Football: What would the FHSAA brackets look like if the playoffs started today?
It's Week 8 of the high school football season, and the playoff picture is starting to get a little clearer.
Chaminade-Madonna (Class 1M) remains the No. 1 overall team on the Florida High School Athletic Association's power rankings, which were released Tuesday.
The Lions have a rating of 23.688. Mainland (Class 3S) is No. 2 with a rating of 19.463 and Cocoa (Class 2S) is third with a rating of 19.2. No other team has a rating higher than 19.
The other No. 1 teams in their respective classes are Lake Mary (4M), St. Thomas Aquinas (3M), Norland (2M), Buchholz (4S), Lakeland Christian (1S) and Williston (1R).
Homestead (Region 4-3M), Lakeland (Region 2-4S), Venice (Region 4-4S) and Golden Gate (Region 4-3S) were among the teams to move up to the No. 1 seed in their respective regions.
Here is a look at what the FHSAA playoffs would look like if the playoffs started today.
Class 4M
Region 1
(1) Lake Mary vs. (8) Boone
(4) Apopka vs. (5) Mandarin
(3) Winter Park vs. (6) Evans
(2) Seminole vs. (7) Hagerty
Outside looking in: Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville)
Region 2
(1) Riverview vs. (8) Alonso
(4) Durant vs. (5) Plant City
(3) Sumner vs. (6) Dr. Phillips
(2) Palm Harbor University vs. (7) Plant
Outside looking in: Olympia
Region 3
(1) Palm Beach Central vs. (8) Park Vista
(4) Santaluces vs. (5) Spanish River
(3) Boca Raton vs. (6) Jupiter
(2) Monarch vs. (7) Palm Beach Gardens
Outside looking in: Palm Beach Lakes, Coral Springs
Region 4
(1) Columbus vs. (8) Goleman
(4) Cypress Bay vs. (5) Western
(3) West Broward vs. (6) South Dade
(2) Palmetto vs. (7) Doral Academy
Outside looking in: Coral Gables, Miami
Class 3M
Region 1
(1) Edgewater vs. (8) Lyman
(4) Oviedo vs. (5) Wharton
(3) Tampa Bay Tech vs. (6) Fletcher
(2) Armwood vs. (7) Jones
Outside looking in: Wekiva, Englewood
Region 2
(1) Jesuit vs. (8) Seminole
(4) St. Petersburg vs. (5) Pinellas Park
(3) Hillsborough vs. (6) East Bay
(2) Largo vs. (7) Northeast
Outside looking in: Gaither, Osceola
Region 3
(1) St. Thomas Aquinas vs. (8) Seminole Ridge
(4) Blanche Ely vs. (5) Plantation
(3) Coconut Creek vs. (6) Dillard
(2) Atlantic vs. (7) West Boca Raton
Outside looking in: Piper
Region 4
(1) Homestead vs. (8) Dr. Krop
(4) American vs. (5) Belen Jesuit
(3) South Broward vs. (6) Miramar
(2) Southridge vs. (7) Hialeah
Outside looking in: Pembroke Pines Charter, Everglades
Class 2M
Region 1
(1) Raines vs. (8) Andrew Jackson
(4) Bishop Moore vs. (5) Bolles
(3) Riverside vs. (6) Ed White
(2) Bishop Kenny vs. (7) Wolfson
Outside looking in: Episcopal School of Jacksonville
Region 2
(1) Berkeley Prep vs. (8) Boca Ciega
(4) Blake vs. (5) Robinson
(3) Calvary Christian vs. (6) Tampa Catholic
(2) Clearwater vs. (7) Brandon
Region 3
(1) American Heritage (Plantation) vs. (8) Stranahan
(4) King's Academy vs. (5) Calvary Christian (Fort Lauderdale)
(3) St. Andrew's vs. (6) Somerset Academy-Canyons
(2) Cardinal Gibbons vs. (7) American Heritage (Delray Beach)
Region 4
(1) Norland vs. (8) North Miami Beach
(4) Monsignor Pace vs. (5) Booker T. Washington
(3) Gulliver Prep vs. (6) Edison
(2) Central vs. (7) St. Brendan
Outside looking in: Northwestern, Miami Springs
Class 1M
Region 1
(1) Orlando Christian Prep vs. (4) Trinity Christian
(2) Providence School vs. (3) University Christian
Outside looking in: First Academy
Region 2
(1) Clearwater Central Catholic vs. (4) Indian Rocks Christian
(2) Carrollwood Day vs. (3) Northside Christian
Region 3
(1) Chaminade-Madonna vs. (4) Avant Garde
