The Illinois high school baseball season kicked off on March 11, opening day for regular season action under IHSA regulations. Leading up to opening day, we published our team previews ahead of the 2024 spring season, touching on programs spanning all state classifications, counting down through the official Prep Baseball Illinois Preseason Power 25 Rankings.

Our scouts will be out covering the 2024 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.

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

PREP BASEBALL ILLINOIS POWER 25

Previous 
final Rank
Team (Class)
2024 FINAL Record
10 1 Providence Catholic (4A) 33-8
7 2 Edwardsville (4A) 32-9
1 3 Nazareth Academy (4A) 37-1
NR 4 Conant (4A) 30-8
23 5 York (4A)   31-11
2 6 New Trier (4A) 33-4
8 7 Lincoln-Way West (4A)  30-5
NR 8 Crystal Lake Central (3A) 22-14
NR 9 Lemont (3A) 31-10
13 10 Morris (3A) 30-4
3 11 St. Laurence (3A) 31-6
4 12 Joliet Catholic (3A) 29-6
5 13 Joliet West (4A)     32-5
6 14 Normal Community (4A) 33-4
15 15 Downers Grove North (4A) 30-8
18 16 McHenry (4A) 30-8
NR 17 Highland (3A)   32-8-1
9 18 Lincoln-Way Central (4A)    24-7
11 19 St. Charles North (4A) 28-5-3
NR 20 St. Anthony (2A)   25-5-1
16 21 Mascoutah (3A)  30-6
12 22 Lake Park (4A) 28-9
NR 23 Marquette Academy (1A) 32-2
NR 24 Mount Carmel (4A) 21-15
14 25 Huntley (4A) 29-8-1

Teams to Watch (listed alphabetically): Altamont 31-10, Andrew 25-12, Barrington 22-14-1, Bartlett 24-11, Belleville West 21-12, Benet 21-9-2, Breese Central 22-12, Brimfield 22-4, Brother Rice 20-18, Burlington Central 25-10, Champaign Central 25-14, Chicago Hope 29-9, Columbia 26-8, Crystal Lake South 21-14, De La Salle 22-15, Downers Grove South 26-8-1, Dunlap 28-7, DuQuoin 32-4, East Moline United 20-8, East Peoria 26-8, Effingham 20-11, Eureka 22-7, Evanston 26-8-1, Evergreen Park 26-11, Father McGivney 34-5, Fenwick 23-9, Freeport 23-12, Geneva 22-10-2, Gillespie 25-10, Glenbrook North 26-11-1, Glenwood 30-6, Grayslake Central 24-11, Hampshire 24-11, Harrisburg 28-6, Harvest Christian 20-10, Hersey 20-15, Highland Park 21-14, Hononegah 24-6-1, Jacobs 21-13, Kaneland 20-12, Lane Tech 26-10, Libertyville 26-10-2, Lincoln-Way East 22-14, Lindblom 16-14, Lockport 21-12-1, Lyons Township 21-12, Mahomet Seymour 28-8, Manteno 20-8, Marion 25-9, Maroa-Forsyth 29-5, Minooka 24-11, Monticello 31-5-1, Montini Catholic 22-13-1, Morton 24-10, Mt. Pulaski 28-4, Mundelein 23-9, Nashville 32-4, Newman Central Catholic 26-6-1, Normal University 27-10, O'Fallon 24-13, Oak Forest 32-7, Oak Park-River Forest 22-14, Pleasant Plains 31-8, Prospect 20-14, Reavis 30-5, Richmond-Burton 21-12, Routt Catholic 35-8, Sacred Heart-Griffin 25-10, Sandburg 21-12, Sherrard 21-5, St. Bede 23-15, St. Francis 21-13, St. Joseph-Ogden 32-5, St. Rita 25-13, Stevenson 25-14, Sycamore 28-8, Teutopolis 25-12, Tinley Park 20-13, Triad 24-13, Washington 24-8, Waubonsie Valley 25-10, Wauconda 22-11, Westmont 26-10-1, Wheaton Academy 32-5, Willowbrook 24-11-2, Wilmington 28-2, Yorkville 21-13.

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2024 STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS

4A

  1. Providence Catholic
  2. Conant
  3. Edwardsville
  4. York

3A

  1. Crystal Lake Central
  2. Lemont
  3. Morris
  4. Highland

2A

  1. St. Anthony
  2. Maroa-Forsyth
  3. Wilmington
  4. Newman Central Catholic

1A

  1. Ottawa Marquette
  2. Altamont
  3. Routt Catholic
  4. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley

2024 POWER 25 UPDATES

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

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