** Corrected 03/06/10**

FLORIDA’s BEST HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS - 11 Year Summary

Listed below is an analysis of the best High School teams in Florida since I began rating them eleven years ago in 1999.

The first category is strictly based on Average Power Ranking or "Strength" vs. In-State Opponents

The second category is based on total WINS vs. In-State Opponents

The third category reflects the winningest programs by percentage vs. In-State Opponents

In order to qualify, teams must have played at least 77 games vs. Florida high schools over the past eleven years.

Selection criteria is based upon “on field” performance versus FLORIDA SCHOOLS ONLY and does not reflect forfeit wins or losses as mandated by the FHSAA. Additionally, post season contests as well as any known postseason “in state” bowl games have been included in the calculation.

Here are the Top 10 Strongest football programs in the state from 1999 through 2009:

Rnk	School	Power
1	St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale)	74.73
2	Lakeland	71.90
3	Bolles (Jacksonville)	71.08
4	Armwood (Seffner)	71.05
5	Madison County (Madison)	69.76
6	Miami Northwestern	69.78
7	Lincoln (Tallahassee)	69.60
8	Glades Central (Belle Glade)	69.04
9	Mainland (Daytona Beach)	67.58
10	Palm Bay (Melbourne)	67.37

Rounding out the Top 50:

Rank	School	Power
11	Miami Central	67.22
12	Hillsborough (Tampa)	66.63
13	Naples	65.97
14	Columbia (Lake City)	65.56
15	Washington (Miami)	65.53
16	St. Augustine	64.94
17	Jefferson (Tampa)	64.84
18	Manatee (Bradenton)	64.49
19	Pine Forest (Pensacola)	64.12
20	Ely (Pompano Beach)	64.03
21	Pace	64.02
22	Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens)	63.92
23	Deerfield Beach	63.14
24	Rockledge	63.12
25	Godby (Tallahassee)	62.88
26	Apopka	62.76
27	Monsignor Pace (Miami)	62.49
28	Southeast (Bradenton)	62.48
29	Edgewater (Orlando)	62.08
30	Christopher Columbus (Miami)	62.08
31	Niceville	61.91
32	Miami Carol City	61.83
33	Miami Southridge	61.42
34	Lake Gibson (Lakeland)	61.06
35	Pahokee	60.73
36	Venice	60.64
37	Milton	60.60
38	Plantation	60.53
39	Trinity Christian (Jacksonville)	60.34
40	Pensacola	60.29
41	Booker (Sarasota)	60.18
42	Dillard (Fort Lauderdale)	60.15
43	Miami Killian	60.09
44	Cocoa	59.79
45	Plant (Tampa)	59.37
46	North Miami Beach	59.22
47	Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs)	59.07
48	Astronaut (Titusville)	58.60
49	Chaminade (Hollywood)	58.59
50	Immokalee	58.42

Rounding out the top 100:

Rank	School	Power
51	Osceola (Kissimmee)	58.32
52	Seabreeze (Daytona Beach)	58.31
53	Merritt Island	58.24
54	Riverview (Sarasota)	58.22
55	Fort Myers	58.17
56	Andrew Jackson (Jacksonville)	58.15
57	Fletcher (Neptune Beach)	58.05
58	Ed White (Jacksonville)	58.02
59	Atlantic (Delray Beach)	57.96
60	Palm Beach Gardens	57.75
61	South Sumter (Bushnell)	57.52
62	Raines (Jacksonville)	57.34
63	Mosley (Lynn Haven)	57.02
64	Boyd Anderson (Lauderdale Lakes)	56.90
65	Chamberlain (Tampa)	56.85
66	South Dade (Homestead)	56.84
67	Fort Walton Beach	56.64
68	Cypress Bay (Weston)	56.62
69	Vero Beach	56.59
70	Charlotte (Punta Gorda)	56.50
71	Hardee (Wauchula)	56.44
72	Escambia (Pensacola)	56.44
73	Buchholz (Gainesville)	56.38
74	Miami Norland	56.36
75	Miami Jackson	56.19
76	Kathleen (Lakeland)	55.91
77	Jesuit (Tampa)	55.85
78	American Heritage (Plantation)	55.83
79	North Marion (Citra)	55.79
80	Lake Wales	55.73
81	Homestead	55.69
82	New Smyrna Beach	55.37
83	Oviedo	55.26
84	Washington (Pensacola)	55.20
85	Miami Edison	55.13
86	Clewiston	55.12
87	Miami Palmetto	55.02
88	Largo	55.02
89	Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach)	54.89
90	Boone (Orlando)	54.83
91	Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale)	54.61
92	Riverview (Riverview)	54.56
93	Eastside (Gainesville)	54.55
94	Nease (Ponte Vedra Beach)	54.48
95	Fort Meade	54.37
96	East Ridge (Clermont)	54.36
97	Palmetto	54.32
98	North Florida Christian (Tallahassee)	54.25
99	Coral Gables	53.75
100	Sarasota	53.55

