Florida high school football programs claimed 53 spots in High School Football America’s 2026 Preseason Top 300, released Monday and powered by NFL Play Football, extending the Sunshine State’s streak as the most represented state in the country’s most comprehensive prep football rankings. Texas and Georgia each placed 38 programs. No one else was particularly close.

The rankings land at a pivotal moment for Florida prep football. The FHSAA is introducing an Open Division format this fall for the first time in state history — a standalone postseason bracket that pits the top eight MaxPreps-ranked teams in Florida against each other regardless of classification. No more hiding behind enrollment numbers. The question of who is actually the best team in the state will finally get a clean answer.

That context makes every ranking, every placement, and every movement in this list matter more than it ever has before.

STA slips to No. 4 and nobody in Fort Lauderdale is losing sleep over it

St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale), the defending HSFA national champion and winner of seven consecutive Florida state titles, opens 2026 ranked fourth in the country. The algorithm’s reasoning is cold logic — the Raiders went 14-1, with that one loss coming against Mater Dei in last year’s season opener — but the drop from No. 1 to No. 4 will fuel a program that has never needed much fueling to begin with.

Their August 29 opener against DeSoto, ranked 22nd nationally out of Texas, is already the most anticipated early-season game on Florida’s prep calendar. If STA handles it the way they’ve handled most things over the past seven years, the conversation about their national ranking will be very short-lived.

IMG Academy in Bradenton, meanwhile, opens at No. 3 after going undefeated at 9-0 in 2025. The Ascenders play a schedule that annually includes some of the best programs in the country and closes November 13 against No. 6 St. Frances Academy of Maryland — a game that figures to have serious national championship implications. Florida’s fingerprints will be all over the national title race, same as always.

The Open Division bubble is already bubbling

Below the two national independents, the FHSAA-eligible programs with Open Division aspirations are stacked in a tight national band — and several of them have legitimate grievances with where they landed.

Raines of Jacksonville went a perfect 14-0 last season and finished 2025 ranked 17th nationally. They open 2026 at No. 46. That’s the kind of number that gets taped to a weight room wall and stays there until November. Miami Northwestern (No. 26), Miami Central (No. 35), Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood) (No. 37), and American Heritage (Plantation) (No. 41) round out the core of what figures to be a ferocious Open Division race.

Lakeland (No. 55), Cardinal Newman (No. 57), and West Boca Raton (No. 64) sit just outside that group, with Buchholz (Gainesville) (No. 120) as the most prominent bubble program in the state. The MaxPreps power ratings — which will actually determine the Open Division field — are a different animal than the HSFA algorithm, and a strong non-district schedule could move any of these programs significantly by October.

The most puzzling placement in the entire rankings

Columbus (Miami) went 4-8 last season. They were not ranked in the final 2025 HSFA 300. They open 2026 at No. 113 nationally.

That is not a typo. The algorithm looked past the record and found something — talent level, recruiting pipeline, the quality of competition Columbus was facing — and decided this program is significantly better than its win-loss column suggested. Columbus enters 2026 with more to prove than almost any team in the state, and if HSFA’s formula is right, they’re about to make a lot of noise.

Three programs the algorithm is clearly higher on than most people

Venice climbed 25 spots to No. 77 despite going 9-4 a year ago. The Indians played a difficult schedule, their losses came against quality opponents, and this is a program with enough institutional credibility that the algorithm doesn’t overreact to a down year. Expect a bounce-back.

Miami Norland jumped 42 spots despite going 6-6. Read that again. Forty-two spots, for a .500 team. That is a loud statement about a program the formula believes is loaded with talent that the scoreboard simply didn’t reflect. File it away.

Edgewater (Orlando) (No. 93, up 21 spots) and Jones (No. 86, up 20 spots) both out of Orlando make the Central Florida region worth watching as a collective this season. The I-4 corridor has been building toward something for a few years. These rankings suggest it’s arriving.

