Armwood is area’s top team according to MaxPreps

MaxPreps released its initial football rankings for the season last week. The computerized system rates teams with an aggregate number. Based on those results, here is a list of the top 25 teams in the Tampa Bay area. Below is each team’s MaxPreps rating and where each is ranked in the area, state and nationally according to its system.

MaxPreps’ area rankings also includes DeSoto, Manatee, Polk and Sarasota counties.

1. Armwood

Rating: 59.4

Tampa Bay: No. 2

State: No. 7

National: No. 44

2. Gaither

Rating: 54.8

Tampa Bay: 3

State: 10

National: 61

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3. Tampa Bay Tech

Rating: 48.9

Tampa Bay: 4

State: 14

National: 109

4. Clearwater Academy

Rating: 46.4

Tampa Bay: 5

State: 17

National: 140

5. Jesuit

Rating: 39.3 

Tampa Bay: 6

State: 25

National: 249

6. Berkeley Prep

Rating: 34.8

Tampa Bay: 11

State: 35

National: 375

7. Lakewood

Rating: 32.2

Tampa Bay: 13

State: 47

National: 474

8. Bloomingdale

Rating: 28.7

Tampa Bay: 16

State: 59

National: 646

9. Wiregrass Ranch

Rating: 23.6

Tampa Bay: 17

State: 74

National: 955

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10. Steinbrenner

Rating: 23.1

Tampa Bay: 18

State: 77

National: 990

11. Plant City

Rating: 23.0

Tampa Bay: 20

State: 79

National: 1,005

12. Hillsborough

Rating: 21.1

Tampa Bay: 22

State: 88

National: 1,150

13. Mitchell

Rating: 20.9

Tampa Bay: 23

State: 89

National: 1,166

14. Newsome

Rating: 20.8

Tampa Bay: 24

State: 90

National: 1,175

15. Clearwater Central Catholic

Rating: 19.7

Tampa Bay: 25

State: 97

National: 1,270

16. Boca Ciega

Rating: 18.9

Tampa Bay: 26

State: 101

National: 1,342

17. Tampa Catholic

Rating: 18.8

Tampa Bay: 27

State: 104

National: 1,354

18. Clearwater

Rating: 16.4

Tampa Bay: 28

State: 114

National: 1,587

19. River Ridge

Rating: 14.7

Tampa Bay: 30

State: 120

National: 1,769

20. Chamberlain

Rating: 14.1

Tampa Bay: 31

State: 125

National: 1,841

21. Pinellas Park

Rating: 14

Tampa Bay: 32

State: 128

National: 1,856

22. Calvary Christian

Rating: 14

Tampa Bay: 33

State: 129

National: 1,857

23. Riverview

Rating: 13.6

Tampa Bay: 34

State: 130

National: 1,897

24. Jefferson

Rating: 13.3

Tampa Bay: 35

State: 136

National: 1,936

25. Lennard

Rating: 12.9

Tampa Bay: 36

State: 138

National: 1,994