The Top 10 - IN STATE Wins from 1999 through 2009:

Rnk	School	Wins
1	St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale)	137
2	Bolles (Jacksonville)	133
3	Lakeland	131
4	Glades Central (Belle Glade)	126
5	Fort Meade	123
6	Armwood (Seffner)	121
7	St. Augustine	119
8	Miami Northwestern	118
9	Madison County (Madison)	113
10	Palm Bay (Melbourne)	112

Rounding out the Top 48:

Rnk	School	Wins
11	Lincoln (Tallahassee)	111
12	Trinity Christian (Jacksonville)	111
13	Mainland (Daytona Beach)	110
14	Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens)	109
15	Naples	108
15	South Sumter (Bushnell)	108
17	North Florida Christian (Tallahassee)	107
18	Edgewater (Orlando)	104
18	Ely (Pompano Beach)	104
20	Apopka	103
20	Jefferson (Tampa)	103
20	Monsignor Pace (Miami)	103
20	Glades Day (Belle Glade)	103
24	Chaminade (Hollywood)	102
25	Pahokee	101
26	Deerfield Beach	98
27	Miami Central	97
27	Hillsborough (Tampa)	97
27	American Heritage (Delray Beach)	97
30	Lake Gibson (Lakeland)	95
31	Washington (Miami)	93
31	Pace	93
31	Andrew Jackson (Jacksonville)	93
31	Atlantic (Delray Beach)	93
31	Land O’Lakes	93
36	Christopher Columbus (Miami)	92
36	Largo	92
36	Rockledge	92
39	Manatee (Bradenton)	91
40	Osceola (Kissimmee)	90
40	Columbia (Lake City)	90
40	Boone (Orlando)	90
40	North Marion (Citra)	90
40	Hardee (Wauchula)	90
40	Fort Myers	90
46	Astronaut (Titusville)	89
46	Palm Beach Gardens	89
46	Warner Christian (South Daytona)	89
49	Cocoa	88
49	Pine Forest (Pensacola)	88

Rounding out the Top 103:

Rnk	School	Wins
49	Cocoa	88
49	Pine Forest (Pensacola)	88
49	Godby (Tallahassee)	88
49	Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs)	88
53	Fletcher (Neptune Beach)	87
53	Belen Jesuit (Miami)	87
53	Jesuit (Tampa)	87
53	Immokalee	87
57	Lafayette (Mayo)	86
57	Port St. Joe	86
59	Southeast (Bradenton)	85
60	Plant (Tampa)	84
60	Miami Carol City	84
62	Clewiston	82
63	Vero Beach	81
63	American Heritage (Plantation)	81
63	Chamberlain (Tampa)	81
63	Booker (Sarasota)	81
63	Wakulla (Crawfordville)	81
63	Vernon	81
69	Countryside (Clearwater)	80
69	Gulliver Prep (Miami)	80
69	Dixie County (Cross City)	80
69	Blountstown	80
73	Venice	79
73	Pensacola	79
73	Charlotte (Punta Gorda)	79
73	South Dade (Homestead)	79
73	Merritt Island	79
73	Florida High "FSU" (Tallahassee)	79
79	Plantation	78
79	Miami Killian	78
79	Nease (Ponte Vedra Beach)	78
79	Dunnellon	78
79	Liberty County (Bristol)	78
84	Seabreeze (Daytona Beach)	77
84	Miami Southridge	77
84	Oviedo	77
87	Benjamin (North Palm Beach)	76
87	First Academy (Orlando)	76
89	North Miami Beach	75
89	Milton	75
89	Clearwater Central Catholic	75
92	Lake Wales	74
92	Dillard (Fort Lauderdale)	74
92	Lake Highland Prep (Orlando)	74
92	Hawthorne	74
96	Trinity Catholic (Ocala)	73
96	Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale)	73
96	P.K. Yonge (Gainesville)	73
99	Baker County (Glen St. Mary)	72
99	Winter Park	72
99	Ed White (Jacksonville)	72
99	Boca Raton	72
99	Pensacola Catholic	72

Here are the Top 10 Teams by IN STATE Win Pct. From 1999 through 2009:

