**Updated 1/2/21**
FLORIDA's BEST HIGH
SCHOOL TEAMS - 22 Year Summary
Here is an analysis of the best high school teams in Florida since I began rating them in 1999.
The first category is strictly based on Average Power Ranking or "Strength" vs. In-State Opponents, regardless of classification or school population.
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 130 games vs. Florida high schools over the past 22 seasons.
Selection criteria is based upon "on field" performance versus FLORIDA SCHOOLS ONLY. It is "unofficial" 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 10 strongest football programs
in the state from 1999 through 2020:
|
Rank |
School |
Power |
|
St. Thomas Aquinas
(Fort Lauderdale) |
157.16 |
|
|
2 |
Miami Central |
153.50 |
|
3 |
Armwood (Seffner) |
152.11 |
|
4 |
Miami Northwestern |
149.61 |
|
5 |
Lakeland |
149.49 |
|
6 |
Washington (Miami) |
148.02 |
|
7 |
Bolles (Jacksonville) |
147.90 |
|
8 |
Madison County
(Madison) |
146.97 |
|
9 |
Mainland (Daytona
Beach) |
146.78 |
|
10 |
Apopka |
146.36 |
Rounding
out the Top 50:
|
Rank |
School |
Power |
|
11 |
Lincoln (Tallahassee) |
146.18 |
|
12 |
Manatee (Bradenton) |
146.12 |
|
13 |
Naples |
145.67 |
|
14 |
Christopher Columbus
(Miami) |
144.89 |
|
15 |
Venice |
144.68 |
|
16 |
Columbia (Lake City) |
144.47 |
|
17 |
Cocoa |
144.39 |
|
18 |
Trinity Christian
(Jacksonville) |
144.23 |
|
19 |
Niceville |
144.18 |
|
20 |
American Heritage
(Plantation) |
143.55 |
|
21 |
Miami Carol City |
143.39 |
|
22 |
Glades Central (Belle
Glade) |
143.18 |
|
23 |
St. Augustine |
143.03 |
|
24 |
Dwyer (Palm Beach
Gardens) |
142.92 |
|
25 |
Godby (Tallahassee) |
142.70 |
|
26 |
Hillsborough (Tampa) |
142.32 |
|
27 |
Plant (Tampa) |
141.98 |
|
28 |
Deerfield Beach |
141.85 |
|
29 |
Palm Bay (Melbourne) |
141.60 |
|
30 |
Pine Forest
(Pensacola) |
140.64 |
|
31 |
Jefferson (Tampa) |
140.17 |
|
32 |
Osceola (Kissimmee) |
139.95 |
|
33 |
Lake Gibson
(Lakeland) |
139.93 |
|
34 |
Vero Beach |
139.72 |
|
35 |
Dr. Phillips
(Orlando) |
139.70 |
|
36 |
Raines (Jacksonville) |
139.28 |
|
37 |
Miramar |
139.25 |
|
38 |
Plantation |
138.99 |
|
39 |
Edgewater (Orlando) |
138.94 |
|
40 |
Cardinal Gibbons
(Fort Lauderdale) |
138.83 |
|
41 |
Jesuit (Tampa) |
138.45 |
|
42 |
Chaminade (Hollywood)
|
138.39 |
|
43 |
Miami Southridge |
138.32 |
|
44 |
Fletcher (Neptune
Beach) |
138.26 |
|
45 |
Bartram Trail (St.
