As the playoffs get ready to start this week, here is Publisher Joshua Wilson’s projected bracket for Class 8A.
The biggest reason I am taking Miami Southridge over Dr. Phillips to win the Class 8A state championship is after looking at the schedules of the projected final four teams, I feel like that Miami Southridge has shown they are a state championship caliber team that has not allowed any team to score any points going back to Week 6. That could spell trouble for defending state champion Flanagan as they try to repeat this year. Dr. Phillips has played a tougher schedule and just barely lost to Apopka earlier in the season which speaks volumes and I feel they would win the rematch, if given the chance.
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| REGIONAL QUARTERFINAL |
REGIONAL SEMIFINAL |
REGIONAL FINAL |
STATE SEMIFINAL |
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP |
|
| R2 | Lake Brantley | ||||
| Spruce Creek | |||||
| W1 | Spruce Creek | ||||
| Seminole | |||||
| R1 | Sandalwood | ||||
| Seminole | |||||
| W2 | Seminole (Sanford) | ||||
| REGION I | Apopka | ||||
| R4 | Wekiva | ||||
| Wekiva | |||||
| W3 | Winter Park | ||||
| Apopka | |||||
| R3 | Timber Creek | ||||
| Apopka | |||||
| W4 | Apopka | ||||
| Dr. Phillips | |||||
| R6 | Manatee | ||||
| Dr. Phillips | |||||
| W5 | Dr. Phillips | ||||
| Dr. Phillips | |||||
| R5 | Olympia | ||||
| Riverview | |||||
| W6 | Riverview (Sarasota) | ||||
| REGION II | Dr. Phillips | ||||
| R8 | Treasure Coast | ||||
| Osceola | |||||
| W7 | Osceola (Kissimmee) | ||||
| Vero Beach | |||||
| R7 | Ridge Community | ||||
| Vero Beach | |||||
| W8 | Vero Beach | ||||
| Miami Southridge | |||||
| R10 | Atlantic (Delray) | ||||
| Atlantic | |||||
| W9 | Wellington | ||||
| Park Vista | |||||
| R9 | Palm Beach Gardens | ||||
| Park Vista | |||||
| W10 | Park Vista | ||||
| REGION III | Flanagan | ||||
| R12 | Western | ||||
| Deerfield Beach | |||||
| W11 | Deerfield Beach | ||||
| Flanagan | |||||
| R11 | Piper | ||||
| Flanagna | |||||
| W12 | Flanagan | ||||
| Southridge | |||||
| R14 | Coral Gables | ||||
| Coral Gables | |||||
| W13 | North Miami Beach | ||||
| Coral Gables | |||||
| R13 | American | ||||
| Columbus | |||||
| W14 | Columbus | ||||
| REGION IV | Southridge | ||||
| R16 | Miami Palmetto | ||||
| Palmetto | |||||
| W15 | Belen Jesuit | ||||
| Southridge | |||||
| R15 | Southwest Miami | ||||
| Southridge | |||||
| W16 | Miami Southridge | ||||
![Addy Curry has helped lead second-year Tocoi Creek (St. Augustine) to the playoffs and will travel to Timber Creek for their first-round match. Class 4A Regional Quartefinals take place on Wednesday, April 29. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-Class-4A-Regional-Quarterfinals-Playoff-Preview-120x86.jpg)
![Ponte Vedra QB Izzy Murray will be one to keep an eye when the Class 3A Regional Quarterfinals take place on Wednesday, April 29. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-3A-Regional-Quarterfinals-Playoff-Preview-120x86.jpg)
![Robinson (Tampa) is chasing a 10th consecutive state championship -- and 11th overall as the Class 2A Regional Quarterfinals get underway on Tuesday, April 28. [Kyle Zedaker/Tampa Bay Buccaneers]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-2A-Regional-Quarterfinals-Playoff-Preview-120x86.jpg)
![John Carroll (Fort Pierce) is among the teams in Class 1A that will be hosting a regional quartefinal playoff game on Tuesday, April 28. [Tori Richman/Tampa Bay Buccaneers]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-1A-Regional-Quarterfinals-Playoff-Preview-120x86.jpg)
