There are very few changes in this week's MaxPreps Xcellent 50 National Softball Rankings, especially in the top 10, where every team has completed its season.
The only movement came as a result of the New Jersey, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and Virginia playoffs. Two-time state champion Hudsonville was upset in the quarterfinals of the Michigan Division I playoffs and was eliminated from the postseason. Bay City Western, the team that defeated Hudsonville, moved into the rankings at No. 50 while Hudsonville dropped out.
The two finalists in the Virginia AAA state finals both stayed in the rankings, but the champion, Lee-Davis, moved all the way up to No. 15 after a 1-0 win over Battlefield.
Meanwhile, Moline pulled off an upset over North (St. Charles) in the Illinois 4A state playoffs. Moline enters the rankings at No. 49.
Carmel won the 4A state title in Indiana and moves up one spot to No. 21 this week.
In New Jersey, Robbinsville upset No. 1 ranked Pequannock in the Group 2 state finals to move into the rankings at No. 43. St. John Vianney, which had tied Pequannock, also entered the rankings one spot behind at No. 44 while Pequannock dropped to 45.
This weekend marks the final week for high school softball with state championships being held in many of the northern states.
MAXPREPS XCELLENT 50 NATIONAL SOFTBALL RANKINGS
1. (last week 1) The Woodlands (Texas), 44-1
Texas 5A state champions. Season over.
2. (2) Gulliver Prep (Miami), 30-2
Florida 3A state champions. Season over.
3. (3) Alexander Central (Taylorsville, N.C.), 31-2
North Carolina 4A state champions. Season over.
4. (4) Canyon del Oro (Tucson, Ariz.), 34-1
Arizona Class 4A Division I state champions. Season over.
5. (5) Northern (Owings, Md.), 22-0
Maryland 3A state champions. Season over.
6. (6) Niceville (Fla.), 26-4
Florida 5A state champions. Season over.
7. (7) O'Connor (Helotes, Texas), 34-5
Season over.
8. (8) Plano (Texas), 39-5
Season over.
9. (9) Bartow (Fla.), 28-2
Season over.
10. (10) East Lake (Tarpon Springs, Fla.), 28-1
Season over.
11. (11) American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.), 23-1
Season over.
12. (12) Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.), 29-5
Florida 6A state champions. Season over.
13. (13) Santiago (Corona, Calif.), 28-5
California Southern Section Division I champions. Season over.
14. (14) San Benito (Hollister, Calif.), 29-1
California Central Coast Section Division I champions. Season over.
15. (25) Lee-Davis (Mechanicsville, Va.), 26-1
Kelly Heinz struck out 16 to lead Lee-Davis to its first Virginia AAA state championship with a 1-0 win over Battlefield.
16. (15) Eau Gallie (Melbourne, Fla.), 27-5
Florida 4A state champions. Season over.
17. (16) Deer Valley (Glendale, Ariz.), 30-6
Arizona Class 5A Division II state champions. Season over.
18. (18) North Davidson (Lexington, N.C.), 30-3
Season over.
19. (19) Sarasota (Fla.), 27-3
Season over.
20. (20) Piedra Vista (Farmington, N.M.), 26-5
New Mexico 4A state champions. Season over.
21. (22) Carmel (Ind.), 28-2
Kennedy Haynes' run-scoring double in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted the Greyhounds to a 1-0 win over Avon and a 4A state title in Indiana.
22. (21) Tomball (Texas), 34-6
Season over.
23. (27) Poland Seminary (Ohio), 24-2
Ohio Division II champions. Season over.
24. (28) Dothan (Ala.), 59-7-1
Alabama 6A state champions. Season over.
25. (29) Newton County (Decatur, Miss.), 34-2
Mississippi 4A state champions. Season over.
The Next 25
26. (30) Hahnville (Boutte, La.), 31-3
Louisiana 5A state champions. Season over.
27. (31) Mann (Greenville, S.C.), 29-5
South Carolina 4A state champions. Season over.
28. (32) Frontier (Bakersfield, Calif.), 35-3
California Central Section Division II champions. Season over.
29 (33) Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.), 28-3
California Central Coast Section Division II champions. Season over.
30. (34) Walla Walla (Wash.), 27-1
Washington 4A state champions. Season over.
31. (35) Hoover (North Canton, Ohio), 30-3
Ohio Division I state champions. Season over.
32. (26) Battlefield (Haymarket, Va.), 25-2
The Bobcats saw their 24-game win streak come to an end in the Virginia AAA state championship game with a 1-0 loss to Lee-Davis.
33. (36) Red Mountain (Mesa, Ariz.), 31-8
Arizona Class 5A Division I state champions. Season over.
34. (38) Keystone (La Grange, Ohio), 30-2
Season over.
35. (39) Santa Fe (Texas), 37-6
Texas 4A state champions. Season over.
36. (40) Dripping Springs (Texas), 32-3
Season over.
37. (41) East Ridge (Clermont, Fla.), 28-3
Season over.
38. (42) Beech (Hendersonville, Tenn.), 42-11-2
Tennessee AAA state champions. Season over.
39. (43) Soddy Daisy (Tenn.), 41-9
Season over.
40. (44) Riverdale (Murfreesboro, Tenn.), 47-5
Season over.
41. (45) Urbana (Ijamsville, Md.), 21-0
Maryland 4A state champions. Season over.
42. (46) Chesapeake (Pasadena, Md.), 23-1
Season over.
43. (NR) Robbinsville (N.J.), 25-0
Defeated unbeaten Pequannock (Pompton Plains, N.J.) 2-1 for the Group 2 New Jersey state championship.
44. (NR) St. John-Vianney (Holmdel, N.J.), 31-1-1
Won the Non-Public Group A state championship with a 10-2 win over Immaculate Heart Academy.
45. (23) Pequannock (Pompton Plains, N.J.), 26-1-1
Lost to unbeaten Robbinsville 2-1 in the Group 2 New Jersey state championship game.
46. (47) Bryant (Ark.), 25-5
Arkansas 7A state champions. Season over.
47. (48) Jordan (Morris, Ala.), 33-7
Alabama 5A state champions. Season over.
48. (49) Canyon (Anaheim, Calif.), 23-8
Season over.
49. (NR) Moline (Ill.), 28-8-1
Defeated North (St. Charles) 9-8 to win the Illinois Class 4A state championship.
50. (NR) Bay City Western (Auburn, Mich.), 37-4
Knocked off Hudsonville 1-0 to end the two-time defending champions' shot at a third straight title.
Dropped Out: No. 15 Hudsonville (Mich.), No. 24 Cicero-North Syracuse (Cicero, N.Y.), No. 36 North (St. Charles, Ill.), No. 50 Los Alamitos (Calif.).
