FHSAA Board of Directors votes for Metro-Suburban football classification plan; shifts football playoff rankings from RPI to FHSAA MaxPreps Power Rankings
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Major changes are on the way for high school football in the Sunshine State. The plan dubbed ...










![The FHSAA Board of Directors met on Mon. Feb. 28, 2022 at the Robert W. Hughes FHSAA Building in Gainesville, Fla., voting 9-7 to endorse the Metro-Suburban classification plan for football. [Joshua WIlson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2-28-2022-FHSAA-BOD-Metro-Suburban-Featured.png)
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![Venice holds up the 2021 FHSAA Class 8A State Championship on Sat., Dec. 18, 2021 at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The 35-7 win over Apopka mark the Indians' first state championship victory since 2017. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Class-8A-State-Championship-Featured.png)
![St. Thomas Aquinas celebrates winning their third straight Class 7A State Championship and the schools 13th overall on Fri. Dec. 17, 2021 at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Class-7A-State-Championship-Featured.png)
![Miami Central head coach Roland Smith holds up the teams eighth overall state championship after winning the 2021 FHSAA Class 5A State Championship, 49-14 over Merritt Island on Fri. Dec 17, 2021 at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Class-5A-State-Championship-Featured.png)
![Cardinal Gibbons HC Matt DuBuc holds up the team’s second straight Class 4A State Championship and the team’s third state title in four years on Thu. Dec. 16, 2021 at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/6E86C015-ED6D-47BE-A8C5-445E339748DD.png)
![Venice is one of 10 teams competing this weekend in the 2021 FHSAA Football State Championships for Classes 4A-8A being held in Fort Lauderdale at DRV PNK Stadium. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/5F86E7EE-FABB-4F6F-AB11-046C28A34E86.png)
![Madison County running back Tommy House had 82 yards on the ground in helping Madison County win the 2021 FHSAA Class 1A State Championship on Sat. Dec. 11, 2021 at Gene Cox Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla. [Bill Simmons/Main Light Events]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Madison-County-1A-State-Championship-Featured.png)
![Chaminade-Madonna WR Jeremiah Smith takes a reception up the field during the 2021 FHSAA Class 3A State Championship Game on Fri. Dec. 10, 2021 at Gene Cox Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla. [Bill Simmons/Main Light Events]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Chaminade-Madonna-Class-3A-State-Championship-Featured.png)
![St. Thomas Aquinas is one of 64 teams that is left in the 2021 FHSAA State Series playoffs. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Potential-Scenarios-for-the-FHSAA-State-Semifinals-Featured.png)


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