BaseballAmerica.com: High School: Team Rankings: Tupelo's Time

Tupelo (Miss.) takes over the top spot as American Heritage fell to Palm Beach Central. James River (Midlothian, Va.) took the biggest hit, falling out of the Top 25 from No. 14. The Rapids were beat by Midlothian rival Cosby High, who was No. 36 in the preseason. Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.) vaulted into the rankings after tearing through the Southeastern Baseball Classic in South Carolina and beating St. John's High (Washington, D.C.) on the road.

The staff of Baseball America and the National High School Baseball Coaches Association Ranking Committee compiles the top 25 rankings. In-season polls are conducted bi-weekly and released every Tuesday. The final poll will be released June 23. Records included are as of Sunday, April 13 and do not reflect ties.

BASEBALL AMERICA/HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION TOP 25
Rank	Team	Record	Previous
1	Tupelo (Miss.) HS	24-0	2
2	American Heritage HS, Plantation, Fla.	20-2	1
3	Sarasota (Fla.) HS	19-2	3
4	Bishop Gorman HS, Las Vegas	25-1	4
5	Moody HS, Corpus Christi, Texas	23-2	5
6	Brookwood HS, Snellville, Ga.	16-1	6
7	Lutheran HS, Orange, Calif.	15-2	7
8	Owasso (Okla.) HS	22-0	8
9	Valley Christian HS, San Jose, Calif.	18-2	11
10	Wilson HS, Long Beach, Calif.	15-3	17
11	Plant HS, Tampa	21-2	12
12	South Caldwell HS, Hudson, N.C.	14-1	23
13	Vista Murrieta HS, Murrieta, Calif.	14-4	16
14	Sunrise Mountain, Peoria, Ariz.	21-3	10
15	Plano (Texas) West HS	25-0	NR
16	Creighton Prep, Omaha	15-0	NR
17	Paul VI, Fairfax, Va.	16-0	NR
18	Washington HS, New York City	21-0	22
19	Calvert Hall HS, Baltimore	13-3	25
20	Nova HS, Davie, Fla	20-3	19
21	Cy-Fair HS, Cypress, Texas	14-4	18
22	Bartlett HS, Memphis, Tenn.	13-4	9
23	St. Xavier, Louisville	12-1	NR
24	Jupiter (Fla.) HS	18-4	13
25	Harrison HS, Kennesaw, Ga.	17-1	NR

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