2023-24 Florida High School Girls Basketball Rankings

Top 25 Florida High School Girls Basketball Teams: Classes 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A, 7A and Independent

Updated 3/16/2024 – Final

IMG Academy sits atop our Top 25 rankings as we officially close the book on the 2023-24 Florida high school girls basketball season. The Lady Ascenders finished the season at 23-3 overall with none of their losses coming against an in-state team. 

All seven FHSAA state champions also finished the 2023-24 season ranked, with each team and rank as follows: Class 7A’s Dr. Phillips at No. 4, Class 6A’s St. Thomas Aquinas at No. 10, Class 5A’s American Heritage at No. 8, Class 4A’s Lake Highland Prep at No. 2, Class 3A’s Miami Country Day at No. 6, Class 2A’s Evangelical Christian at No. 24, and Class 1A’s Hawthorne at No. 25.

  1. IMG Academy (Independent) E
  2. Lake Highland Prep (4A) E 
  3. Montverde Academy (Independent) +1
  4. Dr. Phillips (7A) +2 
  5. Colonial (7A) -2
  6. Miami Country Day (3A) +4 
  7. Bishop Kenny (4A) E
  8. American Heritage (5A) +3
  9. DME Academy (Independent) E
  10. St. Thomas Aquinas (6A) +3
  11. Winter Haven (7A) -3
  12. Bloomingdale (6A) -7
  13. Palm Bay (4A) -1
  14. Sports Leadership & Management (4A) E
  15. Cardinal Mooney (3A) E
  16. Providence (3A) E
  17. Mainland (5A) +3
  18. Doral Academy (7A) -1
  19. Seffner Christian (3A) -1
  20. Ponte Vedra (6A) -1
  21. Booker T. Washington (Pensacola) (5A) E
  22. Blanche Ely (6A) E
  23. Southeastern Prep (Independent) E
  24. Evangelical Christian (2A) E
  25. Hawthorne (1A) E

 

Updated 3/2/2024

With a few state champions having been crowned late last week, let’s update our Florida high school girls basketball Top 25 rankings as we enter the final stretch of the 2023-24 season. 

This week four state champions sit in the Top 25, the highest-ranked of which is Class 4A’s Lake Highland Prep at No. 2. The other three state champions are Class 3A’s Miami Country Day at No. 10, as well as two teams debuting in the Top 25 for the first time this season in Class 2A’s Evangelical Christian at No. 24 and Class 1A’s Hawthorne at No. 25.

The remaining three state champions will officially be crowned later this week.

  1. IMG Academy (Independent) E
  2. Lake Highland Prep (4A) +1
  3. Colonial (7A) +1
  4. Montverde Academy (Independent) -2
  5. Bloomingdale (6A) +3
  6. Dr. Phillips (7A) +4
  7. Bishop Kenny (4A) +2 
  8. Winter Haven (7A) +3
  9. DME Academy (Independent) -4
  10. Miami Country Day (3A) +6
  11. American Heritage (5A) +6
  12. Palm Bay (4A) +2
  13. St. Thomas Aquinas (6A) +5
  14. Sports Leadership & Management (4A) +1
  15. Cardinal Mooney (3A) +8
  16. Providence (3A) -9
  17. Doral Academy (7A) +5
  18. Seffner Christian (3A) -5
  19. Ponte Vedra (6A) NR
  20. Mainland (5A) NR
  21. Booker T. Washington (Pensacola) (5A) -15
  22. Blanche Ely (6A) -10
  23. Southeastern Prep (Independent) NR
  24. Evangelical Christian (2A) NR
  25. Hawthorne (1A) NR

 

Updated 2/17/2024

As we enter the regional semifinal round of the 2023-24 Florida high school girls basketball playoffs, no new teams enter our Top 25 rankings in this latest update. However, there were certainly a few other takeaways, headlined by IMG Academy taking over the No. 1 ranking as a result of a big 64-62 win over Montverde Academy. 

In addition to the Ascenders, several other teams also moved up a spot, while others such as DME Academy, Bishop Kenny, and Riverview Sarasota each dropped.

