We will now release our 6th edition of the CABC Men's AAA Top 10 Rankings for the 2026 season. The list is meant to have some fun and grow the sport of baseball at the Men's AAA level. As I am playing a little bit of catch up here with the site, this is going to be a condensed version of the National Top 10 Rankings which will just include teams as well as some information about their season to this point. 

 

I have also started to include playoffs records for the teams that completed them this year. I am also going to include provincial championship tournaments as well to try and get a true snap shot of the full season as best that I can. I promise that for the final rankings of the year (later in September), I will include key players/pitchers from each team that was ranked. 

 

So without delaying any longer, here is the most recent Top 10 Rankings in the country as of August 16th, 2026

 

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Honorable Mentions 

*Sarnia Brigade (13 - 5 - 1 Record) (NR)

The Sarnia Brigade find their way back into the National Top 10 Rankings after they grab an honorable mention this time around. The Brigade finished as co-champions in the annual Gold Bat Tournament as they went 3 - 0 - 1 and were to play the Newmarkey Hawks in the final which was washed out by rain. They also had a deep run at the National Qualifier in Ontario as they went 5 - 2 and dropped the final to the Windsor Stars by a score of 10 - 6.

 

*Calgary Rockies (16 - 8 Record; 1st Place Sunburst League) (6)

The Calgary Rockies drop out of the National Top 10 Rankings from the #6 spot and into an honorable mention in this edition. The rockies had a great regular season going 12 - 4 record good for top spot in the Sunburst League. In the playoff rounds, the defeated the Calgary Diamondbacks in a Best of 3 series 2 - 1 before dropping a tough Best of 5 League Final to the St Albert Tigers by a 3 - 2 count. 

 

*Fredericton Royals (18 - 10 Record; T - 2nd Place New Brunswick League) (NR)

The Fredericton Royals make their way back into the National Top 10 Rankings as they grab an honorable mention in this edition. The Royals who have been sitting around the top end of the NB Senior Baseball League standings this summer went on a tear to wrap up the regular season as they went an impressive 6 - 2 in their final games. They finished tied with the Charlottetown Islanders in the standings but won the head-to-head tiebreaker to finish 2nd overall. 

 

*Brock de Drummondville (18 - 12 Record; T - 3rd Place Ligue du Quebec) (NR)

The Brock de Drummondville make their first appearance of 2026 in the National Top 10 Rankings as an honorable mention. The Brock have had a good season to this point as they were sitting around the middle of the pack in the Ligue de Baseball Majeur du Quebec. In the last couple of weeks of the regular season, they got red hot winning six of their last seven games catapulting themsleves into second place in the B45 Division and a Round 1 bye for the playoffs.

 

*Guerriers de Granby (18 - 12 Record; T - 3rd Place Ligue du Quebec) (HM)

The Guerriers de Granby will retain their previous position as they grab an honorable mention in this edition of the National Top 10 Rankings. The Guerriers have had a much improved season from last year and were sitting in 1st place in the Louisville Slugger Division for a little bit. Down the stretch, they came back down to earth a little bit as they played .500 baseball going 5 - 5 in their last couple of weeks to finish in 2nd place in their division heading into playoffs. 

 

*Waterloo Tigers (20 - 10 - 1 Record; 2nd Place COBA Major League) (HM)

The Waterloo Tigers had a solid finish to their 2026 campaign as they retain their honorable mention ranking in this edition of the National Top 10 Rankings. The Tigers finished atop their division in the COBA Major League with a 16 - 7 - 1 record good for 2nd overall. They took a bit of a step back going 1 - 2 at the National Qualifier in Windsor but rebounded to win the COBA Major League Playoffs going 3 - 1 overall and a 6 - 5 win over Burlington in the finals. 

 

*Oak River Dodgers (21 - 8 Record; 2nd Place South West League) (10)

 The Oak River Dodgers wrapped up a successful 2026 campaign as they grab an honorable mention in this edition of the National Top 10 Rankings. The Dodgers ended up with an 11 - 4 record in the South West League which was good for 2nd place overall. They had a good run through playoffs dropping a tough final to the Boissevain Centennials 3 - 0 in the Best of 5 series but rebounded to capture the Manitoba Provinical title with a perfect 5 - 0 record in West Winnipeg.

 

 

National Top 10 Rankings

#10 - St Albert Tigers (15 - 8 Record; 2nd Place Sunburst League) (HM)

The St Albert Tigers crack into the main portion of the rankings as they grab the #10 spot this time around in the National Top 10 Rankings. The Tigers had a successful season in the Sunburst League this year in Alberta. They had a great regualr season finishing atop the North Divison standings and 2nd overall in the league. They also won their own Tigers Inivitational tournament as well defeating the Edmonton Cubs in the final. They also had great playoff run which concluded with a big 3 - 2 series win over the Calgary Rockies in the league final after being down 0 - 2.

