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Girls basketball: FHSAA rankings released — Jan. 3

The Florida High School Athletic Association released its latest 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/teamRecordRating
1. Winter Haven10-119.511
2. Plant14-316.373
3. Sarasota Riverview8-512.105
4. Venice9-510.973
5. Durant8-410.606
6. East Lake11-210.498
7. Sumner13-510.238
8. Sarasota9-710.222
Local in the mix: No. 10 Riverview (11-4)

Class 6A, Region 1
Rank/teamRecordRating
1. Oakleaf14-118.058
2. Ponte Vedra Nease11-315.825
3. Pace11-212.202
4. Niceville11-411.354
5. Gainesville6-510.695
6. Ponte Vedra 7-610.051
7. Navarre10-410.049
8. Tallahassee Chiles12-28.790
Local in the mix: No. 10 Land O’ Lakes (8-3)

Class 6A, Region 3
Rank/teamRecordRating
1. Bloomingdale16-116.904
2. Punta Gorda Charlotte9-516.407
3. Tampa Bay Tech13-313.994
4. South Fort Myers10-48.810
5. Armwood10-68.429
6. Hillsborough11-55.562
7. Fort Myers8-45.449
8. Wharton9-64.091
Local in the mix: No. 9 Largo (7-4)

Class 5A, Region 2
Rank/teamRecordRating
1. Kissimmee Gateway13-216.732
2. Orlando Jones7-86.405
3. River Ridge10-55.241
4. Lake Wales5-64.133
5. Lake Region6-50.941
6. Wesley Chapel8-70.617
7. Tavares4-4-0.362
8. Gulf7-6-0.376
Local in the mix: No. 9 King (4-5)

Class 5A, Region 3
Rank/teamRecordRating
1. Port Charlotte 11-710.695
2. Clearwater9-510.356
3. St. Petersburg11-28.539
4. Naples Barron Collier10-54.707
5. Parrish Community6-63.888
6. Sebring5-33.270
7. Braden River7-81.045
8. Boca Ciega5-40.917
Local in the mix: No. 10 Seminole (5-9)

Class 4A, Region 3
Rank/teamRecordRating
1. Academy of the Holy Names12-413.803
2. Sarasota Booker10-513.137
3. Lakewood8-310.834
4. DeSoto County9-210.795
5. Avon Park7-210.365
6. Gibbs13-39.637
7. Weeki Wachee11-34.331
8. Robinson12-53.879
Local in the mix: No. 11 Nature Coast (7-3)

Class 3A, Region 2
Rank/teamRecordRating
1. Seffner Christian12-416.398
2. Melbourne Holy Trinity Episcopal 10-216.049
3. West Palm Beach King’s Academy9-314.807
4. Palm Beach Gardens Benjamin9-410.406
5. West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman9-68.608
6. Merritt Island Edgewood9-06.692
7. Orlando The First Academy10-45.284
8. Windermere Prep7-54.351
Local in the mix: No. 9 Bell Creek Academy (10-6)

Class 3A, Region 2
Rank/teamRecordRating
1. Sarasota Cardinal Mooney9-316.999
2. Brooks DeBartolo9-613.992
3. Tampa Prep10-311.853
4. Tampa Catholic7-67.072
5. Community School of Naples6-14.895
6. Carrollwood Day7-34.656
7. Calvary Christian7-63.995
8. St. Petersburg Catholic 10-22.779
Local in the mix: No. 9 Clearwater Central Catholic (8-4)

Class 2A, Region 2
Rank/teamRecordRating
1. Central Florida Christian Academy13-316.140
2. Orlando Faith Christian5-88.648
3. Mount Dora Christian10-36.837
4. Orlando Christian Prep4-53.970
5. Ormond Calvary Christian Prep5-13.190
6. Ocoee Legacy Charter4-42.025
7. Academy at the Lakes8-2-0.211
8. Deltona Trinity Christian Academy6-2-0.255

Class 2A, Region 3
Rank/teamRecordRating
1. Fort Myers Evangelical Christian12-410.987
2. Naples St. John Neumann9-57.870
3. Keswick Christian11-26.315
4. Bradenton Saint Stephen’s5-13.981
5. Naples Seacrest Country Day6-52.994
6. Gulf Coast HEAT3-3-4.308
7. Ave Maria Donahue Catholic5-5-5.640
8. Lakeside Christian3-5-5.732
Local in the mix: No. 9 Canterbury (4-5)