The final Orange County baseball rankings of the 2026 season.
FINAL ORANGE COUNTY BASEBALL TOP 25
Notable this week: Orange Lutheran started the season No. 1 in the Orange County preseason rankings, and the Lancers are No. 1 in the final rankings. … Villa Park finishes No. 5 and Foothill at No. 6 after both teams had strong performances in the CIF Southern Section playoffs. … Costa Mesa takes the No. 25 position, having won the Empire League championship.
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1. Orange Lutheran (25-6): The Lancers finished second to St. John Bosco in the Trinity League, won the National High School Invitational and Boras Classic South tournaments and went 2-1 in the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs, losing to eventual division finalist Norco.
Previous ranking: 1
2. Huntington Beach (22-8-1): The Oilers won the Sunset League, beat St. John Bosco and Corona in the Boras Classic South tournament and went 1-2 in the Division 1 playoffs. They play in the CIF Southern California Regional playoffs Tuesday.
Previous ranking: 2
3. Cypress (23-9): The Centurions won the Crestview League championship, went 3-1 in the National Classic tournament and went 2-2 in the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs, including a 2-1 loss to division champion St. John Bosco.
Previous ranking: 3
4. Newport Harbor (22-10): The Sailors finished second to Huntington Beach in the Sunset League, went 5-0 in the Loara Tournament and advanced to the Division 2 semifinals, where they lost to division champion Ganesha, 2-1. They play at home Tuesday in the CIF SoCal Regional.
Previous ranking: 4
5. Villa Park 19-9-1: The Spartans finished second in the Crestview League, went 4-0-1 in the Loara Tournament and won 11 of its final 13 regular-season games before a one-run loss to Elsinore in the first round of the Division 2 playoffs.
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Previous ranking: 8
6. Foothill 20-12: The Knights finished third in the Crestview League then got hot in the playoffs, including a 3-0 win over Servite, to advance to the semifinals, where they lost to Loyola, 6-3.
Previous ranking: 9
7. Servite 16-14: The Friars finished third in the Trinity League after winning league series against JSerra and Santa Margarita. They beat Empire League champion Costa Mesa in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 2 playoffs before losing to Foothill in the second round.
Previous ranking: 5
8. Mater Dei 13-15: The Monarchs tied for fourth place in the Trinity League, finished in third place in the Boras Classic South tournament, including a win over Newport Harbor. They did not qualify for the CIF-SS playoffs.
Previous ranking: 6
9. Santa Margarita 16-14: The Eagles went 4-11 in the Trinity League and finish sixth in the six-team league. They beat South Coast League champion Trabuco Hills, Division 2 semifinalist Foothill and Division 2 finalist Loyola in nonleague games. They lost to Elsinore in the first round of the Division 2 playoffs.
Previous ranking: 7
10. JSerra 11-17: The Lions tied for fourth place in the Trinity League, finished the regular season with a four-game winning streak including a three-game league sweep of Santa Margarita. They beat Corona in the Boras Classic South tournament and did not qualify for the playoffs.
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Previous ranking: 10
11. Trabuco Hills 17-12
Previous ranking: 11
12. Dana Hills 18-11
Previous ranking: 12
13. Marina 15-16
Previous ranking: 13
14. San Clemente 18-11
Previous ranking: 14
15. Fountain Valley 13-15
Previous ranking: 15
16. Edison 13-17
Previous ranking: 16
17. Mission Viejo 20-9
Previous ranking: 18
18. Los Alamitos 11-17
Previous ranking: 17
19. Aliso Niguel 16-10-2
Previous ranking: 19
20. El Dorado 12-16
Previous ranking: 20
21. El Modena 22-7
Previous ranking: 21
22. Fullerton 17-13
Previous ranking: 22
23. Corona del Mar 15-14
Previous ranking: 23
24. Canyon 16-15
Previous ranking: 24
25. Costa Mesa 21-8
Previous ranking: Not ranked