Ohio High School Baseball Super 25: Final Rankings Unveiled
The 2026 regular‑season USA Today Co. Ohio High School Super 25 baseball poll has been released, ranking the top 25 teams across the state based on votes from sportswriters throughout the USA Today network.
Olentangy Liberty leads the pack with 258 total points, earning seven first‑place votes, while Lakewood follows closely with 252 points and two first‑place votes. Hamilton Badin sits third with 250 points and a single first‑place vote, and Olentangy Orange rounds out the top four with 205 points and five first‑place votes.
The remainder of the top ten includes Jonathan Alder at fifth with 192 points, Centerville sixth with 186, Cin. Moeller seventh with 166, Vandalia Butler eighth with 160, Cin. St. Xavier ninth with 157, and Olentangy Berlin tenth with 149 points and one first‑place vote.
Ties for eleventh place feature Watterson and Troy, each with 146 points, while Youngs. Mooney holds thirteenth with 139 points. Amherst Steele is fourteenth with 124, and Medina fifteenth with 99. New Albany, Akron Hoban, Apple Creek Waynedale, West Jefferson, North Canton Hoover, Loveland, Berlin Hiland and Cin. Turpin round out the next positions, each receiving the listed point totals.
Several other programs received votes, including Akron St. Vincent‑St. Mary, Cin. Elder, Cin. Indian Hill, Cin. McNicholas, Cin. Oak Hills, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, Defiance, Grove City, Hartley, Licking Valley, Mason, Mechanicsburg, Minster, Newark, Norton, Painesville Riverside, Parma Padua, Pickerington North, Sandusky Perkins and Springboro.
The rankings reflect a competitive landscape across Ohio, with traditional powerhouses maintaining strong showings while emerging programs continue to climb the ladder. The full list, determined by the collective voice of state sportswriters, will be closely watched as teams prepare for postseason play.