LAKE CITY – With another week in the books there is not much change in the Florida HS Football Media Poll with teams coming and team going in the poll.
St. Thomas Aquinas remains the number 1 overall team in the Florida HS Football Media Poll, Large Schools Division, taking with it 13 of 20 first place votes while Booker T. Washington remains the number 1 overall team in the Small Schools Division of the poll, taking all 20 first place votes.
The Florida HS Football Media Poll is voted on weekly by sportswriters and sportscasters from Pensacola to South Florida and all points in between.
The top five in the Large Schools Division portion of the poll remains unchanged from the week before with the exception of Dr. Phillips moving up to number 5 while Dwyer drops down one to number 6.
The top five in the Small Schools Division remains unchanged with week before as well, before any changes and shifts are noticed among the teams ranked.
Four new teams enter the Florida HS Football Media Poll for the first time this season with American Heritage and West Florida entering the Large Schools Division of the poll while Blountstown and Champagnat all make their debuts in the Small Schools Division of the poll.
| FLORIDA HS FOOTBALL MEDIA POLL – LARGE SCHOOLS DIVISION | ||||
| Classes 5A, 6A, 7A & 8A | ||||
| Team | Points (FPV) | Rec | Prev | |
| 1 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 393 (13) | 2-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Miami Central | 385 (7) | 2-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Manatee | 358 | 3-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Apopka | 338 | 3-1 | 4 |
| 5 | Dr. Phillips | 280 | 3-0 | 6 |
| 6 | Dwyer | 279 | 3-0 | 5 |
| 7 | Columbia | 252 | 3-0 | 8 |
| 8 | Plant | 250 | 2-0-1 | 7 |
| 9 | Godby | 242 | 2-1 | 10 |
| 10 | Armwood | 233 | 3-0 | 9 |
| 11 | East Lake | 177 | 3-0 | 11 |
| 12 | Lincoln | 150 | 3-1 | 12 |
| 13 | Oviedo | 137 | 3-0 | 14 |
| 14 | Miami Jackson | 131 | 2-0 | 16 |
| 15 | Miramar | 123 | 3-0 | 17 |
| 16 | Lakeland | 87 | 3-0 | 19 |
| 17 | Pensacola Catholic | 60 | 3-0 | 20 |
| 18 | American Heritage (Plantation) | 57 | 2-1 | NR |
| 19 | Cypress Bay | 43 | 1-1 | 13 |
| 20 | West Florida | 35 | 2-0 | NR |
| Others Receiving Votes: Jefferson, 30; Wakulla, 26; Niceville, 17; South Dade, 16, Fort Pierce Central, 13; Miami Northwestern, 12; Deerfield Beach, 12; Naples, 11; Vero Beach, 10; First Coast, 10; Gainesville, 9; Largo 8; Mainland, 7; Homestead, 3; Sickles, 3; Kathleen, 2; Lake Gibson, 1 | ||||
| FLORIDA HS FOOTBALL MEDIA POLL – SMALL SCHOOLS DIVISION | ||||
| Classes 1A, 2A, 3A & 4A | ||||
| Team | Points (FPV) | Rec | Prev | |
| 1 | Booker T. Washington | 400 (20) | 3-0 | 1 |
| 2 | University School | 380 | 3-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Bolles | 357 | 3-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) | 338 | 2-0 | 4 |
| 5 | Trinity Catholic | 307 | 3-0 | 5 |
| 6 | Cocoa | 290 | 1-1 | 7 |
| 7 | University Christian | 253 | 2-1 | 8 |
| 8 | North Florida Christian | 239 | 2-0 | 9 |
| 9 | American Heritage (Delray) | 224 | 2-1 | 10 |
| 10 | Clearwater Central Catholic | 200 | 2-1 | 11 |
| 11 | Tampa Catholic | 168 | 2-1 | 12 |
| 12 | Raines | 159 | 2-1 | 13 |
| 13 | Madison County | 154 | 1-2 | 6 |
| 14 | Union County | 108 | 3-0 | 16 |
| 15 | Fort Meade | 101 | 3-0 | 19 |
| 16 | Warner Christian | 95 | 2-1 | 18 |
| 17 | Gulliver Prep | 66 | 3-0 | 20 |
| 18 | Glades Central | 63 | 1-2 | 14 |
| 19 | Blountstown | 52 | 3-0 | NR |
| 20 | Champagnat | 49 | 3-0 | NR |
| Others Receiving Votes: Chipley, 28; Monsignor Pace, 23; East Gadsden, 20, Glade Day, 19; Frostproof, 18, Dixie County, 18; Liberty County 18, The First Academy (Orlando), 15; Berkeley Prep, 11; Lakeland Christian, 9; Dade Christian, 7; Cardinal Mooney, 6; Port St. Joe, 5; Trenton, 3; Westminster Christian, 1; Pahokee, 1 | ||||
| Our Panel of Pollsters | ||||
| Eric Clark – Big County Preps; Danny Klein – Daytona Beach News-Journal; Philip Piccirillo – FloridaHSFooball.com; Joshua Wilson – FloridaHSFootball.com; Justin Barney – Florida Times-Union; Larry Savage – Gainesville Sun; Adam Fisher – Naples Daily News; Andre Fernandez – Miami Herald; Jeff Greer – Palm Beach Post; Brad Milner – Panama City News Herald; Brady Aymond – Pensacola News Journal; Shaquille Jackson – South Florida High School Football Show; Matt Baker – Tampa Bay Times; Nick Williams – Tampa Tribune; Laurel Pfhaler – TC Palm; Chris Green – South Dade News Leader; Nick Gryniewicz – ESPN 580 Orlando; Wells Dusenbury – ESPN 106.3 West Palm Beach; Marc Adams – 4 Quarters Online; Carson Ingle – 740 The Game Orlando; Doug Pugh – Bright House Sports Network; Austen Gregerson – St. Augustine Record | ||||
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