Predicting The Districts: 2024 Class 5A district projections

The 2024 Florida High School Football Season is upon us and we are going to predict the order of finish for every district in the Sunshine State. No we are not just predicting the district champion, we are predicting the finish of every team in the district. To note only district champions are guaranteed a playoff berth, so teams that finish second or even third could be in consideration for playoff berths.

Looking at historical trends over the last few years including talent, strength of schedule, coaching, and potential program rebuilds are factors in considering where we predict teams to finish at.

Here is a look at Class 5A:

District projections are listed in order of projected finish.

DISTRICT 5A-1

Niceville
Mosley (Lynn Haven)
Gulf Breeze
Milton

DISTRICT 5A-2

Lincoln (Tallahassee)
Chiles (Tallahassee)
Leon (Tallahassee)

DISTRICT 5A-3

Ponte Vedra
Beachside (St. Johns)
Middleburg
Fleming Island
Orange Park

DISTRICT 5A-4

Mainland (Daytona Beach)
Matanzas (Palm Coast)
Belleview

DISTRICT 5A-5

Edgewater (Orlando)
Lyman (Longwood)
Winter Springs

DISTRICT 5A-6

Lakeland
Sebring
Lake Gibson (Lakeland)
Kathleen (Lakeland)

DISTRICT 5A-7

Gaither (Tampa)
Cypress Creek (Wesley Chapel)
Springstead (Spring Hill)
Wesley Chapel

DISTRICT 5A-8

Tampa Bay Tech
East Bay (Gibsonton)
Spoto (Riverview)
Leto (Tampa)

DISTRICT 5A-9

Manatee (Bradenton)
Pinellas Park (Largo)
Braden River (Bradenton)

DISTRICT 5A-10

Charlotte (Punta Gorda)
Mariner (Cape Coral)
Cape Coral
Ida Baker (Cape Coral)

DISTRICT 5A-11

Fort Myers
North Fort Myers
East Lee County (Lehigh Acres)
Riverdale (Fort Myers)

DISTRICT 5A-12

Immokalee
Golden Gate (Naples)
Gulf Coast (Naples)
Palmetto Ridge (Naples)

DISTRICT 5A-13

Heritage (Palm Bay)
Fort Pierce Westwood
Martin County (Stuart)
South Fork (Stuart)

DISTRICT 5A-14

Coconut Creek
Atlantic (Delray Beach)
Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach)
Deerfield Beach

DISTRICT 5A-15

St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale)
McArthur (Hollywood)
Hollywood Hills
Boyd Anderson (Lauderdale Lakes)

DISTRICT 5A-16

Miramar
North Miami
Everglades (Miramar)
Pembroke Pines Charter
Mater Academy (Hialeah Gardens)