FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION PROPOSED FOOTBALL STRUCTURE DRIVE TO DECEMBER

FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION PROPOSED FOOTBALL STRUCTURE DRIVE TO DECEMBER

Class 1A Class 4A FHSAA FOOTBALL PROPOSAL Class 5A Class 8A No Region/District Scheduled Required 16 Teams Qualify for the playoffs Each School would control their own schedule 4 Playoff Qualifiers from each region based on Higher seed always host District Schedule Required 32 Teams Qualify for the playoffs District Champion will receive an Automatic bid to the playoffs and get a 1-4 Seed based on season 4 wildcards will be taken from each region based on after week 11 Higher seed always host If I am in Class 1A 4A how will I find 10 games? 1. Your region can get together and create schedules 2. Conferences can be formed 3. You can choose to do what best fits your program 4. Appeal to be moved into Class 5A, 6A, 7A or 8A into a district

HOW MY TEAM EARNS POINTS FOR A PLAYOFF SEED: Based on your opponents record DURING THE SEASON and if you win or lose This system rewards winning and strength of schedule. You must play a minimum of 8 games to be eligible for a playoff seed Your total games played will be divided by your total earned which will not penalize teams who choose not to schedule 10 games! YOUR OPPONENT WILL FIT INTO ONE OF THE FOUR CATEGORIES BELOW Category 1 Won more than 80% of their games Category 2 Has won at least 60% of their games but no more than 79% Category 3 Has won at least 40% of their games but no more than 59% Category 4 Has won less than 39% of their games 10-0 8-0 8-2 9-1 8-1 9-0 7-3 7-2 6-4 6-3 5-5 4-6 3-7 3-6 2-8 1-9 0-10 1-7 If you Win you get 50 If you Win you get 45 If you Win you get 40 If you Win you get 35 If you lose you get 35 If you lose you get 30 If you lose you get 25 If you lose you get 20 If your opponent only plays 9 games it will not penalize your team. Base it on the percentages. Example: 7-2 won 77% of their games- you would get Category two In addition to the previous basic, bonus are awarded on the following basis: No are deducted for playing a team in a lower classification One bonus point for competing against a school one classification above Two bonus for competing against a school two classifications above Three bonus for competing against a school three classifications above Four bonus for participating against a school four classifications above THE CAP ON BONUS POINTS FOR PLAYING UP IS 4 When a Class 1A rural team plays outside of its classification, enrollment numbers will be used to place them on the class 2A-4A assignment schedule for bonus point purposes only. Example- 1A rural school has 550 students they would fall into class 3A and thus be judged based on enrollment for themselves and opponents bonus. Out of State opponents will be placed in our classification structure based on enrollment and bonus will be earned based on that.

POINT SYSTEM Qualifying Criteria 1. In order to be considered as a Playoff qualifier, a school must play a minimum of eight regular-season games. (An exception may be made by the FHSAA for schools that are not provided a full schedule of games.) 2. Only the results of regularly scheduled games scheduled prior to the start of the regular season will be used in calculating the point total. All schedules will be final on the Monday of the first regular season play date. 3. If a school plays an opponent more than once during the season, only the first game shall count in calculating the point totals. 4. Out-of-state varsity teams will be converted to the Florida classification based on the same year enrollment figures obtained from that State s Activities Association. 5. Only regular season games of out-of-state teams will be used to calculate the point average. 6. Only regular season records will be counted from out of state opponents. 7. The score of a game goes not affect the number of a team receives. a. A score of 7-6 will result in the same number of as a score of 50-0 Cancellations/Postponements/Forfeits: A contest that is forfeited because of extenuating circumstances between schools shall count as a loss for the team forfeiting, and such forfeiting team shall receive wild card for such forfeited loss. Schools that are required to forfeit a game or games by the FHSAA the game or games shall count such contests as one of the permissible contests under the 10 contest limitations for football. The school shall receive forfeit losses for those scheduled contests and shall be awarded wild card for those forfeit losses When a school s varsity team is unable to complete the season, those remaining teams on that school s regular season schedule shall receive forfeit wins for those scheduled contests and shall be awarded for those forfeit wins. Points will be determined by the forfeiting team's percentage of wins at the time of seeding for postseason competition. If two schools cannot agree on the postponement and rescheduling of a regular season football game the schools should contact FHSAA office for mediation. First priority shall be given to player safety. The host team has the sole responsibility of determining if the field is fit for play. The game may be postponed or forfeited. If a forfeit is not awarded, the game must be completed by Tuesday of the school s last permitted regular season game. If the game is not forfeited and is not played by the stipulated date, each team will be credited with a loss. If all parties cannot agree FHSAA reserves the right to consider it a no contest and no will be awarded to either team and the game will be stricken from the schedule. That ruling will be made by FHSAA. If a school takes its team off the playing field prior to the completion of a contest, or prior to the suspension/termination of a game by the game officials, and the contest results in a forfeit because of the refusal of the school's team to continue play, the school shall be subject to a penalty set by the FHSAA Board of Directors. The penalty may be exclusion from participation in the district or state series of competition. POINT SYSTEM TIEBREAKER 1- If only two teams have identical point averages and are tied for one of the qualifying spots and/or higher seed and the teams have played each other, the team that won the contest between the two teams in question will qualify for the State Play-offs and/or get the higher seed. 2- If the two teams have not played each other or if more than two teams are tied, Step 3 will be used to determine which team qualifies for the State Play-offs and/or get the higher seed. 3- If two or more teams have identical point averages and are tied for one or both of the remaining qualifying spots and/or higher seed, the team or teams with the greatest number of wins over first Category one teams will be selected and/or given the higher seed. If only two teams remain after this step and the two teams tied have played each other, Step 1 will be used to determine the qualifier for the State Play-offs and/or get the higher seed. 4- If a tie still exists, the team or teams with the greatest number of wins over first and second Category teams will be selected and/or given the higher seed. If only two teams remain after this step and the two teams have played each other, Step 1 will be used to determine the qualifier for the State Play-offs and/or get the higher seed.

