Boys basketball: FHSAA releases latest rankings — Jan. 24
The Florida High School Athletic Association released its latest boys basketball rankings 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 include area teams. Local ranked teams are in bold.
Class 7A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Winter Haven
16-4
24.711
2. East Lake
19-2
16.227
3. Newsome
19-1
15.153
4. Plant City
16-3
14.202
5. Alonso
17-4
11.333
6. Sarasota
17-4
9.446
7. Sumner
15-5
9.112
8. Plant
10-9
7.157
Local in the mix: No. 9 Durant (11-8)
Class 6A, Region 1
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Gainesville
16-5
15.922
2. Ponte Vedra
14-5
15.132
3. Orange Park Oakleaf
18-1
15.074
4. Ponte Vedra Nease
15-5
15.003
5. Gulf Breeze
17-1
13.920
6. Ocala Forest
15-6
10.447
7. Cantonment Tate
12-4
10.262
8. Orange Park
14-8
10.127
Local in the mix: No. 9 Land O’ Lakes (13-8)
Class 6A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Leto
15-6
12.607
2. Wharton
16-4
12.519
3. Largo
15-5
11.479
4. Countryside
14-6
10.847
5. Naples Palmetto Ridge
14-2
10.598
6. Punta Gorda Charlotte
8-10
9.598
7. Immokalee
10-8
6.750
8. Hillsborough
12-8
6.226
Class 5A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Orlando Jones
11-9
16.340
2. Jesuit
18-3
15.863
3. Auburndale
15-6
14.356
4. Leesburg
9-7
12.317
5. Blake
14-6
10.641
6. Davenport
16-5
8.815
7. Lecanto
17-3
8.650
8. King
13-6
8.171
Local in the mix: No. 10 Wesley Chapel (11-8)
Class 5A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Naples Barron Collier
16-4
15.144
2. St. Petersburg
13-5
14.009
3. Bradenton Southeast
14-2
12.701
4. Naples
12-7
9.581
5. Seminole
8-7
9.050
6. Port Charlotte
12-7
8.514
7. Cape Coral Mariner
14-9
7.167
8. Sebring
12-6
6.828
Class 4A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Gibbs
13-5
13.074
2. Fort Myers Gateway
11-5
8.360
3. Lakewood
10-8
6.988
4. Central
14-5
6.922
5. Robinson
12-7
4.345
6. Lemon Bay
13-6
3.534
7. LaBelle
12-5
2.735
8. Estero
9-9
1.903
Local in the mix: No. 10 Nature Coast (11-10)
Class 3A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Windermere Prep
15-5
16.810
2. Bell Creek Academy
17-3
14.961
3. Melbourne Holy Trinity Episcopal
13-6
12.125
4. Palm Beach Gardens Benjamin
11-7
12.010
5. Lakeland Santa Fe Catholic
13-7
11.808
6. West Palm Beach King’s Academy
18-1
11.606
7. Foundation Academy
16-5
11.297
8. The First Academy
15-5
9.927
Local in the mix: No. 10 Seffner Christian (13-7)
Class 3A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Calvary Christian
15-4
19.512
2. Berkeley Prep
16-2
18.092
3. Tampa Catholic
11-8
17.600
4. Fort Myers Gateway Charter
17-4
16.025
5. Brooks DeBartolo
17-4
15.441
6. Northside Christian
13-6
12.407
7. Naples First Baptist
13-5
12.158
8. Tampa Prep
16-1
11.656
Class 2A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Orlando Christian Prep
16-2
23.308
2. Lakeland Victory Christian
15-4
17.366
3. Central Florida Christian
12-7
12.432
4. Mount Dora Christian
15-5
6.435
5. Ocoee Legacy Charter
12-5
3.337
6. Orlando Faith Christian
13-7
2.498
7. Kissimmee City of Life Christian
9-5
1.239
8. Daytona Beach Halifax Academy
17-2
0.894
Local in the mix: No. 10 Academy at the Lakes (14-6)
