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 include area teams. Local ranked teams are in bold.
Class 7A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Winter Haven
17-3
19.395
2. Plant
19-4
17.126
3. Venice
15-5
14.510
4. Sarasota Riverview
13-8
12.860
5. Durant
15-4
12.302
6. Sarasota
13-10
10.650
7. Sumner
17-6
9.710
8. Naples Gulf Coast
14-7
8.349
Local in the mix: No. 9 Sickles (16-5)
Class 6A, Region 1
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Oakleaf
20-2
18.692
2. Ponte Vedra Nease
16-5
16.166
3. Gainesville
10-7
13.729
4. Crestview
17-6
12.790
5. Niceville
16-5
12.539
6. Ponte Vedra
12-8
12.465
7. Land O’ Lakes
14-4
9.689
8. Pace
15-6
9.680
Class 6A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Bloomingdale
22-1
18.315
2. Punta Gorda Charlotte
13-5
17.933
3. Tampa Bay Tech
18-6
12.207
4. Armwood
16-6
10.763
5. Fort Myers
13-5
10.266
6. South Fort Myers
14-7
7.861
7. Hillsborough
16-6
6.842
8. Wharton
16-7
5.471
Local in the mix: No. 9 Largo (12-4)
Class 5A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Kissimmee Gateway
17-5
13.376
2. River Ridge
17-6
6.639
3. Orlando Jones
10-12
6.509
4. Lake Region
12-8
3.938
5. Lake Wales
7-10
3.551
6. Davenport
12-7
1.245
7. Wesley Chapel
11-11
0.998
8. Gulf
13-8
0.181
Local in the mix: No. 9 King (6-9)
Class 5A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Port Charlotte
13-10
10.503
2. Clearwater
12-9
10.292
3. St. Petersburg
13-5
5.556
4. Naples Barron Collier
14-10
4.194
5. Parrish Community
8-10
3.789
6. Braden River
10-11
2.865
7. Sebring
6-5
2.069
8. Naples
10-10
-1.058
Local in the mix: No. 9 Boca Ciega (5-8)
Class 4A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Sarasota Booker
16-6
15.369
2. Academy of the Holy Names
17-6
14.029
3. Gibbs
16-4
10.525
4. Lakewood
12-5
10.141
5. Avon Park
12-4
7.629
6. Lemon Bay
14-7
6.462
7. DeSoto County
11-8
6.257
8. Bradenton Bayshore
16-6
4.148
Local in the mix: No. 9 Weeki Wachee (18-5)
Class 3A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Seffner Christian
18-4
19.043
2. West Palm Beach King’s Academy
16-4
18.093
3. Melbourne Holy Trinity Episcopal
16-3
17.502
4. Palm Beach Gardens Benjamin
13-5
12.959
5. West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman
12-9
9.559
6. Windermere Prep
14-6
8.406
7. Merritt Island Edgewood
14-1
7.458
8. The First Academy
15-6
7.399
Local in the mix: No. 9 Bell Creek Academy (13-10)
Class 3A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Sarasota Cardinal Mooney
14-5
19.073
2. Brooks DeBartolo
12-9
15.142
3. Tampa Prep
17-3
12.595
4. Tampa Catholic
10-9
8.999
5. Calvary Christian
9-9
4.559
6. Carrollwood Day
12-6
4.115
7. Bradenton Christian
12-10
2.597
8. Fort Myers Bishop Verot
13-8
2.368
Local in the mix: No. 9 Clearwater Central Catholic (15-6)
Class 2A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Central Florida Christian Academy
16-5
16.751
2. Orlando Faith Christian
8-11
9.085
3. Mount Dora Christian
15-6
4.724
4. Orlando Christian Prep
7-9
4.081
5. Seven Rivers Christian
16-2
3.151
6. Academy at the Lakes
15-3
1.642
7. Classical Prep
6-1
-0.009
8. Trinity Christian Academy
10-4
-1.816
Class 2A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Fort Myers Evangelical Christian
17-4
13.012
2. Naples St. John Neumann
16-6
10.685
3. Keswick Christian
16-6
6.263
4. Bradenton Saint Stephen’s
8-3
0.277
5. Ave Maria Donahue Catholic
10-6
-1.539
6. Sarasota Christian
8-8
-4.756
7. Gulf Coast HEAT
6-6
-5.886
8. Lakeside Christian
4-9
-5.995
Local in the mix: No. 9 Indian Rocks Christian (9-10)
