The Florida High School Athletic Association released its final baseball rankings of the regular season on Tuesday that determined seedings for next week’s district tournaments and will help 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
15-5
16.951
2. Windermere
19-3-1
15.796
3. Winter Haven
18-5
15.680
4. Durant
17-4
14.839
5. Lakewood Ranch
15-7
14.361
6. Lake Nona
18-5
13.903
7. Sarasota
16-7
12.777
8. Alonso
14-8
11.660
Locals in the mix: No. 9 Strawberry Crest (15-6), No. 11 Newsome (14-7)
Class 6A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Lakeland George Jenkins
18-6
14.338
2. Wiregrass Ranch
13-3
13.975
3. Lakeland
16-7
13.305
4. Viera
17-5
13.286
5. Land O’ Lakes
17-6
12.260
6. Lake Minneola
18-4
12.178
7. Melbourne
15-6
11.432
8. Mitchell
14-9
10.804
Local in the mix: No. 13 Springstead (15-9)
Class 6A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Sickles
20-2
19.320
2. East Lake
17-3
16.061
3. Gaither
17-5
13.934
4. Lennard
14-8
10.762
5. Riverdale
14-7
9.088
6. Bloomingdale
13-8
8.605
7. Palmetto Ridge
14-6
7.564
8. Plant City
11-11
6.726
Local in the mix: No. 10 Wharton (11-11)
Class 5A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Lake Wales
18-5
16.585
2. Sebring
18-5
13.771
3. Auburndale
11-11
9.183
4. Deltona Pine Ridge
13-5
7.561
5. Wesley Chapel
11-10
6.620
6. Zephyrhills
12-6
6.002
7. Ocala Vanguard
14-8
5.880
8. Cypress Creek
12-8
5.365
Local in the mix: No. 10 River Ridge (8-13)
Class 5A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Jesuit
20-3
22.717
2. Cape Coral Island Coast
20-2
14.669
3. Naples
16-5
13.642
4. Parrish Community
15-5
13.582
5. Seminole
18-5
12.967
6. Osceola
17-5
12.587
7. Hollins
13-9
11.332
8. Braden River
10-10
9.158
Local in the mix: No. 10 Northeast (13-10)
Class 4A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. North Marion
19-4
18.428
2. Merritt Island
20-3
15.784
3. Orlando Bishop Moore
16-7
13.731
4. Hernando
18-4
11.382
5. Dunnellon
13-9
8.716
6. Satellite Beach Satellite
12-6
8.062
7. The Villages Charter
11-12
6.937
8. Nature Coast
13-8
5.675
Local in the mix: No. 12 Central (10-12)
Class 4A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Dunedin
16-5
15.162
2. Lakeland McKeel Academy
16-7
13.660
3. Jefferson
15-6
10.915
4. Wauchula Hardee
15-8
6.782
5. Lemon Bay
14-8
6.399
6. Estero
11-9
3.941
7. Robinson
8-12
3.936
8. LaBelle
12-9
3.557
Local in the mix: No. 10 Chamberlain (11-10)
Class 3A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Calvary Christian
18-4
19.678
2. Tampa Catholic
17-6
14.510
3. Fort Myers Bishop Verot
16-8
14.306
4. Berkeley Prep
16-8
11.928
5. Clearwater Central Catholic
12-9
8.425
6. Fort Meade
16-7
8.358
7. Avon Park
13-10
6.076
8. Cape Coral Oasis
11-3
5.810
Local in the mix: No. 9 Bell Creek Academy (16-6)
Class 2A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Orlando The First Academy
21-2
16.400
2. Lakeland Christian
16-5
16.256
3. Maitland Orangewood Christian
20-3
13.268
4. Winter Garden Foundation Academy
14-7-1
11.574
5. Mount Dora Christian
14-9
9.814
6. Bishop McLaughlin
12-5
9.814
7. Lakeland Santa Fe Catholic
12-11
7.137
8. Oviedo Master’s Academy
10-13
2.232
Local in the mix: No. 14 Hernando Christian (11-9)
Class 2A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Fort Myers Canterbury
19-3
17.184
2. Northside Christian
18-5
15.444
3. Naples St. John Neumann
15-8
12.559
4. Sarasota Out-of-Door Academy
16-6
12.460
5. Seffner Christian
15-5
8.994
6. Southwest Florida Christian
12-8
5.997
7. Community School of Naples
10-10
4.781
8. Carrollwood Day
12-10
4.614
Locals in the mix: No. 11 Tampa SLAM (14-8), No. 12 Keswick Christian (12-10)
