State Breakdown for 4 Top 25 Polls -Public vs Private

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Below is a breakdown of Top 25 polls for four major boys hs sports to compare public versus private school representation.   Only California had more ranked schools than Florida.  The vast majority of Florida ranked schools were private.  Only 2 FL public schools were ranked (Venice/football, Oak Ridge/basketball)...no better than states like Arizona, Indiana, Illinois or Oklahoma.  

The numbers for Texas show that public school sports programs can be very successful.  In the past, we might have attributed all of the private school success to recruiting.  Today, I think a lot of it has to do with availability of resources, ie facilities, coaching, etc.  If Florida has such an overabundance of great hs athletes, one would think that the public schools would be better represented.  

Totals of 4 Polls - 53 private schools, 47 public schools

States with 5 or More Schools in the Polls

California - 8 private, 7 public

Florida - 12 private, 2 public

Texas - 9 public

New Jersey - 6 private

Georgia - 5 public, 1 private

Ohio - 3 public, 3 private

Pennsylvania - 4 private, 1 public

 

Football - 14 public, 11 private

California - 3 private, 2 public

Florida - 2 private, 1 public

Texas - 3 public

Georgia - 2 public

New Jersey - 1 private

Ohio - 1 public

Pennsylvania - 1 public

Hawaii - 1 private

District of Columbia - 1 private

Nevada - 1 private

Maryland - 1 private

Kentucky - 1 private

South Carolina - 1 public

Utah -  1 public

Indiana - 1 public

Arizona - 1 public

 

Baseball (latest poll) - 15 private schools, 10 public schools

Florida - 7 private

California - 4 private, 2 public

Texas - 4 public

Louisiana - 1 private, 1 public

Georgia - 1 private, 1 public

Texas - 1 public

Missouri - 1 private

Illinois - 1 private

Arkansas - 1 public

 

Basketball - 14 private, 11 public

Florida - 2 private, 1 public

Nevada -  2 private

New Jersey - 2 private

Virginia - 2 private

Georgia - 2 public

Indiana - 1 private, 1 public

Maryland - 1 private

Michigan - 1 public

Pennsylvania - 1 private

Texas -  1 public

Tennessee - 1 public

Arizona - 1 public

Washington - 1 private

California - 1 private

Illinois - 2 public

Alabama - 1 public

Michigan - 1 private

 

Wrestling - 13 private, 12 public

Ohio - 3 private, 2 public

New Jersey - 3 private

Pennsylvania - 3 private

California - 3 public

Illinois - 1 private, 1 public

Oklahoma- 2 public

Florida - 1 private

Michigan - 1 private

Missouri - 1 private

Iowa -  1 public

Texas -  1 public

Indiana - 1 public