Florida girls high school basketball rankings
From the farm-fueled towns of the heartland to the bustling concrete canyons on the coast, high school girls basketball is a cultural touchstone.
Basketball engages nearly 400,000 girls to join high school teams per year, according to 2021-22 data from the National Federation of State High School Associations. With almost 18,000 high schools maintaining girls teams, basketball is the most widely offered girls high school sport, beating out track and field and volleyball. Such data paints a clear picture of the sport's cultural impact.
And girls basketball dates back over a century. Iowa, for instance, traces its girls state championship history to 1920. That timeline doesn't lag far behind boys' basketball: Illinois' boys state championship began just 13 years before Iowa's girls event. However, girls across the country weren't given equal representation and support in the sport until the passage of the gender equality act known as Title IX in 1972. Since the arrival of that legislation, girls participation in basketball—and sports as a whole—exploded. Now, girls play basketball in high school gyms across all 50 states.
To dig into competition data behind the ever-growing sport of high school girls basketball, Stacker compiled statewide rankings in Florida using MaxPreps. MaxPreps' rankings factor in win-loss record, win quality, and strength of schedule. Keep reading to find out which schools top the girls basketball charts in Florida.
Class 1A
1. Wildwood: 24-2 (1-0 in 1A District 7), 21.3 rating
2. Hawthorne: 15-5 (0-0 in 1A District 6), 20.6 rating, 9 straight wins
3. Ponce De Leon: 20-4 (4-1 in 1A District 2), 20.2 rating
4. Graceville: 20-5 (1-0 in 1A District 3), 17.8 rating
5. Jay: 19-4 (7-2 in 1A District 1), 14.9 rating
Class 2A
1. Central Florida Christian Academy (Ocoee): 20-8 (1-0 in 2A District 7), 23.3 rating
2. Faith Christian (Orlando): 16-11 (0-0 in 2A District 7), 23.1 rating, 7 straight wins
3. St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park): 19-6 (0-1 in 2A District 3), 21.6 rating
4. Horeb Christian (Hialeah): 19-5 (0-0 in 2A District 15), 20.0 rating
5. North Florida Educational Institute (Jacksonville): 16-9 (1-1 in 2A District 2), 18.4 rating
6. Evangelical Christian (Fort Myers): 24-5 (1-0 in 2A District 11), 17.7 rating
7. Miami Christian (Miami): 14-15 (0-0 in 2A District 16), 14.5 rating
8. Munroe (Quincy): 13-10 (0-0 in 2A District 1), 13.1 rating
9. Neumann (Naples): 19-8 (4-0 in 2A District 12), 12.2 rating
10. University Christian (Jacksonville): 13-6 (1-0 in 2A District 3), 12.1 rating
Class 3A
1. Miami Country Day (Miami): 25-7 (3-0 in 3A District 14), 34.7 rating, 5 straight wins
2. Westminster Academy (Fort Lauderdale): 22-8 (0-0 in 3A District 14), 31.4 rating
3. Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota): 21-6 (0-0 in 3A District 11), 29.3 rating
4. King's Academy (West Palm Beach): 23-5 (0-0 in 3A District 8), 28.1 rating
5. Somerset Academy Silver Palms (Miami): 21-5 (1-0 in 3A District 16), 28.0 rating
6. Seffner Christian (Seffner): 25-5 (1-0 in 3A District 7), 26.5 rating
7. Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy (Melbourne): 21-5 (1-0 in 3A District 5), 23.5 rating
8. Somerset Prep (North Lauderdale): 19-9 (0-0 in 3A District 13), 22.6 rating
9. Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate (Tampa): 16-11 (0-1 in 3A District 9), 21.7 rating
10. Providence School (Jacksonville): 22-6 (3-0 in 3A District 3), 21.2 rating
11. Tampa Prep (Tampa): 22-5 (3-0 in 3A District 9), 20.6 rating
12. P.K. Yonge (Gainesville): 16-4 (3-0 in 3A District 2), 19.6 rating
13. Palmer Trinity (Miami): 17-10 (0-0 in 3A District 16), 18.5 rating, 2 straight losses
14. Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart (Miami): 14-5 (2-0 in 3A District 15), 17.2 rating
15. Master's Academy (Oviedo): 20-7 (2-0 in 3A District 4), 16.8 rating
16. Florida State University High School (Tallahassee): 17-11 (0-0 in 3A District 1), 16.2 rating
17. Tampa Catholic (Tampa): 14-11 (1-0 in 3A District 9), 15.6 rating
18. Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach): 17-11 (1-0 in 3A District 8), 15.2 rating, 2 straight losses
19. Benjamin (Palm Beach Gardens): 14-9 (1-0 in 3A District 8), 15.1 rating
20. Trinity Catholic (Ocala): 16-11 (1-1 in 3A District 2), 12.3 rating, 2 straight losses
Class 4A
1. Lake Highland Prep (Orlando): 25-6 (0-0 in 4A District 7), 37.6 rating, 10 straight wins
2. Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville): 30-2 (1-0 in 4A District 4), 33.5 rating
3. Palm Bay (Melbourne): 21-9 (0-0 in 4A District 8), 31.4 rating
4. Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale): 22-6 (0-0 in 4A District 14), 26.6 rating
5. Bishop Moore (Orlando): 21-8 (0-0 in 4A District 7), 26.4 rating
6. Rutherford (Panama City): 25-2 (0-0 in 4A District 2), 26.0 rating
7. Booker (Sarasota): 22-8 (1-0 in 4A District 11), 23.6 rating
8. Academy of the Holy Names (Tampa): 24-7 (1-1 in 4A District 10), 22.1 rating
9. North Broward Prep (Coconut Creek): 22-7 (2-1 in Palm), 22.0 rating
10. Bolles (Jacksonville): 19-10 (0-1 in 4A District 4), 21.4 rating
11. Sports Leadership & Management (Miami): 13-12 (1-0 in 4A District 16), 18.9 rating
12. Somerset Academy - Canyons (Boynton Beach): 18-8 (1-0 in 4A District 13), 18.0 rating
13. Ribault (Jacksonville): 15-8 (1-0 in 4A District 3), 17.5 rating
14. Andrew Jackson (Jacksonville): 18-11 (1-0 in 4A District 3), 17.0 rating, 2 straight losses
15. Monsignor Pace (Miami): 18-6 (0-0 in 4A District 15), 16.0 rating
16. Lakewood (St. Petersburg): 15-7 (0-1 in 4A District 10), 15.2 rating
17. Eustis: 16-10 (3-1 in 4A District 6), 13.3 rating
18. Gibbs (St. Petersburg): 21-7 (4-1 in 4A District 10), 13.2 rating
19. Avon Park: 14-7 (2-2 in 4A District 11), 11.1 rating, 2 straight losses
20. Cocoa: 15-12 (2-0 in 4A District 8), 10.1 rating, 2 straight losses
Class 5A
1. Mainland (Daytona Beach): 21-8 (1-0 in 5A District 4), 30.1 rating, 7 straight wins
2. American Heritage (Plantation): 23-8 (0-0 in 5A District 14), 28.9 rating
3. Fort Walton Beach: 19-7 (4-2 in 5A District 1), 20.3 rating
4. Ridgeview (Orange Park): 22-8 (3-0 in 5A District 2), 20.1 rating
5. Gateway (Kissimmee): 24-7 (0-0 in 5A District 7), 19.8 rating
