MaxPreps regional baseball computer rankings

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Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.) is the only new No. 1 team in this week's MaxPreps Regional Baseball Computer Rankings as the Ironmen take over the top spot in the Northeast from Punxsutawney (Pa.).

Teams remaining at No. 1 include JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) in the West, Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.) in the Southwest, St. Cloud Cathedral (Minn.) in the Midwest and Sulphur (La.) in the South.

The ratings are based on the MaxPreps Computer Rankings, which are posted twice a week.

The five regions include the West (California, Hawaii, Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Colorado), Midwest (North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Nebraska, Kansas), Southwest (Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, New Mexico), South (Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland), and Northeast (Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, District of Columbia, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine).

Teams are listed with their record (some records may be incomplete) with the computer rating.


West
1. (last week 1) JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.), 22-4-1, 31.01
2. (2) Agoura (Calif.), 21-3, 27.03
3. (5) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 29-3, 26.94
4. (6) San Clemente (Calif.), 21-6, 26.53
5. (4) Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.), 21-4, 26.1
6. (8) Saint Francis (Mountain View, Calif.), 22-5, 26.01
7. (3) Dana Hills (Dana Point, Calif.), 23-6, 25.72
8. (7) San Dimas (Calif.), 26-0, 25.21
9. (9) Huntington Beach (Calif.), 18-8, 24.63
10. (NR) Orange Lutheran (Calif.), 19-8, 24.62

Southwest
1. (1) Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.), 29-2, 28.0
2. (4) Canyon del Oro (Tucson, Ariz.) 32-2, 25.17
3. (2) Roff (Okla.), 33-1, 25.05
4. (5) Weatherford (Okla.), 32-4, 24.46
5. (3) Oak Ridge (Conroe, Texas), 21-1, 24.02
6. (6) Liberty (Peoria, Ariz.), 26-4, 23.34
7. (8) Keller (Texas), 19-2-1, 22.81
8. (NR) Silo (Okla.), 27-1, 22.59
9. (7) Flower Mound (Texas), 25-4-1, 22.35
10. (10) Central Heights (Nacogdoches, Texas), 22-1-1, 22.32

Midwest
1. (1) St. Cloud Cathedral (Minn.), 12-0, 27.36
2. (2) Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati) 24-3, 26.9
3. (5) Edwardsville (Ill.), 25-1, 25.17
4. (4) St. Rita (Chicago.), 26-2, 24.36
5. (8) Rock Bridge (Columbia, Mo.), 23-2, 24.32
6. (3) Indianapolis Cathedral (Indiana), 16-1, 23.6
7. (NR) Jasper (Ind.), 17-0, 23.07
8. (7) Columbus North (Columbus, Ind.), 20-1, 22.83
9. (NR) Vianney (Kirkwood, Mo.), 15-4, 22.18
10. (9) Metamora (Ill.), 21-4, 22.13

South
1. (1) Sulphur (La.), 35-2, 29.98
2. (2) Oxford (Miss.), 31-0, 29.55
3. (3) Cullman (Ala.), 43-9-1, 26.54
4. (5) Catholic (Baton Rouge, La.), 35-4, 26.31
5. (4) Olympia (Orlando, Fla.), 27-1-1, 25.91
6. (6) Venice (Fla.), 27-3, 25.35
7. (7) Walton (Marietta, Ga.), 26-3, 25.3
8. (8) Northwest Rankin (Brandon, Miss.) 28-2, 25.25
9. (NR) Houston (Germantown, Tenn.), 14-5, 24.99
10. (NR) Topsail (Hampstead, N.C.), 23-2,24.99

Northeast
1. (2) Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.), 22-1, 22.62
2. (NR) Old Town (Maine), 6-0, 22.21
3. (5) Edison (Elmira Heights, N.Y.), 7-0, 22.06
4. (1) Punxsutawney (Pa.), 15-1, 21.73
5. (NR) State College (Pa.), 8-1, 21.54
6. (4) Livonia (N.Y.), 14-1, 20.95
7. (NR) Mainland Regional (Linwood, N.J.), 12-1, 20.78
8. (NR) Altoona (Pa.), 13-2, 20.54
9. (3) Waterford (Conn.), 14-2, 19.96
10. (NR) Orchard Park (N.Y.), 13-0, 19.78