If you’re into computer formulas deciding football playoffs then it’s your lucky day, as the FHSAA released it’s first RPI state football rankings. The rankings, similar to the college football BCS playoff selections, are determined by strength of schedule and overall record. So basically, the better your record and the better your opponent’s record determines your RPI and ranking. District winners receiver an automatic bid to the playoffs and home games throughout, while all other teams in each regional classification must advance to the playoffs based on their overall RPI. The top 6 teams in each regions for classification 1A-3A advance to the playoffs. While in Classes 5A – 8A the top 8 teams in each region advance to the playoffs. This includes district winners. Lets check out the current RPI’s
Three Northeast Florida teams are among the top 25 teams in the state of Florida with the highest current RPI’s. There are only 9 teams in the top 100 of the state RPI rankings. Is this an early indication of who will be playoff contenders in our area? We will see as each week passes in high school football.
-Ed White (5A) comes in at #2 overall with their 2-0 record and wins over Wakulla (2-1) and Suwannee (2-1).
-Trinity Christian (2A) ranks 15th with their 4-0 record and wins against Raines (2-1), Zarephath (1-2), Ribault (1-3), and Clearwater International Academy (3-1).
-Union County(1A) ranks 22nd with a 3-0 record and wins against Bradford (1-3), American Collegiate (1-1), and P.K.Yonge (1-2)
1 Venice 0.89167 -8A
2 Ed White (Jacksonville) 0.88333 5A
3 Lake Mary 0.86111 8A
4 Avant Garde (Hollywood) 0.82500 2A
5 Seminole (Sanford) 0.81563 8A
6 Merritt Island 0.81458 5A 2 8
7 Dunbar (Fort Myers) 0.81250 6A
8 Cocoa 0.81111 4A –
9 Tampa Bay Tech 0.808337A
10 Palm Beach Central (Wellington) 0.79896 – 8A
11 Baker 0.79792 0.83333 0.52083 2 0 1A 1 –
12 Rockledge 0.79167- 5A
13 First Baptist (Naples) 0.79167 -2A
14 Miami Killian 0.79063 -5A
15 Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) 0.78958 -2A
16 Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale) 0.77917 -4A
17 Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) 0.77604 0.66667 -7A
18 Berkeley Prep (Tampa) 0.77292 0.58333 -3A
19 Doral Academy 0.77229 0.68750 -7A
20 Auburndale 0.77222 0.61111 -6A
21 Jesuit (Tampa) 0.76667 0.58333 -6A
22 Union County (Lake Butler) 0.76389 -1A
23 Lakewood (St. Petersburg) 0.76250 -4A
24 Blountstown 0.76146 0.66667 -1A
25 Naples 0.76111 – 6A
Other Notable Teams:
#31. Riverside (4-0) , 0.75104- 6A * Listed as Robert E. Lee on the FHSAA website pdf*
#33. Bolles (4-0), 0.74375- 4A
#45. Creekside (4-0), (St. Johns) 0.72188 – 8A
#75. Hilliard (4-0), 0.67396 – 1A
#80. Nease (Ponte Vedra) [3-1], 0.66771 – 7A
#90. Columbia (Lake City)[3-1] 0.65573 – 6A
Click HERE for the entire list of teams in the state of Florida
