The Florida High School Athletic Association released its first boys 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	12-2	24.575
2. Newsome	12-1	15.325
3. East Lake	12-1	14.255
4. Plant City	10-3	14.090
5. Alonso	11-3	10.534
6. Durant	9-2	10.263
7. Sumner	10-3	9.076
8. Sarasota	11-3	7.333

Class 6A, Region 1

Rank/team	Record	Rating
1. Ponte Vedra	9-3	14.197
2. Gainesville	10-4	13.918
3. Oakleaf	11-1	13.511
4. Ponte Vedra Nease	12-3	13.458
5. Gulf Breeze	10-1	11.229
6. Tallahassee Lincoln	10-4	10.141
7. Orange Park	9-4	9.770
8. Ocala Forest	9-4	9.273

Class 6A, Region 3

Rank/team	Record	Rating
1. Naples Palmetto Ridge	9-0	13.722
2. Wharton	11-3	12.742
3. Leto	12-4	12.651
4. Largo	9-3	10.917
5. Immokalee	9-5	8.741
6. Punta Gorda Charlotte	5-8	7.724
7. Countryside	6-3	7.680
8. Lehigh Acres East Lee County	11-3	6.660

Class 5A, Region 2

Rank/team	Record	Rating
1. Auburndale	12-3	16.187
2. Jesuit	12-1	15.554
3. Orlando Jones	7-7	13.382
4. Leesburg	7-5	11.287
5. Blake	9-4	10.937
6. Ocala Vanguard	7-6	7.254
7. Wesley Chapel	8-4	7.001
8. Davenport	8-3	6.794

Class 5A, Region 3

Rank/team	Record	Rating
1. Naples Barron Collier	8-4	10.974
2. Bradenton Southeast	8-1	10.923
3. Cypress Lake	5-0	9.048
4. St. Petersburg	5-4	9.039
5. Sebring	10-2	8.803
6. Naples	8-4	8.797
7. Seminole	6-5	8.388
8. Naples Lely	8-6	8.010

Class 4A, Region 3

Rank/team	Record	Rating
1. Gibbs	9-2	13.150
2. Fort Myers Gateway	7-4	6.517
3. Lakewood	7-5	6.476
4. Central	8-3	5.991
5. Lemon Bay	9-3	5.535
6. Robinson	7-4	4.838
7. LaBelle	8-3	4.595
8. Lake Placid	8-3	2.738

Class 3A, Region 2

Rank/team	Record	Rating
1. Windermere Prep	10-3	15.333
2. Bell Creek Academy	11-1	13.490
3. Winter Garden Foundation Academy	10-2	11.096
4. Seffner Christian	10-2	10.897
5. Palm Beach Gardens Benjamin	6-4	10.621
6. Fort Pierce John Carroll	9-2	8.850
7. West Palm Beach King’s Academy	12-0	8.555
8. Orlando The First Academy	10-3	8.157

Class 3A, Region 3

Rank/team	Record	Rating
1. Calvary Christian	11-2	19.083
2. Fort Myers Gateway Charter	12-1	18.234
3. Berkeley Prep	9-2	15.551
4. Northside Christian	8-3	12.696
5. Tampa Prep	9-0	11.367
6. Tampa Catholic	6-6	10.984
7. Community School of Naples	11-2	10.684
8. Naples First Baptist	8-3	9.841

Class 2A, Region 3

Rank/team	Record	Rating
1. Bradenton Saint Stephen’s	9-2	7.942
2. Tampa SLAM	6-8	5.958
3. Lakeside Christian	9-4	3.606
4. Naples St. John Neumann	7-5	1.677
5. Canterbury	7-5	1.504
6. Brandon Academy	6-3	0.181
7. Everglades City	3-1	-2.747
8. Fort Myers Evangelical Christian	5-9	-3.343