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Increasing Domination in the State Finals - The Numbers


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Below is a breakdown of teams in the larger classes who appeared in three or more title games in a certain decade.  The proportion of teams doing so has increased since the 1980's, and the number of teams appearing in 5 or more title games in a decade has increased substantially over time. 

In my opinion, it was the STA and Bolles teams of the 90's that kicked off the era of the "superteam." And with the increasing number of classes over time, it opened up opportunities for certain teams to dominate a class.   Although rematches in title games may be compelling for fans of those teams, it is possible that the decreasing variety of teams appearing in finals nowadays has hurt the overall pull of the state championships.  Some of the old     

 

1970-1979 (5 teams out of 60 finalists=12%)

Atlantic-4

Leon-3

Milton-3

Glades Central-3

Blountstown-3

 

1980-1989 (4 teams out of 70 finalists=6%)

Woodham-3

Manatee-3

Clewiston-3

Suwanee-3

 

1990-1999 (5 teams out of 82 finalists=6%)

Bolles-5

STA-5

Glades Central-3

Southridge-3

Union County-3

 

2000-2009 (12 teams out of 114 finalists=10%)

STA-7

Bolles-6

Pahokee-6

Northwestern-4

Madison County-4

Trinity Catholic-3

Nease-3

Lakeland-3

Plant-3

Edgewater-3

Armwood-3

Glades Central-3

 

2010-2017 (10 teams out of 96 finalists=10%)

Armwood-6

STA-5

Central-5

AHP-5

BTW-5

Bolles-5

Apopka-3

Plant-3

Dr Phillips-3

Madison County-3

 

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