LAKE CITY – Heading into a crucial week for district play, not too much has changed in the Florida HS Football Media Poll.
The most notable shifts in the Large School Division of the Media Poll included Plant dropping from No. 10 to No. 18 after being upset by Tampa Bay Tech 14-7 in Week 5 action and Lincoln dropping out of the Top 20 after losing to RIckards 43-42 in triple overtime.
While the most notable shifts in the Small School Division of the Media Poll includes Trinity Catholic and University Christian dropping after losing last week, both still remain ranked. The only team to drop out from the division was Frostproof, which was ranked No. 20 last week.
New teams entering the Large Schools Division for the first time this year include South Dade which checks-in at No. 19 while Fort Pierce Central checks in at No. 20. In the Small Schools Division, Lakeland Christian which is sporting the only undefeated record in District 3A-5 checks in at No. 20.
| FLORIDA HS FOOTBALL MEDIA POLL – LARGE SCHOOLS DIVISION | ||||
| Classes 5A, 6A, 7A & 8A | ||||
| Team | Points (FPV) | Rec | Prev | |
| 1 | Miami Central | 375 (14) | 3-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Manatee | 359 (3) | 5-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Apopka | 330 | 5-1 | 3 |
| 4 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 311 (1) | 3-1 | 4 |
| 5 | Miramar | 290 | 5-0 | 6 |
| 6 | Dr. Phillips | 270 | 5-0 | 5 |
| 7 | Columbia | 258 | 5-0 | 7 |
| 8 | Godby | 242 | 3-1 | 9 |
| 9 | Dwyer | 239 | 5-0 | 8 |
| 10 | Armwood | 210 | 5-0 | 11 |
| 11 | East Lake | 185 | 5-0 | 12 |
| 12 | Lakeland | 135 | 5-0 | 15 |
| 13 | American Heritage (Plantation) | 129 | 4-1 | 16 |
| 14 | Pensacola Catholic | 104 | 5-0 | 17 |
| 15 | Niceville | 85 | 5-0 | 20 |
| 16 | Miami Jackson | 76 | 3-1 | 18 |
| 17 | West Florida | 75 | 4-0 | 19 |
| 18 | Plant | 58 | 3-1-1 | 10 |
| 19 | South Dade | 38 | 5-0 | NR |
| 20 | Fort Pierce Central | 34 | 4-0 | NR |
| Others Receiving Votes: Lincoln – 29; Largo – 27; Oviedo – 22; Wakulla – 19; Vero Beach – 17; Sickles – 14; Naples – 9; Venice – 7; Kathleen – 7; Deerfield Beach – 6; Merritt Island – 6; Escambia – 5; Mainland – 5; Rickards – 4; West Orange – 4; Gainesville – 4; Jefferson – 1; Coral Gables – 1 | ||||
| FLORIDA HS FOOTBALL MEDIA POLL – SMALL SCHOOLS DIVISION | ||||
| Classes 1A, 2A, 3A & 4A | ||||
| Team | Points (FPV) | Rec | Prev | |
| 1 | Booker T. Washington | 380 (19) | 5-0 | 1 |
| 2 | University School | 361 | 5-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) | 342 | 4-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Cocoa | 312 | 3-1 | 4 |
| 5 | Raines | 296 | 3-1 | 5 |
| 6 | North Florida Christian | 269 | 4-0 | 7 |
| 7 | Tampa Catholic | 254 | 4-1 | 8 |
| 8 | Bolles | 229 | 4-1 | 9 |
| 9 | Clearwater Central Catholic | 220 | 4-1 | 10 |
| 10 | Union County | 162 | 5-0 | 12 |
| 11 | American Heritage (Delray) | 140 | 3-2 | 13 |
| 12 | University Christian | 133 | 3-2 | 6 |
| 13 | Gulliver Prep | 132 | 5-0 | 15 |
| 14 | Warner Christian | 123 | 4-1 | 14 |
| 15 | Glades Central | 101 | 2-2 | 16 |
| 16 | Trinity Catholic | 100 | 3-2 | 11 |
| 17 | Madison County | 96 | 2-3 | 17 |
| 18 | Blountstown | 75 | 5-0 | 19 |
| 19 | Champagnat | 69 | 5-0 | 18 |
| 20 | Lakeland Christian | 48 | 5-0 | NR |
| Others Receiving Votes: Glades Day – 29; Fort Meade – 18; Liberty County – 16; Chiefland – 16; Chipley – 15; Dixie County – 13; Westminster Christian – 7; Providence – 6; East Gadsden – 5; Frostproof – 4; Monsignor Pace – 2; Cardinal Mooney – 2 | ||||
| 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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