Voted on by the newspapers around the state, here is the Week 8 Associated Press State Poll.
Team is followed by first place votes in parenthesis, record, voting points and previous ranking from Week 7.
Class 8A
Record Pts Prv
1. Manatee (12), 7-0, 138, 1
2. Miramar (2), 7-0, 127, 2
3. Apopka, 6-1, 104, 3
4. Dr. Phillips, 7-0, 94, 4
5. South Dade, 7-0, 80, 6
6. Fort Pierce Central, 6-0, 79, 5
7. Lake Mary, 6-0, 52, 7
8. Plant, 5-1-1, 42, 8
9. Deerfield Beach, 6-0, 36, 9
10. Charles Flanagan, 7-0, 7, NR
Others receiving votes: Vero Beach 6, Park Vista Community 3, First Coast 2.
Class 7A
Record Pts Prv
1. Dwyer (5), 7-0, 131, 2
2. St. Thomas Aquinas (9), 5-1, 130, 1
3. East Lake, 7-0, 112, 3
4. Lakeland, 7-0, 85, 5
5. Fleming Island, 6-0, 73, 6
6. Niceville, 7-0, 71, 7
7. Sickles, 5-1, 48, 4
8. Fletcher, 5-1, 44, 8
9. Lincoln, 4-2, 26, 9
10. Kissimmee Osceola, 5-2, 20, 10
Others receiving votes: Port Charlotte 13, Pinellas Park 7, Plantation 5, Melbourne 3, Tampa Bay Tech 2.
Class 6A
Record Pts Prv
1. Miami Central (12), 5-1, 129, 1
2. Armwood (2), 6-0, 128, 3
3. Heritage, 7-0, 109, 4
4. Venice, 6-1, 87, 5
5. Jefferson, 5-1, 66, 6
6. Hallandale, 7-0, 60, 7
7. Columbia, 6-1, 49, 2
8. Mainland, 6-1, 37, 9
9. Ed White, 5-1, 31, NR
(tie) Largo, 5-1, 31, 8
Others receiving votes: Escambia 21, Citrus 13, Ida Baker 7, Miami Carol City 2.
Class 5A
Record Pts Prv
1. West Florida (9), 6-0, 131, 1
2. Godby (4), 5-1, 119, 2
3. Plantation American Heritage, 6-1, 101, 3
4. Pensacola Catholic, 7-0, 96, 4
5. Merritt Island (1), 6-0, 90, 5
6. Cardinal Gibbons, 6-0, 77, 7
7. Rickards, 6-0, 52, 8
8. Bishop Kenny, 5-0, 38, 9
9. South Sumter, 7-0, 34, 10
10. Miami Jackson, 3-3, 11, 6
Others receiving votes: Wakulla 10, Immokalee 8, Palm Bay 2, Bishop Moore 1.
Class 4A
Record Pts Prv
1. Miami Washington (14), 7-0, 140, 1
2. Fort Lauderdale University, 6-0, 126, 2
3. Cocoa, 5-1, 112, 4
4. Raines, 4-2, 87, 3
5. Fort White 4-0, 71, NR
Others receiving votes: Bolles School 12, Space Coast 6, Gulliver Prep 6.
Class 3A
Record Pts Prv
1. Tampa Catholic (11), 5-1, 128, 2
2. Clearwater Central Catholic 5-1, 110, 3
3. Trinity Christian-Jacksonville (2), 5-1, 98, 1
4. Pahokee (1), 5-1, 95, 5
5. Melbourne Central Catholic, 6-0, 56, NR
Others receiving votes: Westminster Christian 37, Lakeland Christian 29, Ocala Trinity Catholic 7.
Class 2A
Record Pts Prv
1. Champagnat Catholic (13), 7-0, 139, 2
2. Warner Christian, 6-1, 120, 3
3. North Florida Christian, 5-1, 89, 1
4. University Christian (1), 4-2, 84, 4
5. Glades Day, 6-0, 79, 5
Others receiving votes: First Baptist 43, Indian Rocks 6.
Class 1A
Record Pts Prv
1. Blountstown (13), 7-0, 139, 1
2. Dixie County (1), 5-0, 127, 2
3. Union County, 5-1, 105, 4
4. Liberty County, 6-1, 99, 5
5. Trenton, 4-1, 84, NR
Others receiving votes: Northview 6.
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