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The Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks began the 2017 season ranked No. 1 in the nation. After winning their seventh state championship in eight years, they will have to settle for No. 2.

The Mavericks defeated Jesuit (Tampa) 5-1 in the championship game to finish the season 29-2. Archbishop McCarthy, which was ranked No. 2 last week, thus finishes the season at No. 2 behind undefeated Shawnee (Okla.).

It's unlikely that any team will pass the Mavericks as the No.3 and 4 teams have completed their seasons and No. 5 Moody (Corpus Christi) has as many losses and three ties on its record and still has at least two more games to play in the Texas Class 5A state tournament.

Seven new teams joined the rankings this week, led by El Toro (Lake Forest, Calif.), which won the California Southern Section Division 1 championship over Corona (Calif.) and entered the rankings at No. 25.



1. (last week 1) Shawnee (Okla.), 40-0
Oklahoma Class 5A state champion. Season over.

2. (2) Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 29-2
The Mavericks captured their seventh state championship in eight years by beating Jesuit (Tampa) 5-1 in the Florida Class 6A state final on Saturday. Archbishop McCarthy overcame a 1-0 deficit with a single run in the sixth and four runs in the top of the seventh. Alex Toral drove in a pair of runs in the win. The Mavericks also knocked off previous No. 3 Mosley 5-3 in the semifinals.

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

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

5. (6) Moody (Corpus Christi, Texas), 30-2-3
Moody advanced to the Class 5A state tournament by sweeping Ray (Corpus Christi) 7-3 and 3-2. Marcus Cantu singled home the winning run in the bottom of the seventh in the 3-2 victory.

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



7. (8) Pope (Marietta, Ga.), 34-6
Pope won the Class AAAAAA state championship with a 2-1, 5-1 sweep of Lee County (Leesburg, Ga.). Ryan Webb struck out nine and allowed one run on three hits in the 2-1 victory, while Chase Smith threw a one-hitter with nine strikeouts in the 5-1 win.

8. (11) Jackson (Massillon, Ohio), 30-2
The Polar Bears captured the Ohio Division I state championship beating Lakota West 5-1 in the semifinals and Strongsville 8-2 in the championship game. The title is the second in four years for Jackson. Dillon Dingler went 3-for-3 to lead the offense.

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

10. (13) Jefferson City (Mo.), 31-2
The Jays needed extra innings to defeat Fort Zumwalt West (O'Fallon) 2-1 for the Class 5 state championship. Jefferson City won in eighth innings on Jacob Weirich's walk off RBI single. The Jay's also defeated Lee's Summit 9-2 in the semifinals.

11. (14) Neuqua Valley (Naperville, Ill.), 35-1-1
Neuqua Valley advanced to the second round of the Super Sixteen tournament with a 5-3 win over Plainfield North. The Wildcats also knocked off Plainfield East 12-2 in the sectional semifinals. Neuqua Valley faces St. Laurence (Burbank, Ill.) in the super sectionals.

12. (15) Saline (Mich.), 34-3
Saline swept a pair from Chelsea, 5-1 and 2-1, to finish the regular season 32-3. The Hornets then won the District 13 championship with a 5-1 victory over Pioneer (Ann Arbor). Saline also defeated Huron (Ann Arbor) in the semifinals. Saline meets Allen Park in the Regional 4 semifinals.



13. (16) Wakeland (Frisco, Texas), 38-4-1
Wakeland swept Mansfield Legacy 6-4, 5-1 to win the Class 5A Region 2 championship and advance to the Class 5A state tournament. Jared Martin had a home run in each one of the wins.

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

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

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

17. (21) T.C. Roberson (Asheville, N.C.), 31-3
The Rams topped New Hanover 3-1 and 10-4 to claim the North Carolina Class 4A state championship.

18. (22) Cathedral (Indianapolis), 26-0
Cathedral stayed undefeated with a 9-2 win over Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) and a 4-1 win over Lawrence North (Indianapolis) in the regional playoffs. Cathedral edged Greenfield-Central 1-0 in the regional semifinals to advance to the regional championship game against Roncalli.



