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The final MaxPreps Regional Baseball Rankings have three new No. 1 teams, with Valley Christian (San Jose, Calif.) in the West and Vianney (Kirkwood, Mo) in the Midwest the only No. 1 teams
to remain in the top spot.
New teams to No. 1 include Carroll (Southlake, Texas) in the Southwest, New Hanover (Wilmington, N.C.) in the South and Center Moriches (New York) in the Northeast.
The regional rankings are based on the MaxPreps
National Baseball Computer Rankings. The team's record and computer
rating are noted in the rankings. Numbers are current as of Friday.
The 50 states are divided into five regions as follows:
West: Hawaii, California, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska, Colorado.
Southwest: Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona.
South:
Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina,
North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia.
Midwest: North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas.
Northeast:
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode
Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia.
States not included: Montana and Wyoming (do not have baseball), Iowa (season is during the summer).
West1. (last time 1)
Valley Christian (San Jose, Calif.), 29-3-1, 35.1
2. (5)
De La Salle (Concord, Calif.), 26-4, 33.9
3. (3)
Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), 26-1, 32.3
4. (2)
Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.), 25-8, 30.5
5. (7)
Torrey Pines (San Diego), 29-6, 29.9
6. (4)
Huntington Beach (Calif.), 26-6, 28.5
7. (NR)
Saint Francis (Mountain View, Calif.), 24-8, 28.5
8. (NR)
Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), 23-3, 28.0
9. (8)
El Toro (Lake Forest, Calif.), 23-8-1, 28.0
10. (NR)
Dixie (St. George, Utah), 27-3, 27.8
Valley Christian is the West region's No. 1 squad.
Photo by Doug Stringer
1. (4)
Carroll (Southlake, Texas), 35-6, 32.8
2. (NR)
Argyle (Texas), 37-0, 30.5
3. (2)
Godley (Texas), 30-3, 29.4
4. (NR)
Keller (Texas), 27-8, 27.4
5. (6)
Reagan (San Antonio), 37-8, 27.4
6. (NR)
Bishop Kelley (Tulsa, Okla.), 29-5, 27.2
7. (NR)
Jones (Okla.), 24-4, 27.1
8. (5)
La Cueva (Albuquerque), 27-3, 27.0
9. (NR)
Cypress Ranch (Houston), 32-9-2, 27.0
10. (7)
Westmoore (Oklahoma City), 33.6, 26.2
Carroll is the Southwest's No. 1 team.
Photo by Robbie Rakestraw
1. (5)
New Hanover (Wilmington, N.C.), 28-1, 33.3
2. (6)
Faith Academy (Mobile, Ala.), 34-3, 32.9
3. (3)
St. Xavier (Louisville, Ky.), 37-2, 32.6
4. (NR)
Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.), 35-6, 32.3
5. (1)
Zachary (La.), 36-4, 31.3
6. (9)
Sam Houston (Lake Charles, La.), 33-6, 30.6
7. (10)
Auburn (Ala.), 35-7, 30.2
8. (4)
Calvary Christian (Clearwater, Fla.), 30-1, 30.0
9. (NR)
Wesleyan Christian Academy (High Point, N.C.), 23-1, 29.6
10. (NR)
St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 27-3, 29.2
New Hanover grabbed the South region's top spot.
Photo by Alik McIntosh
1. (1)
Vianney (Kirkwood, Mo.), 37-2, 30.6
2. (4)
Blue Valley (Stilwell, Kan.), 22-3, 29.3
3. (NR)
Plainfield North (Plainfield, Ill.), 29-7-1, 29.2
4. (10)
Fishers (Ind.), 29-7, 28.4
5. (NR)
Andrean (Merrillville, Ind.), 31-6, 27.9
6. (2)
Joliet Catholic (Joliet, Ill.), 31-6, 27.8
7. (NR)
Olentangy Liberty (Powell, Ohio), 30-4, 26.9
8. (3)
O'Fallon (Ill.), 35-4-1, 26.2
9. (NR)
Aurora (Mo.), 31-1, 26.1
10 .(NR)
Arrowhead (Hartland, Wis.), 25-4, 26.0
Vianney of Missouri is the Midwest region's No. 1 team.
Photo by Chris Johns
1. (NR)
Center Moriches (N.Y.), 23-4, 32.2
2. (10)
St. Augustine Prep (Richland, N.J.), 26-4, 28.2
3. (NR)
Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg, Pa.), 21-5, 27.6
4. (NR)
Bangor (Maine), 18-1, 27.6
5. (1)
La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.), 23-4, 27.5
6. (NR)
Austin Prep (Reading, Mass.), 24-1, 27.0
7. (NR)
Babylon (N.Y.), 18-6, 26.8
8. (NR)
Hunterdon Central (Flemington, N.J.), 28-2, 25.9
9. (2)
Montoursville (Pa.), 19-3, 25.4
10. (3)
Fairfield Prep (Fairfield, Conn.), 23-2, 25.2
Center Moriches is the Northeast's top team.
Photo by Ray Passaro
