Girls basketball: Playoff brackets released — Feb. 5

The Florida High School Athletic Association released the girls basketball brackets in each classification. Eight teams (four district champions, four at-large berths) in each region made the playoffs in Classes 7A-2A. The seeds were based of the FHSAA’s rankings. In the quarterfinals, the higher seed hosts unless a district champion is playing an at-large opponent (district champ hosts in that scenario). The region quarterfinals start on Thursday. Here are the brackets for each class.

Class 7A

2023 Girls Basketball State Tournament 7A

Thursday’s area region quarterfinal matchups
Region 3

No. 8 Sickles at No. 1 Winter Haven, 7

No. 5 Sarasota Riverview at No. 4 Durant, 7

No. 7 Newsome at No. 2 Plant, 7

Class 6A

2023 Girls Basketball State Tournament 6A

Thursday’s area region quarterfinal matchups
Region 1

No. 7 Land O’ Lakes at No. 2 Ponte Vedra Nease, 7

Region 3

No. 8 Wharton at No. 1 Punta Gorda Charlotte, 7

No. 5 Armwood at No. 4 Tampa Bay Tech, 7

No. 7 Hillsborough at No. 2 Bloomingdale, 7

Class 5A

2023 Girls Basketball State Tournament 5A

Thursday’s area region quarterfinal matchups
Region 2

No. 7 Spoto at No. 2 River Ridge, 7

No. 6 Wesley Chapel at No. 3 Orlando Jones, 7

Region 3

No. 8 Naples at No. 1 Clearwater, 7

No. 4 St. Petersburg at No. 5 Naples Barron Collier, 7

Class 4A

2023 Girls Basketball State Tournament 4A

Thursday’s area region quarterfinal matchups
Region 3

No. 8 Anclote at No. 1 Sarasota Booker, 7

No. 4 Gibbs at No. 5 Lemon Bay, 7

No. 7 DeSoto County at No. 2 Academy of the Holy Names, 7

No. 6 Avon Park at No. 3 Lakewood, 7

Class 3A

2023 Girls Basketball State Tournament 3A

Thursday’s area region quarterfinal matchups
Region 2

No. 8 Orlando First Academy at No. 1 Seffner Christian, 7

Region 3

No. 4 Tampa Catholic at No. 5 Calvary Christian, 7

No. 7 Bradenton Christian at No. 2 Brooks DeBartolo, 7

No. 6 Carrollwood Day at No. 3 Tampa Prep, 7

Class 2A

2023 Girls Basketball State Tournament 2A

Thursday’s area region quarterfinal matchups
Region 2

No. 6 Academy at the Lakes at No. 3 Mount Dora Christian, 7

Region 3

No. 8 Universal Academy at No. 1 Fort Myers Evangelical Christian, 7

No. 6 Donahue Academy at No. 3 Keswick Christian, 7