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The Illinois high school baseball season kicks off on March 16, opening day for regular season action under IHSA regulations. Leading up to opening day, we will publish our team previews ahead of the 2026 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 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.
Below is the Power 25, along with some bubble teams to know:
PREP BASEBALL ILLINOIS POWER 25
| 1 | St. Laurence (4A) |  |
32-2 |
| 2 | Normal Community (4A) |  |
32-2 |
| 3 | Lincoln-Way East (4A) |  |
29-4 |
| 4 | Brother Rice (4A) |  |
25-10 |
| 5 | Triad (3A) |  |
30-5 |
| 6 | Mount Carmel (4A) |  |
25-10 |
| 7 | Huntley (4A) |  |
28-7 |
| 8 | Lemont (3A) |  |
29-4 |
| 9 | Lane Tech (4A) |  |
28-6 |
| 10 | St. Joseph-Ogden (2A) |  |
33-2 |
| 11 | Lockport (4A) |  |
23-12 |
| 12 | Libertyville (4A) |  |
24-10-1 |
| 13 | McHenry (4A) |  |
27-7-1 |
| 14 | Geneva (3A) |  |
28-6 |
| 15 | Minooka (4A) |  |
27-6 |
| 16 | Mascoutah (3A) |  |
27-5 |
| 17 | Tremont (1A) |  |
31-2 |
| 18 | Normal University (3A) |  |
25-5 |
| 19 | Lincoln-Way West (4A) |  |
24-8 |
| 20 | Oak Park-River Forest (4A) |  |
27-8 |
| 21 | Sacred Heart-Griffin (3A) |  |
23-7 |
| 22 | Edwardsville (4A) |  |
23-11 |
| 23 | Ottawa Marquette (2A) |  |
32-3 |
| 24 | Dunlap (3A) |  |
26-7 |
| 25 | Teutopolis (2A) |  |
25-8 |
Bubble Teams: Barrington (22-12), Bartlett (23-10), Breese Central (25-9), Brimfield (28-5), Carterville (24-9), Champaign Central (29-6), Coal City (26-7), Crystal Lake South (23-9), Dixon (21-8), Downers Grove North (21-12), DuQuoin (24-6), East Peoria (22-13), Father McGivney (26-9), Freeburg (25-9), Fremd (21-11-1), Glenwood (23-8), Grayslake Central (25-8), Harrisburg (28-6), Harvest-Westminster (22-7), Highland Park (25-8), Hinsdale Central (23-11), Hononegah (25-8), Jacobs (20-12), Jacksonville (25-7), Joliet West (23-10-1), Lake Forest (24-9), Lakes Community (22-10-1), Lyons Township (22-11), Mahomet Seymour (24-6), Marion (25-6), Marist (21-12), Metamora (24-8), Monticello (29-4), Montini (22-13), Mundelein (20-10), Naperville Central (25-9), Nashville (27-4), Nazareth (25-9), Newman Central Catholic (26-2), Normal West (21-14), North Clay (30-4), O'Fallon (24-10), Oak Park-River Forest (23-8), Plainfield Central (21-8-1), Prairie Ridge (22-8), Reavis (22-12), Rockridge (27-7), Rolling Meadows (19-13), Sacred Heart-Griffin (19-6), Saint Viator (24-10-1), Sandburg (19-12), South Elgin (23-12), St. Charles East (22-13), St. Rita (23-11), Teutopolis (22-8), Tolono-Unity (22-8), Warren Township (21-9), Washington (23-11), Waterloo (22-7), West Aurora (23-10), Wheaton Academy (27-8), Willowbrook (28-6), Wilmington (22-6-1)
2026 POWER 25 UPDATES
2025 STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS
4A
- Libertyville
- McHenry
- Normal Community
- Brother Rice
3A
- St. Laurence
- Benet Academy
- Triad
- Cary-Grove
2A
- Sacred Heart-Griffin
- Teutopolis
- Eureka
- Newman Central Catholic
1A
- Ottawa Marquette
- Father McGivney
- Pawnee
- Lexington
2025 POWER 25 UPDATES
2024 STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS
4A
- Providence Catholic
- Conant
- Edwardsville
- York
3A
- Crystal Lake Central
- Lemont
- Morris
- Highland
2A
- St. Anthony
- Maroa-Forsyth
- Wilmington
- Newman Central Catholic
1A
- Ottawa Marquette
- Altamont
- Routt Catholic
- Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley
2024 POWER 25 UPDATES
2023 STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS
4A
- Edwardsville
- Brother Rice
- New Trier
- York
3A
- Nazareth Academy
- Grayslake Central
- Sycamore
- Effingham
2A
- Joliet Catholic Academy
- Columbia
- DePaul College Prep
- Quincy Notre Dame
1A
- Gibault Catholic
- Henry-Senachwine
- Newman Catholic Central
- Goreville
POWER 25 UPDATES
2023 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
2022 IHSA SEASON RECAP
2022 STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS
4A
- Edwardsville
- Mundelein
- Brother Rice
- McHenry
3A
- Nazareth Academy
- Glenwood
- Washington Community
- Crystal Lake South
2A
- Joliet Catholic Academy
- Richmond-Burton
- Columbia
- Maroa-Forsyth
1A
- North Clay
- Brown County
- Ottawa Marquette
- 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