19. (24) St. Laurence (Burbank, Ill.), 34-5
St. Laurence advanced to the Class 4A super sectionals against Neuqua Valley after beating Brother Rice (Chicago) 2-1 in the sectional finals. St. Laurence also defeated Reavis 1-0 in the sectional semifinals.

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

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

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

23. (40) Deer Park (Texas), 33-8-1
Deer Park overcame a loss to Fort Bend Travis in the first round of the Class 6A Region 3 finals to win the next two games 3-0 and 2-1 (8) and advance to the Class 6A state tournament.

24. (33) Eastlake (Chula Vista, Calif.), 32-4
Eastlake captured the San Diego Section Open Division championship with an 8-3 win over Helix in the finals. The Titans avenged an earlier loss to Madison (San Diego) in the Open Division playoffs by beating Madison 6-2 and 4-3 in the semifinals.



25. (NR) El Toro (Lake Forest, Calif.), 27-7-1
The Chargers captured the California Southern Section Division 1 championship with a 4-0 win over Corona (Calif.). El Toro also defeated Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) 3-0 in the semifinals.

The Next 25

26. (NR) Corona (Calif.), 24-10
The Panthers defeated El Dorado (Placentia) 5-2 in eight innings in the California Southern Section Division 1 semifinals before falling to El Toro 4-0 in the championship game

27. (30) El Dorado (Placentia, Calif.), 21-9-1
El Dorado lost to Corona 5-2 in eight innings in the Southern Section Division I semifinals.

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

29. (NR) Carroll (Southlake, Texas), 32-10-1
The Dragons blanked Martin (Arlington) 5-0 and 9-0 to claim the Class 6A Region 1 championship and advance to the Class 6A state tournament where they will face Deer Park.

30. (9) Fort Bend Travis (Richmond, Texas), 32-8
Fort Bend Travis lost its three-game series with Deer Park, falling 3-2, 0-3, 1-2 in the Class 6A Region 3 final.



31. (26) New Hanover (Wilmington, N.C.), 23-5
New Hanover fell to T.C. Roberson 3-1 and 10-4 in the North Carolina Class 4A state championship game.

32. (32) Madison (San Diego), 20-12
Madison lost twice in the San Diego Section Open Division semifinals, falling 6-2 and 4-3 to Eastlake.

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

34. (38) Cullman (Ala.), 38-9
Season over.

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

36. (NR) Lincoln (Tallahassee, Fla.), 26-6
The Trojans topped Hagerty (Oviedo) 5-1 for the Class 8A state championship and also knocked off Nova (Davie) 4-1 in the semifinals.



37. (3) Mosley (Lynn Haven, Fla.), 26-3
The Dolphins saw their season come to an end in the Class 6A state semifinals with a 5-3 loss to Archbishop McCarthy.

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

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

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

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

42. (NR) Round Rock (Texas), 31-7
The Dragons captured the Class 6A Region 2 championship with a 4-1, 7-4 sweep of Hendrickson (Pflugerville). Round Rock meets Reagan (San Antonio) in the semifinals of the state tournament.



43. (NR) Reagan (San Antonio), 32-7
The Rattlers swept Churchill (San Antonio) 4-0, 5-4 to capture the Class 6A Region 4 championship and face Round Rock.

44. (NR) Grapevine (Texas), 32-12
The defending Class 5A state champions advanced to the state tournament again with a three-game win over district rival Colleyville Heritage. Grapevine lost the first game 1-0, but won the next two 1-0 and 2-1.

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

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

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

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



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

50. (50) Tupelo (Miss.), 26-10
Mississippi Class 6A state champion. Season over.

Dropped Out: No. 10 Colleyville Heritage (Colleyville, Texas), No. 17 Westminster Christian (St. Louis), No. 23 O'Fallon (Ill.), No. 25 Carmel (Ind.), No. 35 University (Orange City, Fla.), No. 36 West Orange (Winter Garden, Fla.), No. 37 Martin (Arlington, Texas).