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See what a California umpire did that got everybody laughing.Coppell maintained its No. 1 ranking in the media composite baseball rankings, but the margin between No. 1 and No. 2 got a lot closer.
Buchanan came in with a ranking of 3.14, which would have been good enough for first place in the last media composite rankings. However Coppell lowered its ranking from 3.29 to 2.29 to hold on to the top spot.
Coppell is ranked No. 1 in three polls while Buchanan is ranked No. 1 in one. Other No. 1-ranked teams include Stoneman Douglas, Lake Travis and Deer Park.
Media outlets used in the compilation include Perfect Game, Baseball America, USA Today, the USA Today computer rankings and Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. All of the rankings were released at varying times during the week, except for Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, which released its last rankings on April 24.
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MaxPreps Computer RankingsOnly schools recognized by two or more media outlets are eligible for inclusion in the composite rankings. Teams were assigned a score of 40 for each media outlet that did not recognize them as part of their Top 25, rewarding teams that received consensus acclaim. Records as of Monday.
Baseball Top 25 media composite rankings
1. (last time 1) Coppell (Texas), 27-1
Average rank: 2.29
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 6
USA Today Super 25: 2
USA Today Computer: 1
Baseball America: 1
Perfect Game: 2
Collegiate Baseball: 1
2. (2) Buchanan (Clovis, Calif.), 23-1
Average rank: 3.14
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
MaxPreps Computer: 1
USA Today Super 25: 3
USA Today Computer: 2
Baseball America: 4
Perfect Game: 6
Collegiate Baseball: 2
3. (3) Deer Park (Texas), 28-0
Average rank: 6.57
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 14
USA Today Super 25: 1
USA Today Computer: 3
Baseball America: 2
Perfect Game: 17
Collegiate Baseball: 7
4. (6) Rockledge (Fla.), 27-1
Average rank: 11.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 6
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Super 25: 4
USA Today Computer: 9
Baseball America: 5
Perfect Game: 13
Collegiate Baseball: 3
5. (5) Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 25-2
Average rank: 11.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 13
MaxPreps Computer: 22
USA Today Super 25: 5
USA Today Computer: 23
Baseball America: 7
Perfect Game: 4
Collegiate Baseball: 6
6. (12) Lake Travis (Austin, Texas), 26-1-1
Average rank: 12.9
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Super 25: 8
USA Today Computer: 20
Baseball America: 8
Perfect Game: 9
Collegiate Baseball: 4
7. (8) Stoneman Douglas (Parkland, Fla.), 23-2
Average rank: 15.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Super 25: 10
USA Today Computer: NR
Baseball America: 3
Perfect Game: 1
Collegiate Baseball: 9
8. (15) Walton (Marietta, Ga.), 24-4
Average rank: 17.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
MaxPreps Computer: 12
USA Today Super 25: 11
USA Today Computer: NR
Baseball America: 9
Perfect Game: 3
Collegiate Baseball: 25
9. (7) JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.), 19-6
Average rank: 17.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 2
USA Today Super 25: 15
USA Today Computer: 6
Baseball America: 11
Perfect Game: 7
Collegiate Baseball: NR
10. (13) West Orange (Winter Garden, Fla.), 25-2
Average rank: 19.9
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
MaxPreps Computer: 10
USA Today Super 25: 7
USA Today Computer: 10
Baseball America: NR
Perfect Game: 22
Collegiate Baseball: NR
11. (11) Providence (Charlotte, N.C.), 22-2
Average rank: 20.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Super 25: 9
USA Today Computer: NR
Baseball America: 13
Perfect Game: 19
Collegiate Baseball: 8
12. (NR) Bryant (Ark.), 22-2
Average rank: 21.9
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 5
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: 4
Baseball America: 12
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: 12
13. (NR) Basha (Chandler, Ariz.), 23-4
Average rank: 22.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 20
MaxPreps Computer: 11
USA Today Super 25: 20
USA Today Computer: 11
Baseball America: 14
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: NR
14. (14) Canterbury (Fort Myers, Fla.), 28-1
Average rank: 23.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Super 25: 6
USA Today Computer: NR
Baseball America: 17
Perfect Game: 11
Collegiate Baseball: NR
15. (4) Orange Lutheran (Calif.),16-6
Average rank: 24.9
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 16
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: 25
Baseball America: 24
Perfect Game: 10
Collegiate Baseball: 19
16. (23) Calallen (Corpus Christi, Texas), 23-2
Average rank: 27.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: NR
Baseball America: 6
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: 5
17. (NR) De La Salle (Concord, Calif.), 15-3
Average rank: 27.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 7
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: 8
Baseball America: 15
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: NR
18. (19) North Davidson (Lexington, N.C.), 22-1
Average rank: 27.7
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
MaxPreps Computer: 18
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: 7
Baseball America: NR
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: NR
19. (NR) Sparkman (Harvest, Ala.), 35-7
Average rank: 28.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 3
USA Today Super 25: 21
USA Today Computer: NR
Baseball America: NR
Perfect Game: 15
Collegiate Baseball: NR
20. (17) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 24-4
Average rank: 28.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Super 25: 19
USA Today Computer: NR
Baseball America: NR
Perfect Game: 21
Collegiate Baseball: 23
21. (24) Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette, La.), 30-4
Average rank: 29.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 24
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Super 25: 18
USA Today Computer: 24
Baseball America: NR
Perfect Game: 18
Collegiate Baseball: NR
22. (NR) Buford (Ga.), 23-3
Average rank: 29.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: NR
Baseball America: 21
Perfect Game: 8
Collegiate Baseball: 17
23. (22) O'Connor (Phoenix), 26-5
Average rank: 29.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 15
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: 14
Baseball America: 18
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: NR
24. (18) St. Thomas Catholic (Houston), 28-1-1
Average rank: 29.7
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: 21
Baseball America: NR
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: 16
25. (25) Blessed Trinity (Roswell, Ga.), 27-1
Average rank: 30.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: 5
Baseball America: NR
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: NR