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My Suggestion for a New Playoff/Classifications


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OK for the past several years, I have promoted the idea of promotion and relegation. I know that it will never happen. I have suggested an Open Classification with taking historically great teams (using Laz's Best Since 1999), take the top 64 and put them in a new classification and allow them to play. Again, I know it will go nowhere.

So after looking at Georgia and Texas HS Classifications... I thought I would try my hand for Florida

First, we take a 5 year average of populations. 5 year averages allow for consistency in terms of numbers and don’t allow a random increase or decrease to affect whether you move up or down. Simple reason why, Jones High School (Orlando) jumped nearly 400 students from previous years and is double what they were in 2013.

Second, Trenton moves back to 1A. None of the nearly 1A Rural schools (Fort White, Newberry, Taylor Pierson) have an average that is below 600.

Third, Bolles and Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) stay in the bigger division with districts. Since that was their concern. If they don’t want to stay, we can move them back to the correct classification. Both would be in the new "3A"

Fourth, Biggest 256 teams in 1 Classification divided into 32 districts with ~8 teams in each district. Top 3 teams make the playoffs. Of the 3 teams, the team with the biggest population goes into Division 1, next biggest to Divison 2, last in team size goes to Division 3. Teams are seeded by power points.

Fifth, the remaining 215 are divided into 4 classifications of about 54 teams and subdivided into 4 regions. Power Points determines who makes the playoffs.

Positives of the new system:
No small classifications.and no small districts
FHSAA is happy as it keeps 8 classifications $$$
In 6A, best teams do actually make the playoffs as they had to play 6 to 8 district games.
In 1A to 5A, teams still get flexibility with their schedules.

Negatives:
I know there are some, but I will let others point them out.

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2A (Population 58-434)
Region 1

Aucilla Christian
Cedar Creek Christian
Eagles View
FAMU
John Paul II
Maclay
Munroe
North Florida Christian
North Florida Educational
Oak Hall
Providence
Rocky Bayou Christian
St. Francis
St. Joseph
University Christian

Region 2
Agape
Cornerstone Charter
Foundation Academy
Halifax
Holy Trinity
Lakeland Christian
Merritt Island Christian
Seven Rivers Christian
St. John Lutheran
Trinity Christian (Deltona)
Victory Christian
Warner Christian
Zephyrhills Christian

Region 3
Admiral Farragut
Cambridge Christian
Carrollwood
Community School
Evangelical Christian
First Baptist
Indian Rocks Christian
Keswick Christian
Marco Island Academy
Northside Christian
Seffner Christian
Southwest Florida Christian
St. John Neumann
St. Petersburg Catholic

Region 4
Benjamin
Champagnat
Dade Christian
Glades Day
John Carroll
Marathon
Moore Haven
Palm Glades Prep
Palmer Trinity
Somerset Charter (Silver Palms)
Village Academy
Westminster Academy
 

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Class 3A (434-921)
Region 1

Andrew Jackson
Baldwin
Episcopal
Fernandina Beach
Florida High
Fort White
Marianna
Newberry
North Bay Haven
P. K. Yonge
Pensacola Catholic
South Walton
Taylor County
Walton

Region 2
Bradford
Cocoa Beach
Father Lopez
First Academy
Interlachen
Keystone Heights
Lake Highland Prep
Melbourne Central Catholic
Taylor
Trinity Catholic
Trinity Prep
Umatilla
Villages

Region 3
Berkeley Prep
Bishop Verot
Calvary Christian (Clearwater)
Cardinal Mooney
Cardinal Newman
Clearwater Central Catholic
Cypress Creek (Wesley Chapel)
Gateway Charter
Kings Academy
Lake Placid
Oasis
Oxbridge Academy
Tampa Catholic

Region 4
American Heritage (Delray Beach)
Calvary Christian (Fort Lauderdale)
Chaminade-Madonna
Everglades Prep
Immaculata-LaSalle
Miami Edison
Monsignor Pace
North Broward Prep
NSU University School
Pine Crest
Pinecrest Prep
St. Andrews
St. John Paul II
Westminster Christian
 

