We have fully switched over from the gridiron to the hardwood as it’s high school basketball time throughout the country and there’s plenty of great hoop action going on in the Sunshine State.
With Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years now behind us, all of the national tournaments that took place around the state have ended that involved many of the top teams.
Who are those top teams everyone should be watching out for? We’ve got you covered with our second set of Power 25 rankings for girls basketball in Florida.
Here’s the complete breakdown of Florida’s elite girls high school basketball teams for the 2024-2025 season, as we see it for rankings.
Returning as the No. 1 team in the Sunshine State for the 2024-2025 season are the Eagles. Though they have a loss on their record, Montverde Academy has notched impressive victories this season over state powers Dr. Phillips and St. Thomas Aquinas.
We’re really looking forward to the end of the season matchup between Montverde Academy and IMG Academy. The Ascenders’ only three losses on the season, two have come against national powers Hebron Christian (Georgia) and Bishop McNamara (Maryland).
Among the Florida teams listed just on the outside looking in of the latest High School On SI national rankings, DME Academy has been playing about as good as anyone to start off the season. DME has won four straight games.
The White Tigers’ only losses sustained so far this season are to Bishop McNamara (Maryland), PHH Pre National (Arizona) and Shining Star Sports Academy (Virginia).
There’s no doubting how good are the Pirates when you stack them up against the other teams in these rankings. Only losses to in-states team have come against Central Pointe Christian and IMG academy.
You knew the Blue Devils would be right up here in the mix with everyone else in the state. Winter Haven’s only losses have come to Palm Bay (see above) and Bishop Ireton (Virginia).
The Firebirds have made their strong case to be higher up on our second set of rankings because of how they’ve played so far. Of the five losses, only two have come against in-state programs in Central Pointe Christian and DME Academy.
Of the eight losses the Panthers have on the season, three of the eight have come against teams from Florida. Since a loss to River Ridge (Georgia), Dr. Phillips has reeled off five straight wins.
After a 1-2 start to the season, with losses to Mt. Zion Prep Academy and Potter’s House Christian, the Raiders have gone 8-4 in the following twelve games. Though the Raiders are just above .500, their schedule, alike many of the teams in these rankings, are up against some of the top programs in the state and nationally.
The Cougars have been snakebitten in narrow losses to state powers like Dr. Phillips and Winter Haven, who they’ve lost to twice this season. Still one of the better teams in the Sunshine State.
Other than losses to Cardinal Mooney, Galloway (Georgia), Grainger (Tennessee), Livingston Academy (Tennessee) and Northview Academy (Tennessee) this season, the Stallions have been one of Northeast Florida’s top clubs.
Recent victories over Bolles and Miami Country Day vaults Grandview Prep right into the thick of the rankings.
Senior shooting guard Abby Knauff has been very impressive this season, averaging a team-high 14.9 points per game.
The Spartans drop in our latest set of rankings, but we fully expect to see this group competing for a state championship at the end of things. Miami Country Day lost games to top-ranked Montverde Academy, Somerset Academy-Canyons and Grandview Prep.
Hard to not rank these guys in the early going of the season as the Barracudas have impressive wins over Blanche Ely and Mainland. A win over Westminster Academy bumps the Barracudas up a couple spots this week.
The Lions have made a huge jump from last season and handing Plantation American Heritage a loss this season spoke volumes of where they’re at now.
Only six losses of the season far have come against Doral Academy, Neumann Goretti (Pennsylvania), St. Thomas Aquinas, River Ridge (Georgia), Westminster Academy and Winter Haven.
Senior combo guard Riley Stoker leads the team in scoring with 14.4 points per game for Somerset Prep.
The Hurricanes are another team on this list who has only suffered one loss to a non-Florida based team on the season. Northeast’s only loss was 75-69 against Owensboro Catholic (Kentucky).
The Lions dropped a few spots this week after falling to The Villages recently, 44-43. King’s Academy remains one of the state’s top teams.
Yes, we have a second club from Montverde Academy in our rankings. The Gold Team has been pretty solid, as two of their three losses have come against Central Pointe Christian and Plantation American Heritage.
The Lions have come right out of the gates with impressive victories lined up and down their schedule. Most impressive win was against Evangelical Christian, though they have split the season series so far.
The Wildcats are off to a sizzling start to the season, with fourteen straight victories highlighted by a win over Lakewood and The Villages.
Buffaloes stay pat just below Wildwood after bouncing back with a couple victories.
It’s difficult to keep a team away from these rankings that has only fallen twice to out-of-state foes. Only two losses have come up against Norcross (Georgia) and Brewbaker Tech (Alabama).
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— Andy Villamarzo | villamarzo@scorebooklive.com | @highschoolsi
