MaxPreps final small schools national high school baseball rankings

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The state of Texas came up big in the MaxPreps final small schools national baseball rankings, claiming the top two spots on the list led by No. 1 West.

West won the Class 3A state championship for the second-straight year and finished two notches higher in the small school national rankings after finishing No. 3 last season. West is one of six Texas teams to make the final small school rankings. The others include No. 2 Bosqueville, No. 9 Central Heights, No. 20 Beckville, No. 23 Flatonia (the 2A state champion) and No. 25 Shallowater.

Oklahoma Class 3A state champion Verdigris comes in at No. 3 after being ranked No. 1 in the last small school rankings released in early May. Undefeated St. Mary Catholic, the Wisconsin Division 3 champion, is No. 4 while Kossuth, the Mississippi Class 3A winner, is No. 5.

The small schools rankings are based on the MaxPreps National Baseball Computer Rankings presented by the Army National Guard. Small schools are those that play in state enrollment divisions that generally have fewer than 1,000 students.


1. (last time 6) West (Texas), 33-5, 30.2
Texas Class 3A state champion.

2. (NR) Bosqueville (Waco, Texas), 29-2, 28.6
Texas Class 2A state semifinalist.

3. (1) Verdigris (Claremore, Okla.), 33-2, 27.9
Oklahoma Class 3A state champion.

4. (NR) St. Mary Catholic (Neenah, Wis.), 26-0, 27.0
Wisconsin Division 3 state champion.

5. (23) Kossuth (Miss.), 31-8, 26.2
Mississippi Class 3A state champion.

5T. (NR) Marlboro Central (N.Y.), 22-2, 26.2
New York Class B state champion.

7. (6) American Christian Academy (Tuscaloosa, Ala.), 33-7, 25.7
Alabama Class 3A state runner-up.

8. (15) Woodlawn (Rison, Ark.), 28-1, 25.4
Arkansas Class 2A state champion.

9. (5) Central Heights (Nacogdoches, Texas), 27-4, 25.1
Texas Region 3 runner-up.

10. (20) University Liggett (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.), 32-4, 24.8
Michigan Division 3 state champion.

11. (8) Canterbury (Fort Myers, Fla.), 31-1, 24.5
Florida Class 3A state champion.

12. (4) Red Oak (Okla.), 28-6, 24.4
Oklahoma Class B state champion.

13. (2) Lafayette Central Catholic (Ind.), 33-2, 24.2
Indiana Class 2A state runner-up.

14. (NR) Fort Plain (N.Y.), 22-3, 24.1
New York Class C state champion.

14T. (9) St. Thomas Aquinas (Hammond, La.), 32-3, 24.1
Louisiana Class 2A state champion.

16. (NR) East Union (Blue Springs, Miss.), 28-6, 24.0
Mississippi Class 2A state champion.

17. (NR) Groton-Dunstable (Groton, Mass.), 23-0, 23.4
Massachusetts Division 3 state champion.

17T. (3) Harding Academy (Searcy, Ark.), 33-4, 23.4
Arkansas Class 3A semifinalist.

19. (NR) Prairie du Chien (Wis.), 25-2, 22.8
Wisconsin Division 3 state runner-up.

20. (19) Silo (Okla.), 31-3, 22.6
Oklahoma Class 2A state runner-up.

20T. (NR) Beckville (Texas), 33-2-1, 22.6
Texas Class 2A state runner-up.

22. (NR) St. Mary's-Colgan (Pittsburg, Kan.), 21-4, 22.5
Kansas Class 2-1A state champion.

23. (NR) Flatonia (Texas), 29-5, 22.4
Texas Class 2A state champion.

23T. (NR) Wesleyan (Norcross, Ga.), 29-11, 22.4
Georgia Class 2A state runner-up.

25. (NR) Shallowater (Texas), 31-3-1, 22.2
Texas Class 3A state semifinalist.