St. Thomas Aquinas is still the No. 1 ranked football team in Florida, but IMG is closing the gap.
The Raiders, which have been the top-ranked team in the state since the preseason, received nine first-place votes to hold onto the No. 1 spot in the USA TODAY Florida Super 25 heading into Week 8.
Aquinas rallied to beat Chaminade-Madonna 21-20
on the road in Week 7. The Raiders sealed with the win with a late field goal block.IMG picked up five first-place votes, which is the most any team other than Aquinas has received this season. The Ascenders topped previously undefeated St. James (Virginia) 44-42 on a last second field goal.
Columbus, Chaminade, West Boca, Miami Central, DeLand, Columbia, Raines and Venice round out the top 10.
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1. St. Thomas Aquinas (9 first-place votes)
Record: 6-0. Week 8: vs. McArthur, Oct. 9.
2. IMG Academy (5 first-place votes)
Record: 6-0. Week 8: at New Palestine (Indiana), Oct. 9.
3. Columbus
Record: 6-1. Week 8: at Coral Gables, Oct. 9.
4. Chaminade-Madonna
Record: 4-2. Week 8: at Cardinal Newman, Oct. 9.
5. West Boca
Record: 5-1. Week 8: at Deerfield Beach, Oct. 9.
6. Miami Central
Record: 5-1. Week 8: vs. Key West, Oct. 8.
7. DeLand
Record: 5-1. Week 8: vs. University, Oct. 9.
8. Columbia
Record: 7-0. Week 8: Open.
9. Raines
Record: 6-0. Week 8: at Bishop Kenny, Oct. 9.
10. Venice
Record: 6-1. Week 8: vs. Lakewood Ranch, Oct. 9.
11. Carol City
Record: 3-3. Week 8: vs. Miami Northwestern, Oct. 9.
12. The First Academy
Record: 5-1. Week 8: vs. Archbishop McCarthy, Oct. 9.
13. Lake Wales
Record: 5-1. Week 8: at Jones, Oct. 8
14. Armwood
Record: 5-1. Week 8: at Tampa Bay Tech, Oct. 9.
15. Tampa Bay Tech
Record: 7-0. Week 8: vs. Armwood, Oct. 9.
16. Carrollwood Day
Record: 7-0. Week 8: Open.
17. Lakeland
Record: 5-1. Week 8: at Sebring, Oct. 9.
18. American Heritage
Record: 3-3. Week 8: vs. Miami Norland, Oct. 9.
19. Buchholz
Record: 7-0. Week 8: at Matanzas, Oct. 9.
20. Miami Palmetto
Record: 5-1. Week 8: vs. Homestead, Oct. 9.
21. Cardinal Newman
Record: 5-1. Week 8: vs. Chaminade-Madonna, Oct. 9.
22. Cardinal Mooney
Record: 5-1. Week 8: vs. Bayshore. Oct. 9.
23. Clearwater Central Catholic
Record: 5-1. Week 8: vs. Berkeley Prep.
24. Bolles
Record: 4-1. Week 8: vs. KIPP Bold City, Oct. 9.
25. Hawthorne
Record: 7-0. Week 8: vs. Chiefland, Oct. 9.
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Florida high school football Super 25 rankings: Aquinas still No. 1
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