The big fallers and what it means

Port Charlotte went 11-3 and dropped 104 spots, from No. 159 to No. 263. That is the steepest single-program decline among Florida schools and almost certainly reflects schedule recalibration — the opponents Port Charlotte beat last year didn’t hold up well once the algorithm reassessed the full national picture. Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach) (-66), Miami Southridge (-63), Vanguard (Ocala) (-60), and McArthur (Hollywood) (-50) all took significant hits despite winning records, for similar reasons.

Buchholz drops 26 spots to No. 120 after going 12-2. The Bobcats remain a Top 125 national program and a legitimate Open Division bubble team, but the competition around them recalibrated this offseason, and they’ll need to respond on the field.

The bigger picture

Fifty-three programs. Programs from Fort Walton Beach to Miami-Dade, from Lake City to Sarasota, from Ocala to Kissimmee — where Osceola sneaks into the national rankings for the first time after going unranked in 2025. Two programs in the national Top 5. A new Open Division format that is going to produce the most compelling postseason in the history of Florida prep football.

The rest of the country has been chasing Florida for years. The 2026 season, with more at stake than ever before, isn’t going to change that.

Fall camp opens July 27. The Kickoff Classics start August 14 while regular season games for FHSAA teams kickoff August 21. It’s almost time.

All 53 Florida Programs in the 2026 Preseason HSFA 300

(*) Denotes asterisk on original record as listed by HSFA.

Source: High School Football America / NFL Play Football, June 22, 2026.

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FPRI Regional Quarterfinals Record: 47-17 (.734)

Florida Power Rankings Index Forecast in italics for each game

CLASS 4A

REGION 1

No. 8 Ocoee (11-9) – 0 at No. 5 Forest (Ocala) (16-3) – 19
Forest (Ocala) 7 over Ocoee

No. 6 Tocoi Creek (St. Augustine) (11-7) – 12 at No. 2 Seminole (Sanford) (12-3) – 7
Tocoi Creek (St. Augustine) 4 over Seminole (Sanford)

REGION 2

No. 5 West Orange (Winter Garden) (13-5) – 7 at No. 1 Alonso (Tampa) (19-0) – 39
Alonso (Tampa) 28 over West Orange (Winter Garden)

No. 3 Lennard (Ruskin) (11-7) – 18 at No. 2 Plant (Tampa) (12-5) – 13
Plant (Tampa) 4 over Lennard (Ruskin)

REGION 3

No. 5 Palm Beach Gardens (8-7) – 20 at No. 1 Harmony (18-1) – 26
Harmony 26 over Palm Beach Gardens

No. 3 Fort Pierce Central (13-5) – 18 at No. 2 Wellington (12-3) – 6
Wellington 14 over Fort Pierce Central

REGION 4

No. 4 Spanish River (Boca Raton) (13-6) – 7 at No. 1 Park Vista (Lake Worth) (17-0) – 12
Park Vista (Lake Worth) 17 over Spanish River (Boca Raton)

No. 7 Stoneman Douglas (Parkland) (14-3) – 13 at No. 3 Miami Palmetto (14-5) – 6
Miami Palmetto 15 over Stoneman Douglas (Parkland)

CLASS 3A

REGION 1

No. 5 Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (17-3) – 7 at No. 1 Ponte Vedra (19-0) – 26
Ponte Vedra 27 over Bartram Trail (St. Johns)

No. 3 Niceville (16-3) – 7 at No. 2 Chiles (Tallahassee) (16-2) – 21
Chiles (Tallahassee) 9 over Niceville

REGION 2

No. 4 Springstead (Spring Hill) (14-5) – 6 at No. 1 Seminole Ridge (Westlake) (17-2) – 33
Seminole Ridge (Westlake) 25 over Springstead (Spring Hill)

No. 6 South Fork (Stuart) (13-6) – 12 at No. 2 Land O’ Lakes (15-4) – 31
Land O Lakes 19 over South Fork (Stuart)

REGION 3

No. 4 Tampa Bay Tech (10-6) – 19 at No. 1 East Bay (Gibsonton) (15-4) – 7
East Bay (Gibsonton) 34 over Tampa Bay Tech

No. 6 Parrish (13-6) – 0 at No. 2 East Lake (Tarpon Springs) (12-5) – 27
East Lake (Tarpon Springs) 11 over Parrish

REGION 4

No. 4 Everglades (Miramar) (13-4) – 6 at No. 1 Homestead (12-5) – 33
Homestead 18 over Everglades (Miramar)

No. 3 Coconut Creek (14-4) – 6 at No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) (14-3) – 13
St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) 9 over Coconut Creek

CLASS 2A

REGION 1

No. 5 Booker T. Washington (Pensacola) (12-2) – 6 at No. 1 Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach) (16-3) – 31
Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach) 33 over Booker T. Washington (Pensacola)

No. 6 Yulee (11-7) – 0 at No. 2 Paxon (Jacksonville) (16-2) – 34
Paxon (Jacksonville) 43 over Yulee

REGION 2

No. 4 Nature Coast (Brooksville) (14-5) – 7 at No. 1 Deltona (18-0) – 32
Deltona 14 over Nature Coast (Brooksville)

No. 3 Clay (Green Cove Springs) (14-2) – 6 at No. 2 Hernando (Brooksville) (14-3) – 32
Clay (Green Cove Springs) 1 over Hernando (Brooksville)

REGION 3

No. 5 Gateway (Kissimmee) (13-4) – 0 at No. 1 Robinson (Tampa) (18-1) – 48
Robinson (Tampa) 39 over Gateway (Kissimmee)

No. 7 Northeast (St. Petersburg) (11-9) – 26 at No. 3 Countryside (Clearwater) (13-6) – 9
Countryside (Clearwater) 8 over Northeast (St. Petersburg)

REGION 4

No. 4 Bishop Verot (Fort Myers) (14-1) – 0 vs. No. 1 Miami Northwestern (15-2) – 20
Miami Northwestern 24 over Bishop Verot (Fort Myers)

No. 3 Dr. Joaquin Garcia (Lake Worth) (14-5) – 13 at No. 2 Bonita Springs (19-1) – 7
Bonita Springs 10 over Dr. Joaquin Garcia (Lake Worth)

CLASS 1A

REGION 1

No. 4 Destin (12-5) – 19 at No. 1 Florida High (Tallahassee) (14-3) – 12
Florida High (Tallahassee) 33 over Destin

No. 6 University Christian (8-6) – 6 at No. 2 Bolles (Jacksonville) (16-2) – 20
Bolles (Jacksonville) 20 over University Christian (Jacksonville)

REGION 2

No. 4 Wildwood (10-3) – 18 at Tampa Catholic (17-2) – 39
Tampa Catholic 13 over Wildwood

No. 3 Lakewood (St. Petersburg) (14-4) – 14 at No. 2 Boca Ciega (Gulfport) (17-3) – 27
Boca Ciega (Gulfport) 5 over Lakewood (St. Petersburg)

REGION 3

No. 4 Avon Park (16-4) – 0 at No. No. 1 Somerset Canyons (Boynton Beach) (16-1) – 47
Somerset Canyons (Boynton Beach) 37 over Avon Park

No. 6 Pahokee (8-7) – 19 at No. 2 John Carroll (Fort Pierce) (15-4) – 32
John Carroll (Fort Pierce) 14 over Pahokee

REGION 4

No. 5 Miami Carol City (9-5) – 0 at No. 1 Miami Edison (16-1) – 31
Miami Edison 50 over Miami Carol City

No. 6 SLAM (Miami) (7-9) – 0 at No. 2 True North (Miami) (15-3) – 13
True North (Miami) 30 over SLAM (Miami)

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CLASS 4A

All games on Wednesday, April 29

REGION 1

No. 1 Mandarin (Jacksonville) (14-3) – 13 at No. 8 Ocoee (11-8) – 21

No. 4 Flagler Palm Coast (12-6) – 6 at No. 5 Forest (Ocala) (15-3) – 12 (OT)

