FHSAA Soccer Rankings: See where area teams stack up among entire state of Florida

Happy new year.

And happy first rankings for both boys and girls soccer from the Florida High School Athletic Association.

The state released its first rankings of the 2023-24 season on Tuesday, as teams continue to work their way through the regular season. District tournaments are on the horizon, with the last regular-season playing date scheduled for Jan. 20. District tournaments will begin on Jan. 24 and go through Feb. 1.

The Gulf Breeze boys soccer team is the area's top team in the state, ranked third overall with a 9-0-1 record, its lone non-win coming at Niceville on Nov. 9 (a 3-3 draw), but the Dolphins got revenge on Dec. 15 with a 1-0 home victory over the Eagles.

For the girls' side, Gulf Breeze is also the area's top-ranked team, sitting at 42nd overall and 11th in Class 6A. The defending state champions, with a 5-4-2 overall record, have played some tough competition at different tournaments throughout the season. However, the Dolphins have won their last two games to close out 2023 – and will look to continue that momentum on Friday with a road game at Pace.

Here are the rankings for all Escambia and Santa Rosa County teams, and where they sit within Region 1 and District 1.

Boys Soccer

6A

• Gulf Breeze (19.521) – first in district, first in region, first in 6A, third overall

• Tate (9.754) – second in district, sixth in region, 20th in 6A, 87th overall

• Pace (3.531) – third in district, 10th in region, 49th in 6A, 223rd overall

• Navarre (3.327) – fourth in district, 12th in region, 51st in 6A, 226th overall

• Milton (-2.178) – fifth in district, 21st in region, 77th in 6A, 375th overall

5A

• Booker T. Washington (14.026) – second in district, second in region, eighth in 5A, 24th overall

• Escambia (-5.570) – fifth in district, 22nd in region, 78th in 5A, 451st overall

• Pine Forest (-11.834) – sixth in district, 23rd in region, 92nd in 5A, 545th overall

4A

• West Florida (5.225) – second in district, fourth in region, 21st in 4A, 185th overall

• Pensacola (-3.204) – sixth in district, 14th in region, 59th in 4A, 402nd overall

3A

• Pensacola Catholic (-5.881) – fifth in district, 19th in region, 76th in 3A, 455th overall

2A

• East Hill Christian (-16.761) – seventh in district, 24th in region, 99th in 2A, 575th overall

Girls Soccer

6A

• Gulf Breeze (13.001) – first in district, fifth in region, 11th in 6A, 42nd overall

• Navarre (12.131) – second in district, sixth in region, 13th in 6A, 51st overall

• Pace (10.900) – third in district, eighth in region, 15th in 6A, 66th overall

• Tate (5.574) – fourth in district, 13th in region, 34rd in 6A, 169th overall

• Milton (-0.572) – fifth in district, 18th in region, 60th in 6A, 301st overall

5A

• Booker T. Washington (3.628) – third in district, 11th in region, 36th in 5A, 225th overall

• Escambia (0.555) – fourth in district, 13th in region, 45th in 5A, 283rd overall

• Pine Forest (-12.941) – sixth in district, 23rd in region, 85th in 5A, 508th overall

4A

• West Florida (-0.788) – fourth in district, ninth in region, 40th in 4A, 305th overall

• Pensacola (-7.483) – fifth in district, 15th in region, 62nd in 4A, 440th overall

3A

• Pensacola Catholic (6.937) – first in district, third in region, 20th in 3A, 137th overall

Ben Grieco is a sports reporter for the Pensacola News Journal. He can be reached on X (@BenGriecoSports) and via email at BGrieco@gannett.com.

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