State Pre-Season Top 25 Is Impressive
The one thing about ranking teams, it seems that you can never please anyone, but over the next 16 weeks, you will see how out weekly Top 25 – plus, plays itself out.
No matter what class you watch, there are going to be prospects – from 1A to 8A – who will make a huge impact and elevate the status of their respective teams.
Our initial list comes from spring, off-season and other team events, but because of the pandemic getting a feel for all the programs will take a few weeks.
Remember, we are always changing the list to reflect the programs that are turning heads and those who are playing a challenging schedule.
The No. 5 vs. No. 7 game 0 defending 4A state champion Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons and Venice has been moved to Oct. 23.
Remember, it’s not where you start – it’s where you end up:
1.Bradenton IMG Academy (Independent)
2. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (7A)
3. Miami Central (5A – 0-1)
4. Plantation American Heritage (5A)
5. Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons (4A)
6. Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna (3A)
7. Venice (8A)
8. Tampa Jesuit (6A)
9. Miami Christopher Columbus (8A)
10. Deerfield Beach (8A)
11. Jacksonville Trinity Christian (2A)
12. Sanford Seminole (8A)
13. Miami Northwestern (6A)
14. Orlando Jones (6A)
15. Davie Western (8A)
16. Seffner Armwood (7A)
17. Orlando Edgewater (7A)
18. Apopka (8A)
19. Miami Palmetto (8A)
20. Niceville (7A)
21. Naples (6A)
22. Cocoa (4A)
23. Miami Gulliver Prep (4A)
24. Hialeah Champagnat Catholic (2A)
25. (tie) Jacksonville Bolles (4A) and Lake Minneola (6A)
OTHER TEAMS TO CONSIDER: Baker County (6A), Bradenton Manatee (7A), Clearwater Central Catholic (3A), Fort Lauderdale Dillard (7A), Fort Myers Dunbar (6A), Kissimmee Osceola (8A), Lakeland (7A), Madison County (1A), Miami Booker T. Washington (4A), Miami Edison (3A), Miami Killian (5A), Miami Monsignor Pace (4A), Pensacola Escambia (6A), Ocala Vanguard (6A), Ocala Trinity Catholic (3A), Orlando Dr. Phillips (8A), Palmetto (7A), Port St. Lucie, Starke-Bradford County (1A), St. Augustine (6A), St. Petersburg Lakewood (4A), Tallahassee Florida High (3A), Tallahassee Godby (5A), Tampa Berkeley Prep (3A), Tampa Carrollwood Day (3A), Tampa Catholic (3A), Tampa Hillsborough (6A), Treasure Coast (8A), Rockledge (5A), St. Johns Bartram Trail (8A), Valrico Bloomingdale (7A), Vero Beach (8A)
TRACKING FLORIDA: Teams Look At 2021 Season. https://prepredzone.com/2021/03/tracking-florida-teams-look-at-2021-season/
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