LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Los Alamitos remained the top team in the latest USA Today Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 poll.
The (8-0) Griffins host an in-state showdown with No. 5 Norco today. The (9-1) Cougars edged last week’s 14th-ranked team, Mater Dei, 1-0, last Wednesday, while Los Alamitos also defeated Mater Dei, 8-7, in eight innings on March 10.
Meanwhile, Texas schools Katy (17-1) and Keller (19-1-1), who are a combined 36-2-1 this season, moved up one spot apiece, to second and third, respectively. No. 4 Orange Lutheran (14-1) collected three more wins over the past week to round out the first five.
Five schools joined the rankings this week — North Carolina’s undefeated North Davidson (8-0), Tennessee’s Powell (9-1), Florida’s Pembroke Pines (12-1), Arkansas’ Bentonville (7-1) and Virginia’s Madison (1-0).
State rankings submitted by NFCA member coaches are used to compile the USA Today Sports/NFCA High School Super 25.
USA Today Sports/NFCA High School Super 25 Poll – March 22, 2018
Rank
Team
2018 Record
Previous
1
Los Alamitos (Calif.)
8-0
1
2
Katy (Texas)
17-1
3
3
Keller (Texas)
19-1-1
4
4
Orange Lutheran (Calif.)
14-1
6
5
Norco (Calif.)
9-1
7
6
Hurricane (W. Va.)
3-0
8
7
Johnson (Texas)
18-0
9
8
Neshoba Central (Miss.)
12-0
11
9
Bishop O’Connell (Va.)
7-0
13
10
Land O’ Lakes (Fla.)
13-0
16
11
North Davidson (N.C.)
8-0
NR
12
Powell (Tenn.)
9-1
NR
13
O’Connor (Ariz.)
16-1-2
3
14
Hamilton (Ariz.)
17-1
21
15
Hazel Green (Ala.)
17-1
22
16
Immaculate Heart Academy (N.J.)
0-0
13
17
Pembroke Pines (Fla.)
12-1
NR
18
Louisville Male (Ky.)
0-0
17
19
King’s Academy (Tenn.)
4-0
19
20
Bentonville (Ark.)
7-1
NR
21
Madison (Va.)
1-0
NR
22
Prior Lake (Minn.)
0-0
24
23
Clarkston (Mich.)
0-0
25
24
Sparkman (Ala.)
15-1
10
25
Spain Park (Ala.)
14-2
12
Dropped out: Canyon (Texas), Gainesville (Fla.), Madisonville-North Hopkins (Ky.), Mater Dei (Calif.) and Oakleaf (Fla.).