No. 7 Spruce Creek (Port Orange) (10-8) – 7 at No. 2 Seminole (Sanford) (12-2) – 13

No. 6 Tocoi Creek (St. Augustine) (10-7) – 19 at No. 3 Timber Creek (Orlando) (14-3) – 0

REGION 2

No. 8 Haines City (8-5) – 0 at No. 1 Alonso (Tampa) (18-0) – 27

No. 4 Steinbrenner (Lutz) (12-6) – 12 at No. 5 West Orange (Winter Garden) (13-4) – 35

No. 7 Horizon (Winter Garden) (12-5) – 12 at No. 2 Plant (Tampa) (12-4) – 21

No. 3 Lennard (Ruskin) (10-7) – 20 at No. 6 Bloomingdale (Valrico) (11-8) – 7

REGION 3

No. 8 Cypress Creek (Orlando) (9-6) 0 at No. 1 Harmony (17-1) – 34

No. 5 Palm Beach Gardens (8-6) – 21 at No. 4 Celebration (13-5) – 20 (2OT)

No. 7 Jupiter (13-5) – 0 at No. 2 Wellington (12-2) – 32

No. 6 Palm Beach Central (Wellington) (13-5) – 6 at No. 3 Fort Pierce Central (12-5) – 13

REGION 4

No. 8 Hialeah Gardens (10-5) – 0 at No. 1 Park Vista (Lake Worth) (16-0) – 27

No. 5 Ferguson (Miami) (9-4) – 6 at No. 4 Spanish River (Boca Raton) (13-5) – 33

No. 7 Stoneman Douglas (Parkland) (13-3) – 14 at No. 2 Western (Davie) (13-4) – 7

No. 6 Coral Gables (11-6) – 0 at No. 3 Miami Palmetto (14-4) – 13

CLASS 3A

All games on Wednesday, April 29 – except Nease/Ponte Vedra

REGION 1

No. 8 Nease (Ponte Vedra) (10-7) – 0 at No. 1 Ponte Vedra (18-0) – 26

No. 5 Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (17-2) – 19 at No. 4 Oviedo (11-2) – 0

No. 7 Lincoln (Tallahassee) (11-7) – 0 at No. 2 Chiles (Tallahassee) (15-2) – 21

No. 6 Pace (11-7) – 19 at No. 3 Niceville (16-2) – 26

REGION 2

No. 8 Auburndale (13-4) – 0 at No. 1 Seminole Ridge (Westlake) (16-2) – 46

No. 4 Springstead (Spring Hill) (14-4) – 19 at No. 5 Belleview (14-4) – 6

No. 7 Buchholz (Gainesville) (13-2) – 0 at No. 2 Land O’Lakes (14-4) – 23

No. 6 South Fork (Stuart) (13-5) – 7 at No. 3 Martin County (Stuart) (14-3) – 0

REGION 3

No. 8 Mariner (Cape Coral) (9-6) – 12 at No. 1 East Bay (Gibsonton) (15-3) – 47

No. 4 Tampa Bay Tech (9-6) – 35 at No. 5 Manatee (Bradenton) (13-5) – 12

No. 7 Riverdale (Fort Myers) (7-5) – 7 at No. 2 East Lake (Tarpon Springs) (11-5) – 53

No. 6 Parrish (13-5) – 40 at No. 3 Gateway Charter (Fort Myers) (11-3) – 14

REGION 4

No. 8 McArthur (Hollywood) (11-7) – 6 at No. 1 Homestead (11-5) – 38

No. 5 Boyd Anderson (Lauderdale Lakes) (11-7) – 12 at No. 4 Everglades (Miramar) (13-3) – 20

No. 7 Nova (Davie) (11-8) – 6 at No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) (13-3) – 14

No. 6 Miami Southridge (8-8) – 0 at No. 3 Coconut Creek (14-3) – 34

CLASS 2A

All games on Tuesday, April 28

REGION 1

No. 8 Menendez (St. Augustine) (5-7) – 0 at No. 1 Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach) (15-3) – 39

