For the first time since High School Football America began its rankings in 2012, Venice is the No. 1 team in the final Florida Top 25 high school football rankings, powered by NFL Play Football. The 7A champs beat eight teams this year that finished 2024 in the HSFA 300 national rankings. On the national scene, Venice finishes No. 4 in the country.
Based on Venice’s strength of schedule and a close 21-16 loss to IMG, the Indians edge the Ascenders for the top spot in our statewide rankings created with our proprietary algorithm.
Falling in behind No. 2 IMG is Chaminade-Madonna at No. 3. The Lions have won four straight state titles.
4A champ American Heritage (Plantation) finishes the season at No. 4.
St. Thomas Aquinas, fresh off a sixth straight state championship finishes No. 5.
Below is the final FLA Top 25.
High School Football America Florida Top 25
| Ranking/Team | Record | Last Week |
| No. 1 Venice | (14-1) | 2 |
| No. 2 IMG Academy | (7-2) | 1 |
| No. 3 Chaminade-Madonna | (13-2) | 4 |
| No. 4 American Heritage (Plantation) | (12-2)*+ | 5 |
| No. 5 St. Thomas Aquinas | (12-3) | 6 |
| No. 6 Jones (Orlando) | (14-1) | 7 |
| No. 7 Lakeland | (13-1) | 3 |
| No. 8 Cocoa | (11-3) | 9 |
| No. 9 Northwestern (Miami) | (12-2)* | 11 |
| No. 10 Norland | (9-3)*+ | 8 |
| No. 11 Clearwater Central Catholic | (12-3) | 10 |
| No. 12 Columbus (Miami) | (9-4) | 12 |
| No. 13 West Boca Raton | (15-0)*** | 15 |
| No. 14 Gadsden County | (13-2) | 14 |
| No. 15 Lake Mary | (12-3) | 13 |
| No. 16 Osceola (Kissimmee) | (12-3) | 16 |
| No. 17 Raines | (13-1) | 17 |
| No. 18 Manatee | (10-2) | 18 |
| No. 19 Armwood | (12-1) | 19 |
| No. 20 Seminole (Sanford) | (10-2)** | 20 |
| No. 21 Tampa Bay Tech | (10-2) | 21 |
| No. 22 Edgewater (Florida) | (10-2)** | 22 |
| No. 23 St. Augustine | (11-2) | 23 |
| No. 24 Atlantic (Delray Beach) | (11-2)** | 24 |
| No. 25 Dr. Phillips | (12-2) | 25 |
Honorable Mention (alphabetical order): Bishop Moore (10-3), Bishop Verot (9-4), Blanche Ely (8-4), Bolles School (10-2), Booker T. Washington-Miami (10-3)*, Bradford (9-2), Buchholz (10-4), Cardinal Mooney (12-1), Cardinal Newman (10-2), Choctawhatchee (10-3), Dillard (9-3), Eau Gallie (12-2), Fleming Island (8-4), Florida St. University HS (8-4), Gaither (7-5)++**, Jesuit (7-4), Lake Wales (7-4), Lincoln-Tallahassee (10-3), Madison County (10-3), Mandarin (7-4), Monarch (7-4), Mosley (9-2), Naples (11-3), Nease (10-1), Newberry (10-3), Niceville (12-2), Oakleaf (9-4), Pace (10-2), Palmetto-Miami (6-4), Plant (8-4)++, Plantation (6-5), Ponte Vedra (9-3), Port Charlotte (10-3), Southridge (10-3), Vanguard (11-2), Vero Beach (8-4), West Broward (9-4), Western-Davie (6-7)****, West Orange (10-3)
*Awarded win from Miami Central forfeits
**Awarded win from The First Academy forfeits
***Awarded win from Western (Davie) forfeits
***Western forfeited two wins
+Awarded win from Norland forfeit, Norland also loses a win.
++Gaither forfeited two wins
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
