The Florida High School Athletic Association released its latest softball rankings on Tuesday 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 if they are not playing another champion. 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 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Windermere
14-2
20.235
2. Plant
16-4
18.921
3. Steinbrenner
15-5
18.842
4. Sarasota
14-3
16.841
5. Winter Garden West Orange
13-5
15.866
6. Lakewood Ranch
13-6
15.744
7. Palm Harbor University
14-5
14.766
8. East Ridge
13-7
13.886
Locals in the mix: No. 9 Newsome (11-6), No. 10 Sumner (12-3), No. 11 Riverview (12-8)
Class 6A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. East Lake
16-4
16.542
2. Sickles
12-7
14.451
3. Punta Gorda Charlotte
15-5
14.153
4. Land O’ Lakes
12-9
11.852
5. Wiregrass Ranch
10-5
11.267
6. Bloomingdale
10-6
10.967
7. Mitchell
10-10
9.055
8. Palmetto
8-7
7.512
Local in the mix: No. 9 Gaither (13-3)
Class 5A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Auburndale
15-5
17.755
2. Wesley Chapel
12-4
11.444
3. River Ridge
12-8
11.098
4. Osceola
11-6
10.819
5. Seminole
9-3
10.392
6. Winter Garden Horizon
8-7
9.753
7. Lecanto
7-5
5.481
8. Cypress Creek
6-8
4.554
Locals in the mix: No. 9 Countryside (6-9), No. 10 Pasco (4-7)
Class 5A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Parrish Community
14-3
22.776
2. North Fort Myers
13-1
16.488
3. Fort Myers
10-9
9.817
4. Cape Coral Ida Baker
11-4
8.341
5. Northeast
9-6
7.279
6. Immokalee
9-7
7.022
7. St. Petersburg
12-4
5.792
8. Naples Barron Collier
6-7
4.077
Local in the mix: No. 10 East Bay (8-12)
Class 4A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Bonita Springs
10-4
9.126
2. LaBelle
12-5
8.092
3. Cypress Lake
9-4
7.478
4. Clearwater
9-5
6.987
5. Hardee
12-4
6.896
6. Robinson
7-7
6.191
7. Lemon Bay
9-5
4.415
8. Dunedin
7-10
2.321
Local in the mix: No. 9 Middleton (10-2)
Class 3A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Hernando
16-4
16.020
2. Montverde Academy
15-5
15.749
3. Crystal River
14-6
10.836
4. The Villages Charter
13-3
9.566
5. South Sumter
12-6
9.522
6. Alachua Santa Fe
11-7
8.292
7. Titusville Astronaut
12-8
5.816
8. Ocala Trinity Catholic
9-10
4.777
Class 3A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Fort Myers Bishop Verot
14-2
19.267
2. Calvary Christian
12-7
19.182
3. Berkeley Prep
12-4
18.255
4. Academy of the Holy Names
8-4
12.723
5. Lakeland McKeel Academy
10-8
11.853
6. Tampa Catholic
6-8
7.154
7. Clearwater Central Catholic
9-6
3.936
8. Lake Placid
6-9
0.860
Class 2A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Academy at the Lakes
14-1
11.288
2. Cornerstone Charter Academy
12-6
9.775
3. Orlando Christian Prep
10-1
9.441
4. Mount Dora Christian
12-6
8.843
5. Winter Park Geneva
11-2
7.305
6. Orlando The First Academy
9-8
6.478
7. Winter Park Foundation Academy
8-6
5.316
8. Melbourne Holy Trinity Episcopal
9-4
4.681
Local in the mix: No. 10 Hernando Christian (12-4)