No. 5 Booker T. Washington (Pensacola) (12-1) – 7 at No. 4 St. Augustine (12-6) – 0

No. 7 Godby (Tallahassee) (9-9) – 0 at No. 2 Paxon (Jacksonville) (15-2) – 20

No. 6 Yulee (11-6) – 26 at No. 3 Arnold (Panama City Beach) (13-4) – 6

REGION 2

No. 8 Vanguard (Ocala) (6-6) – 27 at No. 1 Deltona (17-0) – 61

No. 5 New Smyrna Beach (13-6) – 0 at No. 4 Nature Coast (Brooksville) (14-4) – 19

No. 7 Weeki Wachee (12-4) – 13 at No. 2 Hernando (Brooksville) (13-3) – 25

No. 6 Citrus (Inverness) (11-7) – 21 at No. 3 Clay (Green Cove Springs) (14-1) – 27 (OT)

REGION 3

No. 8 St. Petersburg (9-7) – 12 at No. 1 Robinson (Tampa) (17-1) – 19

No. 5 Gateway (Kissimmee) (13-3) – 19 at No. 4 Gulf (New Port Richey) (14-3) – 0

No. 7 Northeast (St. Petersburg) (10-9) – 19 at No. 2 Osceola (Seminole) (17-2) – 6

No. 6 Freedom (Tampa) (12-4) – 9 at No. 3 Countryside (Clearwater) (13-5) – 33

REGION 4

No. 8 Estero (8-4) – 0 vs. No. 1 Miami Northwestern (15-2) – 38

No. 5 Jensen Beach (9-9) – 0 at No. 4 Bishop Verot (Fort Myers) (14-1) – 21

No. 7 Suncoast (Riviera Beach) (8-6) – 0 at No. 2 Bonita Springs (19-0) – 6 (OT)

No. 6 Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) (10-7) – 6 at No. 3 Dr. Joaquin Garcia (Lake Worth) (13-5) – 13

CLASS 1A

All games on Tuesday, April 28

REGION 1

No. 8 West Nassau (Callahan) (10-5) – 6 at No. 1 Florida High (Tallahassee) (14-2) – 30

No. 4 Destin (11-5) – 25 at No. 5 Bradford (Starke) (11-5) – 0

No. 7 FAMU (Tallahassee) (10-8) – 6 at No. 2 Bolles (Jacksonville) (15-2) – 39

No. 6 University Christian (Jacksonville) (8-5) – 13 vs. No. 3 Eagle’s View (Jacksonville) (14-3) – 0

REGION 2

No. 8 Trinity Catholic (Ocala) (9-6) – 0 at No. 1 Tampa Catholic (16-2) – 35

No. 5 Tarpon Springs (10-7) – 32 at No. 4 Wildwood (10-2) – 39

No. 7 Bell Creek (Riverview) (12-5) – 0 at No. 2 Boca Ciega (Gulfport) (16-3) – 12

No. 6 Dunedin (11-8) – 6 at No. 3 Lakewood (St. Petersburg) (14-3) – 39

REGION 3

No. 8 Space Coast (Cocoa) (12-5) – 0 at No. 1 Somerset Canyons (Boynton Beach) (15-1) – 52

No. 4 Avon Park (16-3) – 14 at No. 5 Coral Springs Charter (13-3) – 6

No. 7 Atlantic (Port Orange) (11-5) – 25 at No. 2 John Carroll (Fort Pierce) (14-4) – 26 (OT)

No. 6 Pahokee (8-6) – 19 at No. 3 Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach) (12-5) – 0

REGION 4

No. 8 Monsignor Pace (Miami) (9-6) – 0 at No. 1 Miami Edison (15-1) – 32

No. 4 Keys Gate (Homestead) (11-5) – 0 at No. 5 Miami Carol City (9-4) – 6

No. 7 Ransom Everglades (Miami) (8-5) – 7 at No. 2 True North (Miami) (14-3) – 27

No. 6 SLAM (Miami) (7-8) – 13 at No. 3 Somerset Charter (Silver Palms) (17-1) – 0

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Below are the top teams in each classification, along with the Top 25 teams in Florida, updated weekly during the season based on our FPRI rating system.

