Joshua Wilson’s FHSF Florida Top 25 & Classification Rankings

Week 4 of the 2023 football season is here, and with that, it is time to look at the fourth set of rankings of the season as we continue to find out who will continue to make the headlines across the Sunshine State.

As we will do each week during the regular season and postseason, we will update our rankings weekly with the Florida Top 25 rankings, 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. We will release updated rankings each week on Wednesday’s during the season (pending no weather-related issues). Records reflect after Week 3 games and any makeup games up through Tue. Sept. 12.

FLORIDA TOP 25

Ranking, Team, Current Record, Previous

1. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood) (1M), 3-0, 2

2. IMG Academy National (Bradenton) (IND), 3-0, 1

3. Miami Central (2M), 1-1, 3

4. American Heritage (Plantation) (2M), 2-0, 5

5. Columbus (Miami), 3-0, 6

6. Miami Norland (2M), 3-0, 7

7. Cocoa (2S), 2-1, 8

8. Armwood (Seffner) (3M), 3-0, 13

9. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) (3M), 2-1, 4

10. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (1M), 2-1, 9

11. Treasure Coast (Port St. Lucie) (4S), 3-0, 22

12. Mainland (Daytona Beach) (3S) 3-0, 17

13. Edgewater (Orlando) (3M), 3-0, 15

14. Vero Beach (4S), 2-0, 16

15. Lakeland (4S), 1-2, 12

16. Mandarin (Jacksonville) (4M), 3-0, 25

17. Miami Palmetto (4M), 3-0, NR

18. Seminole (Sanford), 2-1, 11

19. Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale) (2M), 2-1, 24

20. St. Augustine (3S), 2-0, 23

21. Buchholz (Gainesville) (4S), 3-0, 21

22. Lake Wales, 3-0, 14

23. Apopka (4M), 3-0, 10

24. Booker T. Washington (Miami) (2M), 1-1, 18

25. Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach), 2-0, NR

CLASS 4M

Ranking, Team, Current Record, Previous

1. Columbus (Miami), 3-0, 1

2. Mandarin (Jacksonville), 3-0, 5

3. Miami Palmetto, 3-0, 9

4. Seminole (Sanford), 2-1, 3

5. Apopka, 3-0, 2

6. Western (Davie), 1-1, 4

7. Palm Beach Central (Wellington), 2-0, 6

8. Lake Mary, 2-0, 7

9. Winter Park, 2-0, 8

10. Monarch (Coconut Creek), 2-1, NR

ON THE BUBBLE: Evans (Orlando) (2-1), Ocoee (2-1), Olympia (Orlando) (2-1), Plant (Tampa) (1-2), West Orange (Winter Garden) (1-2)

CLASS 3M

Ranking, Team, Current Record, Previous

1. Armwood (Seffner), 3-0, 2

2. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale), 2-1, 1

3. Edgewater (Orlando), 3-0, 2

4. Atlantic (Delray Beach), 3-0, 5

5. Homestead, 2-1, 6

6. Tampa Bay Tech, 3-0, 8

7. Jones (Orlando), 1-2, 8

8. Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach) 2-0, 9

9. Coconut Creek, 2-1, NR

10. Plantation, 3-0, NR

ON THE BUBBLE: Horizon (Winter Garden) (3-0), Jesuit (Tampa) (1-2), Miami Southridge (2-1), Miramar (1-1), Plantation (3-0), Seminole Ridge (Westlake) (3-0), Wharton (Tampa) (2-1)

CLASS 2M

Ranking, Team, Current Record, Previous

1. Miami Central, 1-1, 1

2. American Heritage (Plantation), 2-0, 2

3. Miami Norland, 3-0, 4

4. Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale), 2-1, 5

5. Booker T. Washington (Miami) 1-1, 4

6. Raines (Jacksonville), 2-0, 8

7. Miami Edison, 2-0, 9

8. Calvary Christian (Clearwater), 1-1, 6

9. Tampa Catholic, 1-1, 7

10. Berkeley Prep (Tampa), 1-1, NR

ON THE BUBBLE: Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (2-0), Bolles (Jacksonville) (0-3), Ed White (Jacksonville) (2-1), Gulliver Prep (Pinecrest) (3-0), Miami Northwestern (1-2)

CLASS 1M

Ranking, Team, Current Record, Previous

1. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood), 3-0, 1

2. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville), 2-1, 2

3. Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach), 2-0, 3

4. Clearwater Central Catholic, 3-0, 4

5. Orlando Christian Prep, 3-0, 5

6. University Christian (Jacksonville), 2-1, 6

7. Benjamin (Palm Beach Gardens), 2-0, 7

8. Carrollwood Day (Tampa), 2-0, 8

9. True North (Miami), 3-0, 9

10. Northside Christian (St. Petersburg), 2-0, 10

ON THE BUBBLE: The First Academy (Orlando) (3-0), Foundation Academy (Winter Garden) (2-1), Indian Rocks Christian (Largo) (3-0), Palmer Trinity (Palmetto Bay) (3-0)

CLASS 4S

Ranking, Team, Current Record, Previous

1. Treasure Coast (Port St. Lucie), 3-0, 4

2. Vero Beach, 2-0, 2

3. Lakeland, 1-2, 1

4. Buchholz (Gainesville), 3-0, 3

5. Venice, 1-2, 6

6. Bartram Trail (St. Johns), 2-1, 5

7. Manatee (Bradenton), 3-0, 8

8. Lake Gibson (Lakeland), 3-0, 10

9. DeLand, 2-1, NR

10. Niceville, 2-1, 8

ON THE BUBBLE: Bartow (3-0), Creekside (St. Johns) (2-1), Heritage (Palm Bay) (3-0), Oakleaf (Orange Park) (1-0), Spruce Creek (Port Orange) (3-0), University (Orange City) (3-0)