HOW DOES ALL OF THIS LOOK????? Class 3A Example Region 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Bonus Avg Seed Florida High (Tallahassee) 40 35 35 30 40 20 45 25 40 25 335 9 34.4 3 Pensacola Catholic - X 35 35 30 30 25 45 30 25 20 25 300 22 32.2 Taylor County (Perry) 30 40 30 30 45 35 35 30 45 45 365 4 36.9 2 Duval Charter (Jacksonville) 35 25 30 30 25 25 35 25 20 30 280 6 28.6 Episcopal (Jacksonville) - X 35 35 35 30 35 35 20 40 35 35 335 3 33.8 4 Providence (Jacksonville) 30 25 35 30 35 30 25 35 35 25 305 16 32.1 Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) 35 45 45 50 35 35 35 40 40 45 405 15 42.0 1 Region 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Bonus Avg Seed Father Lopez (Daytona Beach) 25 35 35 30 35 35 20 35 25 30 305 2 30.7 First Academy (Orlando) 35 45 35 30 30 20 35 40 40 35 345 6 35.1 Trinity Catholic (Ocala) - X 35 35 25 35 35 40 35 40 20 50 350 10 36.0 Trinity Prep (Winter Park) 35 30 40 35 40 35 40 45 20 45 365 3 36.8 3 Berkeley Prep (Tampa) - X 35 45 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 360 8 36.8 4 Lakeland Christian 35 50 50 35 35 35 40 45 35 35 395 4 39.9 2 Tampa Catholic 35 40 35 35 45 35 35 45 50 35 390 17 40.7 1 Region 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Bonus Avg Seed Calvary Christian (Clearwater) - X 35 25 20 35 30 20 35 45 35 45 325 0 32.5 Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota) 35 35 30 35 35 25 35 30 35 20 325 10 32.5 Clearwater Central Catholic 45 35 35 35 50 35 35 35 45 35 389 4 38.9 1 St. Petersburg Catholic 30 35 20 30 35 20 20 30 20 30 271 1 27.1 Holy Trinity (Melbourne) 30 35 40 35 45 35 35 30 30 45 362 2 36.2 3 John Carroll (Fort Pierce) 35 30 35 40 35 35 40 35 45 35 374 9 37.4 2 Melbourne Central Catholic - X 40 35 35 30 35 35 35 30 35 35 349 4 34.9 4 Region 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Bonus Avg Seed American Heritage (Delray Beach) 50 30 50 45 35 45 35 35 45 370 9 42.1 1 Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach) - X 25 20 35 25 20 40 30 25 35 25 280 9 28.9 Oxbridge Academy (West Palm Beach) 40 35 40 40 45 35 25 45 35 35 375 10 38.5 3 Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood) 45 40 40 35 45 35 45 35 25 345 6 39 2 Everglades Prep (Homestead) 20 35 30 35 35 35 35 40 45 25 335 4 33.9 Somerset Charter (Silver Palms) 40 35 35 35 40 30 45 35 25 30 350 1 35.1 Westminster Christian (Miami) - X 35 35 35 45 40 40 45 45 35 355 6 36.1 4 2015 Playoff Qualifiers Qualifiers using the new system Records Seed Team 5-5 W1 Taylor County 3-7 R2 Providence 10-0 W2 Trinity Christian 2-8 R1 Pensacola Catholic 3-7 W3 Trinity Catholic 9-1 R4 Lakeland Christian 8-2 W4 Tampa Catholic 8-2 R3 Trinity Prep 10-0 W5 Clearwater Central Catholic 7-3 R6 Holy Trinity 7-3 W6 John Carroll 2-8 R5 Cardinal Mooney 8-2 W7 Oxbridge Academy 7-2 R8 Chaminade-Madonna 8-1 W8 Westminster Christian 7-2 R7 American Heritage Records Seed Team 10-0 1 Trinity Christian 5-5 4 Episcopal 5-5 2 Taylor County 6-4 3 Florida High 8-2 1 Tampa Catholic 6-4 4 Berkeley Prep 9-1 2 Lakeland Christian 8-2 3 Trinity Prep 10-0 1 Clearwater Central Catholic 5-5 4 Melbourne Central Catholic 7-3 2 John Carroll 7-3 3 Holy Trinity 7-2 1 American Heritage 8-1 4 Westminster Christian 7-2 2 Chaminade-Madonna 8-2 3 Oxbridge Academy

