Here’s where South Florida’s high school football teams stand in FHSAA’s first rankings
We’ve reached the midway point of the high school football regular season.
And while several of Miami-Dade and Broward County’s elite teams have excelled as expected, the season hasn’t been without its share of surprises.
There are still several meaningful games still to be played on the road to the state tournament Dec. 7-9 in Tallahassee as teams are still in the early stages of their district schedules in most cases.
But this week, the Florida High School Athletic Association released its first power rankings - which will determine the teams that make the postseason as well as seeding in each of the four Metro classifications where South Florida teams play.
So here’s a region-by-region look at where Dade and Broward teams stand in the current playoff picture through week 5 of the regular season.
The top eight teams in each region in Classes 4M-2M qualify for the postseason. In Class 1M, the top four teams advance. District champions automatically earn a playoff berth regardless of their FHSAA ranking and would earn a spot ahead of an at-large qualifier with a higher ranking.
NOTES: Teams listed in order by FHSAA ranking. Team rankings listed in parentheses, along with which district team plays in; x-denotes highest ranked team in its district.
REGION 3-4M
x-Palm Beach Central (12) D10
x-Coconut Creek Monarch (71) D12
x-Lantana Santaluces (87) D11
Boca Raton Spanish River (91) D11
Boca Raton (183) D11
x-Jupiter (198) D9
Coral Springs (247) D12
Palm Beach Lakes (250) D9
On the outside: Palm Beach Gardens (285) D9; Lake Worth Park Vista (304) D11.
REGION 4-4M
x-Miami Columbus (28) D15
x-Miami Palmetto (82) D16
x-Weston Cypress Bay (97) D13
Davie Western (134) D13
x-West Broward (157) D14
Coral Gables (159) D16
Homestead South Dade (178) D16
Hialeah Goleman (223) D15
On the outside: Doral Academy (273) D15; Miami High (299) D15.
REGION 3-3M
x-St. Thomas Aquinas (6) D11
x-Delray Beach Atlantic (36) D9
x-Coconut Creek (40) D10
Pompano Beach Blanche Ely (76) D10
Loxahatchee Seminole Ridge (77) D9
x-Plantation (125) D12
South Plantation (151) D12
West Boca Raton (166) D10
On the outside: Fort Lauderdale Dillard (167) D11; Sunrise Piper (168) D12; Fort Lauderdale (269) D11; Deerfield Beach (359) D10.
REGION 4-3M
x-Hollywood South Broward (22) D13
x-Miami Southridge (54) D16
Homestead (118) D16
Miami Dr. Krop (145) D13
x-Pembroke Pines Charter (149) D14
Miami Belen Jesuit (171) D16
Hialeah American (193) D14
x-Hialeah (224) D15
On the outside: Miramar Everglades (212) D14; Hollywood Hills (254) D13; Miramar (274) D14; Hollywood McArthur (308) D13; North Miami (398) D15.
REGION 3-2M
x-Plantation American Heritage (26) D12
Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons (31) D12
x-Boca Raton St. Andrews (61) D10
x-West Palm Beach Kings Academy (100) D9
x-Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian (154) D11
Delray American Heritage (187) D10
Boynton Beach Somerset Canyons (261) D10
Fort Lauderdale Stranahan (279) D12
On the outside: Coconut Creek North Broward Prep (294) D11; Hallandale (350) D12; Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest (366) D11.
REGION 4-2M
x-Miami Norland (8) D13
Miami Central (74) D13
x-Miami Gulliver (141) D16
x-Miami Springs (175) D15
x-Miami Edison (185) D14
Miami Booker T. Washington (189) D14
Miami St. Brendan (204) D15
Miami Monsignor Pace (219) D13
On the outside: North Miami Beach - (243) D13; Somerset Silver Palms (292) D16; Miami Carol City (336) D13; Miami La Salle (341) D14; Miami Northwestern (351) D14; Miami Killian (388) D16.
REGION 3-1M
x-Hollywood Chaminade (1) D6
x-West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman (5) D5
North Palm Beach Benjamin (33) D5
Hollywood Avant Garde (266) D6
On the outside: Deerfield Beach Somerset Key (293) D6; Boca Raton St. John Paul II (363) D6
REGION 4-1M
x-Miami True North (48) D7
x-Miami Palmer Trinity (106) D8
Miami Archbishop Carroll (146) D8
Miami Everglades Prep (272) D7
On the outside: Miami Westminster Christian (296) D8; Somerset South Homestead (321) D8; BridgePrep Village Green (345) D7; Miami Florida Christian (371) - D7.
