Joshua Wilson’s FHSF Florida Top 25 & Classification Rankings – Week 9

Week 9 of the 2023 football season is here, and with that, it is time to look at the third 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), 8-0, 1
2. IMG Academy National (Bradenton) (IND), 6-0, 2
3. Miami Norland (2M), 7-0, 4
4. American Heritage (Plantation) (2M), 5-1, 5
5. Miami Central (2M), 3-3, 3
6. Cocoa (2S), 6-1, 6
7. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) (3M), 7-1, 7
8. Mainland (Daytona Beach) (3S), 7-0, 8
9. Edgewater (Orlando) (3M), 8-0, 9
10. Armwood (Seffner) (3M), 6-1, 10
11. Lakeland (4S), 6-2, 11
12. Lake Mary (4M), 7-0, 12
13. Homestead (3M), 5-1, 13
14. Columbus (Miami) (4M), 7-1, 14
15. Miami Palmetto (4M), 6-1, 15
16. Seminole (Sanford) (4M), 6-2, 16
17. St. Augustine (3S), 6-0, 17
18. Buchholz (Gainesville) (4S), 7-0, 18
19. Lake Wales (3S), 7-0, 19
20. Vero Beach (4S), 6-1, 20
21. Bradford (Starke) (2S), 7-0, 21
22. Clearwater Central Catholic (1M), 8-0, 22
23. Palm Beach Central (Wellington) (4M), 7-0, 23
24. Tampa Bay Tech (3M), 8-0, 24
25. Venice (4S), 5-2, 25

CLASS 4M

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

ON THE BUBBLE: Boca Raton (5-2), Olympia (Orlando) (5-2), Plant (Tampa) (6-2)

CLASS 3M

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

ON THE BUBBLE: Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach) (6-1), Hialeah (6-1), Largo (6-1), Miami Southridge (5-2), Miramar (4-3), South Broward (Hollywood) (6-1)

CLASS 2M

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

ON THE BUBBLE: Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (5-2), Bishop Moore (Orlando) (4-3), Gulliver Prep (Pinecrest) (5-2), King’s Academy (West Palm Beach) (6-1), Saint Andrew’s (Boca Raton) (7-1)

CLASS 1M

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

ON THE BUBBLE: Archbishop Carroll (Miami) (6-1), Indian Rocks Christian (Largo) (5-2), Northside Christian (St. Petersburg) (5-2),

CLASS 4S

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

ON THE BUBBLE: Heritage (Palm Bay) (7-1), Pace (6-1), University (Orange City) (7-0); Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel) (6-1)

CLASS 3S

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

ON THE BUBBLE: Cypress Creek (Wesley Chapel) (7-0), Dunbar (Fort Myers) (5-2), Golden Gate (Naples) (5-2), Jensen Beach (6-1), Mariner (Cape Coral) (7-0), Port Charlotte (6-2)

CLASS 2S

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

ON THE BUBBLE: Estero (6-1), Frostproof (5-2), Lemon Bay (Englewood) (7-0), Pensacola Catholic (5-2), Titusville (7-1)

CLASS 1S

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

ON THE BUBBLE:  Halifax Academy (Daytona Beach) (6-1), Holy Trinity (Melbourne) (6-2), Moore Haven (5-3)

CLASS 1R

1. Hawthorne, 7-0, 1
2. Williston, 7-0, 2
3. Holmes County (Bonifay), 6-1, 3
4. Madison County (Madison), 4-1, 4
5. Newberry, 5-2, 5
6. Chipley, 5-1, 6
7. Fort White, 6-1, 7
8. Bozeman (Panama City), 7-0, NR
9. Lafayette (Mayo), 4-2, NR
10. Blountstown, 4-2, NR

ON THE BUBBLE: Aucilla Christian (Monticello) (6-0), Pahokee (4-4), Union County (Lake Butler) (3-3)

SSAA 11-MAN

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

ON THE BUBBLE: Boca Raton Christian (5-2)

SSAA 8-MAN

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

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