Ranking high school baseball nationally is extremely difficult given how many baseball programs there are in the country. The quality of baseball also differs throughout the United States, with the warm weather states tending to have longer baseball seasons and thus better more practiced baseball players. This has to be taken into account when making high school baseball rankings and add to the daunting task at hand

Baseball America, MaxPreps the USA Today and Freeman Computer rankings are four organizations which take on the challenge of ranking high school baseball teams on a weekly or monthly basis. In 2013, they split on the national champion in their final poll. Baseball American and Freeman went with Harvard-Westlake High School from Studio City, California whereas MaxPreps and The USA Today selected Pensacola Catholic High School in Pensacola Florida.

Including below are the complete rankings for Baseball America and MaxPreps. As you will see Baseball America had Pensacola Catholic ranked fourth, and MaxPreps had Harvard-Westlake High School ranked third.

Baseball America Top 25
Rank Team W-L LW
1 Harvard-Westlake HS, Studio City, Calif. 28-4 1
2 Venice (Fla.) HS 28-3 2
3 The Woodlands (Texas) HS 38-4 3
4 Owasso (Okla.) HS 36-0 4
5 Pensacola (Fla.) Catholic HS 30-0 5
6 St. Francis HS, Mountain View, Calif. 30-4 6
7 Lexington (S.C.) HS 28-3 7
8 Rancho Bernardo HS, San Diego 30-5 8
9 Tomball (Texas) HS 35-5 9
10 Coronado HS, Las Vegas 36-4 10
11 Desert Mountain HS, Scottsdale, Ariz. 31-4 11
12 Lake Brantley HS, Altamonte Springs, Fla. 27-5 12
13 Oaks Christian HS, Westlake Village, Calif. 29-3 13
14 Archbishop McCarthy HS, Southwest Ranches, Fla. 27-3 14
15 Cypress (Calif.) HS 26-8 15
16 Dulles HS, Sugar Land, Texas 32-8 16
17 Mater Dei HS, Santa Ana, Calif. 24-3 17
18 Martin HS, Arlington, Texas 36-8 18
19 Carroll HS, Southlake, Texas 34-6 19
20 Milton (Ga.) HS 29-9 20
21 Pope HS, Marietta, Ga. 28-11 21
22 Thunder Ridge HS, Highlands Ranch, Colo. 21-5 22
23 Christian Brothers HS, Memphis 36-8 23
24 Howell HS, St. Charles, Mo. 35-5 24
25 Archbishop Moeller HS, Cincinnati 32-2 25

Maxpreps 50 Xcellent Baseball Rankings.
1. Pensacola Catholic (Fla.), 30-0
2. Owasso (Okla.), 36-0
3. Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.), 28-4
4. Venice (Fla.), 29-3
5. The Woodlands (Texas), 38-4
6. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), 24-3
7. Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati), 31-2-1
8. Tomball (Texas), 34-4
9. Lexington (S.C.), 28-5
10. Desert Mountain (Scottsdale, Ariz.), 31-4
11. Magnolia Heights (Senatobia, Miss.), 37-0
12. Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs, Fla.), 27-5
13. Coronado (Henderson, Nev.), 36-4
14. St. Francis (Mountain View, Calif.), 29-4
15. Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 22-5-1
16. Bay City Western (Auburn, Mich.), 41-2
17. Elkhart Central (Elkhart, Ind.), 32-1
18. Fort Bend Dulles (Sugar Land, Texas), 32-8
19. Flora (Columbia, S.C.), 26-6
20. Howell (St. Charles, Mo.), 33-5
21. Rancho Bernardo (San Diego), 30-5
22. Milton (Ga.), 31-9-1
23. Gloucester Catholic (Gloucester City, N.J.), 29-5
24. ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), 21-5
25. Christian Brothers (Memphis, Tenn.), 35-7
26. Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village, Colo.), 21-4
27. Mosley (Lynn Haven, Fla.), 28-4
28. Indianapolis Cathedral, 28-1
29. Atlantic Shores Christian (Chesapeake, Va.), 33-2
30. Mount Carmel (Chicago), 33-8
31. Southaven (Miss.), 25-8
32. Pope (Marietta, Ga.), 28-10
33. Martin (Arlington, Texas), 36-8-1
34. Carroll (Southlake, Texas), 34-6-1
35. Harrison Central (Gulfport, Miss.), 28-5
36. Ponte Vedra (Fla.), 21-11
37. Estero (Fla.), 22-10
38. Durant (Plant City, Fla.), 25-6
39. Jesuit (Tampa, Fla.), 27-3
40. American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.), 25-3
41. Seton Hall Prep (West Orange, N.J.), 30-2
42. St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.), 29-2
43. Fayetteville (Ark.), 27-2
44. Seaman (Topeka, Kan.), 23-2
45. Pelham (Ala.), 31-11
46. Marina (Huntington Beach, Calif.), 22-9
47. Cypress (Calif.), 26-8
48. Hanover (Mechanicsville, Va.), 23-4
49. Westminster Christian (St. Louis), 33-3
50. Charlotte Christian (N.C.), 30-4