The Florida High School Athletic Association released its first boys basketball rankings of the season that will determine playoff seedings and some postseason berths. The district winners in each region automatically qualify for the playoffs. 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 3 Rank/team Record Rating 1. Winter Haven 12-1 23.690 2. Sarasota 10-2 15.910 3. Plant City 11-1 11.078 4. North Port 11-4 8.819 5. Durant 10-3 8.666 6. Plant 10-4 7.938 7. Sarasota Riverview 9-5 7.239 8. East Lake 9-5 6.450
Local in the mix: No. 9 Newsome (7-4),
Class 6A, Region 1 Rank/team Record Rating 1. Wiregrass Ranch 11-1 16.130 2. Milton 11-1 11.765 3. Ocala Forest 10-4 9.996 4. Gainesville Buchholz 7-4 9.296 5. Tallahassee Lincoln 9-2 9.196 6. Ponte Vedra 8-6 8.751 7. Orange Park Oakleaf 8-4 8.588 8. Gulf Breeze 7-4 7.243
Class 6A, Region 3 Rank/team Record Rating 1. Naples Palmetto Ridge 12-2 12.821 2. Leto 10-5 11.999 3. Palmetto 8-1 11.108 4. Punta Gorda Charlotte 4-6 7.898 5. Bloomingdale 11-2 7.424 6. Countryside 9-5 6.965 7. Fort Myers 7-4 6.490 8. Wharton 7-6 6.469
Local in the mix: No. 9 Largo (7-7)
Class 5A, Region 2 Rank/team Record Rating 1. Blake 12-2 15.936 2. Jesuit 9-4 13.036 3. Leesburg 8-2 11.541 4. Orlando Jones 6-8 9.185 5. Wesley Chapel 8-3 8.054 6. Ocala Vanguard 6-4 7.851 7. Lecanto 10-3 5.982 8. Zephyrhills 6-4 5.600
Class 5A, Region 3 Rank/team Record Rating 1. Braden River 9-5 9.622 2. Naples Barron Collier 11-4 9.392 3. Port Charlotte 7-5 8.502 4. Cape Coral Mariner 9-8 8.082 5. Boca Ciega 9-4 7.983 6. Seminole 6-4 7.870 7. St. Petersburg 8-5 7.526 8. Sebring 7-5 4.121
Local in the mix: No. 9 Northeast (6-6)
Class 4A, Region 3 Rank/team Record Rating 1. Gibbs 11-1 19.416 2. Fort Myers Gateway 8-1 10.675 3. Central 10-3 8.243 4. Robinson 7-5 4.833 5. Lakewood 6-6 3.157 6. Sarasota Booker 6-8 -0.960 7. Jefferson 5-8 -1.013 8. Lemon Bay 5-7 -2.903
Local in the mix: No. 9 Nature Coast (4-6)
Class 3A, Region 2 Rank/team Record Rating 1. Lakeland Santa Fe Catholic 9-2 17.738 2. Windermere Prep8-4 16.872 3. Melbourne Holy Trinity 9-1 15.004 4. Bell Creek Academy 7-6 7.460 5. Seffner Christian 8-5 7.156 6. West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman 11-4 7.111 7. Orlando The First Academy 6-5 6.663 8. West Palm Beach The King’s Academy 11-2 6.578
Class 3A, Region 3 Rank/team Record Rating 1. Fort Myers Gateway Charter10-5 14.959 2. Berkeley Prep 9-2 14.609 3. Bradenton Christian 13-2 13.656 4. Brooks DeBartolo 11-1 12.254 5. Tampa Prep 11-1 11.787 6. Tampa Catholic 5-7 9.804 7. Fort Myers Bishop Verot9-3 9.731 8. Naples First Baptist 10-1 9.080
Class 2A, Region 2 Rank/team Record Rating 1. Orlando Christian Prep 11-1 21.119 2. Lakeland Victory Christian 9-4 19.578 3. North Tampa Christian 13-2 16.614 4. Mount Dora Christian 8-4 6.288 5. Ocoee Legacy Charter 6-7 2.862 6. Orlando Faith Christian 8-6 2.021 7. Daytona Beach Halifax Academy 8-2 1.825 8. Seven Rivers Christian 7-3 0.803
Class 2A, Region 3 Rank/team Record Rating 1. Tampa SLAM 7-3 16.527 2. Lakeside Christian 11-5 5.480 3. Ava Maria Donahue Catholic 8-1 2.589 4. Sarasota Christian 9-3 1.221 5. Admiral Farragut 4-4 0.361 6. Naples St. John Neumann 6-5 -0.320 7. Fort Myers Evangelical Christian 7-6 -2.696 8. Foundation Christian 6-5 -3.740
Local in the mix: Indian Rocks Christian (6-5)
