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2002 Final High School Top 20
June 17
Elkins High of Missouri City, Texas, made its case for a national title by winning the Texas 5-A state championship on June 8. Sunday, the Knights (35-1) were officially crowned national champions when they were unanimously voted No. 1 in the final high school poll conducted by Baseball America and the National High School Baseball Coaches Association.
Elkins was ranked No. 2 nationally in the BA/NHSBCA preseason poll and flip-flopped positions with Bishop Amat High of La Puente, Calif., which started out No. 1, lost two early games and went on to win 26 games in a row as it captured the California Interscholastic Federation Southern section IV title.
| Team, City | Rec. | Pts | Pvs |
| 1 | Elkins HS, Missouri City, Texas | 35-1 | 300 | 1 |
| 2 | Bishop Amat HS, La Puente, Calif. | 28-2 | 288 | 2 |
| 3 | Parkview HS, Lilburn, Ga. | 33-4 | 276 | 3 |
| 4 | Southridge HS, Miami | 32-2 | 253 | 4 |
| 5 | Dunedin (Fla.) HS | 32-1 | 250 | 5 |
| 6 | Picayune (Miss.) HS | 35-3 | 227 | 6 |
| 7 | Clearwater (Fla.) Central Catholic HS | 33-1 | 224 | 7 |
| 8 | Mission Bay HS, San Diego | 30-4 | 211 | 8 |
| 9 | La Quinta HS, Westminster, Calif. | 29-3 | 191 | 9 |
| 10 | Gainesville (Ga.) HS | 33-3 | 173 | 11 |
| 11 | Rancho Buena Vista HS, Vista, Calif. | 30-4 | 159 | 12 |
| 12 | Wilcox HS, Santa Clara, Calif. | 34-3 | 144 | 13 |
| 13 | Bishop Kenny HS, Jacksonville | 28-4 | 141 | 14 |
| 14 | James Madison HS, Vienna, Va. | 29-0 | 131 | 20 |
| 15 | Camarillo (Calif.) HS | 30-4 | 117 | 18 |
| 16 | Bowie HS, Austin | 31-6 | 102 | 15 |
| 17 | Fuquay-Varina (N.C.) HS | 27-3 | 96 | -- |
| 18 | Covington Catholic HS, Covington, Ky. | 39-3 | 87 | -- |
| 19 | Northside Christian HS, St. Petersburg, Fla. | 33-3 | 84 | 17 |
| 20 | Germantown (Tenn.) HS | 32-5 | 77 | 16 |
| 21 | Reagan HS, San Antonio | 30-5 | 75 | 23 |
| 22 | St. Ignatius HS, Cleveland | 27-3 | 73 | -- |
| 23 | Archbishop Mitty HS, San Jose | 28-4 | 68 | 22 |
| 24 | Apopka (Fla.) HS | 30-3 | 66 | 24 |
| 25 | Taylorsville (Utah) HS | 25-2 | 62 | 25 |
| 26 | Woodinville (Wash.) HS | 24-2 | 60 | -- |
| 27 | Jesuit HS, New Orleans | 30-6 | 57 | -- |
| 28 | Union (N.J.) HS | 26-3 | 55 | -- |
| 29 | Clovis (Calif.) HS | 27-6 | 51 | -- |
| 30 | Westminster Academy, Fort Lauderdale | 30-3 | 47 | -- |
| 31 | Bishop McGuinness HS, Oklahoma City | 35-6 | 46 | -- |
| 32 | Lake Mary (Fla.) HS | 24-2 | 44 | -- |
| 33 | Central HS, Grand Junction, Colo. | 24-2 | 39 | -- |
| 34 | John Curtis HS, New Orleans | 34-3 | 38 | -- |
| 35 | Brito Private HS, Miami | 31-5 | 36 | -- |
| 36 | Buchanan HS, Fresno | 27-6 | 35 | -- |
| 37 | T.C. Roberson HS, Asheville, N.C. | 27-2 | 32 | -- |
| 38 | Portage Central HS, Portage, Mich. | 35-2 | 30 | -- |
| 39 | Westwood HS, Austin | 32-10 | 28 | -- |
| 40 | Carlsbad (N.M.) HS | 24-1 | 24 | -- |
| 41 | Rancho Bernardo HS, San Diego | 29-7 | 23 | -- |
| 42 | Canyon del Oro HS, Tucson | 27-6 | 21 | -- |
| 43 | Pleasure Ridge Park HS, Louisville | 29-3 | 17 | 19 |
| 44 | Santa Fe HS, Edmond, Okla. | 42-8 | 16 | -- |
| 45 | Mount Lebanon (Pa.) HS | 22-1 | 14 | 10 |
| 46 | Fort Mill (S.C.) HS | 29-5 | 12 | -- |
| 47 | Logansport (Ind.) HS | 26-4 | 11 | -- |
| 48 | Monroe HS, Bronx | 38-4 | 9 | -- |
| 49 | Lakewood (Calif.) HS | 28-6 | 7 | -- |
| 50 | Creighton Prep, Omaha | 32-5 | 6 | -- |
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