And the luckiest team in the state has to be Edgewater, which somehow got placed in 6A despite being 400 students below the 6A cutoff line.  They'll have to deal with Venice and Vero in 6A, but escaped the new 5A with STA, Lakeland, and Armwood, West Boca, Buchholz, Mandarin, and others dropping down a class.

Here are the point totals thus far for the current decade (2020-2029) SCHOOL POINTS St. Thomas Aquinas 30 Chaminade  24 Hawthorne  21 Cocoa  19 AmericanHeritage(Plantation)  18 Miami Central  15 Venice  15 Lakeland  14 Madison County  13 Trinity Christian Jax 13 Christopher Columbus  12 Cardinal Gibbons  11 Cardinal Mooney  11 West Boca Raton  10 Berkeley Prep  8 Miami Northwestern  8 Bolles  7 Champagnat Catholic  7 First Baptist  7 Jesuit  7 Jones  7 Lake Mary  7 Mainland  7 Raines  7 Cardinal Newman  6 Clearwater Central Catholic  6 Apopka  5 Baker   5 Buchholz  5 Lake Wales  5 Osceola (Kissimmee)  5 Seminole (Sanford)  5 Trinity Catholic 5 Blountstown  4 Homestead  4 St. Augustine  4 Booker  3 Bradford  3 Florida "FSU" High   3 Gadsden County  3 University Christian  3 Chiefland  2 Dunbar  2 Edgewater  2 Lake Minneola  2 Lakewood  2 Mandarin  2 Merritt Island  2 Miami Norland  2 Miami Palmetto  2 Niceville  2 Northview  2 Pine Forest  2 Rickards  2 Tampa Bay Tech 2 Union County  2 Vero Beach  2 West Broward  2 Archbishop Carroll  1 Armwood  1 Baker County  1 Bishop Moore  1 Bishop Verot  1 Bloomindale  1 Bozeman  1 Carrollwood Day  1 Chipley  1 Choctawhatchee  1 Columbia  1 DeLand  1 Dr. Phillips  1 Dunnellon  1 Eau Gallie  1 Foundation Academy  1 Gaither  1 John Carroll  1 Lake Gibson  1 Lakeland Christian  1 Manatee  1 Miami Southridge   1 Monarch  1 Munroe  1 Naples  1 North Florida Christian  1 Ocoee  1 Orlando Christian Prep  1 Pahokee  1 Palm Beach Central  1 Palmetto  1 Pensacola Catholic  1 Plant   1 Ponte Vedra  1 Port Charlotte  1 Riverdale  1 Sebring  1 Seffner Christian  1 Sneads  1 Treasure Coast 1 True North 1 Vanguard  1 Washington (Miami)  1 Williston  1  

Look, the FHSAA been playin’ classification roulette since Y2K, and every spin they act like they just invented the wheel. Back in 2000 we had six classes, nice and simple—big schools with big schools, small with small, everybody kinda knew their lane. Then Florida population went full Miami traffic: exploded everywhere except where the buses could reach. So they added classes, split Metro from Suburban like they was separatin’ church and state, then scrapped it two years later ‘cause nobody could figure out the map. Travel? Man, some Panhandle teams still puttin’ more miles on the bus than a Greyhound driver. Competitive balance? Please. Private schools out here recruitin’ like it’s AAU basketball, publics stuck drawin’ from the neighborhood—guess who keeps winnin’ rings?Now here we are, December 19, 2025, and the FHSAA just dropped the 2026-28 plan: six classes plus Rural, killin’ off 7A, and—drumroll—they finally addin’ this eight-team Open Division for the big dogs. Top programs, regardless of enrollment, get pulled out based on them power rankings and play for the “real” state title. On paper? Smart. Finally admit St. Thomas, IMG, Chaminade, American Heritage, and whoever else is stackin’ talent gonna beat everybody anyway—let ‘em fight each other while the rest of us get meaningful games. I respect the honesty. Took ‘em 25 years to say, “Fine, y’all super-teams go duke it out in your own sandbox.”But here come the food-for-thought shots, straight no chaser: Them power rankings they usin’ to seed the Open Division? Same rankings that had half