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Final High School Top 50

American Heritage earns its first national title

Staff Report
June 11, 2008

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See also: American Heritage is our Team of the Year

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American Heritage high claims this year's national championship after their 3-A title. Joining the list of state champions are No. 3 Plano (Texas) West (Texas 5-A), No. 5 Brookwood (Georgia 5-A) and No. 6 Don Bosco (New Jersey, Non-Public A). Simi Valley (Calif.) High is the newest member to the top 25, winning the CIF Division I Southern Section title over No. 14 Wilson High (Long Beach, Calif.).

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. This poll is extended to 50 teams. Records included are as of Sunday, June 8 and do not reflect ties.

BASEBALL AMERICA/HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION TOP 50
Rank	Team	Record	Previous
1	American Heritage HS, Plantation, Fla.	31-2	1
2	Bishop Gorman HS, Las Vegas	41-3	2
3	Plano (Texas) West HS	40-2	3
4	Owasso (Okla.) HS	36-3	4
5	Brookwood HS, Snellville, Ga.	34-3	5
6	Don Bosco Prep, Ramsey, N.J.	33-0	7
7	Pleasure Ridge Park HS, Louisville	33-4	8
8	Farragut HS, Knoxville	43-3	13
9	Malvern (Pa.) Prep	40-3	10
10	Valley Christian HS, San Jose, Calif.	30-6	14
11	Washington HS, New York City	45-2	15
12	Lutheran HS, Orange, Calif.	23-6	9
13	South Caldwell HS, Hudson, N.C.	21-2	11
14	Wilson HS, Long Beach, Calif.	28-6	6
15	Barbe HS, St. Charles, La.	35-6	19
16	Lake Brantley HS Altamonte Springs, Fla.	30-4	22
17	Lakota West HS, West Chester, Ohio	26-1	12
18	Plymouth (Mass.) North HS	22-0	24
19	Creighton Prep, Omaha	26-4	18
20	Bartlett HS, Memphis, Tenn.	35-5	16
21	Tupelo (Miss.) HS	32-7	23
22	Simi Valley (Calif.) HS	25-8	NR
23	Moody HS, Corpus Christi, Texas	26-3	20
24	Sunrise Mountain HS, Peoria, Ariz.	29-4	17
25	Sarasota (Fla.) HS	25-3	21
26	Calallen, Corpus Christi, Texas	41-1	NR
27	Park Vista HS, Lake Worth, Fla.	30-2	25
28	Vista Murrieta HS, Murrieta, Calif.	23-6	NR
29	La Cueva HS, Albuquerque	28-3	NR
30	Dunedin (Fla.) HS	26-6	NR
31	Seaman HS, Topeka, Kan.	24-1	NR
32	Paul VI, Fairfax, Va.	27-3	NR
33	Rocky Mountain HS, Carbondale, Col.	23-4	NR
34	Fayetteville (Ark.) HS	30-3	NR
35	Xaverian HS, Brooklyn	27-1	NR
36	Nitro (W.V.) HS	31-4	NR
37	Ozark (Mo.) HS	24-5	NR
38	Boise (Idaho) HS	28-2	NR
39	Norco (Calif.) HS	24-4	NR
40	Calvert Hall HS, Baltimore	26-7	NR
41	Brookland-Cayce HS, Cayce, S.C.	30-2	NR
42	Ocean Springs (Miss.) HS	28-9	NR
43	Harrison HS, Kennesaw, Ga.	26-3	NR
44	Bellaire (Texas) HS	37-7	NR
45	Opelika (Ala.) HS	42-4	NR
46	Neuqua Valley HS, Naperville, Ill.	32-6	NR
47	Penn HS, Mishawaka, Ind.	28-3	NR
48	Green Valley HS, Henderson, Nev.	34-7	NR
49	Patriot HS, Riverside, Calif.	27-3	NR
50	Timpanogos HS, Orem, Utah	22-5	NR