Joshua Wilson’s FHSF 2023 Week 1 Classification & SSAA rankings

It is game week and Week 1 of the 2023 football season is here and with that, it is time to look at the first rankings of the season as we embark on who is going to march towards a state championship.

As we will do each week during the regular season and postseason, we will update our rankings weekly with the Florida Top 25 rankings (which you can view here), Top 10 rankings for all nine classifications, plus Top 10 rankings for SSAA 11-Man and SSAA 8-Man football while providing a Top 5 ranking for SSAA Atlantic League and Independents. We will release updated rankings each week on Tuesday’s during the season following Week 1.

Also of note, preseason games were not factored in to determining the rankings as kickoff classics took places in a variety of formats.

Ranking, Team, 2022 Record

CLASS 4M

1. Columbus (Miami), 14-1
2. Apopka, 11-4
3. Seminole (Sanford), 9-3
4. Western (Davie), 7-4
5. Palm Beach Central (Wellington), 12-2
6. Lake Mary, 8-4
7. Mandarin (Jacksonville), 5-5
8. Winter Park, 10-2
9. West Orange (Winter Garden), 7-5
10. Miami Palmetto, 6-6

ON THE BUBBLE: Doral Academy (8-5), East Lake (Tarpon Springs) (11-1), Miami Palmetto (6-6), Monarch (Coconut Creek) (9-3), Ocoee (9-5), Olympia (Orlando) (6-5), Plant (Tampa) (9-3), Palm Beach Gardens (9-4)

CLASS 3M

1. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale), 14-0
2. Jones (Orlando), 11-3
3. Homestead, 12-3
4. Edgewater (Orlando), 12-1
5. Atlantic (Delray Beach), 8-4
6. Jesuit (Tampa), 9-5
7. Miramar, 10-2
8. Tampa Bay Tech, 9-3
9. Miami Southridge, 7-5
10. Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach), 10-1

ON THE BUBBLE: Armwood (Seffner) (6-4), Dillard (7-4), Fletcher (Neptune Beach) (8-3), Coconut Creek (6-5), Gaither (Tampa) (7-5), Oviedo (10-2), Pinellas Park (Largo) (6-5)

CLASS 2M

1. Miami Central, 14-0
2. American Heritage (Plantation), 13-2
3. Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale), 11-2
4. Miami Norland, 9-3
5. Bolles (Jacksonville), 9-5
6. Booker T. Washington (Miami), 9-3
7. Calvary Christian (Clearwater), 10-3
8. Tampa Catholic, 9-2
9. Miami Northwestern, 6-5
10. Lakewood (St. Petersburg), 9-5

ON THE BUBBLE: Berkeley Prep (Tampa) (8-4), Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (9-3), Bishop Moore (Orlando) (8-4), Calvary Christian (Fort Lauderdale) (9-3), Ed White (Jacksonville) (7-3), Miami Jackson (7-4), Raines (Jacksonville) (9-3)

CLASS 1M

1. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood), 13-1
2. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville), 11-1
3. Clearwater Central Catholic, 12-2
4. Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach), 11-1
5. University Christian (Jacksonville), 11-2
6. Orlando Christian Prep, 6-3
7. Benjamin (Palm Beach Gardens), 6-3
8. True North (Miami), 9-4
9. Northside Christian (St. Petersburg), 8-2
10. The First Academy (Orlando), 8-3

ON THE BUBBLE: Archbishop Carroll (Miami) (9-2), Foundation Academy (Winter Garden) (6-3), Indian Rocks Christian (Largo) (9-2), Westminster Christian (Miami) (8-3)

CLASS 4S

1. Lakeland, 14-0
2. Venice, 9-4
3. Osceola (Kissimmee), 10-4
4. Vero Beach, 11-2
5. Buchholz (Gainesville), 10-3
6. Bartram Trail (St. Johns), 11-1
7. Lake Minneola, 10-2
8. Treasure Coast (Port St. Lucie), 4-7
9. Niceville, 9-2
10. Manatee (Bradenton), 6-4

ON THE BUBBLE: Creekside (St. Johns) (9-3), Crestview (7-5), DeLand (6-5), Gulf Coast (Naples) (8-3), Martin County (Stuart) (8-3), Melbourne (9-3), Mitchell (New Port Richey) (8-4), Navarre (8-3), Springstead (Spring Hill) (9-2)

CLASS 3S

1. Lake Wales, 15-0
2. Mainland (Daytona Beach), 11-4
3. Vanguard (Ocala), 8-4
4. Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach), 7-6
5. Naples, 10-2
6. Columbia (Lake City), 9-4
7. Dunbar (Fort Myers), 10-2
8. Rockledge, 9-3
9. Pine Forest (Pensacola), 10-1
10. St. Augustine, 7-4

