Central East Maui returned to the #LLWS for the second time in five tournaments by navigating the bottom bracket in both state and region tournament play, and by avenging their two pre-LLWS losses with a pair of wins in each tourney. Central East Maui allowed less than two runs

LLB Top 50 #5: Paseo Verde Little League Henderson, Nevada (13-3) #LLWS

Nevada's third-ever #LLWS qualifier, Paseo Verde responded to an unexpected loss to Montana in the Mountain Region tournament with six consecutive wins in their ensuing region and LLWS games. Paseo Verde topped #11 South Shore and #6 Central East Maui, and their only losses in

LLB Top 50 #4: Boca Raton Little League Boca Raton, Florida (7-1) #LLWS

The best team you did not see on ESPN this year, Boca Raton's only loss came in a defacto elimination game in their final pool contest at the Florida state tournament that both teams had circled on their calendars well in advance of the game. Lake Mary escaped a potential

LLB Top 50 #3: Greater New Orleans Little League New Orleans, Louisiana (12-3) #LLWS

Greater New Orleans notched six wins against teams in the Top 15 on this list, including 4 against #14 Eastbank and 2 against #8 Lamar. Boerne's grand slam-fueled fourth inning comeback in the Southwest Region championship game is the only thing that stood between GNO and a trip

#1 and #2 in our rankings will be settled on the field in a few minute's time by two teams that were the clear top dogs in this year's #LLWS tournament. Good luck to Boerne and Lake Mary!

This was Ali-Frazier (not Todd -- the other one). Congratulations to Lake Mary -- your 2024 United States champions! #LLWS

LLB Top 50 #2: Boerne Little League Boerne, Texas West (17-1) #LLWS

It was clear from the start of the tournament that Boerne had a special team this year: Boerne defeated each of its ten opponents en route to the Texas West title by 10+ runs, and in an era where runs can be more difficult to come by, outscored the field by a 146-10 margin.

LLB Top 50 #1: Lake Mary Little League Lake Mary, Florida (19-1 + Sunday's game) #LLWS

One year after falling a game short of the #LLWS, Lake Mary had one goal this year: get to Williamsport. They more than reached that goal. The Florida champions emerged victorious from a critical state tournament test versus #4 Boca Raton, and later defeated #9 Goodlettsville

Fantastic game between two evenly-matched teams... congratulations to Lake Mary -- your 2024 Little League World Series champions! #LLWS