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FINAL 2021 MHSBCA RANKINGS: Buchanan takes over top spot in D3, while Bedford climbs nine spots to top 5 in D1
As teams head off into district semifinals and finals this weekend, hoping to make it to Michigan State’s McLane Baseball Stadium on Father’s Day weekend, the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association has released its final coaches poll for the regular season. Portage Central climbs three spots to No. 2 in Division 1, while SEC Red champ Temperance Bedford jumps nine spots from 13 to 4. The only new No. 1 team this week is Buchanan, which grabs the top spot in Division 3 from Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett.
Here are the final regular-season rankings, for the week of June 3:
DIVISION 1
Team, record (previous ranking)
1 Grand Ledge, 30-2 (1)
2 Portage Central, 29-4 (5)
3 Hartland, 26-4-1 (3)
4 Temperance Bedford, 28-2 (13)
5 Livonia Stevenson, 29-9 (2)
6 Lake Orion, 30-7 (4)
7 Rockford, 27-6 (7)
8 DeWitt, 29-3 (6)
9 Hudsonville, 31-5 (11)
10 Lakeland, 31-4 (8)
11 Oxford, 30-7 (16)
12 Howell, 28-7 (15)
13 Woodhaven, 26-8 (12)
14 Battle Creek Lakeview, 28-7 (17)
15 Utica Ford, 25-7 (14)
16 Saline, 26-9-1 (18)
17 Midland, 26-7 (N/R)
18 Macomb Dakota, 24-8 (10)
19 Zeeland East, 32-5 (N/R)
20 Mt. Pleasant, 24-7-1 (N/R)
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DIVISION 2
Team, record (previous ranking)
1 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, 36-1 (1)
2 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, 20-7 (2)
3 Eaton Rapids, 27-4 (3)
4 New Boston Huron, 21-6 (5)
5 Madison Heights Lamphere, 23-4 (6)
6 Trenton, 27-6 (8)
7 Edwardsburg, 26-4 (7)
8 Bay City John Glenn, 29-7 (9)
9 Grand Rapids Christian, 26-9 (11)
10 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Eastern, 28-10 (13)
11 Lake Odessa Lakewood, 22-8 (10)
12 Goodrich, 29-5 (12)
13 Battle Creek Pennfield, 27-10 (15)
14 Coldwater, 20-8 (18)
15 Petoskey, 22-3-1 (14)
16 Stevensville Lakeshore, 22-10 (19)
17 Midland Bullock Creek, 20-4 (20)
18 Parma Western, 16-11 (16)
19 Williamston, 17-7 (17)
20 Croswell-Lexington, 20-4 (4)
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DIVISION 3
Team, record (previous ranking)
1 Buchanan, 29-2 (5)
2 Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett, 25-5 (1)
3 Detroit Edison, 26-5 (2)
4 Parchment, 29-3 (6)
5 Richmond, 25-5 (4)
6 Blissfield, 31-6 (3)
7 Pewamo-Westphalia, 27-5 (7)
8 New Lothrop, 29-5 (10)
9 Jackson Lumen Christi, 15-13 (11)
10 Algonac, 21-16 (15)
11 North Muskegon, 27-9 (8)
12 Royal Oak Shrine, 24-7 (9)
13 Boyne City, 20-5 (20)
14 Traverse City St. Francis, 21-8 (14)
15 Niles Brandywine, 23-8 (17)
16 Grass Lake, 15-5 (16)
17 Bad Axe, 20-7 (13)
18 Homer, 23-6 (12)
19 Clinton, 24-9 (19)
20 Bridgman, 28-5 (18)
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DIVISION 4
Team, record (previous ranking)
1 Beal City, 25-2 (1)
2 Marine City Cardinal Mooney, 20-4 (2)
3 Johannesburg-Lewiston, 27-2 (3)
4 Kingston, 21-3 (4)
5 Kalamazoo Hackett, 23-9 (6)
6 Plymouth Christian, 21-7 (5)
7 Bay City All Saints, 21-6 (9)
8 Maple City Glen Lake, 22-6 (10)
9 Mesick, 22-7-1 (11)
10 Merrill, 26-9 (N/R)
11 Marlette, 16-7 (12)
12 White Cloud, 26-8 (8)
13 Muskegon Catholic Central, 17-7 (13)
14 Bark River Harris, 17-7 (7)
15 St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran, 18-7 (N/R)
16 Peck, 18-5 (16)
17 Gaylord St. Mary, 17-9 (19)
18 Kalamazoo Christian, 17-11-1 (15)
19 Breckenridge, 14-4 (18)
20 Marion, 18-7 (14)
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For the preseason rankings, CLICK HERE.
For the Week 1 rankings update, CLICK HERE.
For the Week 2 rankings update, CLICK HERE.
For the Week 3 rankings update, CLICK HERE.
For the Week 4 rankings update, CLICK HERE.
For the Week 5 rankings update, CLICK HERE.
For the Week 6 rankings update, CLICK HERE.
