Baseball: FHSAA releases latest rankings — April 16, 2024
The Florida High School Athletic Association released its latest 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. Windermere
18-3
18.025
2. Durant
16-3
13.847
3. Orlando Olympia
13-7
12.911
4. Palm Harbor University
12-3
12.122
5. Winter Haven
14-6
11.759
6. Newsome
15-4
10.980
7. Plant
15-5
10.956
8. Lakewood Ranch
9-8-1
10.294
Local in the mix: No. 9 Sumner (11-5)
Class 6A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Wiregrass Ranch
12-3
13.865
2. Land O’ Lakes
15-4
12.785
3. Lakeland
14-4
12.409
4. Lakeland George Jenkins
11-6
12.381
5. Ocala Forest
15-5
10.345
6. Viera
11-8
9.858
7. East River
10-6
8.841
8. Lake Minneola
15-5
8.538
Class 6A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. East Lake
17-2
17.396
2. Sickles
16-5
11.692
3. Gaither
14-5
11.510
4. Bradenton Manatee
13-7
10.306
5. Countryside
12-8
8.784
6. Largo
12-6
8.305
7. Palmetto
10-10
8.296
8. Punta Gorda Charlotte
11-9
7.862
Local in the mix: No. 9 Bloomingdale (13-6), No. 10 Pinellas Park (11-8)
Class 5A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Sebring
15-4
12.480
2. Cypress Creek
12-5
9.879
3. Wesley Chapel
11-7
9.096
4. Lake Wales
8-11
5.980
5. River Ridge
10-10
4.503
6. Pasco
12-5
5.367
7. Ocala Vanguard
12-7
5.131
8. Pine Ridge
11-8
3.714
Class 5A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Northeast
17-3
16.323
2. Jesuit
13-6
16.096
3. Parrish Community
16-5
14.834
4. Port Charlotte
15-5
13.150
5. Seminole
15-5
12.411
6. Osceola
12-6
10.961
7. Naples Gulf Coast
12-6
10.860
8. Naples
15-5
10.385
Class 4A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Merritt Island
15-3
13.562
2. Nature Coast
13-4
10.407
3. The Villages
11-9
8.991
4. Dunnellon
13-6
8.980
5. Orlando Bishop Moore
12-9
8.858
6. North Marion
9-11
7.758
7. Satellite Beach
11-6
7.691
8. Eustis
11-9
6.525
Locals in the mix: No. 9 Hernando (12-7), No. 10 Weeki Wachee (9-10)
Class 4A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Lakeland McKeel
17-2
18.330
2. Dunedin
12-6
14.461
3. Estero
16-3
9.012
4. Jefferson
13-8
7.940
5. Mulberry
13-8
7.458
6. Hardee
12-6
5.561
7. Tarpon Springs
13-7
3.854
8. LaBelle
12-8
3.800
Local in the mix: No. 10 Robinson (10-10)
Class 3A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Calvary Christian
17-1
21.143
2. Fort Myers Bishop Verot
16-5
16.574
3. Tampa Catholic
12-7
12.082
4. Clearwater Central Catholic
11-8
9.733
5. Fort Meade
13-8
8.985
6. Sarasota Cardinal Mooney
10-7-1
7.946
7. Berkeley Prep
9-9
7.699
8. Tampa Prep
10-11
6.852
Local in the mix: No. 11 St. Petersburg Catholic (8-10)
Class 2A, Region 2
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Lakeland Christian
17-2
19.118
2. Mount Dora Christian
15-6
12.967
3. Lakeland Santa Fe Catholic
13-5
12.315
4. The First Academy
15-6
11.541
5. Foundation Academy
18-3
11.160
6. Master’s Academy
11-8
7.100
7. Bishop McLaughlin
10-7
6.123
8. Orangewood Christian
10-9
2.948
Class 2A, Region 3
Rank/team
Record
Rating
1. Naples St. John Neumann
18-3
21.222
2. Northside Christian
16-5
15.931
3. Seffner Christian
14-3
11.638
4. Southwest Florida Christian
12-4
10.140
5. Fort Myers Canterbury
11-8
9.627
6. Carrollwood Day
18-4
9.472
7. Fort Myers Evangelical Christian
15-7
8.793
8. Sarasota Out-of-Door
9-8
4.847
Local in the mix: No. 11 Keswick Christian (10-11)