(2) Cardinal Newman vs. (3) Benjamin
Region 4
(1) True North Classical vs. (4) Everglades Prep
(2) Palmer Trinity vs. (3) Archbishop Carroll
Outside looking in: Westminster Christian, Somerset Academy South Homestead, BridgePrep Village Green
Class 4S
Region 1
(1) Buchholz vs. (8) Navarre
(4) Bartram Trail vs. (5) Pace
(3) Niceville vs. (6) Leon
(2) Ponte Vedra vs. (7) Creekside
Outside looking in: Tocoi Creek, Flagler Palm Coast, Chiles, Tate
Region 2
(1) Lakeland vs. (8) Mitchell
(4) Lake Minneola vs. (5) Springstead
(3) Wiregrass Ranch vs. (6) Lake Gibson
(2) Bartow vs. (7) George Jenkins
Outside looking in: Winter Haven
Region 3
(1) University (Orange City) vs. (8) Tohopekaliga
(4) Vero Beach vs. (5) DeLand
(3) Heritage vs. (6) New Smyrna Beach
(2) Treasure Coast vs. (7) Spruce Creek
Outside looking in: Martin County
Region 4
(1) Venice vs. (8) Lakewood Ranch
(4) Gulf Coast vs. (5) Palmetto
(3) Riverview Sarasota vs. (6) Immokalee
(2) Manatee vs. (7) Charlotte
Class 3S
Region 1
(1) St. Augustine vs. (8) Clay
(4) Choctawhatchee vs. (5) Matanzas
(3) Escambia vs. (6) Middleburg
(2) Lincoln vs. (7) Pine Forest
Outside looking in: Columbia
Region 2
(1) Vanguard vs. (8) River Ridge
(4) Zephyrhills vs. (5) Cypress Creek
(3) Leesburg vs. (6) Auburndale
(2) Lake Wales vs. (7) Lecanto
Outside looking in: Fivay
Region 3
(1) Mainland vs. (8) Fort Pierce Westwood
(4) Satellite vs. (5) Merritt Island
(3) Jensen Beach vs. (6) Sebring
(2) Eau Gallie vs. (7) Rockledge
Outside looking in: Pine Ridge
Region 4
(1) Golden Gate vs. (8) Mariner
(4) Parrish Community vs. (5) Barron Collier
(3) Dunbar vs. (6) Port Charlotte
(2) Naples vs. (7) Fort Myers
Outside looking in: South Fort Myers
Class 2S
Region 1
(1) Walton vs. (8) South Walton
(4) Pensacola Catholic vs. (5) Florida High
(3) Suwannee vs. (6) Marianna
(2) Wakulla vs. (7) Godby
Outside looking in: West Florida, Gadsden County
Region 2
(1) Bradford vs. (8) Crescent City
(4) Palatka vs. (5) Baldwin
(3) Eastside vs. (6) Baker County
(2) Yulee vs. (7) Fernandina Beach
Outside looking in: Keystone Heights
Region 3
(1) Cocoa vs. (8) Palm Bay
(4) Hudson vs. (5) Dunnellon
(3) South Sumter vs. (6) Mount Dora
(2) Titusville vs. (7) Eustis
Outside looking in: Nature Coast Tech
Region 4
(1) Fort Meade vs. (8) Mulberry
(4) Frostproof vs. (5) Estero
(3) Lemon Bay vs. (6) Booker
(2) Bishop Verot vs. (7) Hardee
Outside looking in: Bayshore
Class 1S
Region 1
(1) North Florida Christian vs. (4) Maclay
(2) Munroe vs. (3) St. John Paul II
Outside looking in: Rocky Bayou Christian
Region 2
(1) Holy Trinity Episcopal vs. (4) Trinity Catholic
(2) Halifax Academy vs. (3) Melbourne Central Catholic
Outside looking in: P.K. Yonge
Region 3
(1) Lakeland Christian vs. (4) Victory Christian
(2) Zephyrhills Christian vs. (3) Cardinal Mooney
Outside looking in: John Carroll Catholic
Region 4
(1) Community School of Naples vs. (4) Evangelical Christian
(2) First Baptist Academy vs. (3) Moore Haven
Class 1R
Region 1
(1) Bozeman
(4) Jay vs. (5) Northview
(3) Chipley vs. (6) Vernon
(2) Holmes County
Outside looking in: Baker
Region 2
(1) Blountstown
(4) Liberty County vs. (5) Wewahitchka
(3) Port St. Joe vs. (6) Cottondale
(2) Aucilla Christian
Outside looking in: Sneads
Region 3
(1) Fort White
(4) Union County vs. (5) Branford
(3) Lafayette vs. (6) Hamilton County
(2) Madison County
Outside looking in: Hilliard
Region 4
(1) Williston
(4) Dixie County vs. (5) Pahokee
(3) Newberry vs. (6) Chiefland
(2) Hawthorne
This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: What the FHSAA brackets would look like if the playoffs started today