Top 25 national high school baseball rankings: Stoneman Douglas (Florida) moves to No. 1 (3/11/2024)
Stoneman Douglas, last season's SBLive National Baseball Champion, has continued its historic run. The Eagles won their lone game last week and moved into the top spot in this week's SBLive Power 25 national high school baseball rankings.
The Eagles, winners of 57 consecutive games, passed Corona after the Panthers lost their first game of the season to Orange Lutheran.
The SBLive Power 25 national high school baseball rankings include teams affiliated with the state high school athletic association in the state it resides in or those allowed to play affiliate high schools in their home state as well as some of the country's baseball academies.
The rankings are released weekly throughout the 2024 baseball season. Find the complete breakdown of this week's SBLive Power 25 below.
The Power 25 rankings are compiled by SBLive reporter Bodie DeSilva based on observations and conversations with an extensive network of coaching and media sources across the country. Reach Bodie on Twitter (@SDPreps) or email him at bodie@scorebooklive.com.
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SBLIVE POWER 25 NATIONAL BASEBALL RANKINGS
March 11, 2024
1. Stoneman Douglas (Parkland, Fla.) (6-0)
Last week: 2
The Eagles will get their biggest test of the season when they take on No. 3 Farragut (Tennessee) on Friday night.
2. Catholic (Baton Rouge, La.) (12-0)
Last week: 3
The Bears continued their dominance, outscoring their three opponents 25-3 last week.
3. Farragut (Knoxville, Tenn.) (3-0)
Last week: 4
Farragut opened their season last week by scoring 44 runs over a three-game span.
4. Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.) (8-0)
Last week: 5
The Lancers took down Corona 4-2 on Friday, moving up to the top spot in California.
5. Corona (Calif.) (3-1)
Last week: 1
Playing for the first time in three weeks, Corona lost to Orange Lutheran 4-2, falling from the nation's top spot. They'll open league play on Monday with three games against Norco.
6. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) (7-1)
Last week: 6
The Ascenders had two close games last week. They took down Archbishop McCarthy in nine innings before beating Doral Academy 8-7 the next day.
7. Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.) (8-1-1)
Last week: 8
The Wolverines jumped to the top of the Mission League standings by sweeping three games from St. Francis last week.
8. Doral Academy (Doral, Fla.) (8-1)
Last week: 11
Doral jumped out to a 3-0 lead on IMG before falling to the Ascenders, 8-7, for their first loss of the season.
9. Huntington Beach (Calif.) (6-2)
Last week: 12
The Oilers used four pitchers to two-hit Laguna Beach in Friday's 1-0 victory.
10. Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio) (0-0)
Last week: 10
Moeller's season will get underway on March 23 when they take on Strongsville.
11. North Broward Prep (Coconut Creek, Fla.) (7-1)
Last week: 15
The Eagles walked-off with a 2-1 victory against Chaminade-Madonna in their lone game last week.
12. Lewisburg (Olive Branch, Miss.) (9-1)
Last week: 16
Easton Fesmire and Gunner Gilmore each had two hits in last week's 7-3 win over Grenada. They'll take on two of the nation's best five teams this week in Farragut (Tennessee) and Catholic B.R. (Louisiana).
13. Prosper (Texas) (13-1)
Last week: 17
Prosper has rolled to six straight victories since taking their only loss of the year against St. Michael.
14. Jackson Prep (Miss.) (15-1)
Last week: 18
Junior Gardner Young hit two home runs and drove in six runs during last week's shutout of Riverfield Academy.
15. Valley Christian (San Jose, Calif.) (6-0)
Last week: 22
The Warriors beat Palo Alto, Santa Teresa and Carmichael-Jesuit by a combined score of 24-1 last week.
16. Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.) (8-2)
Last week: 9
The Panthers will start region play with three games against Grayson this week.
17. Lowndes (Valdosta, Ga.) (11-2)
Last week: 13
The Vikings went 2-1 last week, finishing with wins at Chiles and Lincoln.
18. Flower Mound (Texas) (14-3)
Last week: 14
The Jaguars went 5-1 last week, leading into two district games against Marcus this week.
19. Westlake (Westlake Village, Calif.) (8-0)
Last week: 24
The Warriors have scored 12 runs or more in three of their last four games and will be off this week before beginning Marmonte League play next week.
20. Dallas Jesuit (Texas) (16-0)
Last week: NR
Dallas Jesuit has outscored their opponents by 71 runs during their unbeaten start to the season.
21. Friendswood (Texas) (10-1)
Last week: NR
Friendswood beat Shadow Creek and Cinco Ranch to close out last week. Two games against Angleton are up in district play this week.
22. Carlsbad (Calif.) (4-0)
Last week: NR
Carlsbad hit four home runs in Friday's victory against Rancho Bernardo and got five shutout innings with UCLA commit Ian Fisher.
23. Basic Academy (Henderson, Nev.)
Last week: NR
Since losing to Bishop Gorman in the season opener, the Wolves have scored 37 runs over their three-game winning streak.
24. Jesuit (Tampa, Fla.) (4-2)
Last week: NR
Florida State-signee Noah Sheffield is hitting .500 through 18 plate appearances this season.
25. Calvary Christian (Clearwater, Fla.) (7-0)
Last week: NR
The Warriors have allowed six runs over seven games.
-- Bodie De Silva | bodie@scorebooklive.com | @sbliveca