Buchholz locked up home field advantage in the deepest region in Florida.

The Bobcats, which have won four consecutive regional championships , earned the top seed in Region 1. Mandarin, Pace and Nease are the next three seeds in the region. The top six seeds in the regional were all ranked in the USA TODAY Florida Network poll this season , while three teams spent at least a week in the Super 25.

Undefeated Armwood (Region 2), Palmetto (Region 3) and Miami Southridge (Region 4) also are No. 1 seeds. The top seed in each region is guaranteed home field advantage during the first three rounds of the playoffs.

West Boca, the defending state champion, is the No. 2 seed in Region 3.

Region 1

Bracket

(1) Buchholz vs. (8) Oviedo

(4) Nease vs. (5) Oakleaf

(2) Mandarin vs. (7) Crestview

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