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 St. Laurence (4A) 24-1
2 Lincoln-Way East (4A) 21-2
3 Normal Community (4A) 20-2
4 Lockport (4A) 17-7
5 Brother Rice (4A) 17-8
6 Lane Tech (4A) 20-4
7 Huntley (4A) 19-4
8 Libertyville (4A) 17-6-1
9 McHenry (4A) 21-3-1
10 Mount Carmel (4A) 16-9
11 St. Joseph-Ogden (2A) 22-1
12 Mascoutah (3A) 20-2
13 Triad (3A) 18-5
14 Lincoln-Way West (4A) 16-4
15 Lemont (3A) 18-3
16 Geneva (4A) 20-3
17 Ottawa Marquette (2A) 21-1
18 Lyons Township (4A) 16-5
19 Minooka (4A) 18-4
20 Normal University (2A) 20-3
21 Dunlap (3A) 19-4
22 Edwardsville (4A) 14-8
23 O'Fallon (4A) 15-9
24 Glenwood (3A) 17-3
25 Nazareth (3A) 18-6

Bubble Teams: Breese Central (18-7), Carterville (18-6), Downers Grove North (15-9), East Peoria (14-8), Father McGivney (17-5), Freeburg (19-5), Fremd (15-7-1), Grayslake Central (17-3), Harrisburg (18-3), Highland Park (16-5), Jacobs (15-6), Joliet West (16-7-1), Lake Forest (17-4), Mahomet Seymour (16-6), Marist (14-8), Metamora (18-4), Monticello (24-1), Morton (17-7), Nashville (18-2), New Trier (12-9), Newman Central Catholic (18-1), North Clay (24-3), Oak Park-River Forest (17-7), Prairie Ridge (14-5), Providence Catholic (13-9), Rockridge (18-5), Rolling Meadows (16-6), Sacred Heart-Griffin (16-6), Sandburg (15-6), St. Charles East (15-6), St. Rita (15-6), Teutopolis (19-5), Tolono-Unity (17-3), Tremont (22-2), Washington (17-7), Waterloo (12-5), West Aurora (18-5), Wheaton Academy (18-6), Willowbrook (19-4), Yorkville (14-7)

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