The Florida High School Athletic Association released its first baseball 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. Plant
14-4
16.965
2. Windermere
17-3-1
15.588
3. Durant
15-3
14.770
4. Lake Nona
16-4
14.754
5. Winter Haven
16-5
14.389
6. Sarasota
15-5
13.713
7. Lakewood Ranch
13-6
13.591
8. Alonso
13-7
11.568
Local in the mix: No. 11 Newsome (12-6)
Class 6A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Lakeland George Jenkins
17-5
13.823
2. Lake Minneola
18-2
12.972
3. Viera
14-5
12.724
4. Melbourne
14-4
12.569
5. Wiregrass Ranch
11-3
12.149
6. Lakeland
14-7
11.630
7. Mitchell
14-7
11.413
8. Land O’ Lakes
14-6
10.819
Local in the mix: No. 13 Springstead (13-8)
Class 6A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Sickles
17-2
18.122
2. East Lake
13-3
14.091
3. Gaither
15-5
13.736
4. Lennard
12-7
9.514
5. Riverdale
13-6
8.197
6. Bloomingdale
11-7
7.237
7. Palmetto Ridge
12-5
7.128
8. Palmetto
7-12
5.907
Locals in the mix: Plant City (8-11), No. 10 Wharton (9-10)
Class 5A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Lake Wales
16-5
15.510
2. Sebring
16-5
12.639
3. Auburndale
11-9
9.670
4. Deltona Pine Ridge
12-5
6.729
5. Wesley Chapel
10-8
6.202
6. Ocala Vanguard
13-6
5.710
7. Zephyrhills
10-5
5.162
8. Cypress Creek
11-7
4.834
Local in the mix: No. 10 River Ridge (8-11)
Class 5A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Jesuit
17-3
21.354
2. Cape Coral Island Coast
18-2
14.275
3. Parrish Community
14-4
13.622
4. Seminole
16-4
12.787
5. Naples
13-5
12.653
6. Hollins
12-7
11.878
7. Osceola
15-5
10.881
8. Braden River
9-8
9.776
Local in the mix: No. 10 Northeast (12-8)
Class 4A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. North Marion
17-4
17.483
2. Merritt Island
18-3
14.672
3. Orlando Bishop Moore
15-7
12.930
4. Hernando
16-3
11.502
5. Dunnellon
12-7
9.232
6. Satellite Beach Satellite
10-5
7.203
7. The Villages Charter
9-12
6.332
8. Nature Coast
10-8
4.599
Local in the mix: No. 12 Central (9-11)
Class 4A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Dunedin
14-4
14.672
2. Lakeland McKeel Academy
13-7
11.998
3. Jefferson
13-5
10.182
4. Lemon Bay
14-5
8.116
5. Wauchula Hardee
13-7
6.367
6. Robinson
7-10
3.427
7. Estero
9-8
3.142
8. Lake Region
9-10
3.009
Local in the mix: No. 12 Chamberlain (10-9)
Class 3A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Calvary Christian
17-3
19.471
2. Tampa Catholic
16-5
14.303
3. Fort Myers Bishop Verot
14-8
12.996
4. Berkeley Prep
13-8
10.313
5. Fort Meade
14-7
7.501
6. Clearwater Central Catholic
11-9
6.732
7. Avon Park
12-9
5.691
8. Cape Coral Oasis
8-3
3.576
Local in the mix: No. 9 Bell Creek Academy (13-6)
Class 2A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Lakeland Christian
14-4
15.545
2. Orlando The First Academy
19-2
15.527
3. Maitland Orangewood Christian
17-3
12.367
4. Winter Garden Foundation Academy
13-7-1
10.990
5. Mount Dora Christian
14-7
10.860
6. Bishop McLaughlin
10-5
8.571
7. Lakeland Santa Fe Catholic
11-10
6.422
8. Oviedo Master’s Academy
8-12
2.018
Local in the mix: No. 13 Hernando Christian (11-6)
Class 2A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Fort Myers Canterbury
17-3
16.465
2. Northside Christian
16-5
14.165
3. Sarasota Out-of-Door
14-6
11.547
4. Naples St. John Neumann
13-8
10.532
5. Seffner Christian
13-5
7.418
6. Community School of Naples
10-7
6.445
7. Southwest Florida Christian
11-6
6.037
8. Carrollwood Day
10-9
3.404
Local in the mix: No. 10 Keswick Christian (11-9), No. 11 Indian Rocks Christian (8-8)
