Top 25 medium school national baseball rankings

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Large schools do not rule the national baseball landscape. In fact, in at least four states, medium-sized schools are the No. 1 ranked team.

Those four teams are part of the first release of the MaxPreps Top 25 Medium School National Baseball Rankings, including No. 1 Blessed Trinity (Roswell, Ga.). The Titans are No. 1 in Georgia and are also No. 12 in the overall national rankings based on the MaxPreps Computer Rankings.

Other teams include D.H. Conley (Greeneville, N.C.), the No. 1 team in North Carolina; Bishop England (Charleston), the No. 1 team in South Carolina; and Tuttle, the No. 1 team in Oklahoma.

Rounding out the top five in the medium school rankings are American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) at No. 2, Faith Academy (Mobile, Ala.) at No. 3., Windsor (Colo.) at No. 4 and University (Greeley, Colo.) and Calvary Christian (Clearwater, Fla.) tied at No. 5.

Medium-sized schools are determined by MaxPreps as those schools that participate in state enrollment divisions that generally have between 1,000 and 2,000 students.Teams below are listed with their record as of Monday and their MaxPreps rating.

1. Blessed Trinity (Roswell, Ga.), 22-2, 25.0
Playoff division:Georgia Region AAAAA
Overall state ranking: 1
Overall national ranking: 12

2. American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.), 15-2, 24.3
Playoff division: Florida Class 6A
Overall state ranking: 3
Overall national ranking: 14

3. Faith Academy (Mobile, Ala.), 22-2, 24.0
Playoff division: Alabama Class 5A
Overall state ranking: 2
Overall national ranking: 18

4. Windsor (Colo.), 8-0, 23.3
Playoff division: Colorado Class 4A
Overall state ranking: 2
Overall national ranking: 24

5 (tie). University (Greeley, Colo.), 8-1, 23.0
Playoff division: Colorado Class 3A
Overall state ranking: 3
Overall national ranking: 28

5 (tie). Calvary Christian (Clearwater, Fla.), 18-0, 23.0
Playoff division: Florida Class 4A
Overall state ranking: 4
Overall national ranking: 29

7 (tie). Bishop England (Charleston, S.C.), 16-0, 22.9
Playoff division: South Carolina Class AAA
Overall state ranking: 1
Overall national ranking: 32

7 (tie). Godley (Texas), 16-1, 22.9
Playoff division: Texas Class 4A
Overall state ranking: 3
Overall national ranking: 33

9. D.H. Conley (Greenville, N.C.), 12-2, 22.8
Playoff division: North Carolina Class 3A
Overall state ranking: 1
Overall national ranking: 36

10. Mesquite (Gilbert, Ariz.), 21-4, 22.6
Playoff division: Arizona Conference 5A
Overall state ranking: 4
Overall national ranking: 42

11 (tie). Tuttle (Okla.), 20-2, 22.0
Playoff division: Oklahoma Class 4A
Overall state ranking: 1
Overall national ranking: 56

11 (tie). New Hanover (Wilmington, N.C.), 11-1, 22.0
Playoff division: North Carolina Class 3A
Overall state ranking: 2
Overall national ranking: 57

11 (tie). Grand Terrace (Calif.), 16-0, 22.0
Playoff division: California Southern Section Division IV
Overall state ranking: 17
Overall national ranking: 61

14. Bolles (Jacksonville, Fla.), 15-3, 21.3
Playoff division: Florida Class 5A
Overall state ranking: 8
Overall national ranking: 78

15. Argyle (Texas), 19-0, 21.2
Playoff division: Texas Class 4A
Overall state ranking: 7
Overall national ranking: 81

16. West Jones (Laurel, Miss.), 19-1, 21.1
Playoff division: Mississippi Region 5A
Overall state ranking: 4
Overall national ranking: 85

17 (tie). Effingham (Ill.), 4-0, 21.0
Playoff division: Illinois Class 3A
Overall state ranking: 2
Overall national ranking: 89

17 (tie). University Lab (Baton Rouge, La.), 18-3, 21.0
Playoff division: Louisiana Class 3A
Overall state ranking: 8
Overall national ranking: 92

19, (tie) Wayne County (Jesup, Ga.), 20-4, 20.6
Playoff division: Georgia Region AAAAA
Overall state ranking: 4
Overall national ranking: 103

19 (tie). Sweeny (Texas), 21-1, 20.6
Playoff division: Texas Class 4A
Overall state ranking: 9
Overall national ranking: 104

21. Blanchard (Okla.), 17-2, 20.5
Playoff division: Oklahoma Class 4A
Overall state ranking: 5
Overall national ranking: 110

22 (tie). Mascoutah (Ill.), 9-0, 20.4
Playoff division: Illinois Class 3A
Overall state ranking: 4
Overall national ranking: 112

22 (tie). Providence School (Jacksonville, Fla.), 17-2, 20.4
Playoff division: Florida Class 4A
Overall state ranking: 10
Overall national ranking: 115

24 (tie) Boerne (Texas), 19-2-1, 20.3
Playoff division: Texas Class 4A
Overall state ranking: 11
Overall national ranking: 117

24 (tie) Nogales (Ariz.), 20-3, 20.3
Playoff division: Arizona Conference 3A
Overall state ranking: 8
Overall national ranking: 119