Preseason 4A IHSBCA Rankings
The 2026 high school baseball season is underway, with games beginning March 30, and once again the Hoosier Crossroads Conference is prominently featured in the preseason rankings.
Noblesville (16–11 in 2025) leads the way at No. 3, followed closely by two-time defending Sectional 8 champion Westfield (22–10) at No. 4. Fishers (25–6), the 2025 HCC champion, checks in at No. 6, while Zionsville (19–9) rounds out the top group at No. 7. Brownsburg (17–9), coming off a sectional title in 2025, is ranked No. 13.
The HCC’s strength extends beyond the state. In Perfect Game’s Ohio Valley Region rankings—which include programs from Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and Kentucky—Zionsville is ranked No. 15, followed by Noblesville at No. 17, Fishers at No. 20, and Westfield at No. 23. It is rare for one conference to place four teams among the top programs across a five-state region—especially when all four reside in the same sectional.
Historically, the HCC has backed up its reputation with postseason success. Since 2003, six different conference programs have reached the state championship game a combined nine times. Brownsburg made three appearances (2003, 2004, 2005), winning the title in 2005. Westfield (2009), Zionsville (2016), and Fishers (2021) each finished as runner-up, while Noblesville (2014), Fishers (2018), and Hamilton Southeastern (2019) captured state titles. Avon has reached the Final Four twice (2019, 2024), and Franklin Central has added multiple sectional titles in recent years.
As the 2026 season unfolds, the race for conference supremacy will once again feature some of the top programs not only in Indiana, but across the Midwest.
| Rank | Team | Record | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crown Point | 27-5 | Sectional Champ |
| 2 | Center Grove | 27-5 | Final 4 |
| 3 | Noblesville | 16-11 | HCC |
| 4 | Westfield | 22-10 | Elite 8 |
| 5 | Evansville North | 25-9 | Runner-Up |
| 6 | Fishers | 25-6 | HCC Champ |
| 7 | Zionsville | 19-9 | HCC |
| 8 | WL Harrison | 20-8 | Sectional Champ |
| 9 | Penn | 28-2 | Sectional Champ |
| 10 | Bloomington South | 17-7 | |
| 11 | Homestead | 23-7 | Sectional Champ |
| 12 | Warsaw | 20-9 | |
| 13 | Brownsburg | 17-9 | Sectional Champ |
| 14 | Valparaiso | 26-5 | State Champ |
| 15 | North Central | 19-10 | Elite 8 |
| 16 | Lake Central | 25-6 | |
| 17 | Franklin | 18-10 | Elite 8 |
| 18 | Goshen | 13-14 | Final 4 |
| 19 | Chesterton | 15-13 |