Florida High School Football Rankings: Top 25 Teams – Sept. 23

The top three in the Florida high school football rankings are unchanged after week five, but the rest of the Sunshine State’s top 25 is shuffled after the exciting weekend of games.

Chaminade-Madonna Preparation And Venetian both won their top 10 matches, Miami Center And Kindness He got things done against ranked opponents.

Updated below Florida On3 Massey Ratings Top 25 as of September 23.

The On3 Massey Ratings — which was officially used during the BCS era and has produced the collegiate high school sports team rankings since 1995 — ranks sports teams by analyzing game results, strength of schedule and win differential.

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Previous Ranking: No. 1
IMG Academy improves to 4-1 on season with dominant 49-6 win Mandarin last Friday. The Crusaders have 17 blue-chip prospects between the junior and senior classes. The Sunshine State’s No. 2 offense is led by Alabama’s 4-star IOL commit Michael CarrollMissouri 4-star WR commit Donovan Olugbode and SMU 4-star QB commit Ty Hawkins.IMG will face Phenix City (Ala.). Central in a major shootout out of state this week.

Previous Ranking: No. 2
Venice won a thriller against the then No. 6 seed Cocoa Friday. The game came down to the final play, and the Indians held on to their No. 2 Florida state rankings with a 54-51 victory. Venice has two speedy athletes in senior four-star receiver Winston Watkins Jr. and four-star junior athlete Ashuri CharlesThere is a winless away game on this week’s schedule Lehigh.

Previous Ranking: No. 3
St. Thomas Aquinas was left out McArthur 56-0 to improve to 4-1. The Raiders’ lone loss came against nationally ranked Bishop Gorman (Nev.) in Week 1. Thomas Aquinas has three Power 4 commits in its senior ranks: Illinois’ three-star running back commit Cedric WycheMaryland three-star safety promise Travares Daniels and Pitt three-star EDGE commitment Trevor SummersOn deck Bishop Moore Catholic — Raiders are heavy favorites again.

Previous Ranking: No. 5 (+1)
Chaminade-Madonna Prep featured in 45-20 win in other Florida top 10 match of the week Norland Thursday. The Lions are on a three-game winning streak and are 3-2 on the year. This year’s senior class features two blue-chip prospects, with Miami committing to four-star cornerback Chris Ewald and Penn State four-star wide receiver commit Koby Howard. Young athlete Derek Cooper He is the top-ranked player in the state of Florida’s 2026 class and the 14th overall prospect in the country. Western The Lions, who visit Chaminade this week, are 30-point favorites.

Previous Ranking: No. 4 (-1)
After a long weather delay, Lakeland Booker T. Washington 48-13 last Friday to remain undefeated in 2024. The Dreadnaughts had two big wins earlier in the year against Miami Central and Lake Mary and now look to move on in the Sunshine State. Lakeland has the No. 9 defense in Florida three weeks later, led by Ole Miss safety commit Keon Young and four-star junior defenseman Malik MorrisHere’s what comes next: Gibson Lake Friday.

Previous Ranking: No. 8 (+2)
Miami Central improved to 4-1 with a nail-biting 35-32 win over No. 12 American Heritage over the weekend. The Rockets’ only loss of the year came against No. 4 Lakeland in Week 1. They are loaded with Power 4 talent, including: Naesha Montgomery, Amari Wallace, Floyd Bukart, Ezekiel Marceline, Randy Adirika, Bekkem Kritza, Sekou Smith And Khaleal SterlingMiami Central plays its next game on Oct. 4 against 22nd-ranked Northwestern.

Previous Ranking: No. 9 (+2)
Armwood stays undefeated with a crushing 49-7 win HillsboroughArmwood has the No. 12 offense and No. 12 defense in Florida, led by Miami’s four-star offensive lineman Girard PringleGeorgia four-star receiver commit Tyler Williams and Florida DB commitment Jaelen Waters. Herb I will visit on Friday.

Previous Ranking: No. 6 (-2)
Cocoa lost its second game of the season on Friday in a heartbreaking 54-51 defeat to No. 2 Venice. The Tigers are out this week and will next play No. 15 Norland on Oct. 4. Cocoa’s top-5 defense is led by the elite EDGE Javion Hilsonwho committed to Florida State earlier this month. Also in the mix for Cocoa is four-star wide receiver Mizzou Jayvan Boggs and Michigan quarterback commits Brady Hart.

Previous Ranking: No. 23 (+14)
Lincoln improves to 4-0 with 10-0 win Ware County Friday. The Trojans’ other three wins Pope John Paul II Catholic, Madison County And Delaware ValleyThey will play Tallahassee Leon Towards the end of this week.

Previous Ranking: No. 13 (+3)
Niceville is also undefeated all year, with its latest win Verysweets 42-25. Senior runner Connor Mathews UMass and seniors are committed to safety Jon Bocchino Troy is promised. Eagles have a 1-3 matchup Gulf Breeze.

11. Clearwater Central Catholic
12. American Heritage
13. Bradford (-3)
14. Jones
15. Norland (-8)

16. Cardinal Newman (-1)
17. Kindness (South Korea)
18. Rainy weather (-2)
19. Sanford Seminole (-2)
20. Tampa Bay Technology (South Korea)

21. Naples (-1)
22. Northwest (+2)
23. Sea Cow (South Korea)
24. F. W. Buchholz (-3)
25. Gadsden County (South Korea)

They dropped from the rankings: Lake Mary, St. Augustine, Bishop Verot, Atlantic