SoCal Baseball — Playoff Projections
Snapshot from 2026-04-21 · 457 teams
Where each Southern Section baseball team is projected to play in the postseason, based on the official CIF-SS power-index ranking. Updated weekly on Tuesday from the published rankings PDF.
Projections view applied. Top-16 ranked teams qualify for Division 1 automatically. For Divisions 2–9, a team qualifies if it finished top-3 in its league or as an "At Large" pick (sub-3rd league finish with a .500-or-better overall record). Each division accepts at most 2 At Large teams; excess at-large teams are dropped from the bracket and lower-ranked teams cascade up to fill the vacated slots.Surviving teams are then re-grouped into 32-team divisions in rank order.
League data scraped from MaxPreps for 414 of 457 teams. 176 teams removed by current rules. 16 At Large picks (sub-3rd but .500+, capped at 2 per division). 42 Unverified pending league-data backfill.
| Proj # | Team | Division | League Status | League W-L-T | Record | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | Cerritos(was #142) | D5 | 1st in league | 8-0 | 13-6 | 7.524 |
| 114 | Sultana(was #143) | D5 | At Large · 5th | 5-8 | 13-7 | 7.519 |
| 115 | Tahquitz(was #145) | D5 | 2nd in league | 8-2 | 12-5-1 | 7.510 |
| 116 | Riverside Prep(was #146) | D5 | 1st in league | 5-1 | 10-9 | 7.495 |
| 117 | Roosevelt Eleanor(was #148) | D5 | Unverified | — | 9-13 | 7.469 |
| 118 | Hart High(was #149) | D5 | At Large · 4th | 5-4-1 | 10-10-1 | 7.468 |
| 119 | Montebello(was #150) | D5 | 1st in league | 12-1 | 15-6 | 7.452 |
| 120 | Jurupa Hills(was #152) | D5 | 3rd in league | 4-5 | 15-7 | 7.443 |
| 121 | Calvary Baptist(was #154) | D5 | 1st in league | 10-0 | 18-1 | 7.432 |
| 122 | St Anthony(was #155) | D5 | 2nd in league | 6-3-1 | 13-6-1 | 7.429 |
| 123 | North Torrance(was #156) | D5 | 3rd in league | 4-6 | 10-12 | 7.428 |
| 124 | Mayfair(was #159) | D5 | 1st in league | 11-2 | 15-5 | 7.397 |
| 125 | St Bonaventure(was #160) | D5 | 2nd in league | 6-0 | 16-6 | 7.388 |
| 126 | El Rancho(was #161) | D5 | 3rd in league | 4-6 | 15-9 | 7.388 |
| 127 | Santa Fe(was #166) | D5 | 2nd in league | 7-3 | 11-13 | 7.366 |
| 128 | Shadow Hills(was #167) | D5 | 2nd in league | 8-3 | 9-8 | 7.363 |
| 129 | Camarillo(was #169) | D5 | 3rd in league | 4-4 | 8-15 | 7.357 |
| 130 | Heritage Christian(was #170) | D5 | 2nd in league | 6-3 | 13-5 | 7.355 |
| 131 | Arrowhead Christian(was #172) | D5 | 3rd in league | 5-3 | 6-12 | 7.352 |
| 132 | Capistrano Valley Christian(was #173) | D5 | 2nd in league | 5-2 | 10-15 | 7.349 |
| 133 | Temescal Canyon(was #175) | D5 | 3rd in league | 4-5 | 12-10 | 7.346 |
| 134 | Irvine(was #176) | D5 | 3rd in league | 9-3 | 10-12 | 7.346 |
| 135 | Mary Star of the Sea(was #178) | D5 | 1st in league | 11-0 | 14-2 | 7.338 |
| 136 | Crossroads(was #179) | D5 | 1st in league | 10-2 | 13-6 | 7.325 |
| 137 | Rancho Verde(was #181) | D5 | 1st in league | 10-1 | 13-7 | 7.313 |
| 138 | Culver City(was #182) | D5 | 2nd in league | 6-0 | 9-14-1 | 7.310 |
| 139 | Cathedral(was #186) | D5 | 3rd in league | 7-5 | 11-7 | 7.291 |
| 140 | Liberty/Winchester(was #188) | D5 | 3rd in league | 6-6 | 7-9 | 7.264 |
| 141 | Covina(was #190) | D5 | 2nd in league | 5-1 | 5-10-1 | 7.247 |
| 142 | Canyon Springs(was #191) | D5 | 2nd in league | 8-3 | 13-6 | 7.222 |
| 143 | Calvary Chapel/Santa Ana(was #194) | D5 | 1st in league | 9-2 | 13-9 | 7.216 |
| 144 | Granite Hills/Apple Valley(was #197) | D5 | 1st in league | 7-1 | 13-7 | 7.203 |