Once and future district mates Johnson and Bowie closed out successful regular seasons at #6 and #7. Vandegrift cracked the Top 10 at #8 after sweeping Round Rock to separate themselves from the District 25-6A logjam and claim the first district title in program history. Speaking of 25-6A, #9 Westwood and #10 Vista Ridge split their regular season finale showdown to make the playoffs while Cedar Ridge swept Manor to finish #11.
Things got a little choppy at the bottom of the rankings behind the Raiders. Weiss swept Pflugerville Connally to advance two spots. Hays stayed put at #13 followed by Liberty Hill, who split with Cedar Park. Round Rock remained in our Rankings at #15 despite losing out in the 25-6A game of musical chairs.
With the exception of a handful of play-in and seeding games, the 2026 regular season is now in the books. Which means baseball’s third and most important season – the playoffs – is about to get underway!
VYPE's Austin Baseball Rankings
(Last week’s rankings in parentheses)
1. (1) Rouse Raiders (5A) 27-3 (Swept Lockhart, def. Lake Belton)
2. (2) Lake Travis Cavaliers (6A) 22-9-1 (Swept Austin High)
3. (3) Georgetown Eagles (5A) 29-3 (Swept Pflugerville)
4. (4) Dripping Springs Tigers (6A) 23-9-1 (Split w/Westlake; def. #6 Bowie)
5. (7) Anderson Trojans (5A) 24-7 (Swept Navarro; def. #5 Buda Johnson)
6. (5) Buda Johnson Jaguars (6A) 22-8-2 (Def. San Marcos; lost vs. #7 Anderson)
7. (6) Bowie Bulldogs (6A) 20-8-1 (Def. #13 Hays; Lost @ #4 Dripping Springs)
8. (T-8) Vandegrift Vipers (6A) 19-12 (Swept #8 Round Rock)
9. (T-8) Westwood Warriors (6A) 22-10-1 (Split w/#8 Vista Ridge)
10. (T-8) Vista Ridge Rangers (6A) 19-11 (Split w/#8 Westwood)
11. (T-8) Cedar Ridge Raiders (6A) 19-10-2 (Swept Manor)
12. (14) Weiss Wolves (5A) 21-8-1 (Swept Pflugerville Connally)
13. (13) Hays Hawks (5A) 19-10-1 (Lost vs. #6 Bowie; swept Lehman)
14. (15) Liberty Hill Panthers (5A) 20-9-1 (Split w/Cedar Park)
15. (T-8) Round Rock Dragons (6A) 19-13 (Swept by #8 Vandegrift)
On the radar: Hendrickson Hawks (19-8-2); San Marcos Rattlers (6A) 19-11-1; Lago Vista (4A) 21-8-1; New Tech Titans (4A) 19-6; McCallum Knights (17-8-4)
