Orange Lutheran takes over the top spot in the rankings that combine six different national polls.
Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.) took over the No. 1 ranking in the high school baseball media composite rankings, thanks to checking in no lower than No. 5 in any of the six polls that rank teams on a national level.
Argyle (Texas), the No. 1 team two weeks ago, was no lower than No. 3 in all but one poll, the MaxPreps Computer Rankings, where it ranked No. 25. Argyle is No. 2 this week. Either Argyle or Orange Lutheran have topped the poll the three times it has been published on MaxPreps with the two teams tying for No. 1 in the initial rankings.
IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) has the most No. 1 rankings, topping the list in the MaxPreps Top 25, USA Today and Perfect Game. However it is not ranked at all by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper or the National High School Baseball Coaches Association.
Video: MaxPreps Top 25 high school baseball rankings With season complete, can IMG Academy maintain the top spot?
Most services in the composite released their final rankings this week, except for Baseball Coaches Association, which released on April 28.
Orange Lutheran, Argyle, DeSoto Central (Southaven, Miss.) and Cypress (Calif.) were the only teams ranked by all six services. A total of 57 teams were ranked by at least one service.
Teams are given points that correspond to their ranking in each poll. Teams that were not ranked in a certain poll were given 40 points. Teams were then ranked by the lowest average across the six polls.
Perfect Game and the MaxPreps Top 25 had the most teams in the composite rankings at 22. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper had 19, USA Today had 18, Baseball Coaches Association had 18 and MaxPreps Computer Rankings had 15.
Composite No. 1 Orange Lutheran celebrates an extra innings victory over league rival Servite on April 20.
Photo by: Heston Quan
Average rank: 2.83
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
MaxPreps Computer: 1
USA Today: 4
Baseball Coaches Association: 1
Perfect Game: 2
Collegiate Baseball: 4
2. (1) Argyle (Texas)
Average rank: 5.83
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 25
USA Today: 2
Baseball Coaches Association: 2
Perfect Game: 3
Collegiate Baseball: 1
3. (4) DeSoto Central (Southaven, Miss.)
Average rank: 6.17
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
MaxPreps Computer: 6
USA Today: 3
Baseball Coaches Association: 9
Perfect Game: 9
Collegiate Baseball: 2
4. (5) Cypress (Calif.)
Average rank: 6.83
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
MaxPreps Computer: 7
USA Today: 11
Baseball Coaches Association: 4
Perfect Game: 4
Collegiate Baseball: 8
5. (13) Georgetown (Texas)
Average rank: 11.83
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today: 12
Baseball Coaches Association: 6
Perfect Game: 7
Collegiate Baseball: 3
6. (7) Colleyville Heritage (Colleyville, Texas)
Average rank: 12.17
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today: 6
Baseball Coaches Association: 5
Perfect Game: 5
Collegiate Baseball: 13
7. (6) Barbe (Lake Charles, La.)
Average rank: 13.50
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
MaxPreps Computer: 3
USA Today: 7
Baseball Coaches Association: NR
Perfect Game: 11
Collegiate Baseball: 6
8. (8) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Average rank: 14.50
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 4
USA Today: 1
Baseball Coaches Association: NR
Perfect Game: 1
Collegiate Baseball: NR
9. (14) Blanchard (Okla.)
Average rank: 15.83
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
MaxPreps Computer: 15
USA Today: NR
Baseball Coaches Association: 14
Perfect Game: 6
Collegiate Baseball: 11
9. (16) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
Average rank: 15.83
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
MaxPreps Computer: 11
USA Today NR
Baseball Coaches Association: 10
Perfect Game: 15
Collegiate Baseball: 9
9. (19) Sam Houston (Lake Charles, La.)
Average rank: 15.83
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
MaxPreps Computer: 2
USA Today: 5
Baseball Coaches Association: NR
Perfect Game: 18
Collegiate Baseball: 17
12. (20) Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.)
Average rank: 18.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
MaxPreps Computer: 18
USA Today: NR
Baseball Coaches Association: 3
Perfect Game: 8
Collegiate Baseball: 20
13. (21) Farragut (Knoxville, Tenn.)
Average rank: 18.67
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
MaxPreps Computer: 20
USA Today: NR
Baseball Coaches Association: 15
Perfect Game: 10
Collegiate Baseball: 15
14. (9) Lake Travis (Austin, Texas)
Average rank: 19.17
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 22
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today: 8
Baseball Coaches Association: 20
Perfect Game: 13
Collegiate Baseball: 12
15. (17) New Hanover (Wilmington, N.C.)
Average rank: 19.50
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today: 9
Baseball Coaches Association: NR
Perfect Game: 17
Collegiate Baseball: 5
16. (3) Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.)
Average rank: 20.17
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
MaxPreps Computer: 8
USA Today: 22
Baseball Coaches Association: 19
Perfect Game: 16
Collegiate Baseball: NR
17. (NR) Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.)
Average rank: 20.67
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
MaxPreps Computer: 12
USA Today: 21
Baseball Coaches Association: 16
Perfect Game: 20
Collegiate Baseball: NR
18. (11) Cypress Ranch (Houston)
Average rank: 21.33
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today: 18
Baseball Coaches Association: NR
Perfect Game: 12
Collegiate Baseball: 7
19. (15) St. Laurence (Burbank, Ill.)
Average rank: 25.33
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today: 20
Baseball Coaches Association: 13
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: 22
20. (12) Benedictine (Richmond, Va.)
Average rank: 27.83
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today: 10
Baseball Coaches Association: 18
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: 19
21. (24) Huntington Beach (Calif.)
Average rank: 28.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 24
MaxPreps Computer: 16
USA Today: NR
Baseball Coaches Association: 8
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: NR
22. (17) Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.)
Average rank: 29.67
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 23
MaxPreps Computer: 10
USA Today: NR
Baseball Coaches Association: NR
Perfect Game: 25
Collegiate Baseball: NR
23. (22) Valley Christian (San Jose, Calif.)
Average rank: 30.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Expert: 13
Baseball Coaches Association: NR
Perfect Game: 24
Collegiate Baseball: 23
24. (NR) Mitchell (New Port Richey, Fla.)
Average rank: 31.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 20
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Expert: NR
Baseball Coaches Association: 24
Perfect Game: 22
Collegiate Baseball: NR
25. (NR) Stillwater (Minn.)
Average rank: 31.50
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Expert: 23
Baseball Coaches Association: 23
Perfect Game: 23
Collegiate Baseball: NR
