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Florida's FHSAA state playoffs tip off Tuesday night with five teams ranked in SN's Top 50 originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Florida's FHSAA postseason tips off around the state on Tuesday night, although many of the state's top teams earned first-round byes heading into the district playoffs.
In fact, all five of the FHSAA teams ranked in SN's Top 50 including the No. 6 Calvary Christian Academy Eagles will get the night off awaiting the winners of the various opening-round matchups. Three of those five teams, including the Eagles, participate in Florida's FHSAA Class 3A ranks, but none of them would run into each other on the hardwood until the regional playoffs at the earliest.
We've included a full list of relevant dates for Florida's FHSAA playoffs below, along with information about who those top-ranked teams in Florida might match up against on Thursday night when the various districts in each classification stage their district semifinal playoffs.
Florida FHSAA playoff key dates
Date | FHSAA playoff round |
| 2/3/26 | District opening round playoffs |
| 2/5/26 | District semifinals |
| 2/27/26 | District championships |
| 2/14/26 | Regional quarterfinals (Classes 1A-7A) |
| 2/14/26 | Regional semifinals (Class Rural) |
| 2/21/26 | Regional semifinals (Classes 1A-7A) |
| 2/21/26 | Regional finals (Class Rural) |
| 2/24/26 | State semifinals (Class Rural) |
| 2/27/26 | State championship (Class Rural) |
| 2/28/26 | Regional finals (Classes 1A-7A) |
| 3/5/26 | State semifinals (Class 1A) |
| 3/6/26 | State semifinals (Class 2A) |
| 3/7/26 | State championship (Classes 1A & 2A) |
| 3/9/26 | State semifinals (Class 3A) |
| 3/10/26 | State semifinals (Class 4A) |
| 3/11/26 | State semifinals (Class 5A) |
| 3/11/26 | State championship (Class 3A) |
| 3/12/26 | State semifinals (Class 6A) |
| 3/12/26 | State championship (Class 4A) |
| 3/13/26 | State semifinals (Class 7A) |
| 3/13/26 | State championship (Class 5A) |
| 3/14/26 | State championship (Classes 6A & 7A) |
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Key dates and information for Florida's FHSAA Top 50 boys basketball teams
No. 6 Calvary Christian Academy [Fort Lauderdale, FL] Eagles
- No. 1 seed in FHSAA Class 3A District 12
- 2025-26 record: 17-1
- Next game: Thursday, 2/5/26
Calvary Christian Academy enters Florida's postseason with just a single loss on the season – a 71-54 loss on December 19 to the current No. 8 Paul VI Panthers. The Eagles later avenged that loss in a 78-64 win over the Panthers on January 17. They are ranked one spot ahead of Prolific Prep which is also based in Fort Lauderdale but doesn't participate in the FHSAA.
They earned a first-round bye as the No. 1 seed in their district, and they'll take on the winner of Coral Springs Charter and Florida Atlantic University High on Tuesday night.
Top 50 Andrew Jackson [Jacksonville, FL] Tigers
- No. 1 seed in FHSAA Class 3A District 4
- 2025-26 record: 23-1
- Next game: Thursday, 2/5/26
Andrew Jackson's only loss is a 62-60 setback to Impact Christian Academy back on December 16, but the Tigers went undefeated in district play to earn the No. 1 seed. They'll start their postseason journey on Thursday facing off against Tuesday's winner of the Wolfson-Global Outreach Charter Academy game.
Top 50 Columbus [Miami, FL] Explorers
- No. 1 seed in FHSAA Class 7A District 15
- 2025-26 record: 19-6
- Next game: Thursday, 2/5/26
The defending SN national champion Columbus Explorers get the night off Tuesday while Goleman and Hialeah Gardens square off in the opening round of Florida' FHSAA Class 7A playoffs. The winner of that game will advance to face the Explorers on Thursday night.
Top 50 Lake Highland Prep [Orlando, FL] Highlanders
- No. 1 seed in FHSAA Class 3A District 6
- 2025-26 record: 24-1
- Next game: Thursday, 2/5/26
Lake Highland Prep's only loss of 2025-26 came nearly two months ago against The Rock National back on December 6. Since then, the Highlanders have rolled off 20 straight wins to earn the No. 1 seed in Florida's FHSAA Class 3A District 6. That gives the Highlanders a first-round bye, and they'll get their playoff run started on Thursday against the winner of McKeel Academy and Four Corners.
Top 50 St. Thomas Aquinas [Fort Lauderdale, FL] Raiders
- No. 1 seed in FHSAA Class 6A District 14
- 2025-26 record: 21-4
- Next game: Thursday, 2/5/26
St. Thomas Aquinas is one of three teams from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, currently ranked in SN's Top 50, and two of those teams will be competing in Florida's FHSAA playoffs. The Raiders join Class 3A Calvary Christian Academy in pursuit of a state championship, and St. Thomas Aquinas will be pursuing the Class 6A crown. They get a first-round bye before taking on the winner of Tuesday's South Plantation versus Fort Lauderdale game.
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