Just to be clear, the data I have been showing is vs. Florida teams only. It does not include games vs out of state opponents. All Florida teams are included, regardless of Affiliation. So Spruce Creek/Camden is not part of the scope of this exercise. 

Spruce did sign up for a butt whooping lien they did against Camden Co, but they were fortunate enough for Avon to play the worst game a team can possibly play. 

OK. Here's more.  The Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) for all teams in 2025 is 16.06. The MAD in 2005 was 16.02. So why were games much more competitive in 2005 than in 2025? 1) In 2005, Classifications were larger in 6A, 5A, 4A & 3A, typically in the range of 80 or more teams. Meanwhile, Classes 2B, 2A, 1B and 1A were much smaller. About half the size of the others. 2) In 2005, I did not rank the SSAA as its own entity, so teams were all thrown in the Independents bucket.    Here's a comparative view of the MAD's for each Classification. Remember, the lower the MAD, the better the parity. 2025 7A 6A 5A 4A 3A 2A 1A Rur Ind SSA 12.94 11.92 13.84 14.56 15.45 13.52 16.99 15.23 12.83 12.08 2005 6A 5A 4A 3A 2B 2A 1B 1A Ind 9.22 9.45 10.84 10.63 12.12 11.59 13.73 12.35 14.76   Looking at this, I believe the defection of many schools to Independent status and to the SSAA has created easier schedules. IMO, we need to reduce the number of classifications by at least one and increase district size where possible to reduce the excessive amount of over scheduling vs Independents and SSAA teams. There should be limits in place to prevent this activity.        

I'm unclear - is this FHSAA data only, or "all" Florida schools regardless of affiliation?

Got to give you credit Nolebull.  This week was tough.   STA KOWBOYS  MILTON EVANS ADR CARROLLWOOD DAY TRU NORTH SEBRING S SUMPTER S FT MYERS WAKULLA WIREGRASS RANCH EAST LAKE BAYSIDE ATLANTIC COAST AHDR