Joshua Wilson’s FHSF Florida Top 25 & Classification Rankings – Week 8

Week 8 of the 2023 football season is here, and with that, it is time to look at the eight 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 throughout the season with the latest records updated that help compile the rankings.

Ranking, Team, Current Record, Previous

FLORIDA TOP 25

1. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood) (1M), 7-0, 1
2. IMG Academy National (Bradenton) (IND), 5-0, 2
3. Miami Central (2M), 3-2, 4
4. Miami Norland (2M), 6-0, 5
5. American Heritage (Plantation) (2M), 4-1, 6
6. Cocoa (2S), 5-1, 7
7. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) (3M), 6-1, 8
8. Mainland (Daytona Beach) (3S), 6-0, 9
9. Edgewater (Orlando) (3M), 670, 10
10. Lakeland (4S), 5-2, 12
11. Lake Mary (4M), 6-0, 18
12. Homestead (3M), 4-1, NR
13. Armwood (Seffner) (3M), 5-1, 11
14. Columbus (4M), 6-1, 3
15. Miami Palmetto (4M), 5-1, 14
16. Seminole (Sanford) (4M), 5-2, 13
17. St. Augustine (3S), 6-0, 15
18. Buchholz (Gainesville) (4S), 6-0, 16
19. Lake Wales (3S), 6-0, 17
20. Vero Beach (4S), 5-1, 19
21. Bradford (Starke) (2S), 6-0, 21
22. Clearwater Central Catholic (1M), 7-0, 23
23. Palm Beach Central (Wellington) (4M), 6-0, 24
24. Tampa Bay Tech (3M), 7-0, 25
25. Venice (4S), 4-2, NR

CLASS 4M

1. Lake Mary, 6-0, 4
2. Columbus (Miami), 6-1, 1
3. Miami Palmetto, 5-1, 3
4. Seminole (Sanford), 5-2, 2
5. Palm Beach Central (Wellington), 6-0, 5
6. Winter Park, 6-0, 6
7. Mandarin (Jacksonville), 5-2, 8
8. Monarch (Coconut Creek), 6-1, 9
9. Western (Davie), 3-3, 7
10. Apopka, 4-2, NR

ON THE BUBBLE: Boca Raton (4-2), Cypress Bay (Weston) (6-1), Olympia (Orlando) (4-2), Palm Harbor University (5-1), Plant (Tampa) (5-2), Riverview (Riverview) (6-0), Santaluces (Lantana) (4-2)

CLASS 3M

1. St. Thomas Aquinas, 6-1, 1
2. Edgewater (Orlando), 7-0, 2
3. Homestead, 4-1, 5
4. Armwood (Seffner), 5-1, 3
5. Tampa Bay Tech, 7-0, 4
6. Coconut Creek 5-2, 6
7. Jesuit, 4-2, 7
8. Atlantic (Delray Beach), 5-1, 8
9. Miami Southridge, 5-1, 9
10. Jones (Orlando), 3-3, 10

ON THE BUBBLE: American (Hialeah) (5-1), Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach) (5-1), Hialeah (5-1), Largo (5-1), Plantation (5-1), South Broward (Hollywood) (5-1)

CLASS 2M

1. Miami Central, 3-2, 1
2. Miami Norland, 6-0, 2
3. American Heritage (Plantation), 4-1, 3
4. Raines (Jacksonville), 5-1, 5
5. Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale), 4-2, 7
6. Booker T. Washington (Miami), 3-2, 4
7. Calvary Christian (Clearwater), 4-2, 8
8. Berkeley Prep (Tampa), 4-2, 10
9. Riverside (Jacksonville), 5-2, NR
10. Bolles (Jacksonville), 3-4, 6

ON THE BUBBLE: Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (4-2), Bishop Moore (Orlando) (3-3), Gulliver Prep (Pinecrest) (5-2), King’s Academy (West Palm Beach) (5-1), Miami Edison (4-2), Saint Andrew’s (Boca Raton) (6-1)

CLASS 1M

1. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood), 7-0, 1
2. Clearwater Central Catholic, 7-0, 2
3. Orlando Christian Prep, 7-0, 5
4. Benjamin (Palm Beach Gardens), 5-1, 3
5. Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach), 5-1, 6
6. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville), 4-3, 4
7. True North (Miami), 6-0, 7
8. Providence (Jacksonville), 6-1, 8
9. Carrollwood Day (Tampa), 4-1, 9
10. University Christian (Jacksonville) 4-2, 10

ON THE BUBBLE: Indian Rocks Christian (Largo) (5-1)

