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High school baseball: Predicting every champion in every classification of every state
MaxPreps projects more than 300 champions from Alabama to Wisconsin and every state in between.
By
Kevin Askeland
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Feb 6, 2026, 11:00am
Back to back home runs for Stoneman Douglas as they defeat St. Thomas Aquinas 5-2
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Ahead of the Feb. 10 release of the Preseason MaxPreps Top 25 high school baseball rankings, we are making projections for champions in every classification/division of every state — more than 300 in total.
Selections were made based on prior team success, number of returning starters and number of returning pitchers. Predictions were made for every state except Wyoming, which does not sanction high school baseball.
Some schools have changed divisions since the conclusion of the 2025 season.
Defending Ohio Division VI state champion Hiland hopes to repeat this scene in 2026. The Hawks have won three consecutive state crowns in addition to a title in 2016. (PHOTO: Matt Smith)
Predicting 2026 state champions
Alabama
7A —
Hoover
6A —
Hartselle
5A —
St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile)
4A —
Deshler (Tuscumbia)
3A —
Glenwood (Phenix City)
2A —
Sumiton Christian (Sumiton)
1A —
Fayetteville (Sylacauga)
AISA AA —
Southern Academy (Greensboro)
AISA A —
Lakeside School (Eufaula)
Alaska
D1 —
Service (Anchorage)
D2 —
Kenai Central (Kenai)
Arizona
6A —
Queen Creek
5A —
Canyon del Oro (Tucson)
4A —
Saguaro (Scottsdale)
3A —
Valley Christian (Chandler)
2A —
Phoenix Christian (Phoenix)
1A —
Hayden (Winkelman)
CAA D1 —
A+ Charter School (Maricopa)
CAA D2 —
Heritage Academy (Maricopa)
Arkansas
6A —
Rogers
5A —
Valley View (Jonesboro)
4A —
Harding Academy (Searcy)
3A —
Harmony Grove (Benton)
2A —
Riverside (Lake City)
1A —
Taylor
California
Central Section
D1 —
Buchanan (Clovis)
D2 —
Kingsburg
D3 —
Tehachapi
D4 —
Wasco
D5 —
Corcoran
D6 —
Roosevelt (Fresno)
Sac-Joaquin Section
D1 —
Franklin (Elk Grove)
D2 —
Rodriguez (Fairfield)
D3 —
West Park (Roseville)
D4 —
Oakdale
D5 —
Woodland
D6 —
Woodland Christian (Woodland)
D7 —
Vacaville Christian (Vacaville)
North Coast Section Section
D1 —
De La Salle (Concord)
D2 —
Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa)
D3 —
Marin Catholic (Kentfield)
D4 —
Clear Lake (Lakeport)
D5 —
St. Bernard's (Eureka)
D6 —
Swett (Crockett)
Southern Section
D1 —
St. John Bosco (Bellflower)
D2 —
Etiwanda
D3 —
Temecula Valley (Temecula)
D4 —
Ganesha (Pomona)
D5 —
Elsinore (Wildomar)
D6 —
Estancia (Costa Mesa)
D7 —
Baldwin Park
D8 —
Fillmore
D9 —
Nuview Bridge (Nuevo)
Oakland Section
D1 —
Oakland Tech (Oakland)
San Francisco Section
AAA —
Lincoln (San Francisco)
San Diego Section
Open —
Patrick Henry (San Diego)
D1 —
Rancho Bernardo (San Diego)
D2 —
Mt. Carmel (San Diego)
D3 —
University City (San Diego)
D4 —
Ramona
D5 —
High Tech SD (San Diego)
D5AA —
Rock Academy (San Diego)
Central Coast Section
D1 —
Saint Francis (Mountain View)
D2 —
Menlo-Atherton (Atherton)
D3 —
Carmel
D4 —
St. Francis (Watsonville)
D5 —
Menlo School (Atherton)
D6 —
Stevenson (Pebble Beach)
Northern Section
D2 —
Chico
D3 —
Gridley
D4 —
Winters
D5 —
Hamilton (Hamilton City)
D6 —
Los Molinos
D7 —
Loyalton
Los Angeles City Section
Open —
Sylmar
D1 —
Carson
D2 —
Port of Los Angeles (San Pedro)
D3 —
