MaxPreps Top 50 national high school baseball rankings
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Two years ago, Cypress Ranch entered the 2014 season as the top-ranked team in Texas, but the Mustangs faded down the stretch and Flower Mound ended up winning the state crown.
This year, Cypress Ranch kept a low profile throughout much of the season - not entering the Xcellent 50 National Baseball Rankings until last week - and it had not been ranked very highly during the season in the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Poll.
There's no overlooking Cypress Ranch now, however, as the Mustangs knocked off Dallas Jesuit 2-1 in the Class 6A state semifinals and then shut out Martin (Arlington) 3-0 in the championship game. The title is the first since the 2012 season for the Mustangs and it moves them from No. 25 in last week's rankings to No. 6 in this week's rankings.
The Mustangs' win, along with a Providence Catholic (New Lenox) win over Chicago Mt. Carmel in the Illinois Class 4A state championship game, resulted in movement in this week's rankings. Edwardsville (Ill.) and Flower Mound (Texas) both exited this week's rankings while Prosper (Texas), the Texas Class 5A state champion, and Providence Catholic replaced them.
Only one team in the Xcellent 50 remains active heading into the final week of the 2015 season. No. 14 Jasper (Ind.) plays in the Indiana Class 3A state championship game this week and has a shot at entering the top 10 with a win over Andrean. Other states still competing this week include Minnesota, Rhode Island, Maine and Wisconsin.
Check out the MaxPreps Computer Rankings and playoff brackets from around the nation. Also, you can see our list of state champions.
MaxPreps Xcellent 50 National Baseball Rankings
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All the action wasn't just in Texas last week. Justin Hunniford and Providence Catholic moved into the rankings thanks to winning an Illinois state title.
1. (last week 1) Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.), 34-2
Georgia Class 6A state champion. Season over.
2. (2) Canyon del Oro (Tucson, Ariz.), 32-2
Arizona Division II state champion. Season over.
3. (3) Oxford (Miss.), 35-1
Mississippi Class 5A state champion. Season over.
4. (4) Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 32-3
Nevada Division I state champion. Season over.
5. (6) Buford (Ga.), 34-2
Georgia Class 4A state champion. Season over.
6. (25) Cypress Ranch (Houston), 31-6
Cypress Ranch edged Dallas Jesuit 2-1 in the semifinals and then blanked Martin (Arlington) 3-0 in the Class 6A state championship game.
7. (7) College Park (Pleasant Hill, Calif.), 26-4
California North Coast Section Division I champion. Season over.
8. (9) Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati), 31-3
Ohio Division I state champion. Season over.
9. (10) Columbus (Miami), 27-5
Florida Class 8A state champion. Season over.
10. (11) Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 27-5
Florida Class 5A state champion. Season over.
11. (12) Venice (Fla.), 29-3
Florida Class 6A state champion. Season over.
12. (13) Buchanan (Clovis, Calif.), 29-4
California Central Section Division I champion. Season over.
13. (14) Saint Francis (Mountain View, Calif.), 29-5
California Central Coast Section Open Division champion. Season over.
14. (17) Jasper (Ind.), 30-1
Jasper advanced to the Indiana Class 3A state championship game against Andrean with a 6-0 win over West Vigo.
15. (5) Dallas Jesuit (Texas), 35-4-2
The Rangers fell to Cypress Ranch (Houston) 2-1 in the Class 6A semifinals. Season over.
16. (20) Martin (Arlington, Texas), 28-6
Martin defeated Alexander (Laredo) 3-2, but then fell to Cypress Ranch (Houston) 3-0 in the Texas Class 6A state championship game.
17. (8) Alexander (Laredo, Texas), 31-4
Alexander lost to Martin (Arlington) 3-2 in the semifinals of the Class 6A state championship game. Season over.
18. (15) Oak Ridge (Conroe, Texas), 29-4
Season over.
19. (16) Barbe (Lake Charles, La.), 34-10
Louisiana Class 5A state champion. Season over.
20. (19) Providence (Charlotte, N.C.), 31-4
North Carolina Class 4A state champion. Season over.
21. (21) Park Vista (Lake Worth, Fla.), 28-3
Season over.
22. (23) Christian Brothers Academy (Lincroft, N.J.), 26-5
New Jersey Non-Public A champion. Season over.
23. (24) Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.), 29-2
Season over.
24. (NR) Prosper (Texas), 35-3
Defeated Georgetown 8-0 to win the Texas Class 5A state championship. Season over.
25. (22) Keller (Texas), 27-6-1
Season over.
The Next 25
26. (27) Boca Raton (Fla.), 23-3
Season over.
27. (28) Olympia (Orlando, Fla.), 27-2
Season over.
28. (29) Mosley (Lynn Haven, Fla.), 28-4
Season over.
29. (30) Sulphur (La.), 35-3
Season over.
30. (31) South Caldwell (Hudson, N.C.), 26-1
Season over.
31. (32) Huntington Beach (Calif.), 25-8
California Southern Section Division I champion. Season over.
32. (33) Whitewater (Fayetteville, Ga.), 29-7
Season over.
33. (34) Hardin Valley Academy (Knoxville, Tenn.), 30-15
Tennessee Class 3A state champion. Season over.
34. (35) Farragut (Knoxville, Tenn.), 41-8
Season over.
35. (36) DeSoto Central (Southaven, Miss.), 28-9
Mississippi Class 6A state champion. Season over.
36. (37) JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.), 26-5-1
Season over.
37. (38) Houston (Germantown, Tenn.), 31-10
Season over.
38. (39) Bartlett (Tenn.), 33-9
Season over.
39. (40) Cullman (Ala.), 45-10
Alabama Class 6A state champion. Season over.
40. (NR) Providence Catholic (New Lenox, Ill.), 31-11
Providence edged Chicago Mt. Carmel 6-5 to win the Illinois Class 4A state championship.
41. (18) Chicago Mt. Carmel, 36-5
The Caravan defeated Plainfield North 11-5 and Jacobs 5-2 before falling to defending state champion Providence Catholic 6-5 in the Class 4A state championship game.
42. (41) Mesquite (Gilbert, Ariz.), 24-9
Arizona Division I state champion. Season over.
43. (42) Owasso (Okla.), 28-5
Oklahoma Class 6A state champion. Season over.
44. (43) Pleasant Grove (Utah), 27-3
Utah Class 5A state champion. Season over.
45. (44) Greenbrier (Evans, Ga.), 29-4
Georgia Class 5A state champion. Season over.
46. (46) Walton (Marietta, Ga.), 30-7
Season over.
47. (47) Catholic (Baton Rouge, La.), 37-5
Season over.
48. (48) Oviedo (Fla.), 24-5-1
Florida Class 7A state champion.
49. (49) Wando (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.), 25-8
South Carolina Class 4A state champion. Season over.
50. (50) Rock Canyon (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), 23-4
Colorado Class 5A state champion. Season over.
Dropped out: No. 26 Edwardsville (Ill.), No. 45 Flower Mound (Texas)