HOW THE RANKINGS WORK

The Florida Power Rankings Index (FPRI) evaluates teams using a combination of game results, strength of schedule, and overall performance throughout the season.

Rankings are updated weekly and will shift as new games are played and results are added. Teams may move up or down based on their performance, the strength of their opponents, and how other teams across the state perform.

Head-to-head results are considered, but they are one of several factors in the system. In some cases, a team may remain ranked higher despite a head-to-head loss if they have a stronger overall body of work.

FPRI is designed to reflect the team’s overall performance over time, not just individual game results.

FLORIDA POWER 25

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CLASS 4A POWER 16

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CLASS 3A POWER 16

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CLASS 2A POWER 16

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CLASS 1A POWER 16

RELATED (SEASON TICKET): See full Class 1A Rankings 1-121

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Below are the full rankings for all of Florida, updated weekly during the season based on our FPRI rating system.

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HOW THE RANKINGS WORK

The Florida Power Rankings Index (FPRI) evaluates teams using a combination of game results, strength of schedule, and overall performance throughout the season.

Rankings are updated weekly and will shift as new games are played and results are added. Teams may move up or down based on their performance, the strength of their opponents, and how other teams across the state perform.

Head-to-head results are considered, but they are one of several factors in the system. In some cases, a team may remain ranked higher despite a head-to-head loss if they have a stronger overall body of work.

FPRI is designed to reflect the team’s overall performance over time, not just individual game results.

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Below are the full rankings for all of Class 4A, updated weekly during the season based on our FPRI rating system.

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HOW THE RANKINGS WORK

The Florida Power Rankings Index (FPRI) evaluates teams using a combination of game results, strength of schedule, and overall performance throughout the season.

Rankings are updated weekly and will shift as new games are played and results are added. Teams may move up or down based on their performance, the strength of their opponents, and how other teams across the state perform.

Head-to-head results are considered, but they are one of several factors in the system. In some cases, a team may remain ranked higher despite a head-to-head loss if they have a stronger overall body of work.

FPRI is designed to reflect the team’s overall performance over time, not just individual game results.

CLASS 4A | 1-97

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Below are the full rankings for all of Class 3A, updated weekly during the season based on our FPRI rating system.

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HOW THE RANKINGS WORK

The Florida Power Rankings Index (FPRI) evaluates teams using a combination of game results, strength of schedule, and overall performance throughout the season.

Rankings are updated weekly and will shift as new games are played and results are added. Teams may move up or down based on their performance, the strength of their opponents, and how other teams across the state perform.

Head-to-head results are considered, but they are one of several factors in the system. In some cases, a team may remain ranked higher despite a head-to-head loss if they have a stronger overall body of work.

FPRI is designed to reflect the team’s overall performance over time, not just individual game results.

CLASS 3A | 1-103

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Below are the full rankings for all of Class 2A, updated weekly during the season based on our FPRI rating system.

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HOW THE RANKINGS WORK

The Florida Power Rankings Index (FPRI) evaluates teams using a combination of game results, strength of schedule, and overall performance throughout the season.

Rankings are updated weekly and will shift as new games are played and results are added. Teams may move up or down based on their performance, the strength of their opponents, and how other teams across the state perform.

Head-to-head results are considered, but they are one of several factors in the system. In some cases, a team may remain ranked higher despite a head-to-head loss if they have a stronger overall body of work.

FPRI is designed to reflect the team’s overall performance over time, not just individual game results.

CLASS 2A | 1-112

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Below are the full rankings for all of Class 1A, updated weekly during the season based on our FPRI rating system.

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HOW THE RANKINGS WORK

The Florida Power Rankings Index (FPRI) evaluates teams using a combination of game results, strength of schedule, and overall performance throughout the season.