 

#9 - Cartwright Twins (18 - 4 - 1 Record; 1st Place Border League) (9)

The Cartwright Twins wrapped up their season as well and maintain their #9 ranking in this edition of the National Top 10 Rankings. The Twins were a dominant force again this year in the Border Baseball League in Manitoba as they narrowly finished 1st in the league on a head to head tiebreaker over Altona. In their league playoffs, they were an impressive 8 - 1 - 1 in grabbing the championship this year. At the Manitoba provincials, they went 1 - 2 in pool play missing out on the playoff round there dropping games to West Winnipeg and Oak River while defeating Carillon

 

#8 - Etobicoke Rangers (19 - 8 - 1) Record; 1st Place COBA Major League) (4)

The Etobicoke Rangers drop a few spots in this edition of the National Top 10 Rankings as they drop from 4th into the #8 position. The Rangers had another strong showing in the COBA Major Baseball League regular season as they went 16 - 4 - 1 grabbing the coveted Anson Buck trophy again this year. At the National Qualifying Tournament in Windsor, they had anpther good run there as well but just came up short of a nationals bid with a 3 - 2 record bowing out on Sunday evening. In the league playoff tournament, they went 0 - 2 in pool play missing out on the playoff round.

 

#7 - Chatham Ironmen (20 - 8 Record; 1st Place New Brunswick League) (HM)

The Chatham Ironmen take a big jump up the rankings this time around as they go from an honorable mention to #7 in this edition of the National Top 10 Rankings. The Ironmen have had a spectatular season thus far in 2026 as they have played some strong and consistent baseball throughout the summer. The club had an exceptional regular season as they went 20 - 8 overall, including an 8 - 2 record down the stretch, to finish two games ahead of both Fredericton and Charlottetown. They will now prepare for the Canadian Championships as well as the NB League playoffs.

 

#6 - Castors d'Acton Vale (21 - 9 Record; 2nd Place Ligue du Quebec) (8)

The Castors d'Acton Vale make a bit of a jump this week as they climb two spots to the #6 position in this edition of the National Top 10 Rankings. The Castors were in a little bit of a slump at the time of our last posting but have turned it around now as they went 5 - 2 during the last few weeks and gave the Big Bill de Coaticook a run for top spot in the LBMQ standings. They will now take a bit of a break as five players will make their way to the Men's Canadian Championships nect week in Miramichi, NB

 

#5 - Charlottetown Islanders (18 - 10 Record; T - 2nd Place New Brunswick League) (3)

The Charlottetown Islanders drop a pair of spots but are able to keep themsleves in the top 5 as they grab the #5 spot in this round of the National Top 10 Rankings. The Islanders, who have sat in top spot in the New Brunswick League for a good portion of the summer, had a little bit of a tough stretch coming home at the end of the regular season as they went 4 - 3 over the course of the final few weeks and finished in 3rd place overall after a tiebreak with Fredericton. They will now prepare themsekves for a trip to Miramichi, NB to try and defend their 2025 Men's Canadian Championship.

 

#4 - Dartmouth Dry (17 - 4 Record; 1st Place Nova Scotia League) (5)

The Dartmouth Dry make a bit of a move in this edition of the National Top 10 Rankings as they climb one spot into the #4 spot nationally. The Dry haven certainly been on a mission this year as they try and make their way back to the top of the mountain in the Nova Scotia League after a tough departure from the playoff last year. They had a very successful last couple of weeks as they went a perfect 5 - 0 in league play to cement their lead atop the standings this. They will now take a small break for the Men's Canadians as Anthony McKinley & Ryan Nason will join the Kentville roster.

 

#3 - Windsor Stars (20 - 5 Record; 1st Place Can Am League) (7)

The Windsor Stars take a bit of a leap in this edition on the National Top 10 Rankings as they climb an impressive four spot into the #3 position. The Stars had another good year in the Can Am League as they went 13 - 4 in league play finishing a pair of games ahead of the Tecumseh Thunder. In their abbreviated league playoffs, the ended up going 1 - 1 dropping the final to Tecusmeh 7 - 2. Following that they attended the National Qualifier and had a very successful run there going a perfect 6 - 0 to capture the Ontario Men's AAA title and a trip to Miramichi, NB for the Canadians. 

 

#2 - Big Bill de Coaticook (22 - 8 Record; 1st Place Ligue du Quebec) (2)

The Big Bill de Coaticook retain their spot from the previous post as they grab the #2 spot in this edition of the National Top 10 Rankings. In a complete 180 from 2025, the Big Bill have been playing some great baseball this year as they have sat in top spot in the LBMQ for almost the whole season in 2026. They had a busy stretch of games to finish up their regular season and went a combined 5 - 4 in those games narrowly hanging onto top spot in the league over a surging Acton Vale club. They will now prepare for the LBMQ playoffs and hopefully a shot at a laeague title. 

 

#1 - Boissevain Centennials (30 - 2 Record; 1st Place South West League) (1)

The consensus #1 team in the country maintains their position in this edition of the National Top 10 Rankings as the Boissevain Centennials once again find themselves on top of the country. The Centennials had quite a run during the 2026 season. They went 14 - 0 in South West League play to grab top spot there. They also went 8 - 1 in the playoffs to capture the league championship as well. At the Manitoba Provincials, they hit their only blip of the season after going 3 - 0 in pool play they dropped their semi-final to West Winnipeg 12 - 0. They followed that up with a perfect 5 - 0 run capturing a Western Canadian Men's Championship in Sasaktoon.

 

Congrats to all of the teams that made the list this time around. After a few weeks, we will release our 7th (and season ending) edition of the rankings for the 2026 season.  

 

The CABC Team