Baseball America: 2006 High School Top 25

2006 High School Top 25

March 6, 2006

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DURHAM, N.C.-Monsignor Pace High (Opa Locka, Fla.) took over the top spot in the Baseball America/National High School Baseball Coaches Association Top 25 poll. The Spartans won each of their first seven games and moved ahead of previous No. 1 Russell County High (Seale, Ala.), which fell to No. 17 after losing two of its first five games.

No. 2 El Camino Real High (Woodland Hills, Calif.) and No. 3 Agoura (Calif.) High each moved up one spot from the preseason poll. No. 4 Florida Christian High (Miami), No. 5 The Woodlands (Texas) High and No. 6 Flanagan High (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) were also off to undefeated starts and each jumped two spots in the poll.

No. 7 Chaparral High (Scottsdale, Ariz.) fell two spots following a 3-2 loss to No. 25 Chandler (Ariz.) High. No. 8 Jesuit High (New Orleans) climbed six spots, while No. 9 Cypress (Calif) High and 10th-ranked Jackson High (Mill Creek, Wash.) were stagnant.

The staff of Baseball America and the National High School Baseball Coaches Association determine the Top 25 rankings. In-season polls are conducted every other week, with the final poll released June 12. Records indicated as of March 4 and do not include ties.

Rank	Team (2005 Record)	Preseason
1.	Monsignor Pace HS, Opa Locka, Fla. (7-0)	2
2.	El Camino Real HS, Woodland Hills, Calif. (1-0)	3
3.	Agoura (Calif.) HS (1-0)	4
4.	Florida Christian HS, Miami (6-0)	6
5.	The Woodlands (Texas) HS (8-1)	7
6.	Flanagan HS, Pembroke Pines, Fla. (7-0)	8
7.	Chaparral HS, Scottsdale, Ariz. (4-1)	5
8.	Jesuit HS, New Orleans (7-0)	14
9.	Cypress (Calif.) HS (1-0)	9
10.	Jackson HS, Mill Creek, Wash. (0-0)	10
11.	Poly HS, Riverside, Calif. (0-0)	12
12.	Chatsworth (Calif.) HS (1-0)	13
13.	Bellarmine Prep, San Jose, Calif. (7-0)	16
14.	Northwest Rankin HS, Brandon, Miss. (7-0)	18
15.	Jesuit HS, Tampa (8-0)	19
16.	Mosley HS, Lynn Haven, Fla. (6-1)	28
17.	Russell County HS, Seale, Ala. (5-2)	1
18.	Owasso (Okla.) HS (3-0)	23
19.	Lassiter HS, Marietta, Ga. (1-1)	15
20.	Hudson's Bay HS, Vancouver, Wash. (0-0)	22
21.	Holt HS, Wentzville, Mo. (0-0)	24
22.	Mills Godwin HS, Richmond (0-0)	26
23.	Grand Street HS, Brooklyn (0-0)	25
24.	Fallbrook (Calif.) HS (0-0)	30
25.	Chandler (Ariz.) HS (6-0)	NR
DROPPED OUT: No. 11 Sarasota (Fla.) HS (4-2); No. 17 Kingwood (Texas) HS (9-2); No. 20 De La Salle HS, Concord, Calif. (1-1); No. 21 Mansfield (Texas) HS (3-2).