The following story is written by Joshua Wilson, founder of the FloridaHSFootball.com
Welcome to the third edition of the FloridaHSFootball.com Rankings for the 2020 season. Florida Top 25 is presented first with this week’s ranking, classification for the ranked team, record, and previous ranking from the week before.
After that, you can find the Top 10 rankings for Classes 5A-8A and Top 5 for Classes 1A-4A for that includes rankings, record, and previous ranking the week before (after this week), plus a list of the first five teams outside each classification ranking in our First Five Out in Classes 5A-8A and First Three Out in Classes 1A-4A.
One of the biggest notes this season is that game schedules widely vary from team to team due to the COVID-19 pandemic and as such a team with fewer games played may be ranked ahead of a team with more games played. We are ranking teams based on current abilities as well as potential abilities and results of games played. Also, only teams that opted-in for the FHSAA State Series will be considered for ranking this fall.
Rankings are will be updated every Monday through the rest of the regular season and through the FHSAA play-in game for each of the eight classifications with a final ranking coming after the season is completed in mid-December.
FLORIDA TOP 25
Rank, Team, Classification, Record, Previous Ranking
- St. Thomas Aquinas (7A), 1-0, 1
- Miami Northwestern (5A), 0-0, 2
- Miami Central (6A), 0-0, 3
- Chaminade-Madonna (3A), 3-1, 5
- American Heritage (Plantation) (5A), 3-1, 4
- Edgewater (7A), 2-1, 6
- Venice (7A), 6-1, 7
- Bloomingdale (7A), 5-0, 8
- Seminole (Sanford) (8A), 5-0, 9
- Miami Palmetto (8A), 0-0, 10
- Gaither (7A), 5-0, 11
- Jones (5A), 4-0, 12
- Lakeland (7A), 3-1, 15
- Bartram Trail (8A), 5-1, 16
- Niceville (7A), 4-0, 17
- Lee (6A), 4-0, 18
- Bolles (4A), 5-1, 19
- Jesuit (5A), 7-0, 20
- Trinity Christian (Jacksonville), 4-1, NR
- North Fort Myers (6A), 5-0, 21
- Lake Gibson (6A), 5-1, 22
- Treasure Coast (8A), 6-0, 23
- Florida High (3A), 5-0, 24
- Cocoa (4A), 3-0, 25
- Rockledge (5A), 4-0, NR
CLASS 8A
Rank, Team, Record, Previous Ranking
- Seminole (Sanford), 5-0, 1
- Miami Palmetto, 0-0, 2
- Bartram Trail 5-1, 4
- Treasure Coast, 6-0, 5
- Dr. Phillips, 4-1, 7
- Osceola (Kissimmee), 3-1, 6
- Vero Beach, 4-1, 8
- Timber Creek, 4-0, 10
- Winter Park, 4-1, NR
- Oakleaf, 4-2, NR
First Five Out: Riverview (Sarasota), 4-1; DeLand, 2-1; West Orange, 3-1; Apopka, 3-2; Newsome, 4-0
CLASS 7A
Rank, Team, Record, Previous Ranking
- St. Thomas Aquinas, 1-0, 1
- Edgewater, 2-1, 2
- Venice, 6-1, 3
- Bloomingdale, 5-0, 4
- Lakeland, 2-1, 6
- Niceville, 4-0, 7
- Mitchell, 5-0, 8
- Fleming Island, 5-1, 9
- Manatee, 4-0, 10
- Viera, 3-0, NR
First Five Out: Plant City, 4-1; Armwood 3-2; Fletcher, 4-1; Navarre, 3-0; Bartow, 5-0
CLASS 6A
Rank, Team, Record, Previous Ranking
- Miami Central, 0-0, 1
- Gaither, 5-0, 2
- Lee, 4-0, 3
- North Fort Myers, 5-0, 4
- Lake Gibson, 5-1, 5
- Escambia, 4-0, 6
- Ponte Vedra, 5-1, 8
- Lake Minneola, 3-1, NR
- Mainland, 3-1, NR
- Port Charlotte, 5-1, NR
First Five Out: Dunbar, 3-1; Palmetto Ridge, 4-0; Braden River, 3-2; Boca Ciega, 4-1; Palmetto, 3-2
CLASS 5A
Rank, Team, Record, Previous Ranking
- Miami Northwestern, 0-0, 1
- American Heritage (Plantation), 3-1, 2
- Jones, 4-0, 3
- Jesuit, 7-0, 4
- Rockledge, 4-0, 6
- Baker County, 5-1, 5
- Lake Wales, 3-0, 8
- Clay, 5-0, 9
- Vanguard, 3-0, 10
- Dunnellon, 3-0, NR
First Five Out: Suwannee, 5-2; Wakulla, 4-1; Sebring, 5-0; Eau Gallie, 3-0; Nature Coast, 4-0
CLASS 4A
Rank, Team, Record, Previous Ranking
- Bolles, 5-1, 1
- Cocoa, 3-0, 2
- Gulliver Prep, 3-0, 3
- Lakewood 4-0, 4
- Cardinal Gibbons, 2-0, 2
First Three Out: The Villages, 3-0; Tampa Catholic, 4-1; Lemon Bay, 5-1
CLASS 3A
Rank, Team, Record, Previous Ranking
- Chaminade-Madonna, 3-1, 1
- Florida High, 5-0, 2
- Trinity Christian (Jacksonville), 4-1, 3
- Calvary Christian (Clearwater), 6-0, 4
- Berkeley Prep, 2-1, 5
First Three Out: Lakeland Christian, 4-1; Baldwin, 6-0; John Carroll, 5-1
CLASS 2A
Rank, Team, Record, Previous Ranking
- Champagnat Catholic, 3-2, 1
- Cambridge Christian, 6-0, 4
- Zephyrhills Christian, 6-1, NR
- Victory Christian, 4-2, 2
- Foundation Academy, 5-1, 3
First Three Out: University Christian, 2-3; Carrollwood Day, 4-2; Community School of Naples, 7-0
CLASS 1A
Rank, Team, Record, Previous Ranking
- Madison County, 6-1, 1
- Vernon, 4-0, 2
- Baker, 6-0, 3
- Wildwood, 6-0, 4
- Newberry, 6-1, 5
First Three Out: Hawthorne, 4-1; Dixie County, 4-2; Wewahitchka, 5-1
