2023 Preseason High School Team Rankings By Region
Baseball America’s high school team rankings are selected through a poll of representatives from the National High School Baseball Coaches Association. The country is split into 10 different regions, with region chairs nominating teams from their geographic areas for consideration for the rankings nationwide.
Northeast Region
| Rank | School | Coach |
| 1 | Loomis Chaffee HS, Windsor, Conn. | Donnie McKillop |
| 2 | Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass. | Chris Powers |
| 3 | Bishop Hendricken HS, Warwick, R.I. | Ed Holloway |
| 4 | Taunton (Mass.) HS | Blair Bourque |
| 5 | Washington HS, N.Y. | Nick Carbone |
| 6 | Austin Prep, Reading, Mass. | JP Pollard |
| 7 | St. Paul's Catholic HS, Bristol, Conn. | Victor Rinaldi |
| 8 | Franklin (Mass.) HS | Zach Brown |
| 9 | Worcester (Mass.) HS | Jim McNamara |
| 10 | Winchendon (Mass.) HS | John Toffey |
Mid-Atlantic Region
| Rank | School | Coach |
| 1 | Malvern (Pa.) Prep | Freddy Hilliard |
| 2 | Archbishop Spaulding HS, Severn, Md. | Joe Palumbo |
| 3 | Cape Henlopen HS, Lewes, Del. | Joe Roberts |
| 4 | Red Bank (N.J.) Catcholic HS | Bob Hausmann |
| 5 | Hazel Area HS, Hazelton, Pa. | Russ Canzler |
| 6 | Ranney HS, Tinton Falls, N.J. | Jerry Del |
| 7 | South Fayette HS, McDonald, Pa. | Kenny Morgan |
| 8 | Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast Catholic HS, Drexel Hill, Pa. | Steve DeBarberie |
| 9 | Gonzaga HS, Washington D.C. | Chad Carroll |
| 10 | Jefferson HS, Shenandoah Junction, W.Va. | John Lowery |
Southeast Region
| Rank | School | Coach |
| 1 | Oceanside Collegiate Academy, Mount Pleasant, S.C. | Richie McCullough |
| 2 | Farragut HS, Knoxville, Tenn. | Matt Buckner |
| 3 | Providence HS, Charlotte | Danny Hignight |
| 4 | Madison HS, Vienna, Va. | Mark Gjormand |
| 5 | Goodpasture Christian HS, Madison, Tenn. | Jim Carter |
| 6 | Freedom HS, South Riding, Va. | Jason Treon |
| 7 | Berkley HS, Moncks Corner, S.C. | Blake Culbertson |
| 8 | Houston HS, Germantown, Tenn. | Lane McCarter |
| 9 | Myers Park HS, Charlotte | Erik Foor |
| 10 | Paul VI HS, Chantilly, Va. | Billy Emerson |
| 11 | Summerville (S.C.) HS | Royce “Bo” Charpia |
| 12 | Baylor HS, Chattanooga, Tenn. | Greg Elie & Mike Kinney |
| 13 | Lake Braddock HS, Burke, Va. | Jody Rutherford |
| 14 | McCallie HS, Chattanooga, Tenn. | Tim Costo |
| 15 | River Buff HS, Lexington, S.C. | Mark Bonnette |
South Central Region
| Rank | School | Coach |
| 1 | Stoneman Douglas HS, Parkland, Fla. | Todd Fitz-Gerald |
| 2 | Parkview HS, Lilburn, Ga. | Chan Brown |
| 3 | Etowah HS, Woodstock, Ga. | Greg Robinson |
| 4 | Doral (Fla.) Academy | Ralph Suarez |
| 5 | Houston County HS, Warner Robins, Ga. | Matt Hopkins |
| 6 | Hoover (Ala.) HS | Adam Moseley |
| 7 | Miami Springs (Fla.) HS | David Fanshawe |
| 8 | North Oconee HS, Bogart, Ga. | Joe Lasley |
| 9 | Auburn (Ala.) HS | Matt Cimo |
| 10 | Cartersville (Ga.) HS | Kyle Tucker |
| 11 | Hagerty HS, Oviedo, Fla. | Mike Sindone |
| 12 | North Broward Prep, Coconut Creek, Fla. | Brian Campbell |
| 13 | Hartselle (Ala.) HS | William Booth |
| 14 | Mill Creek HS, Hoschton, Ga. | Doug Jones |
| 15 | Stanhope Elmore HS, Millbrook, Ala. | DK Shuman |
North Central Region
| Rank | School | Coach |
| 1 | St. Mary's Prep, Orchard Lake, Mich. | Matt Petry |
| 2 | Archbishop Moeller HS, Cincinnati | Tim Held |
| 3 | Edwardsville (Ill.) HS | Tim Funkhouser |
| 4 | St. Laurence HS, Burbank, Ill. | Pete Lotus |
| 5 | St. Xavier HS, Louisville | Andy Porta |
| 6 | Brother Rice HS, Chicago | Sean McBride |
| 7 | Walsh Jesuit HS, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio | Joe Bowers |
