1. ST. THOMAS AQUINAS RAIDERS (4-0, 5A)
WINS: at Upper Arlington(OH) 52-7, Boyd Anderson 46-6, at Cardinal Gibbons 35-7, Byrnes 42-34
NEXT GAME: at Nova
REASON FOR TOP 10: The Raiders showed they might be the best team in the country with an impressive win over Byrnes. Virtually a lock to get to Orlando.
2. MIAMI CENTRAL ROCKETS (5-0, 6A)
WINS: at Mainland 34-3, at Killian 32-0, at Miami Beach 63-0, at Miami Springs 70-24, at Carol City 36-0
NEXT GAME: vs. #6 Northwestern
REASON FOR TOP 10: Simply throttling the competition right now, scoring at will, and the defense is vastly improved from last year.
3. MIAMI BOOKER T. WASHINGTON TORNADOES (4-0, 3A)
WINS: at Killian 40-16, Carol City 35-22, at Coral Gables 36-0, Northwestern 35-28
NEXT GAME: at Key West
REASON FOR TOP 10: Surprising win over Northwestern puts the Tornadoes as the clear favorite in 3A.
4. BOLLES BULLDOGS (4-0, 2B)
WINS: at Archbishop Carroll 47-0, at American Heritage 42-6, Interlachen 70-9, Fernandina Beach 65-0
NEXT GAME: at University Christian
REASON FOR TOP 10: The Defending State Champs have outscored opponents 224-15 thus far, extremely well coached team that has plenty of raw talent.
5. LAKELAND DREADNAUGHTS (4-0, 5A)
WINS: at Winter Haven 28-0, Tenoroc 60-0, at De La Salle(CA) 31-30, Plantation 46-14
NEXT GAME: vs. Bayside
REASON FOR TOP 10: High quality out of state win in California, came right back and beat a good Plantation team.
6. MIAMI NORTHWESTERN BULLS (3-1, 6A)
WINS: at Carol City 27-6, Hialeah 42-20, Hialeah-Miami Lakes 54-23
LOSS: #3 Booker T. Washington 35-28
NEXT GAME: vs. #2 Miami Central
REASON FOR TOP 10: Won of two of last three state titles, played for the third. Suffered a loss last week and now have state's #2 Central to play on five days rest. The Bulls will have to dig deep this week.
7. DR. PHILLIPS PANTHERS (4-0, 6A)
WINS: at Edgewater 24-0, at Osceola 9-0, Olympia 27-20, Cypress Creek 35-0
NEXT GAME: at Boone
REASON FOR TOP 10: Appear to be Orlando's most complete team, they can rely on a very stout defense. Offense should come around later in the year.
8. CHARLOTTE TARPONS (5-0, 4A)
WINS: at North Port 69-13, Riverdale 42-6, at Mariner 49-7, Desoto County 48-7, Ft. Myers 56-6
NEXT GAME: vs. Palmetto
REASON FOR TOP 10: The offense is rolling with Midgett and Bellamy, but take a look at that defense......better than advertised. Is this the favorite in 4A?
9. MANATEE HURRICANES (4-0, 5A)
WINS: Bayshore 45-0, at Palmetto 35-3, Southeast 30-26, at Lakewood Ranch 35-14
NEXT GAME: at Sarasota
REASON FOR TOP 10: Solid all around team with consistent offense and chance that offense can explode at any time.
10. GLADES CENTRAL RAIDERS (5-0, 2A)
WINS: at Dwyer 21-7, Palm Beach Central 50-0, at American Heritage-Delray 33-14, at Royal Palm Beach 34-22, Clewiston 46-0
NEXT GAME: vs. at Boca Raton
REASON FOR TOP 10: Win over Dwyer looks better every week. Appear to be the favorite in 2A at this point.
