Just as long as we waited for the 2026 high school football season to arrive, it is now almost over.
With the state playoffs beginning next week across Florida, the attention will be squarely on the top programs in the state – and in many cases – the entire country.
The playoffs are set and those teams who had worked hard in the off season to prepare for this moment, those long hours and many sacrifices have certainly paid off.
With that said, we move into Week 12 – with key district games taking center stage and dictating where teams stand.
Here is a look at the Top 30 programs for Week 11 – with additional teams that have a chance to be special this year:
1 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (5A, 10-0). The nation’s No. 1 team wrapped up a perfect regular season with a 49-8 win over Pembroke Pines West Broward. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
2. IMG Academy (Independent, 9-0). The Ascenders rolled to a 42-14 win against Princeton, New Jersey’s Hun School. NEXT GAME: @Baltimore St. Frances Academy (11/14).
3. Miami Christopher Columbus (6A, 9-1). The Explorers have finished the regular season. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
4. Jacksonville Raines (3A, 10-0). The defending state champions completed a third straight unbeaten regular season with a 52-13 win against rival Jacksonville Ribault. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
5. West Boca Raton (5A, 8-1). The two-time defending state champions wrapped up the regular season with their third straight shutout, 35-0, against Delray Beach Atlantic. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
6. Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna (2A, 8-2). The Lions finished off the regular season with a 33-7 win against Coconut Creek. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
7. DeLand (6A, 9-1). The Bulldogs continued to score points and win games, beating Boca Raton Spanish River, 44-13. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
8. Tampa Carrollwood Day (1A, 10-0). The highest scoring team in the state (56 points per game) and most underrated won on the road against No. 26 West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman, 28-14. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
9. Venice (6A, 9-1). The Indians finished the regular season with just one loss – and that came by two points on the road against defending state champion Jacksonville Raines. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
10. Seffner Armwood (5A, 9-1). The Hawks finished the regular season with a 48-6 win against Tampa Jefferson, 48-6. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
11. Lake City Columbia (4A, 10-0). The Tigers finished off a perfect regular season with a 48-0 win against longtime rival Live Oak Suwannee. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
12. Lakeland (5A, 9-1). The Dreadnaughts rolled to a convincing 35-0 win against No. 25 Orlando The First Academy. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
13. Vero Beach (6A, 8-1). The Indians ended the regular season with a 21-12 win against Eau Gallie. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
14. Sarasota Cardinal Mooney (3A, 9-1). The defending state champions ended the regular season with a 62-0 win against Miami SmartEn Sports Academy. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
15. Lake Wales (4A, 9-1). The Highlanders finished off a productive regular season with a 52-14 win against Bartow – outscoring the opposition, 408-80. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
16. Jacksonville Mandarin (5A, 9-1). The Mustangs won a thrilling 32-31 decision against No. 23 and previously unbeaten St. Augustine. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
17. Tampa Bay Tech (5A, 9-1). The Titans spent the week off getting ready for the post season. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
18. Port Charlotte (4A, 7-2). The Pirates won their regular season finale against longtime rival, Punta Gorda Charlotte, 42-6. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
19. Sanford Seminole (6A, 10-0). The Seminoles ended the perfect regular season with a thrilling 30-29 win against Oviedo. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
20. Tampa Jesuit (4A, 8-1). The Tigers ended the regular season with a thrilling 21-20 win against rival Tampa Catholic, 21-20. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
21. Merritt Island (3A, 10-0). The Mustangs completed a perfect season with a 37-0 win against Viera as they get ready for the top spot when the state playoffs begin. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
22. Miami Central (3A, 7-3). The Rockets lost for the third time this season to rival Miami Carol City, 27-10, and remains in the inaugural “Open Division” competition. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
23. St. Augustine (4A, 9-1). The Yellow Jackets’ bid for an unbeaten regular season came up short in overtime against No. 16 Jacksonville Mandarin, 32-31. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
24. Gainesville Buchholz (5A, 9-1). The Bobcats fell short in their bid to finish unbeaten in the regular season, dropping a 31-28 decision to 2A power Jacksonville Bolles. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
25. Orlando The First Academy (2A, 7-2). It looks like it will be the state playoffs for the Royals as they lost 35-0 at No. 12 Lakeland in the regular season finale. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
26. West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman (2A, 7-3). The defending 1A state champions, after losing 28-14 to No. 9 Tampa Carrollwood Day, 28-14, on Friday, came back to end the regular season on Monday, beating Pembroke Pines West Boca Raton, 13-0. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
27. Lynn Haven Mosley (4A, 8-1). The Dolphins’ perfect season came to an end with a tough 17-16 loss to area rival Panama City Bay. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
28. Clearwater Central Catholic (2A, 8-2). The Marauders wrapped up the regular season with a dominating 44-0 win against previously unbeaten Clearwater. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
29. Weston Cypress Bay (6A, 10-0). The Lightning completed the first ever unbeaten season in school history with a dominating 55-0 win against Oakland Park Northeast. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
30. Orlando Lake Nona (6A, 9-1). The Lions finished off one of the school’s best ever seasons with a convincing seventh straight victory, 40-0, against previously unbeaten Orlando Innovation. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.