| 8 | Mason (Ohio) HS | Curt Bly |
| 9 | Andrean HS, Merrillville, Ind. | Dave Pishkur |
| 10 | Lake Central HS, St. John, Ind. | Mike Swartzentruber |
Midwest Region
| Rank | School | Coach |
| 1 | Liberty (Mo.) North HS | Ryan Stegall |
| 2 | Blue Valley West HS, Stilwell, Kan. | Joe Allison |
| 3 | Blue Springs (Mo.) South HS | Ben Baier |
| 4 | Howell HS, St. Charles, Mo. | Tony Perkins |
| 5 | Blue Valley SW HS, Overland Park, Kan. | Tyler Kincaid |
| 6 | Stilwater (Minn.) HS | Mike Parker |
| 7 | Olathe (Kan.) West HS | Rick Sabath |
| 8 | Urbandale (Iowa) HS | Denny Barton |
| 9 | Liberty (Mo.) HS | Kirk Bragg |
| 10 | Christian Brothers College HS, St. Louis | Mason Horne |
Southern Region
| Rank | School | Coach |
| 1 | Silo (Okla.) HS | Billey Bowen |
| 2 | Barbe HS, Lake Charles, La. | Glenn Cecchini |
| 3 | Reagan HS, San Antonio | Chans Chapman |
| 4 | Jackson Prep, Flowood, Miss. | Brent Heavener |
| 5 | Har-Ber HS, Springdale, Ark. | Dustin Helmkamp |
| 6 | Sinton (Texas) HS | Adrian Alaniz |
| 7 | West Monroe (La.) HS | Wade Simoneaux |
| 8 | Owasso (Okla.) HS | Larry Turner |
| 9 | Catholic HS, Baton Rouge, La. | Brad Bass |
| 10 | Frisco (Texas) Lonestar HS | Corey Farra |
| 11 | Corpus Christi (Texas) Ray HS | Orlando Ruiz |
| 12 | Sulpher (La.) HS | Brad Simpson |
| 13 | Southlake (Texas) Carroll HS | Larry Vucan |
| 14 | Rockwall-Heath HS, Rockwall, Texas | Greg Harvey |
| 15 | Lovejoy HS, Lucas, Texas | Ryan Gros |
Southwest Region
| Rank | School | Coach |
| 1 | Hamilton HS, Chandler, Ariz. | Mike Woods |
| 2 | Basha HS, Chandler, Ariz. | Jim Schilling |
| 3 | O'Connor HS, Phoenix | Jeff Baumgartner |
| 4 | Legacy HS, Broomfield, Colo. | Ty Giordano |
| 5 | Liberty HS, Peoria, Ariz. | Chris Raymond |
| 6 | Regis Jesuit HS, Aurora, Colo. | Matt Darr |
| 7 | Casteel HS, Queen Creek, Ariz. | Matt Denny |
| 8 | Mountain Ridge HS, Glendale, Ariz. | Eddie Bonine |
| 9 | Carlsbad (N.M.) HS | Cody May |
| 10 | Riverton (Utah) HS | Jay Applegate |
| 11 | La Cueva HS, Albuquerque | Gerard Pineda |
| 12 | Broomfield (Colo.) HS | Kale Gilmore |
| 13 | Skyridge HS, Lehi, Utah | Ryan Roberts |
| 14 | Pleasant Grove (Utah) HS | Darrin Henry |
West Pacific Coast Region
| Rank | School | Coach |
| 1 | JSerra Catholic HS, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. | Brett Kay |
| 2 | Huntington Beach (Calif.) HS | Benji Medure |
| 3 | Villa Park (Calif.) HS | Burt Call |
| 4 | Harvard-Westlake, Studio City, Calif. | Jared Halpert |
| 5 | Orange (Calif.) Lutheran HS | Eric Borba |
| 6 | Notre Dame HS, Sherman Oaks, Calif. | Tom Dill |
| 7 | Santa Margarita HS, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. | Chris Malec |
| 8 | Corona (Calif.) HS | Andy Wise |
| 9 | Norco (Calif.) HS | Gary Parcell |
| 10 | Etiwanda HS, Rancho Cucamomga, Calif. | Don Furnald |
| 11 | Franklin HS, Elk Grove, Calif. | Bryan Kilby |
| 12 | Valley Christian HS, San Jose | John Diatte |
| 13 | De La Salle HS, Concord, Calif. | David Jeans |
| 14 | Buchanan HS, Clovis, Calif. | Brad Fontes |
| 15 | La Costa Canyon HS, Carlsbad, Calif. | Justin Machado |
Northwest Region
| Rank | School | Coach |
| 1 | Puyallup (Wash.) HS | Marc Wiese |
| 2 | West Linn (Ore.) HS | Joe Monahan |
| 3 | Jesuit HS, Portland | Griffin Collin |
| 4 | West Valley HS, Yakima, Wash. | Ryan Johnson |
| 5 | Eastlake HS, Sammamish, Wash. | Frank Smith |
| 6 | Richland (Wash.) HS | Grant Richardson |
| 7 | Lakeridge HS, Lake Oswego, Ore. | Ray Peason |
| 8 | Camas (Wash.) HS | Stephen Short |
| 9 | Olympia (Wash.) HS | Derek Weldon |
| 10 | Tahoma HS, Maple Valley, Wash. | Brewtt Jamie |
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