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

Week 2
Team (Class)
2026 record
1 Libertyville (4A) 31-10-1
2 Mount Carmel (4A) 31-11
3 St. Laurence (4A) 35-3
4 St. Joseph-Ogden (2A) 40-2
5 St. Rita (3A) 30-12
6 Triad (3A) 36-6
7 Normal Community (4A) 34-3
8 Lane Tech (4A) 33-7
9 Maine South (4A) 26-16
10 Lincoln-Way East (4A) 30-6
11 Brother Rice (4A) 28-11
12 Huntley (4A) 30-8
13 Tremont (1A) 39-2
14 Naperville Central (4A) 30-11
15 Minooka (4A) 32-7
16 East Peoria (3A) 28-14
17 Normal University (3A) 29-6
18 Marquette (2A) 38-4
19 Geneva (3A) 32-8
20 Crystal Lake South (3A) 29-11
21 Lemont (3A) 30-5
22 Lockport (4A) 25-13
23 McHenry (4A) 28-8-1
24 Mascoutah (3A) 30-7
25 Barrington (4A) 27-13

Bubble Teams: Bartlett 25-11, Breese Central 28-9, Brimfield 32-6, Carterville 25-10, Champaign Central 32-7, Coal City 27-8, Dixon 21-9, Downers Grove North 24-13, Dunlap 30-8, DuQuoin 24-7, Edwardsville 27-12, Father McGivney 27-10, Freeburg 30-11, Fremd 21-12-1, Glenbrook North 24-14, Glenwood 24-9, Grayslake Central 28-9, Harrisburg 30-7, Harvest-Westminster 28-8, Highland Park 26-9, Hinsdale Central 26-12, Hononegah 27-9, Jacksonville 27-8, Jacobs 21-13, Joliet West 24-11-1, Lake Forest 25-10, Lakes Community 22-11-1, Lincoln-Way West 26-10, Lyons Township 22-11, Mahomet Seymour 24-7, Marion 26-7, Marist 24-13, Metamora 24-9, Monticello 30-5, Montini 24-14, Morton 23-13, Mundelein 22-11, Nashville 28-5, Nazareth 29-10, Newman Central Catholic 27-3, North Clay 36-5, O'Fallon 26-11, Oak Park-River Forest 28-9, Plainfield Central 23-10-1, Prairie Ridge 22-9, Putnam County 26-12, Reavis 23-13, Rockridge 29-8, Routt Catholic 25-14, Sacred Heart-Griffin 25-8, Saint Viator 24-11-1, Sandburg 23-13, South Elgin 24-13, St. Charles East 21-14, St. Charles North 25-13-1, Teutopolis 26-9, Tolono-Unity 26-9, Warren Township 24-11, Washington 24-12, Waterloo 24-9, West Aurora 23-11, Wheaton Academy 29-9, Willowbrook 28-6, Wilmington 25-7-1, Yorkville 23-12

2026 POWER 25 UPDATES

2025 STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS

4A

  1. Libertyville
  2. McHenry
  3. Normal Community
  4. Brother Rice

3A

  1. St. Laurence
  2. Benet Academy
  3. Triad
  4. Cary-Grove

2A

  1. Sacred Heart-Griffin
  2. Teutopolis
  3. Eureka
  4. Newman Central Catholic

1A

  1. Ottawa Marquette
  2. Father McGivney
  3. Pawnee
  4. Lexington

2025 POWER 25 UPDATES

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