Johns) |
138.22 |
|
46 |
Pace |
138.17 |
|
47 |
Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) |
138.15 |
|
48 |
Atlantic (Delray
Beach) |
137.99 |
|
49 |
Rockledge |
137.92 |
|
50 |
Miami Norland |
137.91 |
Rounding
out the top 100:
|
Rank |
School |
Power |
|
51 |
Lake Brantley
(Altamonte Springs) |
137.61 |
|
52 |
Charlotte (Punta Gorda) |
137.27 |
|
53 |
Riverview
(Sarasota) |
137.18 |
|
54 |
Palmetto |
137.06 |
|
55 |
South Dade
(Homestead) |
136.96 |
|
56 |
Ely (Pompano Beach) |
136.73 |
|
57 |
Wakulla
(Crawfordville) |
136.37 |
|
58 |
Escambia
(Pensacola) |
136.31 |
|
59 |
Fort Myers |
136.25 |
|
60 |
Seminole (Sanford) |
135.83 |
|
61 |
Miami Killian |
135.83 |
|
62 |
Southeast
(Bradenton) |
135.77 |
|
63 |
Fleming Island
(Orange Park) |
135.50 |
|
64 |
Merritt Island |
135.26 |
|
65 |
North Marion
(Citra) |
135.26 |
|
66 |
Monsignor Pace
(Miami) |
135.25 |
|
67 |
Winter Park |
135.21 |
|
68 |
Miami Jackson |
135.18 |
|
69 |
Pensacola |
135.15 |
|
70 |
Lake Mary |
135.02 |
|
71 |
Gainesville |
134.79 |
|
72 |
Milton |
134.68 |
|
73 |
Navarre |
134.68 |
|
74 |
Crestview |
134.37 |
|
75 |
Tampa Bay Tech |
134.33 |
|
76 |
Ed White
(Jacksonville) |
134.32 |
|
77 |
Sandalwood
(Jacksonville) |
134.12 |
|
78 |
Palm Beach Gardens |
134.09 |
|
79 |
University School
(Davie) |
134.08 |
|
80 |
Buchholz
(Gainesville) |
134.02 |
|
81 |
Largo |
133.98 |
|
82 |
First Coast
(Jacksonville) |
133.97 |
|
83 |
Kathleen (Lakeland) |
133.96 |
|
84 |
Immokalee |
133.94 |
|
85 |
Lake Wales |
133.94 |
|
86 |
Choctawhatchee
(Fort Walton Beach) |
133.85 |
|
87 |
Oviedo |
133.83 |
|
88 |
South Sumter
(Bushnell) |
133.81 |
|
89 |
Wekiva (Apopka) |
133.61 |
|
90 |
DeLand |
133.60 |
|
91 |
Winter Haven |
133.48 |
|
92 |
Boone (Orlando) |
133.43 |
|
93 |
Clay (Green Cove
Springs) |
133.12 |
|
94 |
Pahokee |
132.98 |
|
95 |
Vanguard (Ocala) |
132.91 |
|
96 |
West Orange (Winter
Garden) |
132.79 |
|
97 |
North Miami Beach |
132.75 |
|
98 |
Cypress Bay
(Weston) |
132.68 |
|
99 |
Miami Palmetto |
132.67 |
|
100 |
Mandarin
(Jacksonville) |
132.58 |
The Top 10 - IN STATE Wins from 1999 through 2020:
|
Rank |
School |
Wins |
|
1 |
St.
Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) |
261 |
|
2 |
Armwood
(Seffner) |
253 |
|
3 |
Lakeland |
246 |
|
4 |
Bolles (Jacksonville) |
245 |
|
5 |
Madison
County (Madison) |
230 |
|
6 |
Trinity
Christian (Jacksonville) |
226 |
|
7 |
St.
