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The California high school baseball season kicks off on February 16, opening day for regular season action under CIF regulations. Leading up to opening day, we have contiuned to publish our team previews ahead of the 2026 spring season, touching on programs spanning all state classifications, counting down through the official Prep Baseball California Preseason Power 25 Rankings.

Our scouts will be out covering the 2026 season, publishing scout blogs and additional in-season content along the way, like Power 25 updates, Daily Roundup, Player of the Week awards, and weekly top performers included inside Diamond Notes.

Be sure to read all of our team previews we published leading up to opening day by clicking HERE.

Below is the Power 25, along with some bubble teams to know:

PREP BASEBALL CALIFORNIA POWER 25

WEEK 14 RANK
Team
2026 Record
1 St. John Bosco 25-5
2 Harvard Westlake

26-5
3 Norco 27-4
4 De La Salle

20-4
5 St. Francis Mountain View

25-3
6 Orange Lutheran

25-6
7 Cathedral Catholic 26-4
8 Notre Dame 23-8
9 Huntington Beach 22-8-1
10

Cypress

   23-9
11 Royal   24-4-1
12 St. Mary's 27-6
13 Sierra Canyon 24-7
14 Ayala 24-5
15 Granite Hills   21-7
16 Elk Grove 27-6
17 Los Gatos 25-3
18 La Mirada 24-8
19 Corona 23-8
20 Clayton Valley Charter 23-3
21 Liberty (Bakersfield)   24-7
22 Bakersfield Christian 25-6-1
23 Redwood (Larkspur)   24-3-1
24 St Joseph (Santa Maria)    23-6-1
25 Eastlake 23-6

Teams Recieving Votes: Aquinas, Buchanan, Chico, Clovis, Clovis North, Del Oro, Eastlake, Franklin (Elk Grove), Gahr, Newport Harbor, Oaks Christian, Patrick Henry, Rancho Bernardo, San Joaquin Memorial, San Marcos, Serra (San Mateo), St. Ignatius College Prep, Temecula Valley, West Park