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476 – State Series (8 Classes) 73 – Independent (67 in Conferences) FHSAA Football 476 – State Series (8 Classes) 73 – Independent (67 in Conferences)

Champion and Runner up Automatic bid to the Playoffs Current Structure Districts 8 Classifications 8 Districts Class 1A – 4A 16 Districts Class 5A – 8A Champion and Runner up Automatic bid to the Playoffs District = Required Contests Independents Create Own Schedule No State Series

Class 4A Region 1 Region 01 - District 01 Overall District1 1 Walton High School 9-1-0 3-0-0 2 Rutherford High School 2-8-0 2-1-0 3 Marianna High School 3-7-0 1-2-0 East Gadsden High School 1-9-0 0-3-0 Region 01 - District 02 Overall District Raines High School 10-0 4-0 The Bolles School 8-2 3-1 West Nassau 7-3 2-2 Fernandina Beach 2-8 1-3 Jackson High School 0-10 0-4

Current Positives Guaranteed Regular Season District Games 2. Its What We Know

Current Negatives Safety Issues 16 Teams Made 2015 Playoffs With a LOSING Record 35 Teams Missed 2015 Playoffs with WINNING record LITTLE excitement in Week 11 Districts NOT Equal due to Travel More & More Independents Over 50% of the 2015 Playoff games had over a 21 point differential

Goals of a New System 1. Allow schools to create a schedule that best fits their athletes and school goals. 2. Create a more exciting and competitive playoff format for players, fans, coaches and schools by using a seeding system. 3. Create a system that rewards the best teams with a playoff bid by taking into account their entire season “body of work.”

We Surveyed Members… 3 Options: 1. Eliminate Districts: Teams control their own schedule, playoffs would be seeded based on a point system 2. Keep Districts: Take District Champions as Automatic Playoff Qualifiers and take the next best in that region as wildcards. Seed the playoffs 3. Keep the current structure

70% Survey Says… Class 1A – 4A = 76% Class 5A - 8A = 70% Want a new playoff format and move away from our current system Class 1A – 4A = 76% Class 5A - 8A = 70%

Survey Says… Class 1A – 4A: Class 5A – 8 A: Want no district required contests due to safety issues and desire to choose a schedule that best fits their athletes. Class 5A – 8 A: Want to Maintain District Structure but overwhelmingly want a wildcard and seeding system for the playoffs

Class 1A-4A No Region Schedule Required Schools would control Their OWN Schedule Four Regions in Each Class Four Per Region Make Playoffs 8 game Minimum to earn a playoff spot Concerned About Schedule? MOVE UP TO CLASS 5A-8A Create Conferences within your region Create your own districts

After Surveying Our Independents… 30+ Have said they would rejoin State Series with this change

Class 3A What it looked like last year What it would look like Records Seed Team 5-5 W1 Taylor County 3-6 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 R3 Trinity Prep W5 Clearwater Central Catholic 7-3 R6 Holy Trinity W6 John Carroll R5 Cardinal Mooney W7 Oxbridge Academy 7-2 R8 Chaminade-Madonna 8-1 W8 Westminster Christian R7 American Heritage Records Seed Team 10-0 1 Trinity Christian 6-4 4 Florida High 5-5 2 Taylor County 3-6 3 Providence 8-2 Tampa Catholic Berkeley Prep 9-1 Lakeland Christian Trinity Prep Clearwater Central Catholic Melbourne Central Catholic 7-3 John Carroll Holy Trinity 7-2 American Heritage 8-1 Westminster Christian Chaminade-Madonna Oxbridge Academy

5A-8A Four Regions Per Class Four Districts Per Region 8 game Minimum to earn a playoff spot District Champions AUTOMATIC Playoff Berth Seeded 1-4 Four Wildcards Per Region ALL based on total season points Seeded 5-8

Class 7A Region 1 What it looked like last year What it would look like Record   Team 5-5 W1 Lincoln 6-4 R2 Lee 9-1 W2 Columbia R1 Chiles W3 Buchholz 7-3 R4 Edgewater 8-2 W4 Hagerty R3 Bartram Trail Record Seed Team 9-1 1 Columbia 6-4 8 Lee 5-5 4 Lincoln 7-3 5 Bartram Trail 8-2 3 Hagerty 6 Edgewater 2 Buchholz 7 Oakleaf

Understanding the System Must play eight games Your team earns points based on wins and losses and your opponents wins and losses Points Games Played = NO Penalization For Missed Games Solution for teams trying to work the system by canceling a game at the last minute Solution for games canceled due to weather, etc… Solution to those who choose not to schedule 10 games

Category 1 Your opponent has won more than 80% of their games If your opponents record is: 10-0 8-0 9-1 8-1 8-2 9-0 If you Win you get 50 points   If you lose you get 35 points 2  Your opponent has won at least 60% of their games but no more than 79% 7-3 6-4 7-2 6-3 If you Win you get 45 points If you lose you get 30 points Category 3 Your opponent has won at least 40% of their games but no more than 59% 5-5 4-6 If you Win you get 40 points If you lose you get 25 points Category 4 Your opponent has won less than 39% of their games 3-7 3-6 2-8 1-9 0-10 1-7 If you Win you get 35 points If you lose you get 20 points How You Earn Points If your opponent only plays nine 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 points

How to Earn Bonus Points 1 Point = Play School 1 Class Larger 2 Points = Play School 2 Classes Larger 3 Points = Play School 3 Classes Larger 4 Points = Play School 4 Classes Larger Cap = 4 Points Out of State Opponents: Out of State opponents will be placed in our classification structure based on enrollment and bonus points will be earned based on that.

Other States that use a Point and Seeding System California North Carolina Colorado Indiana Ohio Kansas Pennsylvania Michigan Virginia Mississippi West Virginia Nebraska Wisconsin

Implementation Schedule December 2016 - Release Updated Regions/Districts January 2017 - Appeals Due Appeal to become Independent Appeal to move up in Classification to be placed in a district (Class 1A – 4A) Appeal to move District (Class 5A – 8A) January 2017 - Release Final Regions/Districts February 2017 - Regional/District Meetings May 1, 2017 - Schedules due in C2C

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