CLASS 4S

1. Lakeland, 5-2, 1
2. Buchholz (Gainesville), 6-0, 2
3. Vero Beach, 5-1, 3
4. Venice, 4-2, 4
5. DeLand, 5-1, 6
6. Manatee (Bradenton), 6-1, 5
7. Treasure Coast (Port St. Lucie), 4-2, 7
8. Niceville, 6-1, 8
9. Ponte Vedra, 5-1, 10
10. Bartram Trail (St. Johns), 3-3, 9

ON THE BUBBLE: Bartow (6-1), Creekside (St. Johns) (4-2), Heritage (Palm Bay) (6-1), Pace (5-1), University (Orange City) (6-0); Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel) (5-1)

CLASS 3S

1. Mainland (Daytona Beach), 6-0, 1
2. St. Augustine, 6-0, 2
3. Lake Wales, 6-0, 3
4. Vanguard (Ocala), 6-1, 4
5. Escambia (Pensacola), 5-1, 5
6. Eau Gallie (Melbourne), 6-1, 6
7. Lincoln (Tallahassee), 5-1, 7
8. Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach), 4-2, 9
9. Zephyrhills, 5-2, 8
10. Naples, 6-1, NR

ON THE BUBBLE: Cypress Creek (Wesley Chapel) (6-0), Dunbar (Fort Myers) (5-1), Golden Gate (Naples) (4-2), Jensen Beach (5-1), Mariner (Cape Coral) (6-0), Port Charlotte (5-2)

CLASS 2S

1. Cocoa, 5-1, 1
2. Bradford (Starke), 6-0, 2
3. South Sumter (Bushnell), 6-1, 5
4. Wakulla (Crawfordville), 7-0, 6
5. Bishop Verot (Fort Myers), 6-1, 3
6. Florida High (Tallahassee), 4-2, 4
7. Suwannee (Live Oak), 6-0, 7
8. Fort Meade, 6-0, 8
9. Frostproof, 5-1, 9
10. Walton (DeFuniak Springs), 6-0, 10

ON THE BUBBLE: Estero (5-1), Hudson (6-0), Lemon Bay (Englewood) (6-0), Pensacola Catholic (5-1), Titusville (7-0), Yulee (5-1)

CLASS 1S

1. First Baptist (Naples), 4-2, 1
2. Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota), 5-1, 3
3. Lakeland Christian, 5-1, 5
4. North Florida Christian (Tallahassee), 5-2, 6
5. Zephyrhills Christian, 5-2, 6
6. Community School (Naples), 5-0, 7
7. Holy Trinity (Melbourne), 6-1, 8
8. Trinity Catholic (Ocala), 1-5, 5
9. Victory Christian (Lakeland), 4-3, 9
10. Moore Haven, 5-2, 10

ON THE BUBBLE:  Evangelical Christian (Fort Myers) (4-3); Halifax Academy (Daytona Beach) (5-1)

CLASS 1R

1. Hawthorne, 6-0, 1
2. Williston, 7-0, 2
3. Holmes County (Bonifay), 5-1, 5
4. Madison County (Madison), 3-1, 6
5. Newberry, 4-2, 3
6. Chipley, 4-1, 7
7. Fort White, 5-1, 10
8. Pahokee, 4-3, 4
9. Union County (Lake Butler), 3-2, 9
10. Lafayette (Mayo), 4-2, 8

ON THE BUBBLE: Aucilla Christian (Monticello) (5-0), Blountstown (4-2), Bozeman (Panama City) (6-0)

SSAA 11-MAN

1. Oak Hall (Gainesville), 6-0, 1
2. Westminster Academy (Fort Lauderdale), 6-0, 2
3. NSU University School (Fort Lauderdale), 6-0, 3
4. Jupiter Christian, 5-1, 4
5. The Master’s Academy (Oviedo), 5-1, 5
6. Christ’s Church Academy (Jacksonville), 5-1, 9
7. Impact Christian (Jacksonville), 5-1, 6
8. Saint Stephen’s Episcopal (Bradenton), 5-2, 7
9. Bradenton Christian, 5-1, 8
10. Oasis (Cape Coral), 3-2, 10

ON THE BUBBLE: Boca Raton Christian (4-2)

SSAA 8-MAN

1. Shorecrest Prep (St. Petersburg), 7-0, 1
2. Donahue Catholic (Ave Maria), 7-0, 2
3. Master’s Academy (Vero Beach), 8-0, 3
4. Riverside Christian (Trenton), 7-0, 4
5. Sarasota Christian, 7-1, 5
6. Lake Mary Prep, 5-2, 6
7. Four Corners Charter (Davenport), 6-1, 7
8. Merritt Island Christian, 5-2, 8
9. Real Life Christian (Clermont), 5-2, NR
10. Hernando Christian (Brooksville), 5-2, 9

ON THE BUBBLE: Calvary Chapel (West Melbourne) (4-4), Eastland Christian (Orlando) (5-2), Lakeside Christian (Clearwater), 3-4