University (Los Angeles)
Colorado
5A —
Regis Jesuit (Aurora)
4A —
Falcon
3A —
Eaton
2A —
Forge Christian (Arvada)
1A —
Flatirons Academy (Westminster)
Connecticut
LL —
Fairfield Prep (Fairfield)
L —
Berlin
M —
St. Joseph (Trumbull)
S —
St. Paul Catholic (Bristol)
Delaware
State —
Sussex Central (Georgetown)
District of Columbia
DCSAA —
St. Albans
Florida
7A —
Stoneman Douglas (Parkland)
6A —
Buchholz (Gainesville)
5A —
Wesley Chapel
4A —
Jesuit (Tampa)
3A —
South Walton (Santa Rosa Beach)
2A —
Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville)
1A —
St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park)
Rural —
Trenton
Georgia
AAAAAA —
Etowah (Woodstock)
AAAAA —
Houston County (Warner Robins)
AAAA —
Blessed Trinity (Roswell)
AAA —
Troup County (LaGrange)
AA —
Morgan County (Madison)
A DI —
Gordon Lee (Chickamauga)
A DII —
Lanier County (Lakeland)
Private —
Wesleyan (Norcross)
GIAA AAAA —
First Presbyterian Day (Macon)
GIAA AAA —
Pinewood Christian (Bellville)
GIAA AA —
Gatewood (Eatonton)
GIAA A —
Citizens Christian Academy (Douglas)
GAPPS AA —
Pinecrest Academy (Cumming)
GAPPS A —
Victory Baptist (Loganville)
Hawaii
D1 —
Kamehameha Kapalama (Honolulu)
D2 —
Kapa'a
Idaho
6A —
Eagle
5A —
Bonneville (Idaho Falls)
4A —
Fruitland
3A —
Malad
2A —
Kendrick
Illinois
4A —
Brother Rice (Chicago)
3A —
St. Laurence (Burbank)
2A —
Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield)
1A —
Lexington
Indiana
4A —
Center Grove (Greenwood)
3A —
Jasper
2A —
Providence (Clarksville)
1A —
Kouts
Iowa
4A —
Waukee
3A —
Carlisle
2A —
Pleasantville
1A —
Martensdale-St. Mary's
Kansas
6A —
Lawrence Free State (Lawrence)
5A —
Saint Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park)
4A —
Rock Creek (St. George)
3A —
Trinity Academy (Wichita)
2A-1A —
Thomas More Prep-Marian (Hays)
Kentucky
State —
Trinity (Louisville)
KCAA —
Assumption Academy (Walton)
Louisiana
Non-Select Div. 1 —
Barbe (Lake Charles)
Non-Select Div. 2 —
Brusly
Non-Select Div. 3 —
Sterlington
Non-Select Div. 4 —
Oak Grove
Class B —
Pitkin
Class C —
Ebarb (Noble)
Select Div. 1 —
Catholic (Baton Rouge)
Select Div. 2 —
Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette)
Select Div. 3 —
University Lab (Baton Rouge)
Select Div. 4 —
Covenant Christian Academy (Houma)
Maine
A —
Bangor
B —
Fryeburg
C —
Washington Academy (East Machias)
D —
St. Dominic (Lewiston)
Maryland
4A —
Urbana (Ijamsville)
3A —
Sherwood (Sandy Spring)
2A —
Parkside (Salisbury)
1A —
St. Michaels
MIAA A —
Archbishop Spalding (Severn)
MIAA B —
St. Paul's (Brooklandville)
MIAA C —
St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)
Massachusetts
D1 —
Bishop Feehan (Attleboro)
D2 —
Reading Memorial (Reading)
D3 —
North Reading
D4 —
Pittsfield
D5 —
Pioneer Valley Regional (Northfield)
Michigan
D1 —
Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills)
D2 —
St. Mary's Prep (Orchard Lake)
D3 —
Edison Academy (Detroit)
D4 —
Plymouth Christian Academy (Canton)
Minnesota
AAAA —
Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul)
AAA —
Mankato East (Mankato)
AA —
St. Cloud Cathedral (St. Cloud)
A —
Cherry (Iron)
Mississippi
7A —
Clinton
6A —
Pearl River Central (Carriere)
5A —
Sumrall
4A —
West Lauderdale (Collinsville)
3A —
Mooreville
2A —
Hamilton
1A —
Taylorsville
MAIS 6A —
Presbyterian Christian (Hattiesburg)
MAIS 5A —
Magnolia Heights (Senatobia)
MAIS 4A —
Tri-County Academy (Flora)
MAIS 3A —
Prairie View Academy (Bastrop, La.)
