PREP BASEBALL LOUISIANA POWER 25 RANKINGS (WEEK 5 UPDATE)

The Louisiana high school baseball season kicked off on Monday February 9, 2026 with regular season action beginning under LHSAA regulations. Leading up to opening day, we published our team previews ahead of the 2026 spring season, touching on programs spanning all classifications, counting down through the official Prep Baseball Louisiana Preseason Power 25 Rankings.

Since Opening Day, our scouts have been out and about covering the 2026 season and will be publishing scout blogs and additional in-season content, such as our Power 25 updates, Player of the Week awards, Scout Blogs, Diamond Notes, and more.

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Updated: March 16, 2026

 

The Top 5

There were several upsets in Week 5, so there's been a shake up in the Top-5 of our Power 25 Rankings, but the #1 team remains the same. Barbe checks in at the top spot again this week after going 3-0 last week. The Bucs beat Carencro twice and New Iberia to open up District 3-5A play.  

Brother Martin moves up three spots after going 3-0 last week to move their overall record to 19-2. The Crusaders swept Holy Cross and defeated Warren Easton by scoring a total of 37 runs and only allowing 2 last week. 

Catholic BR dropped their first two games of the year last week and now sit at 17-2 overall. Senior Harrison Kidder had a massive week at the plate for the Bears hitting .769 with 2 home runs and 5 runs batted in.

Benton improved their overall record to 15-2-2 ater winning all three of their games last week. Junior Hayden Millen went 5-for-10 (.500) with 3 runs batted in, 3 runs scored, and stole 5 bases. 

Jesuit moves up as well after going 4-0 last week to improve their overall record to 16-3. The Blue Jays scored a total of 42 runs and allowed only 1 last week in their four games.

 

Risers

 + Archbishop Rummel rockets up our Power 25 Rankings this week all the way to #7 after a dominant Week 5. The Raiders swept John Curtis Christian to open up the week and finished up with an 11-3 win over St. Augustine. Junior Owen Nugent was the hero in their win last Tuesday against the Patriots, as he tossed 8 shutout innings and also hit a walk-off single.

+ Dutchtown also had a big Week 5 with three wins over three quality opponents. The Griffins beat Zachary last Tuesday before a two-game sweep of district-foe Prairieville.

+ Lutcher has won their last eight straight to improve their season record to 14-4 and now sit at #24 in our Power 25 Rankings. The Bulldogs beat Central Lafourche, St. James, and West Feliciana last week and they have a big matchup this coming week against #12 ranked Vandebilt Catholic.