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Baseball 1. Shawnee, Okla. (40-0) Previous ranking (PR):

1. Result: Three-time defending 5A champion.

2. Archbishop McCarthy, Southwest Ranches, Fla. (27-2) PR: 3. Result: Daniel Federman had an 11-strikeout three-hitter in a 3-0 win Tuesday vs. Eau Gallie (Melbourne) in a 6A regional final.

3. Huntington Beach, Calif. (28-4) PR: 4. Result: Nick Pratto threw a 10-strikeout two-hitter in a 3-0 win Tuesday at Servite (Anaheim) in a CIF Southern Section Division I second–round playoff game.

4. Rancho Bernardo, San Diego (28-3) PR: 5. Result: Idle.

5. Woodlawn, Rison, Ark. (34-1) PR: 6. Result: Will Richardson homered twice and had six RBI in a 13-1 defeat of Taylor for the 1A state championsh­ip. It was the Bears’ second consecutiv­e state title.

6. Cathedral, Indianapol­is (22-0) PR: 7. Result: Jared Poland homered in a 3-1 defeat of Bishop Chatard (Indianapol­is).

7. Eastlake, Chula Vista, Calif. (27-3) PR: 8. Result: Won 7-3 at Hilltop (Chula Vista) in the Titans’ final regular-season game as Bryan Reyes went 3-for-3 with three runs and three RBI.

8. Buchanan, Clovis, Calif. (27-3) PR: 10. Result: Brady Hormel drove in two runs in a 6-2 defeat of Centennial (Bakersfiel­d) in a CIF Central Section first-round playoff.

9. Riverdale Baptist, Upper Marlboro, Md. (30-1) PR: 11. Result: Jose Rivera drove in three runs in a 15-4 win at Hill School (Pottstown, Pa.).

10. La Cueva, Albuquerqu­e (28-1) PR: 12. Result: 6A state champion.

11. Wesleyan Christian Academy, High Point, N.C. (27-1) PR: 15. Results: Brett Kerry had six RBI to help the Trojans sweep Charlotte Christian (Charlotte) 6-2 and 7-6 for their second consecutiv­e North Carolina Independen­t Schools Athletic Associatio­n 3A state championsh­ip.

12. Spring Hill, Columbia, Tenn. (36-4) PR: 16. Result: Hunter Whitwell went 2-for-4 with an RBI in a 5-2 win Tuesday vs. Lexington in a Division I Class AA semifinal.

13. Saline, Mich. (30-3) PR: 13. Results: Split with Northville on Tuesday, winning 3-0 and losing 2-0 as Danny Weidmayer scattered six hits over six innings in the win.

14. William Penn Charter, Philadelph­ia (24-1) PR: 17. Result: Joey Lancellott­i had a four-inning perfect game in a 17-0 defeat of Germantown Academy (Fort Washington).

15. Jackson, Massillon, Ohio (26-2) PR: 14. Results: Lost 2-1 to Hiland (Berlin) on Tuesday.

16. Mosley, Lynn Haven, Fla. (25-2) PR: 18. Result: Idle.

17. Puyallup, Wash. (23-2) PR: 19. Result: Gavin Grant had two RBI and scored three runs in an 11-1 defeat of Chiawana (Pasco) in a 4A quarterfin­al.

18. Helena, Ala. (38-6) PR: Not ranked. Results: Won the state 6A title, defeating Cullman 5-3 and 4-2 as Troy Cordrey threw a three-hitter in the deciding game.

19. Northweste­rn, Rock Hill, S.C. (30-5) PR: 24. Result: Joel Taylor went 3-for-3 with an RBI in a 5-2 defeat of River Bluff (Lexington) for the 5A state championsh­ip.

20. Rockwall-Heath, Rockwall, Texas (33-8) PR: Not ranked. Result: Miller Ladusau had a three-run double in a 6-5 deciding-game defeat of The Woodlands in the Region II-6A quarterfin­als.

21. Basic, Henderson, Nev. (29-7) PR: Not ranked. Result: Garrett Giles went 2-for-3 with two runs and three RBI in a 16-6 defeat of Galena (Reno) in the 4A state championsh­ip game.

22. O’Fallon, Ill. (30-5) PR: 22. Result: Lost 3-1 to Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfiel­d).

23. Martin, Arlington, Texas (30-6-1) PR: Not ranked. Results: Kurt Wilson hit a grand slam in the deciding game of a 5-3, 7-5 sweep of Socorro (El Paso) in a 6A-Region 1 quarterfin­al.

24. St. Joseph, Montvale, N.J. (20-3) PR: 25. Result: Raul Ortega went 3-for-4 with three RBI in a 5-4 defeat of St. Mary (Rutherford).

25. Calvary Christian, Clearwater, Fla. (28-0) PR: Not ranked. Result: Marco Benedettin­i’s squeeze bunt brought in Richie Mize with the go-ahead run in a 3-2 defeat of The First Academy (Orlando) in the 4A regional final.

Dropped out: No. 2 North Gwinnett, Suwanee, Ga.; No. 9 West Orange, Winter Garden, Fla.; No. 20 Calvert Hall, Baltimore; No. 21 Mill Creek, Hoschton, Ga.; No. 23 Bishop Gorman, Las Vegas.

The Super 25 rankings are compiled by USA TODAY Sports’ Jim Halley, based on results, tradition, quality of players and strength of schedule. The regional rankings are available at usatodayhs­s.com. Results through Tuesday. Next rankings: June 1.

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