SBLive Mississippi baseball rankings (April 4): Sumrall stays undefeated, ranked atop 4A

As the 2022 baseball season moved from March to April this week, the MHSAA baseball playoff picture started to come into focus. That included a big week for the teams in the SBLive Power 10.

The No. 9 Brandon Bulldogs clinched a first-round bye, joining top-ranked Northwest Rankin, No. 4 Madison Central, No. 6 New Hope, No. 7 West Lauderdale and No. 10 Lewisburg.

Here's a look at the updated rankings for this week, plus the top five from each of the MHSAA's six classifications.

Power 10 Rankings

1. Northwest Rankin (18-2)
2. Jackson Prep (17-4)
3. Sumrall (18-0)
4. Madison Central (19-7)
5. Madison-Ridgeland Academy (22-3)
6. New Hope (19-1)
7. West Lauderdale (17-3)
8. Starkville Academy (19-3)
9. Brandon (17-5)
10. Lewisburg (17-1)

• Dropped Out: NA
• Moved In: NA

Class 6A

1. Northwest Rankin (18-2)
2. Madison Central (12-7)
3. Brandon (17-5)
4. Lewisburg (17-1)
5. Southaven (10-7)

Class 5A

1. New Hope (19-1)
2. South Jones (17-5)
3. George County (17-4)
4. Saltillo (16-4)
5. East Central (15-5)

• Dropped Out: NA
  
• Moved In: NA

Class 4A

1. Sumrall (19-0)
2. West Lauderdale (17-5)
3. Pontotoc (18-4)
4. Poplarville (15-5)
5. Purvis (13-2)

• Dropped Out: NA
  
• Moved In: NA

Class 3A

1. Amory (15-3)
2. Nettleton (16-4)
3. St. Andrew's (12-6)
4. Clarkdale (12-8)
5. Water Valley (14-5)

• Dropped Out: NA
  
• Moved In: NA

Class 2A

1. East Union (17-3)
2. Pisgah (15-5)
3. Stringer (13-4)
4. Mize (14-6)
5. Lake (14-2)

• Dropped Out: NA
  
• Moved In: NA

Class 1A

1. Resurrection Catholic (18-4)
2. Taylorsville (10-5)
3. Tupelo Christian (9-6)
4. Sebastopol (14-6)
5. Biggersville (11-4)

• Dropped Out: NA
• Moved In: NA