PBR/NCBCA Coaches Poll: March 27, 2018
March 27, 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 will put together information and ask the coaches on the 2018 poll to vote for their top 10 teams in the 4 classifications. PBR takes the individual coach rankings to create the PBR/NCBCA Team Rankings. The poll will be released every other Tuesday throughout the 2018 season.
Below are the Team Rankings from the PBR/NCBCA Poll for March 27, 2018.
Class 1A Rankings
The updated Class 1A Rankings see a familiar face at the top of the poll with Murphy HS securing the top spot again. North Stanly and Voyager Academy are firmly entrenched at the No. 2 and No. 3 slots. New comers to the 1A Rankings include Polk County, Gates County, and Bear Grass Charter.
| Rank | School | Record | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Murphy HS | 8-0 | 1 |
| 2 | North Stanly HS | 10-0 | 3 |
| 3 | Voyager Academy | 4-1 | 2 |
| 4 | East Surry HS | 6-1 | 4 |
| 5 | Uwharrie Charter Academy | 7-0 | 8 |
| 6 | Polk County HS | 9-1 | NR |
| 7 | Perquimans HS | 7-2 | 7 |
| 8 | Gates County HS | 7-1 | NR |
| 9 | Lincoln Charter School | 5-2 | 5 |
| 10 | Bear Grass Charter | 6-1 | NR |
Class 2A Rankings
A new No. 1 headlines the updated 2A rankings with Ledford jumping into the top spot. The top three spots are taken by teams from the Greater Triad area as Randleman falls to No. 3, behind North Davidson. 8 of the teams in this week's poll were in the last poll. West Stanly and North Lincoln both make their way into the poll for the first time this year.
| Rank | School | Record | Previous Rank |
| 1 |
Ledford HS | 11-0 | 2 |
| 2 | North Davidson HS | 9-0 | 3 |
| 3 | Randleman HS | 8-1 | 1 |
| 4 | R-S Central HS | 7-1 | 4 |
| 5 | South Granville HS | 8-1 | 6 |
| 6 | Whiteville HS | 7-1 | 7 |
| 7 | Bandys HS | 8-1 | 8 |
| 8 | West Stanly HS | 9-1 | NR |
| 9 | North Lincoln HS | 7-1 | NR |
| 10 | West Craven HS | 6-2 | 5 |
Class 3A Rankings
The 3A level seems to be top heavy with several teams off to a good start. This means some shake ups to the rankings when any team loses a game. The new No. 1 is JH Rose HS from Greenville. Three new teams join the rankings with Alexander Central, DH Conley, and Southeast Guilford each posting records with one loss.
| Rank | School | Record | Previous Rank |
| 1 | JH Rose HS | 8-0 | 4 |
| 2 | Western Alamance HS | 9-0 | 6 |
| 3 | Crest HS | 7-0 | 5 |
| 4 | New Hanover HS | 7-1 | 2 |
| 5 | Alexander Central HS | 9-1 | NR |
| 6 | DH Conley HS | 8-1 | NR |
| 7 | CB Aycock HS | 8-2 | 1 |
| 8 | Southeast Guilford HS | 7-1 | NR |
| 9 | North Gaston HS | 7-1 | 9 |
| 10 | TC Roberson HS | 5-2 | 7 |
Class 4A Rankings
Lake Norman suffered its first loss last week, but quickly avenged that loss to Hough and remains in the No. 1 spot at the 4A level. South Caldwell's hot start has catapulted them to the No. 2 slot. Providence, Ardrey Kell and Green Hope each make their first appearance in the Coaches Poll in 2018. A big week ahead for Green Hope as they will represent NC in the NHSI Tournament run by USA Baseball in Cary, NC later this week.
| Rank | School | Record | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Lake Norman HS | 9-1 | 1 |
| 2 | South Caldwell HS | 10-0 | 5 |
| 3 | Pinecrest HS | 9-1 | 2 |
| 4 | Ashley HS | 9-0 | 8 |
| 5 | Garner HS | 8-1 | 4 |
| 6 | Providence HS | 8-1 | NR |
| 7 | Myers Park HS | 6-1 | 7 |
| 8 | West Forsyth HS | 8-2 | 3 |
| 9 | Ardrey Kell HS | 8-2 | NR |
| 10 | Green Hope HS | 8-2 | NR |