Augustine |
223 |
|
8 |
Naples |
219 |
|
9 |
Miami
Central |
211 |
|
9 |
Mainland
(Daytona Beach) |
211 |
Rounding out the Top 50:
|
Rank |
School |
Wins |
|
11 |
Apopka |
209 |
|
11 |
Glades
Central (Belle Glade) |
209 |
|
11 |
Dwyer
(Palm Beach Gardens) |
209 |
|
14 |
Miami
Northwestern |
205 |
|
15 |
Osceola
(Kissimmee) |
202 |
|
16 |
Jesuit
(Tampa) |
199 |
|
17 |
Christopher
Columbus (Miami) |
198 |
|
18 |
Fort
Meade |
197 |
|
19 |
Cocoa |
196 |
|
20 |
Manatee
(Bradenton) |
194 |
|
21 |
American
Heritage (Plantation) |
192 |
|
22 |
Washington
(Miami) |
191 |
|
22 |
Lincoln
(Tallahassee) |
191 |
|
24 |
Plant
(Tampa) |
190 |
|
24 |
Lake
Gibson (Lakeland) |
190 |
|
26 |
South
Sumter (Bushnell) |
189 |
|
27 |
Palm
Bay (Melbourne) |
187 |
|
27 |
Chaminade
(Hollywood) |
187 |
|
29 |
Vero
Beach |
186 |
|
30 |
Jefferson
(Tampa) |
184 |
|
30 |
Dr.
Phillips (Orlando) |
184 |
|
32 |
Venice |
183 |
|
32 |
Atlantic
(Delray Beach) |
183 |
|
32 |
Wakulla
(Crawfordville) |
183 |
|
35 |
Clearwater
Central Catholic |
182 |
|
36 |
Columbia
(Lake City) |
180 |
|
36 |
Hillsborough
(Tampa) |
180 |
|
38 |
Fort
Myers |
179 |
|
38 |
American
Heritage (Delray Beach) |
179 |
|
40 |
Edgewater
(Orlando) |
178 |
|
41 |
Blountstown |
176 |
|
42 |
North
Florida Christian (Tallahassee) |
175 |
|
43 |
Charlotte
(Punta Gorda) |
173 |
|
43 |
North
Marion (Citra) |
173 |
|
45 |
Godby (Tallahassee) |
172 |
|
45 |
Deerfield
Beach |
172 |
|
47 |
Fletcher
(Neptune Beach) |
171 |
|
47 |
Glades
Day (Belle Glade) |
171 |
|
49 |
South
Dade (Homestead) |
168 |
|
50 |
Raines
(Jacksonville) |
167 |
|
50 |
Largo |
167 |
|
50 |
Bishop
Moore (Orlando) |
167 |
|
50 |
Port
St. Joe |
167 |
Rounding
out the Top 100:
|
Rank |
School |
Wins |
|
54 |
Cardinal
Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale) |
164 |
|
54 |
Dunnellon |
164 |
|
56 |
Lake
Brantley (Altamonte Springs) |
163 |
|
56 |
Pahokee |
163 |
|
58 |
Immokalee |
162 |
|
58 |
First
Academy (Orlando) |
162 |
|
60 |
Niceville |
161 |
|
60 |
Countryside
(Clearwater) |
161 |
|
60 |
Dixie
County (Cross City) |
161 |
|
60 |
Lafayette
(Mayo) |
161 |
|
64 |
Merritt
Island |
160 |
|
65 |
University
Christian (Jacksonville) |
159 |
|
66 |
Hardee
(Wauchula) |
158 |
|
66 |
Baker |
158 |
|
68 |
Bartram
Trail (St. Johns) |
157 |
|
68 |
Winter
Park |
157 |
|
68 |
Belen
Jesuit (Miami) |
157 |
|
71 |
Monsignor
Pace (Miami) |
155 |
|
72 |
Miami
Carol City |
154 |
|
72 |
Plantation
|
154 |
|
72 |
Ely
(Pompano Beach) |
154 |
|
72 |
Palm
Beach Gardens |
154 |
|
72 |
Lake
Wales |
154 |
