High school baseball Top 25 media composite rankings

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The second round of media composite baseball rankings finds a near consensus at the top of the poll.

Coppell is ranked No. 1 in five of the seven polls for media outlets that do national high school baseball rankings. The Cowboys are ranked No. 6 in the MaxPreps Computer Rankings presented by the Army National Guard and No. 2 in the USA Today Super 25. The MaxPreps Computer Rankings have Davis No. 1 while Archbishop McCarthy is No. 1 by USA Today.


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 March 27.

MaxPreps Xcellent 25 | Perfect Game | Baseball America | Collegiate Baseball Newspaper | USA Today Super 25 | USA Today Computer Rankings | MaxPreps Computer Rankings

Only 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.


1. (last time 1) Coppell (Texas), 18-0
Average rank: 1.86
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 1
MaxPreps Computer: 6
USA Today Super 25: 2
USA Today Computer: 1
Baseball America: 1
Perfect Game: 1
Collegiate Baseball: 1

2. (10) Buchanan (Clovis, Calif.), 14-0
Average rank: 4.29
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 3
MaxPreps Computer: 2
USA Today Super 25: 3
USA Today Computer: 2
Baseball America: 7
Perfect Game: 9
Collegiate Baseball: 4

3. (3) JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.), 10-2
Average rank: 7.43
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 15
MaxPreps Computer: 3
USA Today Super 25: 18
USA Today Computer: 3
Baseball America: 3
Perfect Game: 4
Collegiate Baseball: 6

4. (4) Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 20-0
Average rank: 7.71
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 2
MaxPreps Computer: 24
USA Today Super 25: 1
USA Today Computer: 18
Baseball America: 2
Perfect Game: 2
Collegiate Baseball: 5

5. (6) Orange Lutheran (Calif.),11-2
Average rank: 12.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 4
USA Today Super 25: 9
USA Today Computer: 6
Baseball America: 5
Perfect Game: 5
Collegiate Baseball: 17

6. (11) Katy (Texas), 19-1
Average rank: 12.9
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 12
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Super 25: 5
USA Today Computer: 9
Baseball America: 4
Perfect Game: 18
Collegiate Baseball: 2

7. (NR) Clovis (Calif.), 17-1
Average rank: 15.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 11
MaxPreps Computer: 13
USA Today Super 25: 7
USA Today Computer: 20
Baseball America: 10
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: 8

8. (2) Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.), 17-3
Average rank: 17.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 12
USA Today Super 25: 20
USA Today Computer: 16
Baseball America: 17
Perfect Game: 6
Collegiate Baseball: 12

9. (21) South Dade (Homestead, Fla.), 18-1
Average rank: 17.9
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 5
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Super 25: 4
USA Today Computer: 17
Baseball America: 6
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: 13

10. (NR) Deer Park (Texas), 20-0
Average rank: 18.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 7
MaxPreps Computer: 16
USA Today Super 25: 6
USA Today Computer: 5
Baseball America: 14
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: NR

11. (8) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 14-1
Average rank: 19.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 4
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Super 25: 15
USA Today Computer: 8
Baseball America: NR
Perfect Game: 20
Collegiate Baseball: 10

12. (15) Rockledge (Fla.), 17-1
Average rank: 20.6
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 17
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Super 25: 11
USA Today Computer: NR
Baseball America: 8
Perfect Game: 19
Collegiate Baseball: 9

13. (7) Stoneman Douglas (Parkland, Fla.), 16-2
Average rank: 21.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 16
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Super 25: 14
USA Today Computer: NR
Baseball America: 15
Perfect Game: 3
Collegiate Baseball: 21

14. (NR) Davis (Calif.), 11-0
Average rank: 23.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 9
MaxPreps Computer: 1
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: 10
Baseball America: 23
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: NR

15. (15) Providence (Charlotte, N.C.), 11-1
Average rank: 23.9
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 10
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Super 25: 10
USA Today Computer: NR
Baseball America: NR
Perfect Game: 24
Collegiate Baseball: 3

16. (NR) Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach, Calif.),11-1
Average rank: 25.7
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 14
MaxPreps Computer: 15
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: 15
Baseball America: 16
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: NR

17. (5) Walton (Marietta, Ga.), 17-3
Average rank: 26.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Super 25: 24
USA Today Computer: NR
Baseball America: 18
Perfect Game: 7
Collegiate Baseball: 16

18. (NR) North Davidson (Lexington, N.C.), 16-0
Average rank: 28.0
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 19
MaxPreps Computer: 10
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: 7
Baseball America: NR
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: NR

19. (9) Barbe (Lake Charles, La.), 20-5
Average rank: 28.4
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 22
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: NR
Baseball America: 9
Perfect Game: 8
Collegiate Baseball: NR

20. (19) Buford (Ga.), 15-2
Average rank: 28.7
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: NR
Baseball America: 13
Perfect Game: 13
Collegiate Baseball: 15

21. (NR) Sparkman (Harvest, Ala.), 23-5
Average rank: 28.9
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: 6
USA Today Super 25: 22
USA Today Computer: NR
Baseball America: NR
Perfect Game: 14
Collegiate Baseball: NR

22. (NR) West Orange (Winter Garden, Fla.), 18-2
Average rank: 29.1
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 24
MaxPreps Computer: 25
USA Today Super 25: 13
USA Today Computer: 22
Baseball America: NR
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: NR

23. (NR) Canterbury (Fort Myers, Fla.), 16-1
Average rank: 29.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 18
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Super 25: 12
USA Today Computer: NR
Baseball America: NR
Perfect Game: 15
Collegiate Baseball: NR

24. (NR) Blessed Trinity (Roswell, Ga.), 16-0
Average rank: 30.3
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: 8
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: 4
Baseball America: NR
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: NR

25. (25) Bryant (Ark.), 11-1
Average rank: 31.7
MaxPreps Xcellent 25: NR
MaxPreps Computer: NR
USA Today Super 25: NR
USA Today Computer: 14
Baseball America: NR
Perfect Game: NR
Collegiate Baseball: 7