  1. IMG Academy (Independent) +1
  2. Montverde Academy (Independent) -1
  3. Lake Highland Prep (4A) +1
  4. Colonial (7A) +1
  5. DME Academy (Independent) -2
  6. Booker T. Washington (Pensacola) (5A) +1
  7. Providence (3A) +1
  8. Bloomingdale (6A) +1
  9. Bishop Kenny (4A) -3
  10. Dr. Phillips (7A) E
  11. Winter Haven (7A) E
  12. Blanche Ely (6A) E
  13. Seffner Christian (3A) E
  14. Palm Bay (4A) +1
  15. Sports Leadership & Management (4A) +1
  16. Miami Country Day (3A) +1
  17. American Heritage (5A) +1
  18. St. Thomas Aquinas (6A) +1
  19. Rutherford (4A) +1
  20. Riverview (Sarasota) (7A) -6
  21. Somerset Prep (3A) E
  22. Doral Academy (7A) E
  23. Cardinal Mooney (3A) E
  24. Niceville (6A) E
  25. Somerset Academy-Canyons (4A) E

 

Updated 2/2/2024

This update of our 2023-24 Florida high school girls basketball rankings sees three teams enter the Top 25 as we head into the playoffs with Cardinal Mooney, Niceville, and Somerset Academy-Canyons sitting in the No. 23-25 spots, respectively. 

Cardinal Mooney, the highest-ranked of those three, owns a resume filled with impressive victories so far this season over ranked teams such as Seffner Christian, Riverview Sarasota, American Heritage, and Palm Bay.

  1. Montverde Academy (Independent) E
  2. IMG Academy (Independent) E
  3. DME Academy (Independent) +1
  4. Lake Highland Prep (4A) -1
  5. Colonial (7A) E
  6. Bishop Kenny (4A) E
  7. Booker T. Washington (Pensacola) (5A) E
  8. Providence (3A) E
  9. Bloomingdale (6A) E
  10. Dr. Phillips (7A) +2
  11. Winter Haven (7A) E
  12. Blanche Ely (6A) +2
  13. Seffner Christian (3A) -3
  14. Riverview (Sarasota) (7A) -1
  15. Palm Bay (4A) +3
  16. Sports Leadership & Management (4A) +5
  17. Miami Country Day (3A) +5
  18. American Heritage (5A) -3
  19. St. Thomas Aquinas (6A) -3
  20. Rutherford (4A) +5
  21. Somerset Prep (3A) -4
  22. Doral Academy (7A) +1
  23. Cardinal Mooney (3A) NR
  24. Niceville (6A) NR
  25. Somerset Academy-Canyons (4A) NR

 

Updated 1/21/2024

The latest update of our 2023-24 Florida high school girls basketball rankings sees four new teams make their respective season debuts in the Nos. 22-25 spots: Miami Country Day, Doral Academy, River Ridge, and Rutherford. Bloomingdale and Dr. Phillips made the biggest upward moves of the week, jumping eight spots each.

  1. Montverde Academy (Independent) +1
  2. IMG Academy (Independent) +1
  3. Lake Highland Prep (4A) +2
  4. DME Academy (Independent) -3
  5. Colonial (7A) +2
  6. Bishop Kenny (4A) -2
  7. Booker T. Washington (Pensacola) (5A) +2
  8. Providence (3A) +4
  9. Bloomingdale (6A) +8
  10. Seffner Christian (3A) +5
  11. Winter Haven (7A) E
  12. Dr. Phillips (7A) +8
  13. Riverview (Sarasota) (7A) +3
  14. Blanche Ely (6A) -6
  15. American Heritage (5A) -2
  16. St. Thomas Aquinas (6A) +3
  17. Somerset Prep (3A) -11
  18. Palm Bay (4A) -4
  19. Western (7A) -9
  20. Bolles (4A) +1
  21. Sports Leadership & Management (4A) +1
  22. Miami Country Day (3A) NR
  23. Doral Academy (7A) NR
  24. River Ridge (5A) NR
  25. Rutherford (4A) NR

 

Updated 12/28/2023

Like our boys rankings, our 2023-24 Florida high school girls basketball Top-25 will be updated every other week throughout the season. Holding the No. 1 spot in our initial rankings is DME Academy, whose 13-0 record includes big wins over Bishop Kenny and American Heritage.

  1. DME Academy (Independent)
  2. Montverde Academy (Independent)
  3. IMG Academy (Independent)
  4. Bishop Kenny (4A)
  5. Lake Highland Prep (4A)
  6. Somerset Prep (3A)
  7. Colonial (7A)
  8. Blanche Ely (6A)
  9. Booker T. Washington (Pensacola) (5A)
  10. Western (7A)
  11. Winter Haven (7A)
  12. Providence (3A)
  13. American Heritage (5A)
  14. Palm Bay (4A)
  15. Seffner Christian (3A)
  16. Riverview (Sarasota) (7A)
  17. Bloomingdale (6A)
  18. Westminster Academy (3A)
  19. St. Thomas Aquinas (6A)
  20. Dr. Phillips (7A)
  21. Bolles (4A)
  22. Sports Leadership & Management (4A)
  23. Southridge (6A)
  24. Jay (1A)
  25. Martin County (6A)
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