Final 2017 MaxPreps top 50 National High School Baseball Rankings

By Kevin Askeland Jun 20, 2017, 12:00am

Shawnee finishes the season ranked No. 1 after 40-0 season, third straight Oklahoma 5A state title.

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The 2017 national high school baseball season is complete and the Shawnee (Okla.) Wolves are officially the MaxPreps National Champions.

Shawnee finished the season with the best record in the nation at 40-0 and will take a 52-game win streak into next season after winning its third straight Oklahoma Class 5A state championship. The Wolves had some of the top players in the nation as well, with Jake Taylor being selected in the Major League Baseball draft last week and two others among the national statistical leaders. Eli Davis led the nation in runs while Tanner Sparks led in RBI.

Shawnee was one of a handful of teams that finished the season undefeated. Cathedral (Indianapolis) joined that list with a victory in the Indiana Class 4A state finals. The Fighting Irish end the season at 29-0 and ranked No. 11.

The only other team still playing last week was Saline (Mich.), which won the Michigan Division 1 state championship and ends the year ranked No. 10 overall.



MaxPreps 2017 Final Xcellent 50 National High School Baseball Rankings
Graphic by Ryan Escobar
1. (last week 1) Shawnee (Okla.), 40-0
Oklahoma Class 5A state champion. Season over.

2. (2) Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 29-2
Florida Class 6A state champion. Season over.

3. (3) Riverdale Baptist (Upper Marlboro, Md.), 30-1
Season over.

4. (4) Calvary Christian (Clearwater, Fla.), 30-0
Florida Class 4A state champion. Season over.

5. (5) Helena (Ala.), 38-6
Alabama Class 6A state champion. Season over.

6. (6) Pope (Marietta, Ga.), 34-6
Georgia Class AAAAAA state champion. Season over.



7. (7) Jackson (Massillon, Ohio), 30-2
Ohio Division I state champion. Season over.

8. (8) La Cueva (Albuquerque), 28-1
New Mexico Class 6A state champion. Season over.

9. (9) Jefferson City (Mo.), 31-2
Missouri Class 5 state champion. Season over.

10. (10) Saline (Mich.), 39-3
Saline won the Division I state championship with a 5-2 victory over Northville. The Hornets also topped University Liggett 12-0 in the semifinals.

11. (11) Cathedral (Indianapolis), 29-0
Cathedral finished the season undefeated with a 4-3 win over Penn in the Class 4A state championship game.

12. (12) Port Neches-Groves (Port Neches, Texas), 34-8-2
Texas Class 5A state champion. Season over.



13. (13) Deer Park (Texas), 35-8-1
Texas Class 6A state champion. Season over.

14. (14) Northwestern (Rock Hill, S.C.), 31-5
South Carolina Class 5A state champion. Season over.

15. (15) Wesleyan Christian Academy (High Point, N.C.), 27-1
NCISAA Class 3A state champion. Season over.

16. (16) Canterbury (Fort Myers, Fla.), 27-5
Florida Class 3A state champion. Season over.

17. (17) T.C. Roberson (Asheville, N.C.), 31-3
North Carolina Class 4A state champion. Season over.

18. (18) Puyallup (Wash.), 25-2
Washington Class 4A state champion. Season over.



19. (19) Clovis (Calif.), 25-7-1
California Central Section Division I champions. Season over.

20. (20) Buchanan (Clovis, Calif.), 28-4
Season over.

21. (24) Eastlake (Chula Vista, Calif.), 32-4
California San Diego Section Open Division champion. Season over.

22. (22) El Toro (Lake Forest, Calif.), 27-7-1
California Southern Section Division I champion. Season over.

23. (23) Wakeland (Frisco, Texas), 38-5-1
Season over.

24. (24) Crystal Lake South (Crystal Lake, Ill.), 36-5
Illinois Class 4A state champion. Season over.



25. (25) Wylie (Abilene, Texas), 35-1
Texas Class 4A state champion. Season over.

The Next 25
Michael Hobbs, Corona
Michael Hobbs, Corona
Photo by Heston Quan
26. (26) Corona (Calif.), 24-10
Season over.

27. (27) El Dorado (Placentia, Calif.), 21-9-1
Season over.

28. (28) Huntington Beach (Calif.), 28-5
Season over.

29. (29) New Hanover (Wilmington, N.C.), 23-5
Season over.

30. (30) Madison (San Diego), 20-12
Season over.



31. (31) Rancho Bernardo (San Diego), 29-5
Season over.

32. (NR) Etiwanda (Calif.), 27-3
California Southern Section Division 2 champion.

33. (32) Cullman (Ala.), 38-9
Season over.

34. (33) Hoover (Ala.), 41-11
Alabama Class 7A state champion. Season over.

35. (34) Lincoln (Tallahassee, Fla.), 26-6
Florida Class 8A state champions. Season over.

36. (35) Mosley (Lynn Haven, Fla.), 26-3
Season over.



37. (36) Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.), 23-10
Arizona Class 6A state champion. Season over.

38. (37) West Lauderdale (Collinsville, Miss.), 33-3
Mississippi Class 4A state champion. Season over.

39. (38) Etowah (Woodstock, Ga.), 28-16
Georgia Class AAAAAAA state champion. Season over.

40. (39) Mustang (Okla.), 28-12
Oklahoma Class 6A state champion. Season over.

41. (40) Reagan (San Antonio), 33-8
Season over.

42. (41) Carroll (Southlake, Texas), 32-11-1
Season over.



43. (42) Grapevine (Texas), 33-13
Season over.

44. (43) Moody (Corpus Christi, Texas), 30-3-3
Season over.

45. (44) Fort Bend Travis (Richmond, Texas), 32-8
Season over.

46. (45) Owasso (Okla.), 31-4
Season over.

47. (46) Central (Baton Rouge, La.), 32-13
Louisiana Class 5A state champion. Season over.

48. (47) West Monroe (La.), 38-3
Season over.



49. (48) Pearl River Central (Carriere, Miss.), 28-12
Mississippi Class 5A state champion.

50. (49) Oxford (Miss.), 32-7
Season over.

Dropped Out: No. 50 Tupelo (Miss.)