The Florida High School Athletic Association released its first softball rankings of the season that will 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. Windermere	7-2	14.685
2. Newsome	11-3	12.154
3. Sumner	9-2	12.111
4. East Ridge	7-2	10.992
5. Steinbrenner	8-3	10.882
6. Sarasota Riverview	9-3	10.239
7. Palm Harbor University	8-3	9.643
8. Venice	5-4	7.995

Class 6A, Region 2

Rank/team	Record	Rating
1. Bloomingdale	10-0	21.249
2. Wiregrass Ranch	13-0	16.427
3. East Lake	10-1	15.922
4. Mitchell	10-3	9.776
5. Riverdale	9-1	8.859
6. Bradenton Manatee	8-3	8.437
7. Land O’ Lakes	7-5	8.370
8. Palmetto	7-5	8.310

Class 5A, Region 2

Rank/team	Record	Rating
1. Horizon	10-1	15.691
2. Springstead	7-3	7.649
3. Pasco	5-3	6.740
4. Auburndale	5-9	6.715
5. River Ridge	9-5	5.964
6. Osceola	7-6	5.912
7. Wesley Chapel	6-6	3.890
8. Lecanto	5-5	2.094

Class 5A, Region 3

Rank/team	Record	Rating
1. Parrish Community	9-5	13.736
2. North Fort Myers	10-0	13.276
3. Fort Myers	6-0	10.648
4. Northeast	5-3	4.457
5. Cape Coral Mariner	6-3	4.297
6. St. Petersburg	5-2	3.971
7. Hollins	5-4	3.849
8. East Bay	9-6	3.094

Class 4A, Region 2

Rank/team	Record	Rating
1. Eustis	10-0	17.538
2. Lake Region	10-5	15.138
3. Melbourne Eau Gallie	8-2	10.095
4. Ocala Vanguard	6-4	9.053
5. Citrus	8-4	6.157
6. Lake Wales	5-7	5.841
7. Nature Coast	8-5	4.508
8. North Marion	6-3	3.732

Class 4A, Region 3

Rank/team	Record	Rating
1. LaBelle	8-2	12.339
2. Clearwater	10-1	10.481
3. Hardee	7-2	9.480
4. Estero	7-3	5.644
5. Dunedin	8-5	2.087
6. Robinson	5-4	1.770
7. Bonita Springs	4-5	1.589
8. DeSoto County	7-2	1.466

Class 3A, Region 3

Rank/team	Record	Rating
1. Fort Myers Bishop Verot	8-1	15.715
2. Berkeley Prep	11-2	14.597
3. Calvary Christian	7-3	12.390
4. Academy of the Holy Names	7-5	9.387
5. Lakeland McKeel Academy	6-5	7.936
6. Frostproof	5-3-1	5.980
7. Tampa Catholic	7-5	5.461
8. Lake Placid	6-5	4.803

Class 2A, Region 2

Rank/team	Record	Rating
1. Cornerstone Charter	8-1	12.490
2. Foundation Academy	6-2	10.512
3. Academy at the Lakes	10-6	9.204
4. Orlando The First Academy	6-4	7.818
5. Hernando Christian	8-0	7.194
6. Melbourne Holy Trinity Episcopal	6-2	3.776
7. Mount Dora Christian	7-4	3.293
8. Master’s Academy	7-3	2.120

Class 2A, Region 3

Rank/team	Record	Rating
1. Fort Myers Evangelical Christian	9-1	16.454
2. Naples Seacrest Country Day	8-1	8.607
3. Southwest Florida Christian	7-2	6.228
4. Lakeland Christian	8-0	6.083
5. Admiral Farragut	6-2	5.608
6. Seffner Christian	7-1	4.718
7. Fort Meade	5-5	2.238
8. Bradenton Christian	4-3	2.154