ON THE BUBBLE: Eau Gallie (Melbourne) (7-4), Escambia (Pensacola) (9-3), Lincoln (Tallahassee) (5-6), North Fort Myers (7-2), Port Charlotte (7-3), Sebring (8-3), Zephyrhills (9-4)

CLASS 2S

1. Cocoa, 11-3
2. Florida High (Tallahassee), 14-1
3. Bradford (Starke), 12-2
4. South Sumter (Bushnell), 12-1
5. Bishop Verot (Fort Myers), 10-3
6. Frostproof, 10-3
7. Wakulla (Crawfordville), 7-4
8. Pensacola Catholic, 10-2
9. West Florida (Pensacola), 8-3
10. Baker County (Glen St. Mary), 9-3

ON THE BUBBLE: Baldwin (9-3), Eastside (Gainesville) (8-3), Estero (8-2), Fort Meade (7-4), Hudson (9-3), Nature Coast (Brooksville) (7-4), North Marion (Citra) (7-4), Palm Bay (Melbourne) (8-4), Suwannee (Live Oak) (10-3), Walton (DeFuniak Springs) (7-4), Yulee (6-5)

CLASS 1S

1. First Baptist (Naples), 10-2
2. Trinity Catholic (Ocala), 9-3
3. North Florida Christian (Tallahassee), 11-1
4. John Carroll (Fort Pierce), 10-2
5. Lakeland Christian, 9-2
6. St. John Paul II (Tallahassee), 7-3
7. Evangelical Christian (Fort Myers), 8-1
8. Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota), 4-7
9. Moore Haven, 8-4
10. Victory Christian (Lakeland), 6-5

ON THE BUBBLE: Holy Trinity (Melbourne) (6-5), Munroe Day (Quincy) (6-7), Zephyrhills Christian (4-6)

CLASS 1R

1. Hawthorne, 12-0
2. Union County (Lake Butler), 8-3
3. Blountstown, 9-5
4. Chipley, 11-1
5. Northview (Century), 13-1
6. Williston, 10-1
7. Sneads, 11-1
8. Pahokee, 9-3
9. Newberry, 6-4
10. Lafayette (Mayo), 10-3

ON THE BUBBLE: Aucilla Christian (Monticello) (7-3), Branford (7-4), Baker (8-4), Fort White (6-5), Hilliard (8-3), Madison County (4-7), Port St. Joe (8-3), Wildwood (8-3)

SSAA 11-MAN

1. Oak Hall (Gainesville), 8-0
2. Jupiter Christian, 6-4
3. Mount Dora Christian, 7-4
4. Westminster Academy (Fort Lauderdale), 6-2
5. Saint Stephen’s Episcopal (Bradenton), 6-5
6. The Master’s Academy (Oviedo), 5-4
7. Glades Day (Belle Glade), 2-7
8. NSU University School (Fort Lauderdale), 6-4
9. Out-of-Door (Sarasota), 9-1
10. All Saints (Winter Haven), 9-2

ON THE BUBBLE: Bishop Snyder (Jacksonville) (5-4), Canterbury (Fort Myers) (5-2), Faith Christian (Orlando) (5-5), Legacy Charter (Ocoee) 6-4, Santa Fe Catholic (Lakeland) (6-2)

SSAA ATLANTIC

1. Interlachen, 10-0
2. Cocoa Beach, 6-3
3. Sebastian River, 4-5
4. Bell, 5-5
5. Coral Springs Charter, 4-6

ON THE BUBBLE: None

INDEPENDENTS

1. IMG Academy National (Bradenton), 8-1
2. Clearwater Academy International, 10-1
3. IMG Academy White (Bradenton), 5-4
4. Beachside (St. Johns), 6-4
5. Braddock (Miami), 8-3
6. Coral Reef (Miami), 9-2
7. Poinciana (Kissimmee), 8-2
8. Windermere Prep, 6-3
9. Ransom Everglades (Miami), 6-3
10. Pompano Beach, 5-5

ON THE BUBBLE: None

SSAA 8-MAN

Ranking, Team, Current 2023 Record

1. Shorecrest Prep (St. Petersburg), 0-0
2. Donahue Catholic (Ave Maria), 0-0
3. Master’s Academy (Vero Beach), 1-0
4. Canterbury (St. Petersburg), 0-0
5. Sarasota Christian, 1-0
6. Lakeside Christian (Clearwater), 0-0
7. Countryside Christian (Gainesville), 0-0
8. Merritt Island Christian, 1-0
9. Lake Mary Prep, 1-0
10. Riverside Christian (Trenton), 1-0

ON THE BUBBLE: Florida Deaf & Blind (St. Augustine) (0-0), Hernando Christian (Brooksville) (1-0)