|
72 |
Baker
County (Glen St. Mary) |
154 |
|
72 |
Florida
High "FSU" (Tallahassee) |
154 |
|
79 |
Pace |
153 |
|
79 |
East
Lake (Tarpon Springs) |
153 |
|
81 |
Boone
(Orlando) |
152 |
|
82 |
Winter
Haven |
151 |
|
83 |
Miramar |
150 |
|
83 |
Rockledge
|
150 |
|
83 |
Oviedo |
150 |
|
83 |
Clay
(Green Cove Springs) |
150 |
|
83 |
Gulliver
Prep (Pinecrest) |
150 |
|
88 |
Vernon |
149 |
|
89 |
Palmetto |
148 |
|
89 |
Trinity
Catholic (Ocala) |
148 |
|
91 |
Pine
Forest (Pensacola) |
147 |
|
91 |
Astronaut
(Titusville) |
147 |
|
91 |
King's
Academy (West Palm Beach) |
147 |
|
94 |
Miami
Southridge |
146 |
|
94 |
Lakewood
(St. Petersburg) |
146 |
|
96 |
Clewiston |
145 |
|
98 |
Seminole
(Sanford) |
144 |
|
98 |
Land
O'Lakes |
144 |
|
100 |
Dillard
(Fort Lauderdale) |
142 |
|
100 |
Southeast
(Bradenton) |
142 |
|
100 |
Union
County (Lake Butler) |
142 |
The Top 10 Teams by IN STATE Win Pct. From 1999 through 2020:
|
Rank |
School |
Pct. |
|
1 |
St.
Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) |
0.9000 |
|
2 |
Lakeland |
0.8849 |
|
3 |
Madison
County (Madison) |
0.8679 |
|
4 |
Bolles (Jacksonville) |
0.8596 |
|
5 |
Armwood
(Seffner) |
0.8576 |
|
6 |
Naples |
0.8295 |
|
7 |
St.
Augustine |
0.8229 |
|
8 |
Trinity
Christian (Jacksonville) |
0.8218 |
|
9 |
Miami
Central |
0.8210 |
|
10 |
Dwyer
(Palm Beach Gardens) |
0.8069 |
Rounding out the Top 50:
|
Rank |
School |
Pct. |
|
11 |
Glades
Central (Belle Glade) |
0.7947 |
|
12 |
Mainland
(Daytona Beach) |
0.7903 |
|
13 |
Washington
(Miami) |
0.7765 |
|
14 |
Apopka |
0.7741 |
|
15 |
Miami
Northwestern |
0.7707 |
|
16 |
Christopher
Columbus (Miami) |
0.7702 |
|
17 |
Vero
Beach |
0.7686 |
|
18 |
Cocoa |
0.7686 |
|
19 |
University
School (Davie) |
0.7649 |
|
20 |
Lincoln
(Tallahassee) |
0.7616 |
|
21 |
American
Heritage (Plantation) |
0.7610 |
|
22 |
Palm
Bay (Melbourne) |
0.7595 |
|
23 |
Osceola
(Kissimmee) |
0.7509 |
|
24 |
Fort
Meade |
0.7434 |
|
25 |
Jesuit
(Tampa) |
0.7433 |
|
26 |
Plant
(Tampa) |
0.7379 |
|
27 |
Manatee
(Bradenton) |
0.7362 |
|
28 |
Wakulla
(Crawfordville) |
0.7349 |
|
29 |
South
Sumter (Bushnell) |
0.7317 |
|
30 |
Atlantic
(Delray Beach) |
0.7280 |
|
30 |
Hillsborough
(Tampa) |
0.7280 |
|
32 |
Columbia
(Lake City) |
0.7269 |
|
33 |
North
Florida Christian (Tallahassee) |
0.7253 |
|
34 |
American
Heritage (Delray Beach) |
0.7248 |
|
35 |
Lake
Gibson (Lakeland) |
0.7231 |
|
36 |
Chaminade
(Hollywood) |
0.7160 |
|
36 |
Fort
Myers |
0.7160 |
|
38 |
Clearwater
Central Catholic |
0.7143 |
|
39 |
Venice |
0.7124 |
|
40 |
Dr.