6. Norland (Miami): 20-6 (0-0 in 5A District 15), 19.4 rating
7. Clearwater: 18-11 (1-0 in 5A District 9), 17.8 rating
8. Port Charlotte: 18-12 (0-0 in 5A District 11), 15.5 rating
9. Pine Forest (Pensacola): 16-12 (4-2 in 5A District 1), 15.3 rating
10. St. Augustine: 18-8 (2-0 in 5A District 4), 13.3 rating, 2 straight losses
Class 6A
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale): 24-8 (1-1 in 6A District 14), 35.2 rating, 12 straight wins
2. Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach): 22-4 (0-0 in 6A District 13), 33.5 rating
3. Charlotte (Punta Gorda): 22-7 (0-0 in 6A District 11), 28.0 rating
4. Oakleaf (Orange Park): 26-3 (5-0 in 6A District 3), 26.7 rating
5. Bloomingdale (Valrico): 26-3 (4-0 in 6A District 10), 24.1 rating
6. Dillard (Fort Lauderdale): 19-9 (3-0 in 6A District 14), 22.6 rating
7. Edgewater (Orlando): 23-5 (3-1 in 6A District 6), 22.0 rating
8. Seminole Ridge (Loxahatchee): 15-7 (1-0 in 6A District 13), 20.8 rating
9. Gainesville: 15-8 (3-0 in 6A District 2), 20.1 rating
10. Viera: 22-5 (2-0 in 6A District 8), 20.0 rating
11. Lake Gibson (Lakeland): 16-11 (1-0 in 6A District 7), 19.9 rating
12. Nease (Ponte Vedra): 20-7 (2-1 in 6A District 3), 19.0 rating, 2 straight losses
13. Crestview: 21-8 (6-2 in 6A District 1), 18.1 rating
14. Ponte Vedra: 15-10 (2-3 in 6A District 3), 17.7 rating, 2 straight losses
15. Fort Myers: 19-7 (1-0 in 6A District 11), 17.4 rating
16. South Broward (Hollywood): 20-5 (2-0 in 6A District 15), 17.3 rating
17. Land O' Lakes: 20-5 (3-0 in 6A District 4), 17.2 rating
18. Everglades (Miramar): 16-11 (0-0 in 6A District 15), 16.2 rating, 2 straight losses
19. St. Cloud: 21-7 (2-0 in 6A District 7), 16.2 rating, 2 straight losses
20. Lake Minneola (Minneola): 19-6 (3-1 in 6A District 6), 15.8 rating, 2 straight losses
Class 7A
1. Dr. Phillips (Orlando): 30-1 (1-0 in 7A District 5), 39.7 rating, 23 straight wins, #17 national rank
2. Winter Haven: 24-5 (2-0 in 7A District 9), 31.0 rating
3. Spruce Creek (Port Orange): 23-6 (0-0 in 7A District 2), 30.0 rating
4. Colonial (Orlando): 21-9 (1-0 in 7A District 4), 29.8 rating
5. Hagerty (Oviedo): 27-2 (0-0 in 7A District 4), 27.0 rating
6. Miami: 23-6 (0-0 in 7A District 16), 26.0 rating
7. Plant (Tampa): 25-5 (3-0 in 7A District 10), 26.0 rating
8. Oak Ridge (Orlando): 20-9 (2-1 in 7A District 5), 25.3 rating
9. Venice: 20-6 (3-2 in 7A District 12), 22.0 rating
10. Timber Creek (Orlando): 16-11 (2-1 in 7A District 4), 19.8 rating
11. Lake Mary: 21-7 (0-0 in 7A District 2), 18.6 rating, 2 straight losses
12. Coral Springs: 21-6 (3-1 in 7A District 14), 18.4 rating
13. Riverview Sarasota (Sarasota): 16-11 (6-0 in 7A District 12), 18.0 rating
14. Boca Raton: 21-8 (1-0 in 7A District 13), 17.7 rating
15. Ocoee: 16-10 (3-0 in 7A District 3), 17.5 rating
16. Palm Beach Gardens: 16-9 (4-0 in 7A District 7), 16.5 rating
17. Apopka: 17-9 (3-1 in 7A District 3), 16.4 rating
18. West Port (Ocala): 19-7 (0-0 in 7A District 2), 16.4 rating, 2 straight losses
19. Durant (Plant City): 19-6 (1-0 in 7A District 9), 15.9 rating, 2 straight losses
20. Sarasota: 15-14 (0-3 in 7A District 12), 15.7 rating, 2 straight losses
