. Miami Edison holds at No. 4, Seminole Ridge drops one to No. 6 as the preseason weight continues adjusting against their in-season body of work.
TOP 10
Florida High is the story of the week inside the top 10, jumping 10 spots from No. 20 to No. 10 after going 5-0 with a scoring margin of 255-13 — nearly 48 points per game. That kind of performance against a Panhandle schedule earns movement even if the SOS figure is not elite. Western climbs three spots to No. 9, continuing the quiet climb that started with their Broward County Classic title run. Fort Pierce Central slides three spots to No. 14 — not a reflection of anything they did wrong, but the system adjusting as other programs built stronger cases around them. Homestead drops two to No. 11 and Miami Palmetto drops two to No. 12, both sliding as the South Florida competition pool gets more thoroughly mapped.
WELLINGTON & WILDWOOD — THE UNPLAYED QUESTION
It bears repeating: two of the top five programs have played a combined one game. Wellington at No. 3 is 1-0. Wildwood at No. 5 is 0-0. Both are carrying substantial preseason ratings that will either be validated or eroded as the season develops. Wellington gets their first real test this week against Dr. Joaquin Garcia. Wildwood has no games scheduled again. The rankings will remain somewhat theoretical at the top until both programs build a body of work that the system can evaluate on its own merits.
BIGGEST MOVERS
Park Vista makes the biggest jump of any program in the Power 25, climbing 20 spots from outside the rankings to No. 23 after going 4-0 with wins that include a result over Seminole Ridge — the 3A class leader. Celebration and Florida High both climb 10 spots. Horizon enters the Power 25 at No. 25 after jumping seven spots. Ferguson enters at No. 24 after a five-spot climb. On the other side, St. Thomas Aquinas takes the biggest hit, dropping six spots to No. 21 — their early-season loss has compounded in the system as other programs built winning records around them. Fort Pierce Central and Homestead both drop, though both remain well inside the top 15.
TEAMS THAT DROPPED OUT
Four programs from last week’s Power 25 are out this week: Lennard (was No. 13), Apopka (was No. 22), Belleview (was No. 23), and Timber Creek (was No. 24). Belleview and Timber Creek dropping out despite winning records is purely a function of programs below them last week building stronger cases — both remain active and competitive, just displaced by a wave of programs generating more data or stronger results. Lennard’s two losses and Apopka’s adjusting Strength of Schedule gave the system justification to move them out.
NEW TO THE POWER 25
Four programs enter this week: Celebration (No. 20), Park Vista (No. 23), Ferguson (No. 24), and Horizon (No. 25). All four are from the southern half of the state. Celebration and Horizon are Central Florida 4A programs riding unbeaten records. Park Vista and Ferguson are South Florida 4A programs doing the same, with Park Vista’s win over Seminole Ridge giving them the most credible single result of any newcomer.
STILL EARLY
The ratings are still heavily preseason-weighted for a significant portion of the top 25. Programs like Wildwood (0 games), Wellington (1 game), Choctawhatchee (1 game), and Pace (1 game) are holding top-10 positions on the strength of how the system assessed them before a snap was played. That will normalize — likely around Week 4 or 5 when the majority of programs have six or seven games in — but for now the Power 25 is still part projection, part performance. The programs building real bodies of work right now, like Florida High, Park Vista, and Celebration, are the ones to watch as the rankings tighten up.
FLORIDA POWER 25
FLORIDA POWER 25 – FLAG FOOTBALL
| Rank | Trend | Team | Record | Class | Rating | Region | PF | PA | Diff | SOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | Robinson (Tampa) | 4-0 | 2A | 79.32 | Tampa Bay | 98 | 34 | +64 | 43.03 |
| 2 | — | Alonso (Tampa) | 4-0 | 4A | 78.67 | Tampa Bay | 94 | 38 | +56 | 46.05 |
| 3 | ↑ 3 | Wellington | 1-0 | 4A | 77.71 | South Florida | 41 | 0 | +41 | 22.12 |
| 4 | — | Miami Edison | 3-0 | 1A | 76.76 | South Florida | 51 | 6 | +45 | 48.25 |
| 5 | ↓ 2 | Wildwood | 0-0 | 1A | 75.02 | North Central Florida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| 6 | ↓ 1 | Seminole Ridge (Westlake) | 6-1 | 3A | 72.84 | South Florida | 195 | 58 | +137 | 44.41 |
| 7 | — | Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach) | 1-0 | 2A | 72.82 | Panhandle | 25 | 0 | +25 | 27.13 |
| 8 | — | Pace | 1-0 | 3A | 72.17 | Panhandle | 7 | 6 | +1 | 30.41 |
| 9 | ↑ 3 | Western (Davie) | 3-0 | 4A | 69.18 | South Florida | 64 | 7 | +57 | 23.09 |
| 10 | ↑ 10 | Florida High (Tallahassee) | 5-0 | 1A | 68.56 | Panhandle | 255 | 13 | +242 | 12.61 |
| 11 | ↓ 2 | Homestead | 1-1 | 3A | 67.85 | South Florida | 34 | 19 | +15 | 25.05 |
| 12 | ↓ 2 | Miami Palmetto | 3-1 | 4A | 66.82 | South Florida | 87 | 18 | +69 | 50.81 |
| 13 | ↑ 1 | Chiles (Tallahassee) | 2-0 | 3A | 65.42 | Panhandle | 36 | 0 | +36 | 22.69 |
| 14 | ↓ 3 | Fort Pierce Central | 4-1 | 4A | 64.60 | Space & Treasure Coast | 142 | 46 | +96 | 38.81 |
| 15 | ↑ 1 | Somerset Canyons (Boynton Beach) | 3-0 | 1A | 64.33 | South Florida | 131 | 0 | +131 | 5.21 |
| 16 | ↑ 3 | Clay (Green Cove Springs) | 2-0 | 2A | 62.98 | Northeast Florida | 86 | 0 | +86 | 10.03 |
| 17 | — | Steinbrenner (Lutz) | 3-0 | 4A | 61.72 | Tampa Bay | 88 | 7 | +81 | 15.33 |
| 18 | — | Bradford (Starke) | 0-1 | 1A | 61.32 | North Central Florida | 6 | 26 | -20 | 68.56 |
| 19 | ↑ 2 | Palm Beach Gardens | 2-0 | 4A | 61.15 | South Florida | 46 | 18 | +28 | 34.08 |
| 20 | ↑ 10 | Celebration | 3-0 | 4A | 59.96 | Central Florida | 113 | 19 | +94 | 35.42 |
| 21 | ↓ 6 | St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) | 3-1 | 3A | 59.46 | South Florida | 125 | 19 | +106 | 21.54 |
| 22 | ↑ 3 | Harmony | 2-0 | 4A | 57.81 | Central Florida | 75 | 0 | +75 | 17.33 |
| 23 | ↑ 20 | Park Vista (Lake Worth) | 4-0 | 4A | 57.39 | South Florida | 91 | 13 | +78 | 37.73 |
| 24 | ↑ 5 | Ferguson (Miami) | 3-0 | 4A | 57.09 | South Florida | 61 | 6 | +55 | 26.77 |
| 25 | ↑ 7 | Horizon (Winter Garden) | 3-0 | 4A | 56.27 | Central Florida | 105 | 0 | +105 | 5.81 |
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![Florida High (Tallahassee) moves up in the rankings this week despite taking on two challenging losses at the Capital City Classic over the weekend. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/FPRI-Panhandle-Flag-Football-Week-4-75x75.jpg)
