Here are the Week 6 rankings for the 2018 Florida high school football season from FloridaHSFootball.com. Rankings are compiled by FloridaHSFootball.com publisher Joshua Wilson each week with emphasis using the most recent results, the strength of schedule, historical expectations (preseason only), as well as potential expectation in future games.
The rankings process starts off with an internal ranking of the team by their FHSAA region in each classification and then compiling of the full classification rankings themselves which are then used to compile the Sunshine State Top 25 rankings each week.
Starting this season, we are proud to introduce a Top 5 ranking each and every week for the Sunshine State Athletic Conference (SSAC). Although SSAC teams will be ineligible for the Sunshine State Top 25 rankings, we recognize that the conference has grown strong the last few years and we believe the timing is right to introduce a ranking for the teams that are part of the conference.
Teams in The Prep Zone’s coverage area are in bold.
SUNSHINE STATE TOP 25
Rank, Team (City), Classification, Record, Previous Ranking
1. Miami Carol City, 6A, 4-0, 1
2. Miami Central, 6A, 4-1, 5
3. Columbia (Lake City), 7A, 5-0, 4
4. Deerfield Beach, 8A, 5-0, 6
5. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale), 7A, 4-1, 2
6. American Heritage (Plantation), 5A, 4-1, 7
7. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville), 5A, 5-0, 3
8. Wekiva (Apopka), 8A, 4-0, 8
9. Lakeland, 7A, 5-0, 9
10. Vero Beach, 8A, 5-0, 10
11. South Dade (Homestead), 8A, 5-0, 11
12. Vanguard (Ocala), 6A, 5-0, 13
13. Godby (Tallahassee), 5A, 5-0, 14
14. Columbus (Miami), 8A, 5-1, 15
15. Atlantic (Delray Beach), 8A, 4-0, 16
16. Tampa Bay Tech, 7A, 4-0, 13
17. Osceola (Kissimmee), 8A, 4-0, 18
18. University School (Fort Lauderdale), 4A, 5-0, 19
19. Clearwater Central Catholic, 3A, 5-0, 21
20. Armwood (Seffner), 6A, 3-1, 22
21. Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens), 7A, 3-1, 25
22. Plantation, 8A, 4-0, NR
23. Plant (Tampa), 7A, 3-1, 23
24. Miami Southridge, 7A, 4-1, NR
25. Navarre, 6A, 5-0, NR
CLASS 8A
Rank, Team (City), Record, Previous Ranking
1. Deerfield Beach, 5-0, 3
2. Wekiva (Apopka), 4-0, 2
3. Vero Beach, 5-0, 3
4. South Dade (Homestead), 5-0, 4
5. Columbus (Miami), 4-1, 5
6. Atlantic (Delray Beach), 4-0, 6
7. Osceola (Kissimmee), 4-0, 7
8. Plantation, 4-0, 8
9. Miami Southridge, 4-1, 9
10. Palm Beach Central (Wellington), 4-1, NR
Honorable Mention: Sandalwood (Jacksonville), 4-0; Miami Palmetto, 4-0; Apopka, 4-1; West Orange (Winter Garden), 4-1; Seminole Ridge (Loxahatchee), 4-0.
CLASS 7A
Rank, Team (City), Record, Previous Ranking
1. Columbia (Lake City), 5-0, 2
2. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale), 4-1, 1
3. Lakeland, 5-0, 3
4. Tampa Bay Tech, 4-0, 4
5. Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens), 4-1, 6
6. Plant (Tampa), 3-1, 5
7. Robert E. Lee (Jacksonville), 3-1, 7
8. Venice, 3-1, 8
9. Forest Hill (West Palm Beach), 5-0, 9
10. Lincoln (Tallahassee), 3-2, NR
Honorable Mention: Edgewater (Orlando), 4-0; Bloomingdale (Valrico), 4-0; McArthur (Hollywood), 5-0, Riverdale (Fort Myers), 5-0; Braden River (Bradenton), 3-1.
CLASS 6A
Rank, Team (City), Record, Previous Ranking
1. Miami Carol City, 4-0, 1
2. Miami Central, 4-1, 2
3. Vanguard (Ocala), 5-0, 3
4. Armwood (Seffner), 3-1, 4
5. Navarre, 5-0, 6
6. Escambia (Pensacola), 4-0, 5
7. Miami Northwestern, 3-2, 7
8. Naples, 3-1, 10
9. Charlotte (Punta Gorda), 4-1, NR
10. Fort Myers, 4-1, 8
Honorable Mention: Pine Forest (Pensacola), 3-1; Lake Wales, 4-1; Cape Coral, 4-0; Port Charlotte, 4-1; Gulf Breeze, 4-1.
CLASS 5A
Rank, Team (City), Record, Previous Ranking
1. American Heritage (Plantation), 4-1, 2
2. Trinity Christian (Jacksonville), 5-0, 1
3. Godby (Tallahassee), 5-0, 3
4. Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale), 3-2, 5
5. Rockledge, 4-1, 4
6. Hardee (Wauchula), 4-0, 6
7. Zephyrhills, 4-0, 7
8. Jesuit (Tampa), 4-0, 8
9. Mosley (Panama City), 5-0, 9
10. Baker County (Glen St. Mary), 3-1, 10
Honorable Mention: Menendez (St. Augustine), 4-1; Jones (Orlando), 3-1; Nature Coast (Brooksville), 4-1; Wakulla (Crawfordville), 4-1; Ponte Vedra, 4-1.
CLASS 4A
Rank, Team (City), Record, Previous Ranking
1. University School (Fort Lauderdale), 5-0, 1
2. Raines (Jacksonville), 4-1, 2
3. West Nassau (Callahan), 5-0, 5
4. Cocoa, 2-2, 3
5. Booker T. Washington (Miami), 2-3, 4
Honorable Mention: The Villages, 4-0; Astronaut (Titusville), 3-1; Avon Park, 4-1.
CLASS 3A
Rank, Team (City), Record, Previous Rankings
1. Clearwater Central Catholic, 5-0, 1
2. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood), 3-2, 2
3. American Heritage (Delray), 4-0, 3
4. King’s Academy (West Palm Beach), 5-0, 5
5. Baldwin, 5-0, NR
Honorable Mention: Florida High (Tallahassee), 3-1; Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota), 4-0; Tampa Catholic, 3-1.
CLASS 2A
Rank, Team (City), Record, Previous Ranking
1. University Christian (Jacksonville), 5-1, 1
2. Victory Christian (Lakeland), 5-0, 2
3. Champagnat (Hialeah), 2-2, 3
4. Foundation Academy (Winter Garden), 5-0, 4
5. Seffner Christian, 4-0, 5
Honorable Mention: Admiral Farragut (St. Petersburg), 2-1; St. John Neumann (Naples), 4-0; Carrollwood Day (Tampa), 3-1.
CLASS 1A
Rank, Team (City), Record, Previous Ranking
1. Madison County (Madison), 4-1, 1
2. Pahokee, 2-2, 2
3. Port St. Joe, 4-0, 3
4. Baker, 5-0, 4
5. Blountstown, 4-1, 5
Honorable Mention: Chiefland, 5-0; Vernon, 2-1; Hawthorne, 4-0.
SUNSHINE STATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Rank, Team (City), Record, Previous Ranking
1. Windermere Prep, 4-0, 1
2. The Master’s Academy (Oviedo), 4-0, 2
3. Saint Stephen’s Episcopal (Bradenton), 3-1, 3
4. Jupiter Christian, 4-0, 4
5. Out-of-Door (Sarasota), 4-0, 5
