The magical 2021 season for Jesuit High School in Tampa continues. Today, the Tigers close-out 2021 as the No. 1 team in the High School Football America Florida Top 25, powered by NFL Play Football.
Jesuit closed-out a perfect 15-0 season by beating Pine Forest 35-29 for the 6A title. It was the school’s first state football championship since 1968.
In addition to the state’s top ranking, Jesuit finished No. 5 in the High School Football America 100 national rankings. The season included a win over No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas, which won its third straight 7A state title.
STA finished No. 6 in our national rankings.
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IMG Academy, which held the No. 1 ranking for most of the year, finishes No. 3, followed by three-time champ Miami Central at No. 4 and 3A champ Chaminade-Madonna at No. 5.
8A state champ Venice closes-out 2021 ranked No. 6 in our statewide rankings created with our proprietary algorithm. Two-time 4A champ Cardinal Gibbons is No. 7, followed by Cocoa at No. 8, Apopka at No. 9 and Miami Northwestern at No. 10.
High School Football America Florida Top 25
| Ranking/Team | Record | Last Week |
| No. 1 Jesuit | (15-0) | 1 |
| No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas | (14-1) | 2 |
| No. 3 IMG Academy | (9-1) | 3 |
| No. 4 Miami Central | (12-2) | 4 |
| No. 5 Chaminade-Madonna | (12-1) | 5 |
| No. 6 Venice | (14-1) | 6 |
| No. 7 Cardinal Gibbons | (11-2) | 8 |
| No. 8 Cocoa | (11-2) | 7 |
| No. 9 Apopka | (12-3) | 9 |
| No. 10 Northwestern (Miami) | (10-4) | 10 |
| No. 11 Jones (Orlando) | (11-3) | 11 |
| No. 12 Treasure Coast | (10-2) | 12 |
| No. 13 American Heritage (Plantation) | (6-4) | 13 |
| No. 14 Buchholz | (12-2) | 14 |
| No. 15 Seminole (Sanford) | (11-2) | 15 |
| No. 16 Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville) | (10-4) | 17 |
| No. 17 Tampa Bay Tech | (14-1) | 16 |
| No. 18 Merritt Island | (13-2) | 18 |
| No. 19 Killian | (12-1) | 19 |
| No. 20 Edgewater | (10-2) | 20 |
| No. 21 Columbus (Miami) | (9-4) | 21 |
| No. 22 Palmetto (Miami) | (9-3) | 22 |
| No. 23 Berkeley Prep | (12-1) | 23 |
| No. 24 Lake Gibson | (9-4) | 24 |
| No. 25 Bolles School | (8-3) | 25 |
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
