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/team
Record
Rating
1. Plant
20-3
29.482
2. Venice
20-6
26.557
3. Steinbrenner
14-9
17.684
4. Winter Haven
18-8
17.666
5. East Lake
22-5
14.747
6. Riverview
12-3
14.320
7. Newsome
17-8
13.898
8. Palm Harbor University
19-4
12.586
Class 6A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Punta Gorda Charlotte
23-3
18.583
2. Bloomingdale
16-6
16.152
3. Sunlake
16-8
16.011
4. Wharton
16-10
13.579
5. Fort Myers
19-8
11.514
6. Wiregrass Ranch
14-8
10.847
7. Mitchell
20-6
10.613
8. Riverdale
16-10
9.516
Class 5A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Merritt Island
20-6
20.205
2. Wesley Chapel
19-5
14.324
3. Deltona Pine Ridge
20-5
12.485
4. Satellite Beach Satellite
17-9
11.301
5. Kissimmee Gateway
17-8
10.281
6. River Ridge
22-6
8.172
7. Tavares
11-6
6.635
8. Palm Beach Bayside
12-11
5.796
Class 5A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Naples Barron Collier
22-6
20.913
2. Braden River
20-6
18.886
3. Naples Gulf Coast
18-8
14.389
4. St. Petersburg
19-8
11.416
5. North Fort Myers
19-7
10.264
6. Port Charlotte
14-9
9.598
7. Bonita Springs
17-9
8.399
8. Parrish Community
12-10
6.856
Class 4A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Academy of the Holy Names
15-11
18.641
2. Estero
17-9
13.143
3. Lemon Bay
10-13
5.340
4. Robinson
7-12
4.306
5. Naples Aubrey Rogers
13-12
3.396
6. Weeki Wachee
9-16
-0.474
7. LaBelle
8-16
-1.088
8. Hudson
12-9
-1.605
Class 3A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Carrollwood Day
26-2
28.437
2. Calvary Christian
23-4
27.470
3. Berkeley Prep
18-6
27.455
4. Sarasota Cardinal Mooney
20-7
21.531
5. Tampa Prep
17-11
20.864
6. Fort Myers Canterbury
17-8
20.232
7. Naples First Baptist
17-5
19.596
8. Clearwater Central Catholic
13-12
19.317
Class 2A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Naples Seacrest Country Day
24-3
23.795
2. Keswick Christian
23-5
16.533
3. Naples St. John Neumann
14-9
10.052
4. Southwest Florida Christian
20-8
9.797
5. Hernando Christian
22-4
8.128
6. Marco Island Academy
20-6
8.109
7. Winter Haven All Saints
16-8
5.555
8. Tampa Bay HEAT
11-13
5.182
Locals in the mix: No. 11 Indian Rocks Christian (10-12), No. 12 North Tampa Christian (13-5)