With opening week almost here, it is time to dive into the Preseason rankings here at FloridaHSFootball.com. The Florida Top 25 consists of teams that considered the best 25 teams in the state of Florida regardless of classification. For a team to be placed on the Florida Top 25, they must be ranked in their classification (links to view classification rankings below the Florida Top 25). Independent teams are not eligible for the Florida Top 25. Without further ado here is our preseason Florida Top 25 rankings for the 2017 season, Presented by ScoreStream!
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2017 FLORIDA TOP 25 PRESEASONÂ RANKINGS
Rank, Team, Classification in parenthesis, Â 2016 Record
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (7A), 13-2
2. American Heritage (5A), 14-0
3. Miami Carol City (6A), 10-3
4. Miami Northwestern (6A), 10-2
5. Cocoa (4A), 11-1
6. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (5A), 11-3
7. Miami Central (6A), 6-2
8. Miami Southridge (8A), 12-2
9. Dr. Phillips (8A), 12-3
10. Deerfield Beach (8A), 10-3
11. Booker T. Washington (4A), 9-3
12. Plant (7A), 13-1
13. Mainland (6A), 11-1
14. Venice (7A), 12-1
15. Chaminade-Madonna (3A), 9-4
16. Jones (5A), 10-2
17. Coral Gables (8A), 10-2
18. Armwood (6A), 10-2
19. Robert E. Lee (7A), 10-2
20. Navarre (6A), 12-2
21. Clay (5A), 10-4
22. Bartram Trail (7A), 8-5
23. Cardinal Gibbons (5A), 9-2
24. Vanguard (6A), 10-2
25. Madison County (1A), 11-1
Preseason Classification Rankings Links:
Class 8A
Class 7A
Class 6A
Class 5A
Class 4A
Class 3A
Class 2A
Class 1A
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