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Class 4A (922-1344)
Region 1

Baker County
Bay
Bishop Kenny
Gadsden County
Godby
Raines
Ribault
Rickards
Rutherford
Suwannee
West Florida
West Nassau
Wolfson
Yulee

Region 2
Astronaut
Atlantic (Port Orange)
Bishop Moore
Cocoa
Dunnellon
Eustis
Jones
Mount Dora
North Marion
Palatka
Santa Fe
South Sumter
Space Coast
Tavares

Region 3
Anclote
Booker
Central (Brooksville)
Fivay
Gibbs
Gulf
Hernando
Hudson
Lakewood
Mulberry
Nature Coast
Ridgewood
Tenoroc

Region 4
Avon Park
Cardinal Gibbons
Clewiston
Coral Springs Charter
DeSoto County
Glades Central
Gulliver Prep
Key West
Keys Gate
LaBelle
Lemon Bay
Pompano Beach
Washington (Miami)
 

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Class 5A (1345-1620)
Region 1
Arnold
Choctawhatchee
Clay
Eastside
Ed White
Menendez
Orange Park
Paxon
Pensacola
Ridgeview
Stanton
Wakulla
Westside

Region 2
Belleview
Citrus
Crystal River
Fort Pierce Westwood
Lake Wales
Lake Weir
Lecanto
Leesburg
Merritt Island
Palm Bay
Rockledge
Titusville
Weeki Wachee

Region 3
Bayshore
Dunedin
Hardee
Jesuit
Middleton
River Ridge
Robinson
Southeast
Spoto
Tarpon Springs
Wesley Chapel
Zephyrhills

Region 4
American Heritage (Plantation)
Archbishop McCarthy
Coconut Creek
Cypress Lake
Dunbar
Hallandale
Immokalee
Island Coast
Lely
Mariner
Miami Carol City
Miami Jackson
Miami Northwestern
Stranahan
Suncoast
 

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Class 6A

Region 1
District 1

Escambia
Gulf Breeze
Milton
Pace
Pine Forest
Tate
Washington (Pensacola)

District 2
Chiles
Crestview
Fort Walton Beach
Leon
Lincoln
Mosley
Navarre
Niceville

District 3
Buchholz
Columbia
Fleming Island
Forest
Gainesville
Middleburg
Oakleaf
Vanguard (Ocala)
West Port

District 4
Bolles
Englewood
First Coast
Fletcher
Robert E. Lee
Sandalwood
Terry Parker
Trinity Christian (Jacksonville)

District 5
Atlantic Coast
Bartram Trail
Creekside
Mandarin
Matanzas
Nease
Ponte Vedra
St. Augustine

District 6
DeLand
Deltona
Flagler Palm Coast
Mainland
New Smyrna Beach
Seabreeze
Spruce Creek
University (Orange City)

District 7
Apopka
Lake Brantley
Lake Mary
Lyman
Pine Ridge
Seminole (Sanford)
Wekiva
Winter Springs

District 8
Colonial
East River
Hagerty
Lake Howell
Oviedo
Timber Creek
University (Orlando)
Winter Park

Region 2
District 9

East Ridge
Edgewater
Evans
Lake Minneola
Ocoee
South Lake
West Orange
Windermere

District 10
Boone
Celebration
Cypress Creek
Dr. Phillips
Freedom (Orlando)
Lake Nona
Oak Ridge
Olympia

District 11
Gateway
Haines City
Harmony
Liberty
Osceola (Kissimmee)
Poinciana
Ridge Community
St. Cloud

District 12
Auburndale
Bartow
George Jenkins
Kathleen
Lake Gibson
Lake Region
Lakeland
Winter Haven

District 13
Freedom (Tampa)
George Steinbrenner
Land O Lakes
Pasco
Springstead
Sunlake
Wharton
Wiregrass Ranch

District 14
Alonso
Clearwater
Countryside
East Lake
Gaither
Mitchell
Palm Harbor University
Sickles

District 15
Blake
Chamberlain
Hillsborough
Jefferson
King
Leto
Plant
Tampa Bay Tech

