Miami-Dade High Schools

The Miami Herald’s South Florida Top 10 boys’ and girls’ basketball polls (Feb. 5)

Miami High forward Nicole Penalver (32) goes up for a shot over Southridge forward Unique Horton (4) during the second half of the GMAC Basketball Finals at Miami-Dade Kendall campus gym in Miami, Florida on Saturday, January 27, 2024.
Miami High forward Nicole Penalver (32) goes up for a shot over Southridge forward Unique Horton (4) during the second half of the GMAC Basketball Finals at Miami-Dade Kendall campus gym in Miami, Florida on Saturday, January 27, 2024. dvarela@miamiherald.com

As the district playoffs begin, several of the top boys’ and girls’ high school basketball teams in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties are ready to make a push to advance to the state finals in Lakeland.

Here’s a look at the Miami Herald’s South Florida Top 10 rankings with records updated through Saturday’s games:

BOYS

1. Columbus (20-4)

2. Westminster Academy (19-5)

3. Pembroke Pines Charter (18-4)

4. Riviera Prep (17-8)

5. Calvary Christian (14-8)

6. Sagemont (17-6)

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7. True North (20-5)

8. Coral Springs (20-4)

9. Mater Lakes (16-8)

10. Miami High (19-7)

On the cusp: North Broward Prep (19-6), St. Thomas Aquinas (17-6), South Plantation (22-4), Cardinal Gibbons (18-6), Archbishop McCarthy (19-6), Hialeah Educational (17-8), Norland (14-10), NSU University School (18-5).

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GIRLS

1. Miami Country Day (15-8)

2. Blanche Ely (18-6)

3. American Heritage (18-6)

4. SLAM (17-3)

5. St. Thomas Aquinas (16-9)

6. Miami High (16-9)

7. Somerset Prep (17-7)

8. Westminster Academy (15-9)

9. Doral Academy (18-7)

10. Southridge (17-6)

On the cusp: Nova (19-6), Western (15-6), South Broward (14-6), Dillard (13-11), Cypress Bay (19-4), Monsignor Pace (19-3).

Andre C. Fernandez
Miami Herald
Andre Fernandez is the Deputy Sports Editor of the Miami Herald and has covered a wide variety of sports during his career including the Miami Marlins, Miami Heat, Miami Dolphins, University of Miami athletics, and high school sports.
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