Baseball: FHSAA releases initial rankings — March 27, 2024
The Florida High School Athletic Association released its first baseball 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. Venice
13-1
19.038
2. Palm Harbor University
10-1
14.325
3. Windermere
10-3
13.039
4. Durant
11-2
12.967
5. Winter Haven
11-2
12.068
6. Orlando Olympia
7-4
11.643
7. Plant
11-3
11.086
8. Newsome
11-3
10.597
Local in the mix: No. 9 Sumner (8-4)
Class 6A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Ocala Forest
10-3
12.427
2. Wiregrass Ranch
10-2
11.909
3. Lakeland George Jenkins
10-3
11.874
4. Wiregrass Ranch
7-1
12.525
5. Lakeland
12-2
11.402
6. Land O’ Lakes
11-3
10.250
7. Viera
8-4
7.318
8. Lake Minneola
8-4
6.438
Class 6A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. East Lake
11-1
15.662
2. Sickles
11-3
10.638
3. Gaither
9-5
10.101
4. Palmetto
7-6
9.588
5. Countryside
9-5
9.361
6. Bradenton Manatee
10-3
8.697
7. Armwood
9-3
7.875
8. Punta Gorda Charlotte
8-6
6.112
Local in the mix: No. 9 Largo (7-5)
Class 5A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Sebring
13-1
10.690
2. Wesley Chapel
9-4
10.652
3. Cypress Creek
9-5
7.296
4. Belleview
8-4
6.970
5. Ocala Vanguard
8-4
5.332
6. Lake Wales
5-8
3.605
7. Pasco
7-4
3.231
8. Deltona Pine Ridge
7-8
2.577
Local in the mix: No. 10 River Ridge (7-7)
Class 5A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Jesuit
10-4
14.748
2. Seminole
11-3
13.370
3. Northeast
11-2
13.367
4. Parrish Community
10-3
12.157
5. Naples
12-2
11.030
6. Port Charlotte
9-4
9.984
7. Naples Barron Collier
10-4
9.364
8. Osceola
8-4
9.066
Class 4A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Dunnellon
9-3
9.777
2. The Villages
9-6
9.775
3. Merritt Island
11-2
9.165
4. Satellite Beach Satellite
10-3
8.832
5. Nature Coast
10-2
7.869
6. Eustis
6-7
5.747
7. Orlando Bishop Moore
9-7
5.131
8. Hernando
6-6
2.713
Local in the mix: No. 10 Hudson (5-5)
Class 4A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Dunedin
9-3
15.600
2. Lakeland McKeel
12-1
13.961
3. Jefferson
11-4
10.699
4. Estero
9-2
8.021
5. Mulberry
9-6
5.530
6. Robinson
8-7
2.211
7. Lake Region
6-5
1.960
8. Hardee
8-5
1.765
Local in the mix: No. 9 Tarpon Springs (8-6)
Class 3A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Calvary Christian
11-1
18.316
2. Fort Myers Bishop Verot
12-2
17.732
3. Tampa Catholic
9-4
12.416
4. Tampa Prep
8-6
8.774
5. Fort Meade
8-5
6.614
6. Clearwater Central Catholic
6-6
5.430
7. Bell Creek Academy
8-2
5.385
8. Four Corners
6-4
3.858
Local in the mix: No. 10 St. Petersburg Catholic (5-7)
Class 2A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Lakeland Christian
9-2
13.604
2. Mount Dora Christian
11-5
11.323
3. Foundation Academy
14-1
10.522
4. Lakeland Santa Fe Catholic
9-4
8.506
5. Orlando The First Academy
9-5
7.837
6. Bishop McLaughlin
9-5
5.219
7. Master’s Academy
7-6
0.367
8. Orangewood Christian
7-6
0.304
Local in the mix: No. 9 Hernando Christian (5-7)
Class 2A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Naples St. John Neumann
13-2
18.148
2. Fort Myers Canterbury
9-3
12.778
3. Carrollwood Day
13-2
11.932
4. Northside Christian
10-4
11.907
5. Seffner Christian
10-2
10.692
6. Fort Myers Evangelical Christian
8-6
7.872
7. Southwest Florida Christian
7-3
6.966
8. Community School of Naples
6-6
5.362
Local in the mix: No. 9 Tampa SLAM (8-4), No. 10 Academy at the Lakes (7-5)
