PBR ILLINOIS POWER 25

The Illinois high school baseball season kicked off on March 13, opening day for regular season action under IHSA regulations. Leading up to opening day, we published our team previews ahead of the 2023 spring season, touching on programs spanning all state classifications, counting down through the official PBR Illinois Preseason Power 25 Rankings.

After Opening Day, our scouts were out covering 2023 season, published scout notes and additional in-season content along the way, like Power 25 updates, Player of the Week awards, and weekly top performers included inside Diamond Notes. 

Below is our final top-25 rankings of the '23 season, following the IHSA state tournament.

FInal 2023 POWER 25

5/22 Rank
Final Rank
Team (Class)
Final 2023 Record
14 1 Edwardsville (4A) 33-9
10 2 Nazareth Academy (3A) 34-6
NR 3 Brother Rice (4A) 26-16
6 4 New Trier (4A)
 30-8
3 5 Lincoln-Way East (4A)
 31-9
NR 6 Grayslake Central (4A) 33-8
1 7 Providence Catholic (4A) 30-7-1
NR 8 Joliet Catholic Academy (2A) 26-8-1
15 9 Columbia (2A) 32-5
2 10 Father McGivney (2A) 37-2
25 11 Stevenson (4A) 30-10
NR 12 York (4A) 25-15-1
7 13 St. Laurence (3A) 30-9
8 14 Lincoln-Way West (4A) 28-9
NR 15 Oswego East (4A) 23-12
4 16 St. Charles East (4A) 27-5
9 17 Downers Grove North (4A)
 32-5
NR 18 Sycamore (3A) 34-6
12 19 Quincy Notre Dame (2A)
 36-2
5 20 Huntley (4A)
 29-8
11 21 Evanston Township (4A) 31-8
19 22 Glenbrook North (4A) 27-9
16 23 Mahomet-Seymour (3A) 30-5
13 24 Lemont (3A) 28-7-1
21 25 Hersey (4A) 29-9


Bubble Teams (Listed Alphabetically): Antioch Community (20-14-1), Barrington (24-13-1), Belleville East (21-14), Bloomington (20-14), Bradley-Bourbonnais (16-12), Carlinville (21-3), Cary-Grove (26-10), Champaign Central (26-11), Conant (22-15), Crystal Lake South (26-8), DePaul College Prep (23-16), Downers Grove South (25-6), Dunlap (16-15-1), East Moline United (20-12), East Peoria (23-13), Effingham (22-16), Eureka (30-3), Gibault Catholic (22-14), Gillespie (31-1), Glenwood (28-5), Harrisburg (31-5), Harvest Christian (23-6), Hononegah (29-7), Lane Tech (23-12), Lockport Township (22-14), Lincoln-Way Central (23-13), Lyons Township (25-10), Maine South (20-16-1), Manteno (20-9), Maroa-Forsyth (24-4), Mascoutah (30-7-1), McHenry (21-15-1), Minooka (23-14-1), Moline (25-9), Monticello (22-5), Morris (26-5), Morton (24-12), Mount Carmel (20-14), Mt. Pulaski (27-5), Naperville Central (22-10), Nashville (30-7), Niles Notre Dame (17-13), Normal Community (25-10), North Clay (21-11), Oak Forest (25-11), O'Fallon Township (25-8), Oswego (25-12), Ottawa-Marquette (28-3), Kenwood Academy (27-5), Plainfield Central (29-8), Reed-Custer (23-8), Routt Catholic (30-6), Sandburg (20-13-1), Sherrard (25-7), St. Bede (21-8), St. Charles North (23-9-1), St. Francis (27-9), St. Joseph-Ogden (28-8), St. Rita (27-12), St. Viator (19-11), Streamwood (25-10-1), Triad (26-12), Von Steuben (24-8), Warren Township (27-8), Washington Community (23-13), & Willowbrook (22-10).

2023 STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS

4A

  1. Edwardsville
  2. Brother Rice
  3. New Trier
  4. York

3A

  1. Nazareth Academy
  2. Grayslake Central
  3. Sycamore
  4. Effingham

2A

  1. Joliet Catholic Academy
  2. Columbia
  3. DePaul College Prep
  4. Quincy Notre Dame

1A

  1. Gibault Catholic
  2. Henry-Senachwine
  3. Newman Catholic Central
  4. Goreville

POWER 25 UPDATES

2023 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

    2022 IHSA SEASON RECAP

    2022 STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS

    4A

    1. Edwardsville
    2. Mundelein
    3. Brother Rice
    4. McHenry

    3A

    1. Nazareth Academy
    2. Glenwood
    3. Washington Community
    4. Crystal Lake South

    2A

    1. Joliet Catholic Academy
    2. Richmond-Burton
    3. Columbia
    4. Maroa-Forsyth

    1A

    1. North Clay
    2. Brown County
    3. Ottawa Marquette
    4. LeRoy

    2022 POTY, ALL-STATE HONORS

    + PBR Illinois, Player of the Year: RHP/SS Owen Murphy
    + First Team, All-State
    + Second Team, All-State
    + Third Team, All-State

      2022 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK