Seminole High ranked No. 219 nationally in preseason football poll
Seminole High opened at No. 219 nationally in the HSFA preseason poll, one of 53 Florida teams on the list. The Sanford program is coming off a 5-6 season and a state-title pedigree that still drives expectations.
Seminole High School in Sanford landed at No. 219 in High School Football America’s 2026 preseason HSFA 300, a national list released June 27 and built with the outlet’s proprietary algorithm. The ranking put the school at 2701 Ridgewood Ave. inside a crowded Florida field, where 53 teams earned spots, the most of any state.
That Florida total matters as much as Seminole’s number. Texas followed with 43 teams, while California and Georgia each had 29, leaving Florida with 18% of the national rankings. For Seminole County, the placement is a reminder that the program is being measured against a deep statewide pool, not just local rivals in Sanford and nearby Central Florida.
The ranking arrives with Karl Calhoun Jr. still listed as Seminole’s head coach on MaxPreps. Seminole’s athletics page has also pushed recent offseason updates on summer workouts and a football spring game gallery, signs that the program has already shifted into its preseason routine ahead of the fall schedule.
Seminole’s latest on-field results show why the preseason spot comes with both attention and scrutiny. The Seminoles finished 2025 at 5-6 overall and 2-1 in District 7A-3, good for second place in the district, before losing to Spruce Creek in the playoffs. That record is a step below the standard set by the school’s recent championship history, but it also shows the program stayed competitive in district play.
The larger context in Sanford is impossible to ignore. Seminole won the FHSAA Class 8A state championship in 2020, finishing 12-0 and beating Osceola 38-10 in the title game. The program also won a 6A state championship in 2008, a resume that still shapes how this team is viewed when national preseason polls are released.
A No. 219 ranking does not put Seminole among the nation’s elite, but it does keep the school on a national board that includes more than 50 Florida programs. For a team with title history, a returning head coach, and offseason work already visible at the school, the number sets a clear baseline for a season that will be judged in Sanford as much by results as by preseason recognition.
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