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See an eighth-grader from Iowa go all-in on his celebrationWith no placement lower than No. 6 in any of the seven polls, Buchanan takes over the top spot in the media composite baseball rankings.
Coppell was ranked as the No. 1 team for most of the 2016 season, but the Cowboys slipped to No. 14 in the MaxPreps Computer Rankings and were ranked No. 1 in only two polls this week after being ranked No. 1 in three polls two weeks ago.
Buchanan is ranked No. 1 in two polls, the MaxPreps Computer Rankings presented by the Army National Guard and the USA Today computer rankings, and it is No. 2 in the MaxPreps Xcellent 25, the USA Today Super 25 and the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper rankings.
Buchanan and Coppell are two of seven teams ranked in all seven polls. The others include Deer Park, Archbishop McCarthy, JSerra Catholic, Walton and Barbe.
Media outlets used in the compilation include Perfect Game, Baseball America, USA Today, the USA Today computer rankings and Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. All of the rankings were released at varying times during the week, except for Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, which released its last rankings on April 24.
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MaxPreps Computer RankingsOnly schools recognized by two or more media outlets are eligible for inclusion in the composite rankings. 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. Records as of Monday.
Baseball Top 25 media composite rankings

El Toro has moved its way into the Composite Top 25.
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1. (last time 2) Buchanan (Clovis, Calif.), 27-1
Average rank: 2.57
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 1
USA Today Super 25: 2
USA Today Computer: 1
Baseball America: 4
Perfect Game: 6
Collegiate Baseball: 2
2. (1) Coppell (Texas), 31-2
Average rank: 4.29
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 14
USA Today Super 25: 3
USA Today Computer: 4
Baseball America: 1
Perfect Game: 3
Collegiate Baseball: 1
3. (3) Deer Park (Texas), 32-0
Average rank: 6.29
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 18
USA Today Super 25: 1
USA Today Computer: 6
Baseball America: 2
Perfect Game: 12
Collegiate Baseball: 4
4. (5) Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 27-2
Average rank: 8.86
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
MaxPreps Computer: 22
USA Today Super 25: 4
USA Today Computer: 10
Baseball America: 5
Perfect Game: 4
Collegiate Baseball: 6
5. (9) JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.), 24-6
Average rank: 10.9
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 23
MaxPreps Computer: 2
USA Today Super 25: 13
USA Today Computer: 5
Baseball America: 10
Perfect Game: 7
Collegiate Baseball: 16
6. (8) Walton (Marietta, Ga.), 28-4
Average rank: 11.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
MaxPreps Computer: 10
USA Today Super 25: 9
USA Today Computer: 16
Baseball America: 8
Perfect Game: 2
Collegiate Baseball: 20
7. (6) Lake Travis (Austin, Texas), 30-2-1
Average rank: 14.7
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Super 25: 7
USA Today Computer: 24
Baseball America: 7
Perfect Game: 10
Collegiate Baseball: 7
8. (7) Stoneman Douglas (Parkland, Fla.), 25-2
Average rank: 15.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Super 25: 10
USA Today Computer: NR
Baseball America: 3
Perfect Game: 1
Collegiate Baseball: 9
T9. (10) West Orange (Winter Garden, Fla.), 27-2
Average rank: 17.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
MaxPreps Computer: 13
USA Today Super 25: 6
USA Today Computer: 9
Baseball America: 23
Perfect Game: 19
Collegiate Baseball: NR
T9. (NR) Barbe (Lake Charles, La.), 34-6
Average rank: 17.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 20
MaxPreps Computer: 15
USA Today Super 25: 14
USA Today Computer: 19
Baseball America: 22
Perfect Game: 5
Collegiate Baseball: 24
11. (14) Canterbury (Fort Myers, Fla.), 30-1
Average rank: 18.9
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Super 25: 5
USA Today Computer: NR
Baseball America: 12
Perfect Game: 9
Collegiate Baseball: 21
12. (11) Providence (Charlotte, N.C.), 24-2
Average rank: 20.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Super 25: 8
USA Today Computer: NR
Baseball America: 17
Perfect Game: 16
Collegiate Baseball: 8
13. (NR) Brother Rice (Chicago), 25-2
Average rank: 20.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
MaxPreps Computer: 5
USA Today Super 25: 15
USA Today Computer: 11
Baseball America: NR
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: 14
14. (12) Bryant (Ark.), 27-2
Average rank: 21.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 3
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: 2
Baseball America: 11
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: 13
15. (18) North Davidson (Lexington, N.C.), 24-1
Average rank: 25.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
MaxPreps Computer: 20
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: 7
Baseball America: NR
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: 22
16. (4) Rockledge (Fla.), 28-2
Average rank: 25.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: 23
Baseball America: NR
Perfect Game: 20
Collegiate Baseball: 3
17. (NR) South Caldwell (Hudson, N.C.), 27-1
Average rank: 25.7
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Super 25: 20
USA Today Computer: NR
Baseball America: NR
Perfect Game: 18
Collegiate Baseball: 10
18. (21) Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette, La.), 35-4
Average rank: 26.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Super 25: 17
USA Today Computer: 15
Baseball America: NR
Perfect Game: 15
Collegiate Baseball: NR
19. (16) Calallen (Corpus Christi, Texas), 25-2
Average rank: 26.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: NR
Baseball America: 6
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: 5
20. (25) Blessed Trinity (Roswell, Ga.), 31-1
Average rank: 26.7
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: 3
Baseball America: 18
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: NR
21. (NR) Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.), 26-7
Average rank: 26.7
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 11
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: 21
Baseball America: 21
Perfect Game: 14
Collegiate Baseball: NR
22. (22) Buford (Ga.), 27-3
Average rank: 26.9
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 25
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: NR
Baseball America: 20
Perfect Game: 8
Collegiate Baseball: 15
23. (NR) Jackson (Massillon, Ohio), 25-0
Average rank: 27.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Super 25: 16
USA Today Computer: NR
Baseball America: 16
Perfect Game: 22
Collegiate Baseball: NR
24. (NR) El Toro (Lake Forest, Calif.), 23-5
Average rank: 27.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 4
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: 8
Baseball America: 19
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: NR
25. (15) Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.), 20-8
Average rank: 27.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 6
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: 14
Baseball America: NR
Perfect Game: 13
Collegiate Baseball: NR