MAIS 2A —
Wilkinson County (Woodville)
Missouri
Class 6 —
Fort Zumwalt West (O'Fallon)
Class 5 —
Platte County (Platte City)
Class 4 —
Logan-Rogersville (Rogersville)
Class 3 —
Fatima (Westphalia)
Class 2 —
Miller
Class 1 —
Faith Christian Academy (Kansas City)
Montana
All-Class —
Billings West (Billings)
Nebraska
A —
Millard North (Omaha)
B —
Skutt Catholic (Omaha)
C —
Malcolm
Nevada
5A —
Basic (Henderson)
4A —
Silverado (Las Vegas)
3A —
Boulder City
2A —
Needles (Calif.)
1A —
Smith Valley (Smith)
New Hampshire
D1 —
Trinity (Manchester)
D2 —
Hanover
D3 —
Monadnock (East Swanzey)
D4 —
Epping
New Jersey
Group 1 —
Middlesex
Group 2 —
Governor Livingston (Berkeley Heights)
Group 3 —
Morris Knolls (Rockaway)
Group 4 —
Westfield
Non-Public A —
Delbarton (Morristown)
Non-Public B —
Gloucester Catholic (Gloucester City)
New Mexico
5A —
Cleveland (Rio Rancho)
4A —
Artesia
3A —
East Mountain (Sandia Park)
2A —
Santa Rosa
1A —
Magdalena
New York
AAA —
Saratoga Springs
AA —
West Genesee (Camillus)
A —
Maine-Endwell (Endwell)
B —
Oneonta
C —
Saratoga Central Catholic (Saratoga Springs)
D —
Oriskany
PSAL AAA —
Tottenville (Staten Island)
PSAL AA —
Hunter College (New York)
PSAL A —
Baruch College (New York)
NYSAIS —
Stony Brook
CHSAA —
Archbishop Molloy (Queens)
North Carolina
8A —
West Forsyth (Clemmons)
7A —
Cuthbertson (Waxhaw)
6A —
T.C. Roberson (Asheville)
5A —
East Rowan (Salisbury)
4A —
Bunn
3A —
North Stanly (New London)
2A —
Cherryville
1A —
Oxford Prep (Oxford)
NCISAA 4A —
Metrolina Christian Academy (Indian Trail)
NCISAA 3A —
Grace Christian (Sanford)
NCISAA 2A —
Burlington Christian Academy (Burlington)
NCISAA 1A —
Kerr-Vance Academy (Henderson)
NCCSA 2A —
Bethel Christian Academy (Kinston)
NCCSA 1A —
Tabernacle Christian (Monroe)
North Dakota
A —
Horace
B —
Thompson
Ohio
D1 —
Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati)
D2 —
Steele (Amherst)
D3 —
Badin (Hamilton)
D4 —
Indian Creek (Wintersville)
D5 —
Waynedale (Apple Creek)
D6 —
Hiland (Berlin)
D7 —
Calvert (Tiffin)
Oklahoma
6A —
Edmond Memorial (Edmond)
5A —
Elgin
4A —
Tuttle
3A —
Washington
2A II —
Talihina
2A I —
Oktaha
1A I —
Okarche
1A II —
Canute
B —
Fort Cobb-Broxton (Fort Cobb)
Oregon
6A —
South Salem (Salem)
5A —
Thurston (Springfield)
4A —
Henley (Klamath Falls)
3A —
Taft (Lincoln City)
2A/1A —
Umpqua Valley Christian (Roseburg)
Pennsylvania
6A —
Cedar Cliff (Camp Hill)
5A —
Radnor
