The Florida High School Athletic Association released its latest football rankings in the Metro and Suburban Divisions that will determine playoff seedings and some postseason berths. The district winners in each region in Classes 2-4 in Metro and Suburban automatically qualify for the playoffs. The next four postseason berths in each region of those classes are determined strictly by the rankings. In Class 1 of Metro and Suburban, there are two district champions and two at-large berths. Here is the list of the top eight in regions for classes 2-4 in Metro and Suburban that includes area teams and the top four in class 1 of the same divisions. Local ranked teams are in bold.
Metro
Class 4, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Sumner
8-1
8.700
2. Plant
8-2
7.505
3. Orlando Olympia
7-2
6.969
4. Orlando Dr. Phillips
6-3
6.662
5. Palm Harbor University
7-2
6.394
6. Durant
8-2
6.197
7. Riverview
7-2
5.318
8. Plant City
5-4
4.854
Locals in the mix: No. 9 Alonso (6-3), No. 11 East Lake (4-5)
Class 3, Region 1
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Orlando Edgewater
9-0
17.446
2. Armwood
8-1
14.450
3. Tampa Bay Tech
8-2
10.913
4. Oviedo
7-2
9.149
5. Orlando Jones
6-3
9.115
6. Neptune Beach Fletcher
6-3
5.905
7. Wharton
5-4
5.112
8. Jacksonville First Coast
5-4
4.399
Class 3, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Jesuit
7-2
15.507
2. Largo
8-1
9.209
3. Hillsborough
6-3
6.944
4. St. Petersburg
7-2
6.466
5. Northeast
6-3
3.684
6. East Bay
7-2
3.007
7. Gaither
4-5
2.590
8. Pinellas Park
5-4
0.507
Locals in the mix: No. 9 Osceola (4-5), No. 9 Seminole (4-5)
Class 2, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Berkeley Prep
7-2
12.364
2. Calvary Christian
7-2
11.562
3. Clearwater
5-4
5.518
4. Robinson
7-2
3.254
5. Tampa Catholic
4-4
2.136
6. Blake
7-3
-0.147
7. Lakewood
2-7
-3.673
8. Middleton
4-5
-5.984
Class 1, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Clearwater Central Catholic
9-0
18.163
2. Carrollwood Day
6-1
14.774
3. Northside Christian
6-3
7.367
4. Indian Rocks Christian
6-3
3.993
Suburban
Class 4, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Lakeland
7-3
12.552
2. Bartow
6-3
9.242
3. Lake Minneola
6-3
8.457
4. Wiregrass Ranch
7-2
8.101
5. Winter Haven
6-3
7.586
6. Springstead
6-3
6.972
7. Haines City
5-4
5.880
8. Lake Gibson
5-4
4.965
Locals in the mix: No. 9 Mitchell (5-4), No. 11 Land O’ Lakes (4-5)
Class 3, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Ocala Vanguard
7-2
13.793
2. Lake Wales
9-0
13.634
3. Leesburg
9-1
11.800
4. Zephyrhills
7-2
11.175
5. Cypress Creek
8-1
8.315
6. Auburndale
7-2
6.754
7. Gulf
5-4
3.623
8. Tavares
5-4
2.997
Locals in the mix: No. 9 Fivay (6-3), No. 11 River Ridge (4-5)