KEEP AN EYE ON:
1A
Blountstown (8-1)
Fort Pierce John Carroll (6-3)
Hawthorne (10-0)
Jacksonville Trinity Christian (6-4)
Jacksonville University Christian (7-3)
Lakeland Christian (9-0-1)
Madison County (5-5)
Melbourne Central Catholic (7-1)
Miami Archbishop Carroll (8-1)
Miami True North Classical Academy (5-3)
Naples First Baptist (7-3)
Naples St. John Neumann (7-3)
Pahokee (5-4)
St. Petersburg Catholic (6-4)
Wildwood (8-2)
2A
Boca Raton Saint Andrew’s (6-4)
DeFuniak Springs Walton (6-2)
Jacksonville Bolles (7-2)
Miami Carol City (7-3)
Miami Immaculata LaSalle (10-0)
Miami Killian (8-2)
Miami Westminster Christian (8-2)
Pensacola Catholic (8-1)
Tallahassee Florida High (9-1)
Tampa Berkeley Prep (7-2)
Starke Bradford County (9-1)
Tampa Catholic (7-3)
3A
Alachua Santa Fe (3A, 8-2)
Bradenton Braden River (8-1)
Brooksville Nature Coast Tech (8-1)
Bushnell South Sumter (6-4)
Eau Gallie (6-4)
Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons (7-3)
Fort Lauderdale Dillard (6-4)
Miami Springs (7-2)
North Miami Beach (7-3)
Panama City Bay (8-2)
Santa Rosa Beach South Walton (6-3)
Tampa Robinson (8-2)
The Villages Charter (10-0)
Titusville (6-4)
Titusville Astronaut (7-3)
Wakulla (8-2)
4A
Plantation American Heritage (6-3)
Clearwater (9-1)
Delray Beach Atlantic (7-3)
Fort Myers Dunbar (8-2)
Fort Pierce Westwood (5-4)
Fort Walton Beach Choctawhatchee (6-2)
Green Cove Springs Clay (7-2)
Hialeah American (5-5)
Jacksonville Ed White (8-2)
Jensen Beach (8-2)
Miami Norland (4-6)
Miami Northwestern (6-4)
Middleburg (5-4)
New Port Richey River Ridge (8-2)
New Smyrna Beach (6-3)
Ocala Lake Weir (8-2)
Ocala Vanguard (8-2)
Orlando Bishop Moore (8-2)
Orlando Jones (7-3)
Pensacola Washington (6-2)
Pompano Beach Blanche Ely (6-3)
Tallahassee Godby (6-3)
Tallahassee Leon (7-2)
Zephyrhills (7-3)
5A
Auburndale (5-5)
Bradenton Manatee (6-4)
Clermont East Ridge (8-2)
Coconut Creek (8-2)
Coconut Creek Monarch (4-5)
Fort Myers Riverdale (7-3)
Immokalee (6-4)
Melbourne (8-2)
Niceville (4-5)
Ocala Forest (8-2)
Orange Park Oakleaf (5-5)
Orlando Evans (7-3)
Oviedo (7-3)
Pace (6-2)
Palmetto (8-1)
Riverview Sumner (6-4)
Royal Palm Beach (8-1)
Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy (4-5)
St. John Bartram Trail (7-3)
Stuart Martin County (5-5)
Stuart South Fork (7-3)
Tampa Gaither (7-3)
Trinity Mitchell (6-4)
Viera (4-5)
6A
Boca Raton Spanish River (5-4)
Davie Western (7-3)
Daytona Beach Mainland (5-4)
Flagler Palm Coast (7-2)
Fort Pierce Central (6-3)
Jupiter (9-1)
Kissimmee Gateway (8-2)
Lantana Santaluces (5-4)
Miami Palmetto (8-2)
Orlando Edgewater (6-3)
Orlando Lake Nona (9-1)
Palm Beach Lakes (8-2)
Port Orange Spruce Creek (5-4)
Ruskin Lennard (7-2)
Sarasota Riverview (8-2)
St. Cloud (6-4)
Tampa Alonso (9-1)
Wellington (6-4)
Wellington Palm Beach Central (7-3)
Winter Garden West Orange (9-1)
Week 1 State Football Rankings: St. Thomas Aquinas Is The One. https://larryblustein.com/news/week-1-state-football-rankings-st-thomas-aquinas-is-the-one
Week 2 State Football Rankings: Top Teams Get Off To A Fast Start. https://larryblustein.com/news/week-2-state-football-rankings-top-teams-get-off-to-a-fast-start
Week 3 Florida State High School Football Rankings: The Nation Was Watching. https://larryblustein.com/news/week-3-state-football-rankings-the-nation-was-watching
Week 4 Florida State Football Rankings: Elite Teams Stay On Top. https://larryblustein.com/news/week-4-florida-state-football-rankings-elite-teams-stay-on-top
Week 5 Florida State Football Rankings: Things Are Getting Very Exciting. https://larryblustein.com/news/week-5-florida-state-football-rankings-things-are-getting-very-exciting
Week 6 Florida State Football Rankings: Every Game Will Have Meaning. https://larryblustein.com/news/week-6-florida-state-football-rankings-every-game-will-have-meaning
Week 7 Florida State Football Rankings: There Is No Turning Back Now. https://larryblustein.com/news/week-7-florida-state-football-rankings-there-is-no-turning-back-now
Week 8 Florida State Football Rankings: Which Poll Do Subscribe To? https://larryblustein.com/news/week-8-florida-state-football-rankings-which-poll-do-subscribe-to
Week 9 Florida State Football Rankings: Results Have Never Been More Important. https://larryblustein.com/news/week-9-florida-state-football-rankings-results-have-never-been-more-important
Week 10 Florida State Football Rankings: Two Big Weeks To End Regular Season. https://larryblustein.com/news/week-10-florida-state-football-rankings-two-big-weeks-to-end-regular-season
Week 11 Florida State Football Rankings: Top Teams Continue To Win. https://larryblustein.com/news/week-11-florida-state-football-rankings-top-teams-continue-to-win
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