Top 25 Florida high school football rankings: Buchholz, Lake Mary break into the ranks
Just about at the midway point of the season here and some things are clearer than others when it comes to the Top 25 Florida football rankings.
We've seen some surprising results across the board and to take any given week for granted would be a mistake. Any one of these teams in our 25 can beat the other seemingly and this week provides a great glimpse as there's many that will be facing one another.
The matchup that stands out in the Sunshine State this week featuring Power 25 teams is between Broward County foes Cardinal Gibbons and Plantation American Heritage.
Here’s the complete breakdown of Florida's elite high school football teams, heading into Week 6 of the 2023 season, as we see it.
SBLive Florida Power 25 Rankings: Week 6
1. IMG Academy (4-0)
2. Chaminade-Madonna (5-0)
3. Miami Central (1-2)
4. Columbus (5-0)
5. St. Thomas Aquinas (4-1)
6. Plantation American Heritage (2-1)
7. Miami Norland (5-0)
8. Cocoa (3-1)
9. Mainland (5-0)
10. Homestead (3-1)
11. Miami Palmetto (3-1)
12. Lakeland (3-2)
13. Edgewater (5-0)
14. Miami Booker T. Washington (2-1)
15. Venice (2-2)
16. Cardinal Gibbons (3-1)
17. Buchholz (5-0)
18. Lake Wales (4-0)
19. Treasure Coast (4-1)
20. Sanford Seminole (4-1)
21. St. Augustine (4-0)
22. Bartram Trail (2-2)
23. Bishop Verot (5-0)
24. Lake Mary (4-0)
25. Clearwater Central Catholic (5-0)
On the outside looking in: Delray Beach Atlantic, Apopka, Armwood, Blanche Ely, Bartow, Benjamin, Bradford, Cardinal Newman, Carrollwood Day, Choctawhatchee, Coconut Creek, Creekside, Dunbar, Edison, FSU High, Hawthorne, Jones, Lincoln, Manatee, Mandarin, Miramar, Monarch, Newberry, Palm Beach Central, Ponte Vedra, Sarasota Riverview, Sebring, Sumner, Tampa Bay Tech, Tampa Catholic, Trinity Christian Academy, Vanguard, Vero Beach, Western, Williston, Winter Park, Wiregrass Ranch, Zephyrhills
-- Andy Villamarzo | villamarzo@scorebooklive.com | @sblivefl