HOW DOES ALL OF THIS LOOK????? DISTRICT CHAMPIONS WOULD BE SEEDED 1-4 WILDCARDS WOULD BE SEEDED 5-8 Class 8A Region 1 Class 8A Region 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Bonus Avg Seed District 1 Mandarin 45 35 45 35 35 35 50 40 40 40 400 40 3 Sandalwood 40 35 45 40 35 40 25 35 35 35 365 36.5 8 Spruce 35 35 30 35 45 20 40 35 40 45 360 36 Creek Flagler Palm 35 45 35 30 35 40 25 35 35 35 350 35 Coast DeLand 35 35 35 35 30 40 35 25 25 35 330 33 District 2 Lake 45 40 45 40 35 45 35 45 40 50 420 42 1 Brantley Oviedo 30 35 50 40 40 35 45 35 35 35 380 38 Lake Mary 35 30 35 35 30 40 35 35 45 35 355 35.5 Seminole 45 40 35 35 35 35 30 40 25 45 365 36.5 7 (Sanford) Winter 35 35 35 35 30 25 35 30 35 30 325 32.5 Springs Lyman 35 35 30 25 25 35 30 35 30 35 315 31.5 District 3 University 30 30 20 30 35 20 30 25 25 25 270 27 (Orange City) Timber 45 35 35 30 35 40 45 35 40 35 375 37.5 4 Creek Boone 35 30 35 40 35 40 30 40 35 30 350 35 Winter Park 35 35 35 35 30 30 40 30 40 30 340 34 University 35 35 30 30 35 35 35 25 30 35 325 32.5 (Orlando) Colonial 35 25 30 25 25 30 35 30 30 20 285 28.5 District 4 West Orange 45 40 45 35 40 50 35 35 45 45 415 41.5 2 Apopka 45 45 35 45 40 35 45 45 50 35 420 42 5 Wekiva 30 45 40 45 40 35 35 30 35 35 370 37 6 Evans 20 25 35 25 30 30 35 35 35 30 300 30

2015 Playoff Qualifiers Qualifiers using the new system Record Team 10-0 W1 Mandarin 6-4 R2 Oviedo 10-0 W2 Lake Brantley 8-2 R1 Sandalwood 7-3 W3 Timber Creek 9-1 R4 Apopka 9-1 W4 West Orange 6-4 R3 Boone 7-3 W5 Dr. Phillips 9-1 R6 George Steinbrenner 7-2 W6 Manatee 8-2 R5 Oak Ridge 8-1 W7 Osceola 7-2 R8 Treasure Coast 9-0 W8 Vero Beach 7-3 R7 Gateway 6-3 W9 Palm Beach Gardens 8-2 R10 Boca Raton 10-0 W10 Atlantic 6-4 R9 Wellington 9-1 W11 Deerfield Beach 8-2 R12 Plantation 7-2 W12 Flanagan 9-1 R11 Piper 6-4 W13 American 9-1 R14 Columbus 9-0 W14 Coral Gables 5-5 R13 Hialeah 7-3 W15 Belen Jesuit 6-4 R16 Miami Southridge 8-1 W16 South Dade 7-3 R15 Southwest Miami Record Seed School 10-2 1 Lake Brantley 8-2 8 Sandalwood 7-3 4 Timber Creek 9-1 5 Apopka 10-0 3 Mandarin 6-4 6 Wekiva 9-1 2 West Orange 6-4 7 Seminole (Sanford) 8-1 1 Osceola (Kissimmee) 6-3 8 Fort Pierce Central 9-0 4 Vero Beach 9-1 5 Steinbrenner 7-3 3 Dr. Phillips 8-2 6 Oak Ridge 7-2 2 Manatee 7-2 7 Treasure Coast 10-0 1 Atlantic 9-1 8 Piper 6-3 4 Palm Beach Gardens 8-2 5 Boca Raton 7-2 3 Flanagan 8-2 6 Plantation 9-1 2 Deerfield Beach 6-4 7 Wellington 9-0 1 Coral Gables 5-4 8 Miami Palmetto 6-4 4 American 9-1 5 Columbus 7-3 3 Belen Jesuit 6-4 6 Miami Southridge 8-1 2 South Dade 7-3 7 Southwest Miami