PBR/NCBCA Coaches Poll: 2018 Final Rankings
June 6, 2018
Prep Baseball Report is proud to organize and run the North Carolina Baseball Coaches Association (NCBCA) team rankings again in 2018. PBR has selected over 70 high school coaches, representing each of the four NCHSAA classifications. The coaches also represent the eight regions across North Carolina.
Every other week throughout the 2018 season, PBR put together information and ask the coaches on the 2018 poll to vote for their top 10 teams in the 4 classifications. PBR took the individual coach rankings to create the PBR/NCBCA Team Rankings. The poll was released every other Tuesday throughout the 2018 season.
Below are the Team Rankings from the PBR/NCBCA Poll for June6, 2018, the final team rankings for 2018. With State Champions named in each of the four classifications, coaches were able to vote in any manner they choose. They were given information concerning win percentage and the bracket from each classification's tournament. Coaches were able to look up any need information to make informed decisions in their rankings.
East Region Champion: East Surry HS
West Region Finalist: Lincoln Charter
East Region Finalist: North Lenoir HS
Rank | School | Record | Previous Rank |
1 | Murphy HS | 28-1 |
1 |
2 | East Surry HS |
23-3 |
2 |
3 | West Columbus HS |
20-10 | NR |
4 | Lincoln Charter |
22-7 | RV |
5 | Riverside HS |
21-8 |
RV |
6 | Uwharrie Charter Academy |
25-4 | 5 |
7 | Bear Grass Charter |
22-2 | 6 |
8 | Falls Lake Academy |
19-4 | RV |
9 | Rosewood HS |
16-5 | 7 |
t-10 | Polk County HS |
20-4-1 |
7 |
t-10 | North Stanly HS | 23-4 | 3 |
Others Receiving Votes: Perquimans, Voyager Academy, Chatham Charter, Northside-Pinetown, Cherryville
West Region Champion: Ledford HS
East Region Finalist: North Lenoir HS
West Region Finalist: North Lincoln HS
Rank | School | Record | Previous Rank |
1 |
Whiteville HS |
29-2 | 1 |
2 | Ledford HS |
29-5 |
2 |
3 | North Lincoln HS |
25-4 | 3 |
4 | North Lenoir HS |
20-7 | NR |
5 | North Davidson HS |
22-5 |
5 |
6 | Randleman HS |
23-6 | 6 |
7 | RS Central HS |
23-4 |
4 |
8 | South Granville HS |
21-6 |
RV |
9 | Smoky Mountain HS |
21-4 | 7 |
10 | West Stanly HS |
21-7 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Midway, Bandys, West Craven, West Wilkes, Providence Grove
In 2017, New Hanover HS made it to the 4A State Finals, falling in a tight series to TC Roberson HS. Both schools moved to the 3A Classification in 2018 and New Hanover found themselves in a similar situation at the end of the year, but this year they completed their task with a 2-0 series win over Crest HS. Tightly contested Regional Finals, saw all four schools end up in the Top 4 of the Final Coaches Poll. Western Alamance, a victim of the one-and-done format had a great year, but falls to No. 5 in a deep pool of teams at the 3A level.
State Champion: New Hanover HS
West Region Champion: Crest HS
East Region Finalist: Terry Sanford HS
West Region Finalist: AC Reynolds HS
Rank | School | Record | Previous Rank |
1 | New Hanover HS |
28-1 | 3 |
2 | Crest HS |
27-5 |
2 |
3 | Terry Sanford HS |
28-5 |
6 |
4 | AC Reynolds HS |
23-5 |
9 |
5 | Western Alamance HS |
26-2 |
1 |
6 | Chapel Hill HS |
24-4 |
7 |
7 | Southwest Guilford HS |
23-4 |
5 |
8 | Southeast Guilford HS |
24-4 |
4 |
9 | Jesse Carson HS |
24-6 |
RV |
10 | TC Roberson HS |
17-11 |
NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Wilson Fike, Alexander Central, Marvin Ridge, Union Pines, North Gaston, DH Conley
A topsy-turvy year at the 4A level continued in the State Tournament. Very few teams could stake their claim inside the Top 10 throughout the year and the eventual State Champion, No. 1 Fuquay-Varina was not ranked in the Top 10 at any point in 2018. The immaculate run saw the Bengals take down several teams that had been in the poll. At No. 2, Ardrey Kell made a similar run, taking down the teams that previously held the No. 1 and No. 2 spots in the PBR/NCBCA Coaches Poll, in their State Tournament run, as well as defeating a total of four teams in the final Top 10.. The depth of the 4A level shows through in the final poll as 20 different schools received votes from the NC coaches across the state.
State Champion: Fuquay-Varina HS
West Region Champion: Ardrey Kell HS
East Region Finalist: Apex HS
West Region Finalist: East Forsyth HS
Rank | School | Record | Previous Rank |
1 | Fuquay-Varina HS |
22-12 | NR |
2 | Ardrey Kell HS |
27-7 | 4 |
3 | East Forsyth HS |
23-7 |
10 |
4 | West Forsyth HS |
23-7 |
RV |
5 | Providence HS |
23-4 |
1 |
6 | Apex HS |
18-10 |
NR |
7 | Ronald Reagan HS |
18-9 |
NR |
8 | South Caldwell HS |
23-4 |
4 |
9 | Lake Norman HS |
24-4 |
2 |
10 | Holly Springs HS |
18-5 |
8 |
Others Receiving Votes: Garner Magnet, Hickory Ridge, Ashley, Sanderson, Middle Creek, South Mecklenburg, Pinecrest, Myers Park, Pine Forest
- PBRPlus A Run to the Title: Fuquay-Varina's Route to the 4A State Championship 6/04/18
- PBRPlus A Run to the Title: New Hanover's 3A State Championship 6/04/18
- NC New Hanover Wins Game 1 of 3A State Championship Series 6/01/18
- NC Preview: 3A State Championship Series 5/31/18
- NC Preview: 4A State Championship Series 5/30/18