California CIF Southern Section 2026 High School Baseball Top 25 Rankings, April 21

Orange Lutheran is the No. 1 team in the land.

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Here are the latest baseball rankings in the CIF Southern Section as of April 21, 2026.

TOP 25 RANKINGS

1. ORANGE LUTHERAN (16-3)

Lancers seem to be playing its best ball at the right time, but there's a lot of baseball to be played in the regular season.

2. HARVARD-WESTLAKE (17-4)

Big three-game sweep over Notre Dame. James Tronstein is as good as advertised.

3. ST. JOHN BOSCO (16-5)

Despite the rave reviews for Orange Lutheran, the Braves sit atop the Trinity League at 8-1.

4. CORONA (15-4)

The Panthers will eye a big-time series with Norco next week, which will likely determine the Big VIII League title.

5. NORCO (18-2)

The Cougars only recent loss is to No. 1 O-Lu.

6. NOTRE DAME/SHERMAN OAKS (14-6)

The Knights will need to show resilience after a rough week against Harvard-Westlake, but still very, very talented.

7. HUNTINGTON BEACH (16-4-1)

Haven't lost a Sunset League game this year.

8. SIERRA CANYON (16-4)

The Trailblazers are tied with Notre Dame and Alemany for second place in the Mission League with three weeks to play until the postseason.

9. LA MIRADA (17-4)

More Gateway League action with Downey this week,. Matadores are looking like a Division 1 team this postseason (16 teams).

10. ROYAL (18-2)

The Highlanders are right on the fringe of the Division 1 and Division 2 playoffs at No. 18.

11. ALEMANY (15-5)

The Warriors can finish as high as first or fifth in the Mission League with its remaining games against Loyola, Notre Dame and Sierra Canyon.

12. AYALA (18-2)

Caleb Trugman and Easton Sarimento are a great 1-2 punch from the bump; a combined 13 wins.

13. CYPRESS (17-5)

After a sweep of El Dorado, Cypress its at No. 12 in the recent computer rankings.

14. GANESHA (15-1-1)

The most mysterious team in Southern California. Can they compete in the Division 1 playoffs? The roster possess the No. 1 prospect in California, Logan Schmidt.

15. SOUTH HILLS (17-4)

9-1 in the Hacienda League with big series against second-place Alta Loma.

16. SANTA MARGARITA (14-8)

Big weeks against Orange Lutheran and JSerra.

17. OAKS CHRISTIAN (15-5)

Lions are in first place in the Marmonte League.

18. THOUSAND OAKS (15-6)

The Lancers will lean on senior pitchers Andrew Albrecht and Wyatt Turley in the final stretch of the regular season to lock up a playoff spot. Series against Westlake and Agoura still left to play.

19. GAHR (10-9-1)

Andres Gonzalez hitting .426.

20. SANTIAGO CORONA (15-7)

The Sharks are 7-3 and in third place in the Big VIII League.

21. MATER DEI (11-7)

Monarchs are scratching and clawing for a third-place finish in the Trinity League. Currently in fourth.

22. NEWPORT HARBOR (16-6)

Currently sitting at No. 24 in the computer rankings, which is Division 2.

23. AQUINAS (14-7)

Wins over Linfield Christian could bump Aquinas up in the computer due to LC's W-L record.

24. SERVITE (13-8)

Big series with St. John Bosco and Orange Lutheran to end the regular season.

25. BURROUGHS (17-3)

Bears take down Arcadia twice and are 10-0 in the Pacific League.