CLASS 3S

Ranking, Team, Current Record, Previous

1. Mainland (Daytona Beach), 3-0, 2

2. St. Augustine, 2-0, 3

3. Lake Wales, 3-0, 1

4. Vanguard (Ocala), 3-0, 4

5. Naples, 3-0, 5

6. Pine Forest (Pensacola), 3-0, 7

7. Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach), 2-1, 8

8. Eau Gallie (Melbourne), 3-0, 10

9. Lincoln (Tallahassee), 2-0, NR

10. Sebring, 1-1, 9

ON THE BUBBLE: Cypress Creek (Wesley Chapel) (3-0), Dunbar (Fort Myers) (2-1), Escambia (Pensacola) (2-1), Jensen Beach (3-0), Leesburg (3-0), Port Charlotte (2-1), Zephyrhills (2-1)

CLASS 2S

Ranking, Team, Current Record, Previous

1. Cocoa, 2-1, 1

2. Bradford (Starke), 3-0, 2

3. South Sumter (Bushnell), 3-0, 3

4. Florida High (Tallahassee), 1-1, 4

5. Bishop Verot (Fort Myers), 3-0, 5

6. Wakulla (Crawfordville), 3-0, 6

7. Pensacola Catholic, 3-0, 7

8. Suwannee (Live Oak), 2-0, 8

9. Frostproof, 2-1, 9

10. Walton (DeFuniak Springs), 3-0, 10

ON THE BUBBLE: Clewiston (1-0), Fort Meade (2-0), Hudson (3-0), Lemon Bay (Englewood) (3-0), Titusville (3-0), Yulee (2-1)

CLASS 1S

Ranking, Team, Current Record, Previous

1. First Baptist (Naples), 2-0, 1

2. Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota), 3-0, 4

3. Trinity Catholic (Ocala), 1-1, 5

4. Evangelical Christian (Fort Myers), 2-1, 3

5. Lakeland Christian, 2-1, 2

6. North Florida Christian (Tallahassee), 1-2, 4

7. Holy Trinity (Melbourne), 3-0, NR

8. Zephyrhills Christian, 2-1, 9

9. Moore Haven, 2-1, NR

10. Victory Christian (Lakeland), 2-1, NR

ON THE BUBBLE: Community School (Naples) (2-0), Melbourne Central Catholic (2-1), St. John Neumann (Naples) (2-1),

CLASS 1R

Ranking, Team, Current Record, Previous

1. Hawthorne, 3-0, 1

2. Williston, 3-0, 4

3. Union County (Lake Butler), 1-1, 2

4. Sneads, 2-0, 5

5. Pahokee, 2-1, 9

6. Newberry, 2-1, 6

7. Lafayette (Mayo), 2-0, 8

8. Madison County (Madison), 1-0, NR

9. Holmes County (Bonifay), 2-1, NR

10. Chipley, 2-1, 3

ON THE BUBBLE: Aucilla Christian (Monticello) (1-0), Bozeman (Panama City) (3-0), Branford (2-0), Fort White (3-0), Jay (3-0), Port St. Joe (1-1)

SSAA 11-MAN

Ranking, Team, Current Record, Previous

1. Oak Hall (Gainesville), 3-0, 1

2. Westminster Academy (Fort Lauderdale), 3-0, 2

3. NSU University School (Fort Lauderdale), 3-0, 3

4. Jupiter Christian, 2-1, 4

5. Oasis (Cape Coral), 3-0, 6

6. Saint Stephen’s Episcopal (Bradenton), 2-1, 7

7. The Master’s Academy (Oviedo), 2-1, 9

8. Mount Dora Christian, 1-2, 5

9. Impact Christian (Jacksonville), 2-0, NR

10. Bishop Snyder (Jacksonville), 2-1, NR

ON THE BUBBLE: Boca Raton Christian (3-0), Eagle’s View Academy (Jacksonville) (2-1), Faith Christian (Orlando) (2-1), Lighthouse PCA (Pensacola) (1-0), Out-of-Door (Sarasota) (1-2)

SSAA ATLANTIC

Ranking, Team, Current Record, Previous

1. Tradition Prep (Port St. Lucie), 2-1, NR

2. Sebastian River, 2-1, 3

3. Lake Weir (Ocala), 2-0, NR

4. Paxon (Jacksonville), 1-2, NR

5. Cocoa Beach, 1-2, NR

SSAA 8-MAN

Ranking, Team, Current Record, Previous

1. Shorecrest Prep (St. Petersburg), 3-0, 1

2. Donahue Catholic (Ave Maria), 3-0, 2

3. Master’s Academy (Vero Beach), 4-0, 3

4. Sarasota Christian, 4-0, 5

5. Riverside Christian (Trenton), 3-0, 8

6. Merritt Island Christian, 3-1, 9

7. Canterbury (St. Petersburg), 0-1, 4

8. Countryside Christian (Gainesville), 1-1, 6

9. Lake Mary Prep, 3-1, 7

10. Four Corners Charter (Davenport), 3-1, NR

ON THE BUBBLE: Calvary Chapel (West Melbourne) (3-1), Florida Deaf & Blind (St. Augustine) (1-1), Hernando Christian (Brooksville) (2-1), Lakeside Christian (Clearwater) (1-2), Old Plank Christian (Jacksonville) (1-2), Real Life Christian (Clermont) (3-1)