The Florida High School Athletic Association released its first girls basketball rankings of the season that will determine playoff seedings and some postseason berths. The district winners in each region automatically qualify for the playoffs and secure a home playoff in the region quarterfinals. The next four postseason berths in each region are determined strictly by the rankings. Here is the list of the top eight in regions that includes area teams. Local ranked teams are in bold.
Class 7A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Winter Haven
6-0
18.093
2. Plant
11-3
14.821
3. Durant
8-2
13.559
4. Sumner
10-3
12.133
5. East Lake
9-1
11.024
6. Sarasota Riverview
6-5
9.990
7. Steinbrenner
9-4
8.708
8. Venice
5-3
8.093
Class 6A, Region 1
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Oakleaf
10-1
16.133
2. Niceville
11-3
14.265
3. Pace
9-2
13.575
4. Navarre
8-3
12.070
5. Gainesville
6-4
12.043
6. Ponte Vedra Nease
7-3
11.924
7. Orange Park
5-4
10.007
8. Ponte Vedra
5-4
9.863
Local in the mix: No. 9 Land O’ Lakes (7-2)
Class 6A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Bloomingdale
13-0
17.033
2. Punta Gorda Charlotte
7-3
16.792
3. Tampa Bay Tech
10-2
13.397
4. Armwood
8-4
8.723
5. Fort Myers
6-2
8.617
6. South Fort Myers
7-3
7.780
7. Hillsborough
8-4
5.817
8. Palmetto
7-4
2.966
Local in the mix: No. 9 Largo (6-4)
Class 5A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Kissimmee Gateway
11-1
17.962
2. River Ridge
8-4
5.905
3. Lake Wales
5-6
4.493
4. Tavares
4-3
2.120
5. Orlando Jones
3-7
2.090
6. Wesley Chapel
7-5
1.693
7. Lake Region
5-4
0.427
8. King
4-5
-0.493
Local in the mix: No. 10 Zephyrhills (5-5)
Class 5A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Clearwater
9-2
12.228
2. Port Charlotte
9-5
11.266
3. St. Petersburg
9-1
9.160
4. Parrish Community
6-4
6.356
5. Naples Barron Collier
10-5
5.790
6. Sebring
5-3
3.255
7. Braden River
5-6
2.118
8. Boca Ciega
5-4
2.039
Local in the mix: No. 11 Northeast (4-8)
Class 4A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Sarasota Booker
10-1
19.103
2. Academy of the Holy Names
8-3
14.377
3. DeSoto County
9-2
11.699
4. Avon Park
7-2
10.909
5. Lakewood
7-3
9.417
6. Gibbs
10-3
8.636
7. Weeki Wachee
10-1
6.348
8. Robinson
9-4
3.757
Class 3A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Seffner Christian
8-2
19.923
2. West Palm Beach King’s Academy
7-1
18.166
3. Melbourne Holy Trinity Episcopal
8-1
15.847
4. West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman
8-3
10.880
5. Palm Beach Gardens Benjamin
6-3
9.631
6. Windermere Prep
7-3
7.750
7. Merritt Island Edgewood
9-0
6.399
8. Orlando The First Acadmy
7-3
4.349
Local in the mix: No. 9 Bell Creek Academy (9-4)
Class 3A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Sarasota Cardinal Mooney
6-1
16.720
2. Tampa Prep
8-1
14.821
3. Brooks DeBartolo
7-4
13.821
4. Tampa Catholic
7-3
11.041
5. Carrollwood Day
5-2
6.673
6. Community School of Naples
6-1
6.390
7. Fort Myers Gateway Charter
4-1
6.282
8. Calvary Christian
6-4
5.750
Local in the mix: Clearwater Central Catholic (8-3)