District 16
Armwood
Bloomingdale
Brandon
Durant
Newsome
Plant City
Riverview (Riverview)
Strawberry Crest
 

Region 3
District 17

Boca Ciega
Dixie Hollins
Largo
Northeast (St. Petersburg)
Osceola (Seminole)
Pinellas Park
Seminole (Seminole)
St. Petersburg

District 18
Braden River
East Bay
Lakewood Ranch
Lennard
Manatee
Palmetto
Riverview (Sarasota)
Sarasota

District 19
Cape Coral
Charlotte
Fort Myers
Ida Baker
North Fort Myers
North Port
Port Charlotte
Riverdale
Venice

District 20
Barron Collier
East Lee County
Estero
Golden Gate
Gulf Coast
Lehigh
Naples
Palmetto Ridge
South Fort Myers

District 21
Bayside
Eau Gallie
Heritage
Melbourne
Sebastian River
Sebring
Vero Beach
Viera

District 22
Centennial
Fort Pierce Central
Jensen Beach
Martin County
Okeechobee
Port St. Lucie
South Fork
Treasure Coast

District 23
Dwyer
Jupiter
Palm Beach Central
Palm Beach Gardens
Palm Beach Lakes
Royal Palm Beach
Seminole Ridge
Wellington

District 24
Atlantic (Delray Beach)
Boynton Beach
Forest Hill
John I. Leonard
Lake Worth
Park Vista
Santaluces

Region 4
District 25

Boca Raton
Coral Springs
Deerfield Beach
Douglas
Monarch
Olympic Heights
Spanish River
West Boca Raton

District 26
Blanche Ely
Boyd Anderson
Dillard
Fort Lauderdale
Northeast (Oakland Park)
Piper
Plantation
Taravella

District 27
Dr. Krop
Hollywood Hills
McArthur
Nova
South Broward
South Plantation
St. Thomas Aquinas

District 28
American
Cooper City
Cypress Bay
Everglades
Flanagan
Miramar
West Broward
Western

District 29
Miami
Miami Beach
Miami Central
Miami Norland
Miami Springs
Mourning
North Miami
North Miami Beach

District 30
Doral
Goleman
Hialeah
Hialeah Gardens
Hialeah-Miami Lakes
Mater Academy
Reagan
Westland Hialeah

District 31
Belen Jesuit
Braddock
Columbus
Coral Gables
Miami Coral Park
Miami Sunset
South Miami
Southwest Miami

District 32
Coral Reef
Ferguson
Homestead
Miami Killian
Miami Palmetto
Miami Southridge
South Dade
Varela
 

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You know i actually love this system

Plus i can't overlook the excitement of having Gainesville in our district 

 

Like seriously my favorite moment of high school was watching our softball team knock Gainesville out of playoffs this past year when they were defending state champions so to know a head to head win could have a huge impact on their season by beating them

 

Thank you gatorman

 

If you take this to fhsaa i will be outside the doors with a sign supporting this system 

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In order to make the system work, you need 32 districts. We want to end complaints of small districts and we need to have 3 "successful" teams, so the district needed to be at least 7, but 8 works better. So after you remove, 1A teams and the 256 "Large school teams", you equally divide the other classifications. which is why 6A is larger.

Just realize, if Bolles or Trinity Christian moved back to 3A. Columbia's district could potential change and move to Jacksonville. Again, I am a believer if I am going to propose something you have to show people how it would work.  Again this is just hoping the FHSAA people realize some things.

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6 minutes ago, gatorman-uf said:

In order to make the system work, you need 32 districts. We want to end complaints of small districts and we need to have 3 "successful" teams, so the district needed to be at least 7, but 8 works better. So after you remove, 1A teams and the 256 "Large school teams", you equally divide the other classifications. which is why 6A is larger.

Just realize, if Bolles or Trinity Christian moved back to 3A. Columbia's district could potential change and move to Jacksonville. Again, I am a believer if I am going to propose something you have to show people how it would work.  Again this is just hoping the FHSAA people realize some things.

I don't see 1a

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