2017 baseball composite media rankings

Video: Early Contenders - Buchanan
See a preview of the Bears, ranked No. 1 in the media composite rankings.

Buchanan is back at the top of the Baseball Top 25 media composite rankings after extending its win streak to 28 game in a row and previous No. 1 Archbishop McCarthy losing its first game of the season at the National High School Invitational.

Buchanan, which finished the 2016 season ranked No. 1 in the composite rankings, is ranked No.1 by the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 rankings, Baseball America and the USA Today computer rankings. It is No. 2 by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, No. 3 by the MaxPreps computer rankings and No. 4 by Perfect Game.

Other teams receiving No. 1 votes included Orange Lutheran by Perfect Game, Archbishop McCarthy by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and Helena by the MaxPreps computer rankings.

All of the rankings were released this week except for the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper rankings, which were released on March 27 - prior to the completion of the NHSI. The USA Today expert rankings have not been released since the preseason rankings were announced on March 16.
1. (last time 3) Buchanan (Clovis, Calif.)
Average rank: 2.00
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 3
USA Today Computer: 1
Baseball America: 1
Perfect Game: 4
Collegiate Baseball: 2

2. (11) Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.)
Average rank: 5.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 6
USA Today Computer: 2
Baseball America: 2
Perfect Game: 1
Collegiate Baseball: 20

3. (9) Huntington Beach (Calif.)
Average rank: 5.67
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
MaxPreps Computer: 13
USA Today Computer: 3
Baseball America: 4
Perfect Game: 3
Collegiate Baseball: 3

4. (1) Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Average rank: 5.83
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
MaxPreps Computer: 17
USA Today Computer: 6
Baseball America: 3
Perfect Game: 2
Collegiate Baseball: 1

5. (NR) North Gwinnett (Suwanee, Ga.)
Average rank: 9.83
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
MaxPreps Computer: 19
USA Today Computer: 8
Baseball America: 7
Perfect Game: 12
Collegiate Baseball: 4

6. (NR) Owasso (Okla.)
Average rank: 16.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
MaxPreps Computer: 20
USA Today Computer: 19
Baseball America: 25
Perfect Game: 18
Collegiate Baseball: 10

6. (4) South Hills (West Covina, Calif.)
Average rank: 16.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Computer: NR
Baseball America: 5
Perfect Game: 8
Collegiate Baseball: 7

8. (NR) George Ranch (Richmond, Texas)
Average rank: 17.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 22
USA Today Computer: 20
Baseball America: 8
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: 8

8. (21) Rancho Bernardo (San Diego)
Average rank: 17.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Computer: 4
Baseball America: 20
Perfect Game: 14
Collegiate Baseball: 13

10. (NR) West Monroe (La.)
Average rank: 22.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 25
MaxPreps Computer: 2
USA Today Computer: 16
Baseball America: 11
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: NR

11. (NR) Shawnee (Okla.)
Average rank: 22.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Computer: NR
Baseball America: 6
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: 6

12. (NR) Winder-Barrow (Winder, Ga.)
Average rank: 22.7
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
MaxPreps Computer: 18
USA Today Computer: NR
Baseball America: 21
Perfect Game: 10
Collegiate Baseball: NR

13. (NR) Allatoona (Acworth, Ga.)
Average rank: 22.8
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
MaxPreps Computer: 15
USA Today Computer: 9
Baseball America: NR
Perfect Game: 21
Collegiate Baseball: NR

14. (20) Oxford (Miss.)
Average rank: 25.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
MaxPreps Computer: 25
USA Today Computer: NR
Baseball America: NR
Perfect Game: 5
Collegiate Baseball: 25

15. (NR) New Hanover (Wilmington, N.C.)
Average rank: 26.35
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
MaxPreps Computer: 5
USA Today Computer: 17
Baseball America: NR
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: NR

16. (NR) Lake Travis (Austin, Texas)
Average rank: 27.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Computer: NR
Baseball America: 14
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: 19

17. (2) Barbe (Lake Charles, La.)
Average rank: 27.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 24
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Computer: NR
Baseball America: NR
Perfect Game: 6
Collegiate Baseball: 14

18. (16) Providence (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Average rank: 28.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 10
USA Today Computer: 25
Baseball America: NR
Perfect Game: 13
Collegiate Baseball: NR

19. (NR) Canterbury (Fort Myers, Fla.)
Average rank: 28.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 22
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Computer: NR
Baseball America: NR
Perfect Game: 22
Collegiate Baseball: 5

20. (NR) Horizon (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
Average rank: 28.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 23
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Computer: NR
Baseball America: 13
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: 15

21. (NR) Helena (Ala.)
Average rank: 28.7
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 1
USA Today Computer: 11
Baseball America: NR
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: NR

22. (13) Cullman (Ala.)
Average rank: 29.2
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 23
USA Today Computer: NR
Baseball America: NR
Perfect Game: 11
Collegiate Baseball: 21

23. (19) Prosper (Texas)
Average rank: 29.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Computer: NR
Baseball America: 18
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: 23

24. (NR) Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.)
Average rank: 29.5
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Computer: 7
Baseball America: 10
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: NR

25. (NR) Wakeland (Frisco, Texas)
Average rank: 30.7
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 12
USA Today Computer: 12
Baseball America: NR
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: NR