4A —
Montoursville
3A —
Riverside (Ellwood City)
2A —
Freedom Area (Freedom)
1A —
Southern Fulton (Warfordsburg)
Rhode Island
D1 —
Bishop Hendricken (Warwick)
D2 —
North Providence
D3 —
West Warwick
South Carolina
5A I —
James Island (Charleston)
5A II —
Catawba Ridge (Fort Mill)
4A —
Seneca
3A —
Southside Christian (Simpsonville)
2A —
Strom Thurmond (Johnston)
1A —
Latta
SCISA 4A —
Hilton Head Christian Academy (Hilton Head Island)
SCISA 3A —
Calhoun Academy (St. Matthews)
SCISA 2A —
Andrew Jackson Academy (Ehrhardt)
SCISA 1A —
Holly Hill Academy (Holly Hill)
South Dakota
A —
Yankton
B —
Dell Rapids
Tennessee
AAAA —
Farragut (Knoxville)
AAA —
Munford
AA —
Lakeland Preparatory (Lakeland)
A —
Coalfield
D2 AA —
Baylor (Chattanooga)
D2 A —
Columbia Academy (Columbia)
Texas
6A D1—
Atascocita (Humble)
5A D1 —
Smithson Valley (Spring Branch)
4A D1 —
Calallen (Corpus Christi)
3A D1 —
London (Corpus Christi)
2A D1 —
Centerville
6A D2 —
Tomball
5A D2 —
Grapevine
4A D2 —
Brock
3A D2 —
Wall
2A D2 —
Collinsville
1A —
Gordon
TAPPS D1 —
Prestonwood Christian (Plano)
TAPPS D2 —
Lutheran South Academy (Houston)
TAPPS D3 —
Pantego Christian (Arlington)
TAPPS D4 —
Alpha Omega Academy (Huntsville)
TAPPS D5 —
First Baptist (Dallas)
Southwest Prep 4A —
Episcopal (Bellaire)
Southwest Prep 3A —
Fort Worth Country Day (Fort Worth)
Utah
6A —
American Fork
5A —
Spanish Fork
4A —
Snow Canyon (St. George)
3A —
Union (Roosevelt)
2A —
Beaver
Vermont
D1 —
Colchester
D2 —
Missisquoi Valley (Swanton)
D3 —
White River Valley (Royalton)
D4 —
West Rutland
Virginia
Class 6 —
Battlefield (Haymarket)
Class 5 —
Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach)
Class 4 —
Atlee (Mechanicsville)
Class 3 —
Spotswood (Penn Laird)
Class 2 —
Central Wise (Norton)
Class 1 —
Auburn (Riner)
VISAA D1 —
Miller School of Albemarle (Charlottesville)
VISAA D2 —
Greenbrier Christian Academy (Chesapeake)
VISAA D3 —
Walsingham Academy (Williamsburg)
Washington
4A —
Puyallup
3A —
Mount Vernon
2A —
Bainbridge (Bainbridge Island)
1A —
Cashmere
2B —
Tri-Cities Prep (Pasco)
1B —
Liberty Christian (Richland)
West Virginia
AAAA —
Hurricane
AAA —
Frankfort (Ridgeley)
AA —
Wheeling Central Catholic (Wheeling)
A —
East Hardy (Baker)
Wisconsin
D1 —
Muskego
D2 —
Seymour
D3 —
St. Joseph (Kenosha)
D4 —
Johnson Creek
Note:
Wyoming does not sanction high school baseball.
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