Here are my power numbers for Regional Strength and Parity by Class for the playoffs. Note- This has nothing to do with who the favorites should be. Rather top to bottom average strength. And top to bottom parity. The lower the "parity" number, the better chance that the favorite for that region could be playing an unexpected team for the Regional Title. Personally, I've had my eye on 6A Region 1 for the last several weeks. That could be interesting.
Class 1A Strength
1A Region 4 129.55
1A Region 3 128.58
1A Region 2 127.21
1A Region 1 122.78
Class 1A Parity
1A Region 1 8.2
1A Region 2 12.3
1A Region 3 12.4
1A Region 4 14.5
Class 2AStrength
2A Region 3 134.75
2A Region 2 132.82
2A Region 4 130.46
2A Region 1 128.24
Class 2A Parity
2A Region 4 7.0
2A Region 2 9.9
2A Region 1 10.4
2A Region 3 11.9
Class 3AStrength
3A Region 1 135.40
3A Region 2 134.96
3A Region 4 132.67
3A Region 3 125.39
Class 3A Parity
3A Region 2 6.3
3A Region 1 8.6
3A Region 3 9.6
3A Region 4 11.1
Class 4AStrength
4A Region 4 140.64
4A Region 2 138.23
4A Region 3 137.53
4A Region 1 135.41
Class 4A Parity
4A Region 4 5.98
4A Region 3 7.64
4A Region 2 8.79
4A Region 1 10.72
Class 5AStrength
5A Region 1 139.73
5A Region 4 139.23
5A Region 2 138.65
5A Region 3 128.11
Class 5A Parity
5A Region 1 5.0
5A Region 3 5.6
5A Region 4 7.8
5A Region 2 10.6
Class 6AStrength
6A Region 1 147.29
6A Region 3 139.01
6A Region 2 136.41
6A Region 4 132.57
Class 6A Parity
6A Region 1 4.2
6A Region 3 5.4
6A Region 2 7.9
6A Region 4 10.7
Class 7AStrength
7A Region 1 142.15
7A Region 2 138.52
7A Region 3 137.42
7A Region 4 129.61
Class 7A Parity
7A Region 3 4.45
7A Region 1 4.48
7A Region 4 5.2
7A Region 2 9.3
I know ultimately it came down to the ruling by the judge presiding the case, but in fact the FHSAA still had to stand and fight for their correct decision.
Looking around the area, I see Bradenton Southeast finished 8-2 but didn't make the playoffs. I see River Ridge finished 7-3 and didn't make the playoffs. Neither are in the FIT either. Me personally, I'd rather see a bowl game with a match-up between 2 teams like this than some tournament that puts a 1 win team in. Also why I'd rather have a 12 game regular season with fewer teams making the playoffs, but with bowl games for everyone else. Like college football does.
Madison County
Impact Christian
Baldwin
Cocoa
The Villages
Jefferson
Eastside
Key West
ED White
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Beachside
Martin County
Pace
Lennard
Monarch
South Lake
Jupiter
Spanish River
South Dade
Sumner