11. NICEVILLE EAGLES (4-0, 4A)
WINS: at Lincoln 41-34, Choctawhatchee 49-0, at Pine Forest 28-20, Godby 24-21, at Pace 42-28
NEXT GAME: vs. Mosley
12. DWYER PANTHERS (3-1, 4A)
WINS: at Palm Beach Gardens 46-0, at Pahokee 34-6, Atlantic 49-7
LOSS: vs. #10 Glades Central 7-21
NEXT GAME: at Palm Beach Lakes
13. PAHOKEE BLUE DEVILS (4-1, 2B)
WINS: Atlantic 13-6, at Inlet Grove 45-0, Cardinal Newman 41-0, at North Broward Prep 31-20
LOSS: #12 Dwyer 6-34
NEXT GAME: vs. Coral Springs Charter
14. ST AUGUSTINE YELLOW JACKETS (5-0, 3A)
WINS: at North Marion 34-33, Bartam Trail 49-7, at Creekside 41-7, Flagler Palm Coast 35-14, Ponte Vedra 38-14
NEXT GAME: at Menendez
15. VENICE INDIANS (4-1, 5A)
WINS: Braden River 28-20, Booker 43-7, Sarasota Riverview 41-14, at Southeast 34-10
at Oscar Smith(VA) 27-13
NEXT GAME: vs. North Port
16. TAMPA PLANT PANTHERS (3-1, 5A)
WINS: Jefferson 46-13, at Riverview 35-0, at Armwood 17-7
LOSS: Tampa Bay Tech 32-30
NEXT GAME: vs. Gaither
17. ARMWOOD HAWKS (3-1, 4A)
WINS: at Newsome 48-6, Tampa Bay Tech 9-6, at Wharton 49-0
LOSS: #16 Plant 17-7
NEXT GAME: vs. King
18. TAMPA BAY TECH TITANS (3-1, 5A)
WINS: at Plant 32-30, Chamberlain 46-0, at Alonso 45-21
LOSS: at #17 Armwood 6-9
NEXT GAME: vs. Freedom
19. NORTH FLORIDA CHRISTIAN EAGLES (3-0, 1A)
WINS: at FAMU 34-0, at Bishop Snyder 61-37, Fort White 41-14
NEXT GAME: vs. Eagle's View
20. JACKSONVILLE ANDREW JACKSON TIGERS (5-0, 3A)
WINS: at Raines 27-0, Lee 30-6, Godby 13-7, at Englewood 56-14, at Ed White 41-20
NEXT GAME: at First Coast 10/16
21. APOPKA BLUE DARTERS (5-0, 6A)
WINS: at Lake Brantley 31-14, Wekiva 43-6, Edgewater 15-6, at South Lake 34-10, Miami Jackson 29-15
NEXT GAME: vs. West Orange
22. CAPE CORAL SEAHAWKS(4-0, 4A)
WINS: at Mariner 35-14, Ft. Myers 26-13, at North Ft. Myers 25-20, at Port Charlotte 28-23
NEXT GAME: vs. Palmetto Ridge
23. MADISON COUNTY COWBOYS (4-0, 2A)
WINS: Fort White 42-26, Suwanee 34-3, at Leon 28-14, at Columbia 56-14
NEXT GAME: at Godby
24. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS EXPLORERS (4-0, 6A)
WINS: at Palmetto 36-0, Belen 36-7, South Dade 26-22, Miami Senior 36-0
NEXT GAME: vs. Coral Gables
25. BARRON COLLIER COUGARS (5-0, 3A)
WINS: Immokalee 33-9, Archbishop Carroll 49-14, at Palmetto Ridge 49-0, Lehigh 42-18, at East Lee 34-6
NEXT GAME: at Cypress Lake
NEXT 10: Cocoa(4-0, 2A), Orange Park(4-0, 6A), Tampa Catholic(4-0, 2B), Countryside(4-0, 5A), Miramar(4-0, 6A), Osceola(3-2, 5A), Mainland(3-2, 6A), Naples(4-1, 3A), Largo(4-1, 4A), Ida Baker (5-0, 4A)