Top 25 high school baseball media composite rankings

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.

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.


1. (last time No. 2) Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.)
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