Welcome to the fourth edition of the composite rankings for all eight classifications. This is a new undertaking we will do comparing what the human voters with the AP poll think to what the computers over at MaxPreps as well as what the Joe Pinkos ratings are showing as the top teams in the state for each classification.
The voting points are simple: 20 points for 1st place vote, 18 points for 2nd place vote and so on all the way to 2 points for a 10th place vote.
The composite rankings will be updated weekly during the season.
| CLASS 8A | ||||||
| TEAM | AP | PINKOS | MP | TOT | PRV | |
| 1. | First Coast | 18 | 20 | 20 | 58 | 1 |
| 2. | Miramar | 8 | 14 | 18 | 40 | 2 |
| 3t. | Dr. Phillips | 20 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 3 |
| 3t. | Lake Mary | 12 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 5 |
| 5. | West Orange | 0 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 7t |
| 6. | Columbus | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 4 |
| 7. | Flanagan | 16 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 9 |
| 8. | Manatee | 4 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 7t |
| 9. | University – Orange City | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 10 |
| 10t. | Apopka | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
| 10t. | Monarch | 0 | 12 | 2 | 14 | NR |
| Others Receiving Votes: Plant 10, Miami Killian 8, Oviedo 6, Coral Gables 2 | ||||||
| CLASS 7A | ||||||
| TEAM | AP | PINKOS | MP | TOT | PRV | |
| 1. | St. Thomas Aquinas | 18 | 20 | 20 | 58 | 1 |
| 2. | East Lake | 20 | 16 | 18 | 54 | 2 |
| 3. | Niceville | 16 | 18 | 16 | 50 | 3 |
| 4. | Lakeland | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | 4 |
| 5. | Osceola – Kissimmee | 12 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 5 |
| 6. | Fletcher | 6 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 6 |
| 7. | Fort Myers | 0 | 10 | 8 | 18 | NR |
| 8t. | Royal Palm Beach | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 |
| 8t. | Oak Ridge | 0 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 9 |
| 10t. | Dwyer | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 |
| 10t. | Lincoln | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10t |
| Others Receiving Votes: Viera 8, Sickles 4 | ||||||
| CLASS 6A | ||||||
| TEAM | AP | PINKOS | MP | TOT | PRV | |
| 1. | Mainland | 20 | 20 | 18 | 58 | 1 |
| 2. | Miami Central | 18 | 18 | 20 | 56 | 2 |
| 3. | Armwood | 16 | 14 | 16 | 46 | 3 |
| 4. | Boynton Beach | 14 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 4 |
| 5. | Venice | 12 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 5 |
| 6. | Escambia | 2 | 16 | 10 | 28 | 7t |
| 7. | Naples | 10 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 6 |
| 8. | Miami Northwestern | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | NR |
| 9t. | Navarre | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 9t. | St. Augustine | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9t |
| 9t. | Hallandale | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9t |
| Others Receiving Votes: Columbia 6, Ed White 4, South Fort Myers 2, Lake Gibson 2 | ||||||
| CLASS 5A | ||||||
| TEAM | AP | PINKOS | MP | TOT | PRV | |
| 1. | American Heritage – Plantation | 18 | 20 | 20 | 58 | 1 |
| 2. | South Sumter | 20 | 14 | 12 | 46 | 2 |
| 3. | Cardinal Gibbons | 16 | 16 | 6 | 38 | 5 |
| 4. | Godby | 0 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 7 |
| 5. | Palm Bay | 12 | 6 | 16 | 34 | 3t |
| 6. | Clay | 14 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 3t |
| 7. | Wakulla | 0 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 8t |
| 8t. | West Florida | 0 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 8t |
| 8t. | Bishop Moore | 4 | 10 | 0 | 14 | NR |
| 10t. | Suwannee | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | NR |
| 10t. | Miami Jackson | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | NR |
| Others Receiving Votes: Lake Wales 8, Auburndale 8, Bishop Moore 8, Merritt Island 6, Cape Coral 2 | ||||||
| CLASS 4A | ||||||
| TEAM | AP | PINKOS | MP | TOT | PRV | |
| 1. | Booker T. Washington | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | 1 |
| 2. | Clewiston | 18 | 12 | 18 | 48 | NR |
| 3. | Cocoa | 16 | 14 | 16 | 46 | 3 |
| 4. | Bolles | 12 | 16 | 12 | 40 | 2 |
| 5. | Raines | 0 | 18 | 14 | 32 | NR |
| Others Receiving Votes: Walton 14 | ||||||
| CLASS 3A | ||||||
| TEAM | AP | PINKOS | MP | TOT | PRV | |
| 1. | Trinity Christian – Jacksonville | 18 | 20 | 20 | 58 | 1t |
| 2. | Clearwater Central Catholic | 20 | 16 | 16 | 52 | 1t |
| 3. | Westminster Christian | 12 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 3 |
| 4. | American Heritage – Delray | 0 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 4t |
| 5t, | Ocala Trinity Catholic | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 | 4t |
| 5t. | Melbourne Central Catholic | 16 | 0 | 12 | 28 | NR |
| CLASS 2A | ||||||
| TEAM | AP | PINKOS | MP | TOT | PRV | |
| 1. | Indian Rocks Christian | 20 | 20 | 18 | 58 | 1t |
| 2. | Champagnat | 12 | 18 | 20 | 50 | 3 |
| 3. | Victory Christian | 16 | 16 | 14 | 46 | 4 |
| 4. | Glades Day | 18 | 12 | 16 | 46 | 5 |
| 5t. | Cambridge Christian | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | NR |
| 5t. | University Christian | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | NR |
| Others Receiving Votes: North Florida Christian 12 | ||||||
| CLASS 1A | ||||||
| TEAM | AP | PINKOS | MP | TOT | PRV | |
| 1. | Dixie County | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | 1 |
| 2. | Union County | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | 2 |
| 3. | Hamilton County | 12 | 14 | 16 | 42 | 5 |
| 4. | Trenton | 14 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 3 |
| 5. | Northview | 16 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 4 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Liberty County 16 | ||||||
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