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The MaxPreps Regional Baseball Rankings had two new No. 1 teams last week in the Northeast and the Southwest.
Hollidaysburg moved up to No. 1 in the Northeast, replacing William Penn Charter, while Wakeland took over the top spot from Deer Creek in the Southwest.
The
other No.1 teams remained the same as Huntington Beach is
the top team in the West, Helena is the top team in the South and Jefferson City is the No. 1 team in the Midwest.
The
regional rankings are based on the MaxPreps National Baseball Computer
Rankings. The team's record and computer rating are noted in the
rankings. Numbers are current as of Tuesday.
The 50 states are divided into five regions as follows:
West: Hawaii, California, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska, Colorado.
Southwest: Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona.
South:
Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina,
North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia.
Midwest: North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas.
Northeast:
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode
Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia.
States not included: Montana and Wyoming (do not have baseball), Iowa (season is during the summer).
MaxPreps Regional Baseball Rankings
West1. (last week 1)
Huntington Beach (Calif.), 26-4, 30.2
2. (2)
Moorpark (Calif.), 26-3, 29.1
3. (3)
Buchanan (Clovis, Calif.), 27-3, 29.1
4. (4)
Eastlake (Chula Vista, Calif.), 27-3, 27.1
5. (6)
Rancho Bernardo (San Diego), 28-3, 27.0
6. (7)
El Toro (Lake Forest, Calif.), 23-7-1, 27.0
7. (NR)
Mercer Island (Wash.), 20-2, 26.8
8. (9)
Chatsworth (Calif.), 28-5, 26.5
9. (NR)
Puyallup (Wash.), 23-2, 25.4
10. (NR)
Rocky Mountain (Meridian, Idaho), 22-5, 25.0
Brady McLean of Puyallup
File photo by Tom Jones
Southwest
1. (2)
Wakeland (Frisco, Texas), 34-3-1, 30.2
2. (3)
La Cueva (Albuquerque), 28-1, 29.3
3. (1)
Deer Creek (Edmond, Okla.), 29-6, 29.3
4. (5)
Wylie (Abilene, Texas), 30-1, 27.9
5. (9)
Shawnee (Okla.), 40-0, 27.9
6. (NR)
Moody (Corpus Christi, Texas), 28-1-3, 27.7
7. (8)
Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.), 23-10, 27.6
8. (NR)
Reagan (San Antonio), 2807, 26.9
9. (4)
Pinnacle (Phoenix), 26-9, 26.9
10. (7)
Horizon (Scottsdale, Ariz.), 26-7-1, 26.9
Cade Bormet of Reagan
File photo by Joe Calomeni
South1. (1)
Helena (Ala.), 38-6, 34.8
2. (2)
West Monroe (La.), 38-3, 32.6
3. (6)
Blessed Trinity (Roswell, Ga.), 35-4, 31.3
4. (4)
Cullman (Ala.), 38-9, 31.2
5. (3)
Gulfport (Miss.), 33-6, 30.1
6. (10)
Mosley (Lynn Haven, Fla.), 25-2, 29.6
7. (7)
Hoover (Ala.), 41-11, 29.4
8. (NR)
New Hanover (Wilmington, N.C.), 23-3, 29.3
9. (9)
West Lauderdale (Collinsville, Miss.), 33-3, 29.1
10. (5)
North Gwinnett (Suwanee, Ga.), 35-4, 29.0
Austin Booth of West Monroe
File photo by Alyson Boyer Rode
Midwest1. (1)
Jefferson City (Mo.), 27-2, 28.4
2. (4)
Saline (Mich.), 25-1, 26.4
3. (3)
Neuqua Valley (Naperville, Ill.), 31-1-1, 26.0
4. (8)
St. Xavier (Cincinnati), 22-3, 25.6
5. (2)
Cathedral (Indianapolis), 22-0, 25.5
6. (6)
Carmel (Ind.), 21-2, 25.3
7. (7)
O'Fallon (Ill.), 30-5, 24.8
8. (9)
St. Laurence (Burbank, Ill.), 28-4, 24.7
9. (NR)
Fishers (Ind.), 24-5, 24.5
10. (NR)
Maize (Kan.), 219-3, 23.9
Jimmy Burnette of St. Laurence
File photo by Quinn Harris
Northeast1. (2)
Hollidaysburg (Pa.), 16-1, 24.7
2. (1)
William Penn Charter (Philadelphia), 23-1, 23.8
3. (9)
Central (Martinsburg, Pa.), 19-2, 23.0
4. (NR)
Andover (Mass.), 10-2, 22.7
5. (4)
Kingston (N.Y.), 12-2, 21.8
6. (NR)
St. John's (Shrewsbury, Mass.), 16-2, 21.7
7. (3)
St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.), 20-3, 21.2
8. (NR)
Seton Hall Prep (West Orange, N.J.), 24-2, 21.1
9. (9)
Vernon-Verona-Sherrill (Verona, N.Y.), 13-1, 20.9
10. (6)
Eastern (Voorhees, N.J.), 20-4, 20.8
Jessie Barbera of Eastern
File photo by Mark Fletcher