Video: Preseason baseball Top 10 - No. 5 Olympia
See a slideshow of images from the Olympia High preseason photo shootThe top high school baseball team in the country, based on the rankings of five different high school rankings services, is the undefeated Olympia Titans.
Ranked No. 1 by both MaxPreps and USA Today, Olympia is also ranked No. 2 by Perfect Game, No. 4 by Baseball America and No. 2 by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
Olympia comes in just ahead of fellow Florida Class 8A member Park Vista, which is ranked No. 1 in the nation by Perfect Game, No. 2 by MaxPreps, No. 3 by Baseball America, No. 4 by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and No. 8 by USA Today.
Only the top 25 teams for each of the five ranking services were included in the composite rankings. MaxPreps, Perfect Game and USA Today rank 50 teams while Baseball America ranks 25 and Collegiate Baseball Newspaper ranks 30. Teams were assigned a score of 40 for each media outlet that did not
recognize them as part of their Top 25, rewarding teams that received
consensus acclaim.
Baseball America, USA Today and Collegiate Baseball News all release their rankings every two weeks while MaxPreps and Perfect Game release weekly national rankings. Records listed are current as of April 6.
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Olympia is the No. 1 baseball team in the country, based on the rankings of five national publications.
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1. Olympia (Orlando, Fla.), 19-0
Average ranking - 2.0
Perfect Game - 2
Baseball America - 4
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper - 2
USA Today - 1
MaxPreps - 1
2. Park Vista (Lake Worth, Fla.), 19-1
Average ranking - 3.6
Perfect Game - 1
Baseball America - 3
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper - 4
USA Today - 8
MaxPreps - 2
3. San Clemente (Calif.), 14-1
Average ranking - 4
Perfect Game - 5
Baseball America - 5
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper - 1
USA Today - 2
MaxPreps - 7
4. JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.), 9-1
Average ranking - 6.2
Perfect Game - 4
Baseball America - 6
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper - 8
USA Today - 4
MaxPreps - 9
5. Pearland (Texas), 19-1-1
Average ranking - 6.6
Perfect Game - 14
Baseball America - 1
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper - 3
USA Today - 9
MaxPreps - 6
6. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 11-0
Average ranking - 7.8
Perfect Game - 18
Baseball America - 2
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper - 12
USA Today - 3
MaxPreps - 4
7. College Park (Pleasant Hill, Calif.), 7-2
Average ranking - 8.6
Perfect Game - 9
Baseball America - 9
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper - 6
USA Today - 11
MaxPreps - 8
8. Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.), 15-2
Average ranking - 10.0
Perfect Game - 3
Baseball America - 8
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper - 16
USA Today - 13
MaxPreps - 10
9. Sulphur (La.), 24-0
Average ranking - 12.2
Perfect Game - 8
Baseball America - NR
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper - 5
USA Today - 5
MaxPreps - 3
10. St. Rita (Chicago), 11-0
Average ranking - 17.0
Perfect Game - 23
Baseball America - NR
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper - 10
USA Today - 7
MaxPreps - 5
11. Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.), 17-2

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Photo by Darin Sicurello
Average ranking - 17.8
Perfect Game - 21
Baseball America - 19
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper - 22
USA Today - 12
MaxPreps - 15
12. Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati), 3-0
Average ranking - 21.4
Perfect Game - 16
Baseball America - 10
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper - NR
USA Today - 19
MaxPreps - 22
13. Farragut (Knoxville, Tenn.), 15-3
Average ranking - 22.0
Perfect Game - 19
Baseball America - NR
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper - 17
USA Today - 15
MaxPreps - 19
14. Canyon del Oro (Tucson, Ariz.), 17-1
Average ranking - 24.2
Perfect Game - NR
Baseball America - 11
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper - 13
USA Today - NR
MaxPreps - 17
15. Fayetteville (Ark.), 13-1
Average ranking - 24.6
Perfect Game - 24
Baseball America - 7
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper - NR
USA Today - NR
MaxPreps - 12
16 (tie). Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio), 2-0
Average ranking - 25.6
Perfect Game - NR
Baseball America - NR
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper - 11
USA Today - 14
MaxPreps - 23
16 (tie). Alexander (Laredo, Texas), 14-1
Average ranking - 25.6
Perfect Game - NR
Baseball America - 17
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper - 21
USA Today - 10
MaxPreps - NR
18 (tie). Bryant (Ark.), 15-1
Average ranking - 27.6
Perfect Game - NR
Baseball America - NR
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper - 7
USA Today - NR
MaxPreps - 11
18 (tie). Mosley (Lynn Haven, Fla.), 17-3
Average ranking - 27.6
Perfect Game - 22
Baseball America - 18
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper - NR
USA Today - NR
MaxPreps - 18
20. Buford (Ga.), 16-2
Average ranking - 28.4
Perfect Game - 7
Baseball America - 15
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper - NR
USA Today - NR
MaxPreps - NR
21. San Dimas (Calif.), 14-0
Average ranking - 29.4
Perfect Game - NR
Baseball America - NR
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper - 9
USA Today - 18
MaxPreps - NR
22. Summerville (S.C.), 13-2
Average ranking - 29.6
Perfect Game - NR
Baseball America - NR
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper - 14
USA Today - 33
MaxPreps - 21
23 (tie). Boca Raton (Fla.), 16-2
Average ranking - 31.2
Perfect Game - NR
Baseball America - NR
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper - NR
USA Today - 16
MaxPreps - 20
23 (tie). Dana Hills (Dana Point, Calif.), 16-2
Average ranking - 31.2
Perfect Game - NR
Baseball America - 15
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper - NR
USA Today - 21
MaxPreps - NR
23 (tie). Puyallup (Wash.), 8-2
Average ranking - 31.2
Perfect Game - 17
Baseball America - NR
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper - 19
USA Today - NR
MaxPreps - NR