Volleyball: FHSAA releases final rankings — Oct. 22, 2023

The Florida High School Athletic Association released its final volleyball rankings of the season that determined playoff seedings and at-large berths. The district winners in each region qualified the playoffs and secured a home playoff in the quarterfinals if they are not playing another champion. The next four postseason berths in each region were 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 3

Rank/teamRecordRating
1. Plant20-329.482
2. Venice20-626.557
3. Steinbrenner14-917.684
4. Winter Haven18-817.666
5. East Lake22-514.747
6. Riverview12-314.320
7. Newsome17-813.898
8. Palm Harbor University19-412.586

Class 6A, Region 3

Rank/teamRecordRating
1. Punta Gorda Charlotte23-318.583
2. Bloomingdale16-616.152
3. Sunlake16-816.011
4. Wharton16-1013.579
5. Fort Myers19-811.514
6. Wiregrass Ranch14-810.847
7. Mitchell20-610.613
8. Riverdale16-109.516

Class 5A, Region 2

Rank/teamRecordRating
1. Merritt Island20-620.205
2. Wesley Chapel19-514.324
3. Deltona Pine Ridge20-512.485
4. Satellite Beach Satellite17-911.301
5. Kissimmee Gateway17-810.281
6. River Ridge22-68.172
7. Tavares11-66.635
8. Palm Beach Bayside12-115.796

Class 5A, Region 3

Rank/teamRecordRating
1. Naples Barron Collier22-620.913
2. Braden River20-618.886
3. Naples Gulf Coast18-814.389
4. St. Petersburg19-811.416
5. North Fort Myers19-710.264
6. Port Charlotte14-99.598
7. Bonita Springs17-98.399
8. Parrish Community12-106.856

Class 4A, Region 3

Rank/teamRecordRating
1. Academy of the Holy Names15-1118.641
2. Estero17-913.143
3. Lemon Bay10-135.340
4. Robinson7-124.306
5. Naples Aubrey Rogers13-123.396
6. Weeki Wachee9-16-0.474
7. LaBelle8-16-1.088
8. Hudson12-9-1.605

Class 3A, Region 3

Rank/teamRecordRating
1. Carrollwood Day26-228.437
2. Calvary Christian23-427.470
3. Berkeley Prep18-627.455
4. Sarasota Cardinal Mooney20-721.531
5. Tampa Prep17-1120.864
6. Fort Myers Canterbury17-820.232
7. Naples First Baptist17-519.596
8. Clearwater Central Catholic13-1219.317

Class 2A, Region 3

Rank/teamRecordRating
1. Naples Seacrest Country Day24-323.795
2. Keswick Christian23-516.533
3. Naples St. John Neumann14-910.052
4. Southwest Florida Christian20-89.797
5. Hernando Christian22-48.128
6. Marco Island Academy 20-68.109
7. Winter Haven All Saints16-85.555
8. Tampa Bay HEAT11-135.182

Locals in the mix: No. 11 Indian Rocks Christian (10-12), No. 12 North Tampa Christian (13-5)