Rnk	School	Pct.
1	Bolles (Jacksonville)	0.9236
2	Lakeland	0.9097
3	St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale)	0.9013
4	Madison County (Madison)	0.8968
5	Glades Central (Belle Glade)	0.8936
6	St. Augustine	0.8500
7	Lincoln (Tallahassee)	0.8346
8	Armwood (Seffner)	0.8345
9	Miami Northwestern	0.8310
10	Fort Meade	0.8255

Rounding out the Top 50:

Rnk	School	Pct.
11	Palm Bay (Melbourne)	0.8175
12	Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens)	0.8134
13	Naples	0.8120
14	Trinity Christian (Jacksonville)	0.8102
15	Mainland (Daytona Beach)	0.8088
16	South Sumter (Bushnell)	0.7883
17	Washington (Miami)	0.7881
18	North Florida Christian (Tallahassee)	0.7810
19	Apopka	0.7744
20	Christopher Columbus (Miami)	0.7731
21	Pahokee	0.7710
22	Ely (Pompano Beach)	0.7704
23	Monsignor Pace (Miami)	0.7687
24	Hillsborough (Tampa)	0.7638
25	Miami Central	0.7578
26	Pace	0.7561
27	Chaminade (Hollywood)	0.7500
27	Andrew Jackson (Jacksonville)	0.7500
27	Atlantic (Delray Beach)	0.7500
27	Land O’Lakes	0.7500
31	Edgewater (Orlando)	0.7482
32	American Heritage (Delray Beach)	0.7462
33	Hardee (Wauchula)	0.7438
34	Glades Day (Belle Glade)	0.7410
35	Pine Forest (Pensacola)	0.7395
36	Trinity Catholic (Ocala)	0.7374
37	Jefferson (Tampa)	0.7357
38	East Ridge (Clermont)	0.7303
39	Palm Beach Gardens	0.7295
40	Deerfield Beach	0.7259
41	Largo	0.7244
42	Rockledge	0.7188
43	Lafayette (Mayo)	0.7167
44	Columbia (Lake City)	0.7143
44	Fort Myers	0.7143
46	Fletcher (Neptune Beach)	0.7073
46	Jesuit (Tampa)	0.7073
48	Lake Gibson (Lakeland)	0.7037
49	Jupiter Christian	0.7024
50	Astronaut (Titusville)	0.7008

Rounding out the Top 101:

Rnk	School	Pct.
51	Pensacola	0.6991
52	Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs)	0.6984
53	Boone (Orlando)	0.6977
54	Warner Christian (South Daytona)	0.6899
55	Osceola (Kissimmee)	0.6870
56	Vero Beach	0.6864
57	Belen Jesuit (Miami)	0.6850
58	Manatee (Bradenton)	0.6842
59	Gulliver Prep (Miami)	0.6838
60	Cocoa	0.6822
61	Immokalee	0.6797
62	Port St. Joe	0.6772
63	Godby (Tallahassee)	0.6769
64	American Heritage (Plantation)	0.6750
64	Wakulla (Crawfordville)	0.6750
66	Southeast (Bradenton)	0.6746
67	Dunnellon	0.6724
68	North Marion (Citra)	0.6716
69	Plantation	0.6610
69	Liberty County (Bristol)	0.6610
71	Niceville	0.6542
72	Vernon	0.6532
73	Miami Carol City	0.6512
74	Countryside (Clearwater)	0.6504
75	Booker (Sarasota)	0.6480
76	Miami Southridge	0.6471
76	Oviedo	0.6471
78	Plant (Tampa)	0.6462
79	Dixie County (Cross City)	0.6452
80	South Dade (Homestead)	0.6423
80	Charlotte (Punta Gorda)	0.6423
82	Milton	0.6410
82	North Miami Beach	0.6410
84	Benjamin (North Palm Beach)	0.6387
85	Blountstown	0.6349
86	Venice	0.6320
86	Florida High "FSU" (Tallahassee)	0.6320
88	Clewiston	0.6308
89	Merritt Island	0.6270
90	Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale)	0.6239
91	Chamberlain (Tampa)	0.6231
92	Hawthorne	0.6218
93	Boca Raton	0.6207
94	Miami Killian	0.6190
95	First Academy (Orlando)	0.6179
96	Baker County (Glen St. Mary)	0.6154
97	Nease (Ponte Vedra Beach)	0.6142
98	King’s Academy (West Palm Beach)	0.6121
98	Dade Christian (Miami)	0.6121
100	Lake Wales	0.6116
100	Lake Highland Prep (Orlando)	0.6116