Rankings are updated weekly and will shift as new games are played and results are added. Teams may move up or down based on their performance, the strength of their opponents, and how other teams across the state perform.

Head-to-head results are considered, but they are one of several factors in the system. In some cases, a team may remain ranked higher despite a head-to-head loss if they have a stronger overall body of work.

FPRI is designed to reflect the team’s overall performance over time, not just individual game results.

CLASS 1A | 1-121

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CLASS 4A

All games on Wednesday, April 29

REGION 1

No. 1 Mandarin (Jacksonville) (14-2) at No. 8 Ocoee (10-8), 6

No. 4 Flagler Palm Coast (12-5) at No. 5 Forest (Ocala) (14-3), 7

No. 7 Spruce Creek (Port Orange) (10-7) at No. 2 Seminole (Sanford) (11-2), 7

No. 6 Tocoi Creek (St. Augustine) (9-7) at No. 3 Timber Creek (Orlando) (14-2), 7

REGION 2

No. 8 Haines City (8-4) at No. 1 Alonso (Tampa) (17-0), 7

No. 4 Steinbrenner (Lutz) (12-5) at No. 5 West Orange (Winter Garden) (12-4), 5

No. 7 Horizon (Winter Garden) (13-3) at No. 2 Plant (Tampa) (11-4), 7

No. 3 Lennard (Ruskin) (9-7) at No. 6 Bloomingdale (Valrico) (11-7), 7

REGION 3

No. 8 Cypress Creek (Orlando) (9-5) at No. 1 Harmony (16-1), 6

No. 5 Palm Beach Gardens (7-6) at No. 4 Celebration (13-4), 7

No. 7 Jupiter (13-4) at No. 2 Wellington (11-2), 7

No. 6 Palm Beach Central (Wellington) at No. 3 Fort Pierce Central (11-5), 5

REGION 4

No. 8 Hialeah Gardens (10-4) at No. 1 Park Vista (Lake Worth) (15-0), 7

No. 5 Ferguson (Miami) (9-3) at No. 4 Spanish River (Boca Raton) (12-5), 7

No. 7 Stoneman Douglas (Parkland) (12-3) at No. 2 Western (Davie) (13-3), 6

No. 6 Coral Gables (11-5) at No. 3 Miami Palmetto (13-4), 3:30

CLASS 3A

All games on Wednesday, April 29

REGION 1

No. 8 Nease (Ponte Vedra) (10-6) at No. 1 Ponte Vedra (17-0), 7:30

No. 5 Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (16-2) at No. 4 Oviedo (11-1), 5

No. 7 Lincoln (Tallahassee) (11-6) at No. 2 Chiles (Tallahassee) (14-2), 7

No. 6 Pace (11-6) at No. 3 Niceville (15-2), 7 CT

REGION 2

No. 8 Auburndale (13-3) at No. 1 Seminole Ridge (Westlake) (15-2), 7

No. 4 Springstead (Spring Hill) (13-4) at No. 5 Belleview (14-3), 7

No. 7 Buchholz (Gainesville) (13-1) at No. 2 Land O’Lakes (13-4), 7

No. 6 South Fork (Stuart) (12-5) at No. 3 Martin County (Stuart) (14-2), 7

REGION 3

No. 8 Mariner (Cape Coral) (9-5) at No. 1 East Bay (Gibsonton) (14-3), 7

No. 4 Tampa Bay Tech (8-6) at No. 5 Manatee (Bradenton) (13-4), 7

No. 7 Riverdale (Fort Myers) (7-4) at No. 2 East Lake (Tarpon Springs) (10-5), 7

No. 6 Parrish (12-5) at No. 3 Gateway Charter (Fort Myers) (11-2), 7

REGION 4

No. 8 McArthur (Hollywood) (11-6) at No. 1 Homestead (11-4), 5

No. 5 Boyd Anderson (Lauderdale Lakes) (11-6) at No. 4 Everglades (Miramar) (12-3), 7

No. 7 Nova (Davie) (11-7) at No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) (12-3), 5

