How Accurate Was the 2018 Preseason Poll?

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Overachievers(none were ranked in the Preseason Top 25)- Mandarin(8A champion), North Marion(5A runner-up), Deerfield Beach(8A semifinalist), Riverview(8A semifinalist), Edgewater(7A semifinalist), Bloomingdale(6A region finalist) 

Underachievers - Columbia, Immokalee, Clay

SUNSHINE STATE TOP 25 PRESEASON

 

1. Miami Carol City,    lost to 6A Miami Central in 2nd round
2. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale),    7A runner-up
3. Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale),    5A champion
4. American Heritage (Plantation),  lost to 5A Cardinal Gibbons in 3rd round 
5. Miami Central,    lost to 6A Northwestern in 3rd round
6. Miami Northwestern,    6A champion
7. Columbia (Lake City), lost to 7A Lee in 2nd round
8. Dr. Phillips (Orlando), lost to 8A Riverview in 3rd round
9. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood),   3A champion
10. Raines (Jacksonville),   4A champion
11. Columbus (Miami),    8A runner-up
12. Wekiva (Apopka), lost to 8A Mandarin in 3rd round
13. Armwood (Seffner),    6A runner-up
14. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville),  lost to North Marion in 5A state semi
15. Immokalee, lost to 5A Jesuit in second round
16. Venice, lost to St Thomas in 7A state semi
17. Lakeland,   7A champion
18. Cocoa,    4A runner-up
19. Plant (Tampa),   lost to 7A Lakeland in 3rd round
20. Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens),   lost to 7A St Thomas in 3rd round
21. South Dade (Homestead),   lost to 8A Columbus in 3rd round
22. Vanguard (Ocala),    lost to 6A Armwood in 3rd round
23. Vero Beach,   lost to 8A Dr Phillips in 2nd round
24. Clay (Green Cove Springs),  did not make playoffs-finished season 4-6
25. Godby (Tallahassee),  lost to Bolles in 2nd round