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The latest rankings from the Florida Power Rankings Index are out for the Panhandle Region along with the latest anaylsis for the Panhandle Region Top 10 going into Week 4. For full view of all 35 teams in the Panhandle region requires a Premium Season Ticket Membership (Yearly) or the Premium Monthly Season Ticket Membership. To subscribe, click here.
Rankings compiled from all games played through Saturday, March 7, 2026.
TOP 10 RANKINGS
| Rank | Trend | Team | Class | Record | Rating | PF | PA | Point Diff | SOS |
| 1 | — | Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach) | 2A | 4-1 | 57.05 | 106 | 26 | 80 | 25.32 |
| 2 | ↑ 1 | Florida High (Tallahassee) | 1A | 6-2 | 54.46 | 268 | 46 | 222 | 18.70 |
| 3 | ↑ 1 | Chiles (Tallahassee) | 3A | 5-1 | 53.50 | 100 | 31 | 69 | 28.13 |
| 4 | ↑ 1 | Niceville | 3A | 3-0 | 45.79 | 125 | 12 | 113 | -6.29 |
| 5 | ↓ 3 | Pace | 3A | 2-3 | 36.44 | 38 | 52 | -14 | 27.46 |
| 6 | ↑ 2 | Booker T. Washington (Pensacola) | 2A | 5-0 | 36.09 | 105 | 32 | 73 | 0.87 |
| 7 | — | Lincoln (Tallahassee) | 3A | 5-2 | 31.03 | 113 | 59 | 54 | 18.32 |
| 8 | ↑ 2 | Crestview | 3A | 2-1 | 27.34 | 69 | 37 | 32 | 9.88 |
| 9 | ↑ 10 | Wakulla (Crawfordville) | 2A | 0-1 | 19.76 | 6 | 18 | -12 | -0.13 |
| 10 | ↓ 4 | Navarre | 3A | 5-4 | 17.96 | 174 | 91 | 83 | 5.32 |
TOP 10 ANALYSIS – AFTER WEEK 3
THE BIG PICTURE
The Panhandle region went through a significant reshuffling in Week 3, and the Capital City Classic was at the center of most of it. Choctawhatchee held the top spot after going 2-1 on the weekend — beating Sumner 27-0 on Friday, losing to Land O Lakes 20-13 on Saturday, then beating Pace 7-6 in the third-place game also on Saturday to finish 4-1. Florida High took their first two losses of the season — dropping to Land O Lakes 13-0 on Friday and then to Chiles 13-0 on Saturday — before recovering with a 13-7 win over Sumner to finish the weekend 1-2 and fall to 6-2 overall. Chiles had the best weekend of any Panhandle program, going 2-1 at the Classic with wins over Godby, New Smyrna Beach, and Florida High to climb to 5-1. Pace had the worst, going 1-3 to fall to 2-3 and drop from No. 2 to No. 5. Niceville enters the top four after a 39-0 win over Freeport, and Lincoln quietly had a strong week going 2-0 in the Silver bracket on Saturday. Fort Walton Beach dropped out entirely after going 1-3 on the week.
No. 1 Choctawhatchee — Indians Hold the Top Spot After Going 2-1 at the Capital City Classic
Choctawhatchee enters Week 4 at 4-1 with a rating of 57.05 and an SOS figure of 25.32, holding the Panhandle’s top ranking after a 2-1 weekend at the Capital City Classic. On Friday they beat Sumner — a 4A Tampa Bay program — 27-0. On Saturday they lost to Land O Lakes 20-13 in the Gold bracket before beating Pace 7-6 in the third-place game. The Indians’ record now stands at 4-1 with two wins over cross-regional Tampa Bay competition. That loss was their first of the season and came against quality cross-regional competition. Choctawhatchee’s position at the top of the Panhandle is built on the most credible body of work in the region — four wins including cross-regional results against Tampa Bay competition.
No. 2 Florida High — Seminoles Fall to 6-2 After a Difficult Capital City Classic Weekend
Florida High entered the Capital City Classic at 5-0 and left it at 6-2 after a 1-2 weekend that included two losses to programs from outside the Panhandle. On Friday they lost to Land O Lakes 13-0 — a 3A Tampa Bay finished second in the Gold bracket. On Saturday they lost to Chiles 13-0 before recovering to beat Sumner 13-7 in the fifth-place game. The two losses are Florida High’s first of the season and with one coming against cross-regional opponents at a neutral site. Their rating drops to 54.46 but they hold second in the region, reflecting that the system values the body of work — six wins and two losses against legitimately strong competition — more than the losses alone. The Chiles result on Saturday is the most significant: losing 13-0 to their Panhandle rival on the same day will shape the regional narrative heading into the second half of the season.
No. 3 Chiles — Timberwolves Are the Region’s Best Story After Going 3-1 at the Capital City Classic
Chiles had the strongest weekend of any Panhandle program at the Capital City Classic, going 2-1 to climb from 2-0 to 5-1 overall. Wednesday they beat Godby 25-0 in Tallahassee before the weekend results defined their week: a 25-6 loss to Ponte Vedra on Friday in the Gold bracket, then two consecutive wins on Saturday — 20-6 over New Smyrna Beach and a 13-0 over Florida High. The Florida High result is the headline. Chiles beat their Panhandle rival 13-0 and that head-to-head result now sits in the system as a direct measuring stick between the region’s second and third-ranked programs. At 5-1 with a rating of 53.50 and an SOS of 28.13, Chiles has built a legitimate case for the top of the Panhandle standings.
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