the state screamin’ last year when a 9-1 team got left out ‘cause schedule strength. If the formula still glitchy, we gon’ have more drama than a FAMU-FSU game in the fourth quarter. SSAA out here growin’ like kudzu. Over 120 schools now, grabbin’ teams left and right—especially them smaller publics and privates who tired of gettin’ 50-burgers put on ‘em every September. They promisin’ shorter bus rides, better matchups, and no more watchin’ the same five programs win everything. If FHSAA don’t lock this Open Division down clean, SSAA might end up the new Friday Night Lights league for half the state. Public vs. private still the quiet elephant smokin’ in the corner. Open Division might scoop up most of the private juggernauts, but the mid-tier arms race don’t stop. Georgia got multipliers, Texas got separate playoffs—Florida still actin’ like strict enrollment gon’ fix recruitin’ pipelines. Good luck with that. Geography ain’t changin’. You can redraw districts all you want, but the Panhandle still the Panhandle, and South Florida still South Florida. Until somebody invents teleportation, somebody gon’ be ridin’ six hours for a district game. Stability. That’s the word FHSAA can’t spell. Every four years they blow it up and start over. Coaches can’t plan rivalries, fans can’t build traditions, and recruits just wait to see where the power programs land next cycle. Give us a system that lasts a decade, make small tweaks, let it breathe. Bottom line: This Open Division move is the closest FHSAA come to admittin’ reality since I graduated FAMU. If they execute it right—transparent selections, protected regional play in the regular classes, and keep the SSAA from turnin’ into the SEC of independents—Florida football might actually feel fair again.If not? Well, like Ron White say, “I had the right to remain silent… but I didn’t have the ability.” FHSAA keep talkin’ big changes, but we’ll see if they finally shut up and let the games do the talkin’.You feel me? Or you want me to break it down slower next time?

Using my point system, here are the all-time point totals for the 314 schools that have made it to at least one State Semifinal game from 1963-2025: 5 pts awarded for State Title, 4 pts for co-champ (Ties), 2 points for state runner-up, 1 point for State Semifinal loss. SCHOOL POINTS St. Thomas Aquinas 106 Bolles 78 Chaminade 62 Lakeland 58 Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) 57 University Christian 57 Madison County 56 Glades Day 55 Pahokee 53 Cocoa 51 North Florida Christian 51 Miami Northwestern 49 Miami Central 48 Glades Central 43 American Heritage(Plantation) 40 Baker  40 Manatee 38 Washington (Miami) 38 Armwood 34 Miami Carol City 33 Port St. Joe 32 Jefferson County 31 Plant  31 Venice 31 Blountstown 30 Frostproof 30 Christopher Columbus 28 Apopka 27 Fort Meade 27 Raines 27 Champagnat Catholic 26 Godby 26 American Heritage(Delray) 25 Miami Southridge  25 Merritt Island 24 Pine Forest 24 Union County 24 FAMU 23 Hawthorne 23 Osceola (Kissimmee) 23 Suwannee 23 Lincoln 22 Coral Gables 21 Bartow 20 Bradford 20 Jesuit 20 Trinity Catholic 20 Dillard 19 Mainland 19 Naples 19 Santa Fe 19 Southeast(Bradenton) 19 Cardinal Gibbons 18 Cardinal Mooney 18 Clewiston 18 St. Augustine 18 Graceville 17 Leon 17 Victory Christian 17 Wakulla 17 Wildwood 17 Trenton 16 Avon Park 15 Buchholz 15 Clearwater Central Catholic 15 Dunnellon 15 Dwyer 15 Edgewater 15 Miami Norland 15 Escambia 14 Hastings 14 Milton 14 Palm Bay 14 Berkeley Prep 13 Columbia 13 Lake Wales 13 Niceville 13 Rockledge 13 Seminole (Sanford) 13 Titusville 13 