No. 6 Miami Southridge (8-7) at No. 3 Coconut Creek (13-3), 5

CLASS 2A

All games on Tuesday, April 28

REGION 1

No. 8 Menendez (St. Augustine) (5-6) at No. 1 Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach) (14-3), 7 CT

No. 5 Booker T. Washington (Pensacola) (11-1) at No. 4 St. Augustine (12-5), 6

No. 7 Godby (Tallahassee) (9-8) at No. 2 Paxon (Jacksonville) (14-2), 6

No. 6 Yulee (10-6) at No. 3 Arnold (Panama City Beach) (13-3), 7

REGION 2

No. 8 Vanguard (Ocala) (6-5) at No. 1 Deltona (16-0), 7

No. 5 New Smyrna Beach (13-5) at No. 4 Nature Coast (Brooksville) (13-4), 7

No. 7 Weeki Wachee (12-3) at No. 2 Hernando (Brooksville) (12-3), 7

No. 6 Citrus (Inverness) (11-6) at No. 3 Clay (Green Cove Springs) (13-1), 7

REGION 3

No. 8 St. Petersburg (9-6) at No. 1 Robinson (Tampa) (16-1), 7:30

No. 5 Gateway (Kissimmee) (13-3) at No. 4 Gulf (New Port Richey) (14-3), 7

No. 7 Northeast (St. Petersburg) (9-9) at No. 2 Osceola (Seminole) (17-1), 7

No. 6 Freedom (Tampa) (12-3) at No. 3 Countryside (Clearwater) (12-5), 7

REGION 4

No. 8 Estero (8-3) vs. No. 1 Miami Northwestern (14-2) at Traz Powell Stadium (Miami), 6

No. 5 Jensen Beach (9-8) at No. 4 Bishop Verot (Fort Myers) (13-1), 6

No. 7 Suncoast (Riviera Beach) (8-5) at No. 2 Bonita Springs (18-0), 7

No. 6 Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) (10-6) at No. 3 Dr. Joaquin Garcia (Lake Worth) (12-5), 7

CLASS 1A

All games on Tuesday, April 28

REGION 1

No. 8 West Nassau (Callahan) (10-4) at No. 1 Florida High (Tallahassee) (13-2), 7

No. 4 Destin (10-5) at No. 5 Bradford (Starke) (11-4), 7

No. 7 FAMU (Tallahassee) (10-7) at No. 2 Bolles (Jacksonville) (14-2), 5:30

No. 6 University Christian (Jacksonville) (7-5) vs. No. 3 Eagle’s View (Jacksonville) (14-2) at Sheffield Park (Jacksonville), 7

REGION 2

No. 8 Trinity Catholic (Ocala) (9-5) at No. 1 Tampa Catholic (15-2), 7

No. 5 Tarpon Springs (10-6) at No. 4 Wildwood (9-2), 7

No. 7 Bell Creek (Riverview) (12-4) at No. 2 Boca Ciega (Gulfport) (15-3), 7

No. 6 Dunedin (11-7) at No. 3 Lakewood (St. Petersburg) (13-3), 7

REGION 3

No. 8 Space Coast (Cocoa) (12-4) at No. 1 Somerset Canyons (Boynton Beach) (14-1), 6

No. 4 Avon Park (15-3) at No. 5 Coral Springs Charter (13-2), 7

No. 7 Atlantic (Port Orange) (11-4) at No. 2 John Carroll (Fort Pierce) (13-4), 7

No. 6 Pahokee (7-6) at No. 3 Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach) (12-4), 7

REGION 4

No. 8 Monsignor Pace (Miami) (9-5) at No. 1 Miami Edison (14-1), 3:30

No. 4 Keys Gate (Homestead) (10-4) at No. 5 Miami Carol City (8-4), 5

No. 7 Ransom Everglades (Miami) (8-4) at No. 2 True North (Miami) (13-3), 5:30

No. 6 SLAM (Miami) (6-8) at No. 3 Somerset Charter (Silver Palms) (17-0), 4

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