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New Hanover (Wilmington, N.C.), ranked No. 3 according to the MaxPreps computer baseball rankings, finishes the season as the No. 1-ranked medium school in the nation for 2018.
The Wildcats won the North Carolina Class 3A state championship and finish just ahead of Faith Academy (Mobile, Ala.), which is No. 4 in the computer rankings, and Argyle (Texas), which is No. 14 overall.
The final medium school national baseball rankings include eight teams that are ranked No. 1 overall in their state by the computer rankings and 20 teams that won a state championship. The medium school rankings are based on the computer rankings and thus will differ from the MaxPreps Xcellent 50 National Baseball Rankings, which use different methods for determining ranking order.
Medium schools are those schools that participate in state enrollment divisions that generally have between 1,000 and 2,000 students. Teams are listed with their final overall record, their computer rating, their highest team accomplishment this season, their final computer state ranking and their final overall national computer ranking.
Final Medium Schools National Baseball Rankings
New Hanover captured the North Carolina 3A title and finished No. 1 in the final Medium Schools rankings.
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North Carolina Class 3A state champion
State rank: 1
Overall national rank: 3
2. (3) Faith Academy (Mobile, Ala.), 34-3, 32.9
Alabama Class 5A state champion
State rank: 1
Overall national rank: 4
3. (15) Argyle (Texas), 37-0, 30.5
Texas Class 4A state champion
State rank: 2
Overall national rank: 14
4. (5) Calvary Christian (Clearwater, Fla.), 30-1, 30.0
Florida Class 4A runner-up.
State rank: 1
Overall national rank: 16
5. (7) Godley (Texas), 30-3, 29.4
Texas Class 4A semifinalist.
State rank: 3
Overall national rank: 19
6. (NR) Vancleave (Miss.), 29-7, 29.1
Mississippi Class 4A state champion.
State rank: 1
Overall national rank: 23
7. (NR) Calvary Christian Academy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 17-15, 28.9
Florida Class 4A state champion.
State rank: 4
Overall national rank: 26
7. (1) Blessed Trinity (Roswell, Ga.), 34-5, 28.9
Georgia Class 4A state semifinalist.
State rank: 2
Overall national rank: 25
9. (NR) Saint Francis (Mountain View, Calif.), 24-8, 28.5
California Central Coast Section Division II champion.
State rank: 6
Overall national rank: 30
10. (2) American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.), 24-4, 28.4
Florida Class 6A state quarterfinalist.
State rank: 6
Overall national rank: 32
11. (7) Bishop England (Charleston, S.C.), 31-2, 28.3
South Carolina Class 3A state champion.
State rank: 1
Overall national rank: 34
11. (NR) Hattiesburg (Miss.), 26-10, 28.3
Mississippi Class 5A state champion.
State rank: 2
Overall national rank: 35
13. (NR) Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), 23-3, 28.0
Colorado Class 4A state champion.
State rank: 2
Overall national rank: 42
14. (NR) Andrean (Merrillville, Ind.), 31-6, 27.9
Indiana Class 3A state champion.
State rank: 2
Overall national rank: 45
15. (NR) Joliet Catholic (Joliet, Ill.), 31-6, 27.8
Illinois Class 3A section finalist.
State rank: 2
Overall national rank: 46
15. (NR) Dixie (St. George, Utah), 27-3, 27.8
Utah Class 4A state champion.
State rank: 1
Overall national rank: 47
17. (NR) Loganville (Ga.), 35-6, 27.7
Georgia Class 5A state champion.
State rank: 4
Overall national rank: 48
18. (NR) Southridge (Kennewick, Wash.), 23-4, 27.6
Washington Class 3A state champion.
State rank: 1
Overall national rank: 51
19. (NR) Bishop Kelley (Tulsa, Okla.), 29-5, 27.2
Oklahoma Class 5A state champion.
State rank: 1
Overall national rank: 65
20. (NR) Chapin (S.C.), 27-6, 26.9
South Carolina Class 4A state champion.
State rank: 2
Overall national rank: 76
21. (NR) Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette, La.), 28-9, 26.4
Louisiana Class 4A state champion.
State rank: 7
Overall national rank: 82
22. (NR) Monsignor Pace (Miami), 24-6, 26.3
Florida Class 5A state champion.
State rank: 9
Overall national rank: 83
23. (NR) Aurora (Mo.), 31-1, 26.1
Missouri Class 4 state champion.
State rank: 2
Overall national rank: 89
24. (tie) (NR) Jordan (Sandy, Utah), 24-6, 25.7
Utah Class 4A state champion.
State rank: 2
Overall national rank: 100
24. (tie) (NR) Morton (Ill.), 30-6, 25.7
Illinois Class 3A state champion.
State rank: 5
Overall national rank: 101
Valor Christian won the Colorado 4A championship and finished No. 13 in the Medium Schools final rankings.
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