Phillips (Orlando) |
0.7093 |
|
41 |
Fletcher
(Neptune Beach) |
0.7077 |
|
42 |
Jefferson
(Tampa) |
0.7050 |
|
43 |
Niceville |
0.7037 |
|
43 |
South
Dade (Homestead) |
0.7037 |
|
45 |
Largo |
0.7027 |
|
46 |
Charlotte
(Punta Gorda) |
0.6949 |
|
47 |
Bishop
Moore (Orlando) |
0.6920 |
|
48 |
Godby (Tallahassee) |
0.6914 |
|
49 |
Deerfield
Beach |
0.6908 |
|
50 |
Dunnellon |
0.6902 |
Rounding out the Top 100:
|
Rank |
School |
Pct. |
|
51 |
Bishop
Moore (Orlando) |
0.6901 |
|
52 |
Largo |
0.6844 |
|
53 |
Cardinal
Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale) |
0.6833 |
|
54 |
Godby (Tallahassee) |
0.6825 |
|
55 |
Lafayette
(Mayo) |
0.6822 |
|
56 |
First
Academy (Orlando) |
0.6778 |
|
57 |
Countryside
(Clearwater) |
0.6765 |
|
58 |
Trinity
Catholic (Ocala) |
0.6758 |
|
59 |
Edgewater
(Orlando) |
0.6742 |
|
60 |
Dixie
County (Cross City) |
0.6736 |
|
61 |
Raines
(Jacksonville) |
0.6734 |
|
62 |
North
Marion (Citra) |
0.6732 |
|
63 |
Lake
Brantley (Altamonte Springs) |
0.6708 |
|
64 |
Calvary
Christian (Fort Lauderdale) |
0.6707 |
|
65 |
Hardee
(Wauchula) |
0.6695 |
|
66 |
Port
St. Joe |
0.6680 |
|
67 |
Park
Vista (Lake Worth) |
0.6667 |
|
68 |
Pahokee |
0.6653 |
|
69 |
Glades
Day (Belle Glade) |
0.6628 |
|
70 |
South
Fort Myers |
0.6610 |
|
71 |
Dade
Christian (Miami) |
0.6599 |
|
72 |
Merritt
Island |
0.6557 |
|
73 |
Plantation
|
0.6553 |
|
74 |
Gulliver
Prep (Pinecrest) |
0.6550 |
|
75 |
Fleming
Island (Orange Park) |
0.6548 |
|
76 |
Monsignor
Pace (Miami) |
0.6513 |
|
77 |
King's
Academy (West Palm Beach) |
0.6504 |
|
78 |
Palm
Beach Gardens |
0.6498 |
|
79 |
Winter
Park |
0.6488 |
|
79 |
Belen
Jesuit (Miami) |
0.6488 |
|
81 |
Pace |
0.6483 |
|
82 |
Baker |
0.6475 |
|
83 |
Baker
County (Glen St. Mary) |
0.6471 |
|
84 |
Nature
Coast Tech (Brooksville) |
0.6461 |
|
85 |
Pine
Forest (Pensacola) |
0.6419 |
|
86 |
Lake
Wales |
0.6417 |
|
87 |
University
Christian (Jacksonville) |
0.6411 |
|
88 |
Lakeland
Christian |
0.6398 |
|
89 |
Bartram
Trail (St. Johns) |
0.6382 |
|
90 |
Immokalee |
0.6353 |
|
91 |
Rockledge
|
0.6329 |
|
92 |
Berkeley
Prep (Tampa) |
0.6318 |
|
93 |
Miramar |
0.6303 |
|
93 |
Oviedo |
0.6303 |
|
95 |
Cypress
Bay (Weston) |
0.6290 |
|
96 |
Ely
(Pompano Beach) |
0.6286 |
|
97 |
Winter
Haven |
0.6266 |
|
98 |
Land
O'Lakes |
0.6261 |
|
99 |
Miami
Carol City |
0.6260 |
|
100 |
Vernon |
0.6234 |