Vero Beach 13 Atlantic 12 Bishop Moore 12 Florida "FSU" High  12 Jefferson   12 Woodham 12 Benjamin 11 Dr. Phillips 11 Ely 11 Forest 11 Haines City 11 Jupiter Christian 11 Carver 10 Choctawhatchee 10 Deerfield Beach 10 Eustis 10 Fort Walton Beach 10 Gainesville 10 Immokalee 10 Jones 10 Newberry 10 Palatka 10 Palmetto 10 Warner Christian 10 West Boca Raton 10 Chiefland 9 Clay 9 First Baptist 9 Holmes County 9 Lafayette 9 Monsignor Pace 9 Nease 9 Northview 9 Robinson 9 Tampa Catholic 9 University (Ft. Lauderdale) 9 Walton 9 Williston 9 Fort Pierce Central 8 Greensboro 8 Melbourne 8 Miami 8 Miramar 8 Pasco 8 Pensacola 8 South Sumter 8 Taylor County 8 Westminster Academy 8 Bay 7 Booker 7 Gulliver Prep 7 Hialeah Miami Lakes 7 Lake Gibson 7 Lake Mary 7 Mandarin 7 Miami Edison 7 Miami Killian 7 Rutherford 7 Tate 7 Washington (Pensacola) 7 Auburndale 6 Bishop Verot 6 Cardinal Newman 6 Flanagan 6 Hardee 6 Hollywood Hills 6 Homestead 6 Liberty County 6 Palm Beach Gardens 6 Pensacola Catholic 6 Riverview (Sarasota) 6 Robert E Lee 6 Astronaut 5 Bartram Trail 5 Blake 5 Chapman 5 Dixie County 5 Dunedin 5 Ernest Ward (McDavid) 5 Evangel Christian 5 Evans 5 North Marion 5 Pinecrest (Lithia) 5 Shorecrest 5 South Dade 5 St. Edward's 5 Westminster Christian 5 Wolfson 5 Baker County 4 Boone 4 Chipley 4 Clermont 4 Hamilton County 4 Lakewood 4 Miami Jackson 4 Moore Haven 4 Trinity Prep 4 Winter Park 4 Admiral Farragut 3 Brandon 3 Cambridge 3 Charlotte 3 Crestview 3 Cypress Bay 3 Dade Christian 3 DeLand 3 Gadsden County 3 Indian Rocks Christian 3 John Carroll 3 Kathleen 3 Key West 3 King's Academy 3 Lakeland Christian 3 Marianna 3 North Fort Myers 3 Pace 3 Ponte Vedra 3 Sandalwood 3 Suncoast 3 Vanguard 3 Wewahitchka 3 Archbishop Carroll 2 Belen Jesuit 2 Branford 2 Century 2 Chamberlain 2 Citrus 2 Dixie Hollins 2 Dunbar 2 East Lake  2 Estero 2 Father Lopez 2 First Coast 2 Fletcher 2 Fort Lauderdale 2 Fort Myers 2 Gaither 2 Groveland 2 Hillsborough 2 Jay 2 LaBelle 2 Lake Brantley 2 Lake Minneola 2 Largo 2 Leesburg 2 Lely 2 Miami Beach 2 Miami Christian 2 Miami Palmetto 2 Mosley 2 Navarre 2 New Smyrna Beach 2 Northside Christian 2 Oxbridge Academy 2 Plantation 2 Rickards 2 Sarasota 2 Seabreeze 2 Sebring 2 Seffner Christian 2 Shanks 2 St. Petersburg 2 Tampa Bay Tech 2 Tarpon Springs 2 Vernon 2 Viera 2 West Broward 2 Wharton 2 Winter Haven 2 Alva 1 Apalachicola 1 Aucilla Christian 1 Bay Point 1 Belleview 1 Bloomingdale 1 Boca Raton 1 Bozeman 1 Braden River 1 Bradenton Prep 1 Calvary Chr (Ft. Lauderdale) 1 Carrabelle 1 Carrollwood Day 1 Clearwater 1 Colonial 1 Cottondale 1 Crescent City 1 Durant 1 East Gadsden (Havana) 1 Eau Gallie 1 Englewood 1 First Academy (Orlando) 1 Florida Christian 1 Foundation Academy 1 Freeport 1 Harris 1 Island Coast 1 Marathon 1 Martin County 1 Melbourne Central Catholic 1 Monarch 1 Mulberry 1 Munroe 1 North Miami Beach 1 Northeast (St. Petersburg) 1 Northwest Christian 1 Nova 1 Oak Ridge 1 Ocoee 1 Orange Park 1 Orlando Christian Prep 1 Out-of-Door 1 Oviedo 1 Palm Beach Central 1 Palmer Trinity 1 Pope John Paul II 1 Port Charlotte 1 Riverdale 1 Santa Fe Catholic 1 Seminole 1 Sneads 1 South Fort Myers 1 South Plantation 1 St. Andrews 1 St. Petersburg Catholic 1 Steinbrenner 1 Taylor 1 Temple Heights 1 Treasure Coast 1 Trinity Christian (Deltona) 1 True North 1 Wekiva 1 West Florida 1 West Orange 1 Yulee 1

I like the SSAA but... I absolutely hate their website.  I can't find 2025 SSAA member teams, conference standings or playoff brackets anywhere.  Maybe they've moved to a different site since last year?  Somebody help me out here.