IMG Academy is No. 1 in the Recruit Intel Florida state ranking dated October 17, 2026. The First Academy is No. 10, up from a prior recorded rank of No. 12, and it is the only team in this top 10 whose prior recorded rank was outside it. The other nine teams are at their prior recorded rank.

The Florida top 10

  1. IMG Academy, Bradenton (7-0)
  2. St. Thomas Aquinas, Fort Lauderdale (7-0)
  3. Armwood, Seffner (6-1)
  4. Tampa Bay Tech, Tampa (7-1)
  5. Chaminade-Madonna, Hollywood (5-2)
  6. Carrollwood Day, Tampa (7-0)
  7. Miami Carol City, Opa Locka (5-2)
  8. Columbus, Miami (7-1)
  9. West Boca Raton, Boca Raton (6-1)
  10. The First Academy, Orlando (6-1)

In this top 10, IMG Academy, St. Thomas Aquinas and Carrollwood Day are unbeaten in published records. Armwood, Tampa Bay Tech, West Boca Raton, Columbus and The First Academy each have a single loss. Chaminade-Madonna and Miami Carol City are each 5-2.

The latest finalized game date observed at capture was October 13. The ranking run does not expose which finalized games it included, so that date is not presented as the run's game cutoff. Treat this as a dated ranking snapshot, not a projection. Florida is one of the states Recruit Intel ranks as part of a national database.