1. Drive to December

2. 476 – State Series (8 Classes) 73 – Independent (67 in Conferences)
FHSAA Football
476 – State Series (8 Classes) 73 – Independent (67 in Conferences)

3. 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

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

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

6. 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

7. 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.”

8. 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

9. 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%

10. 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

11. 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

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

13. Class 3A What it looked like last year What it would look like Records
Seed
Team
5-5 W1
Taylor County
3-7 R2
Providence
10-0 W2
Trinity Christian
2-8 R1
Pensacola Catholic 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
5-5 4
Episcopal 2
Taylor County
6-4 3
Florida High
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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. Category 1
Your opponent has won more than 80% of their games
If your opponents record is:
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
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

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

19. Implementation Schedule
December Release Updated Regions/Districts
January 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 Release Final Regions/Districts
February Regional/District Meetings
May 1, Schedules due in C2C

20. “All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.”