The first-ever 2031 HOT 100 player rankings took place last month and here’s how the honorees were revealed over the two week countdown with 10 spots each day:

• #’s 100-91 (Mon., Jan. 12, 2026)
• #’s 90-81 (Tue., Jan. 13, 2026)
• #’s 80-71 (Wed., Jan. 14, 2026)
• #’s 70-61 (Thu., Jan. 15, 2026)
• #’s 60-51 (Fri. Jan. 16, 2026)
• #’s 50-41 (Mon., Jan. 19, 2026)
• #’s 40-31 (Tue., Jan. 20, 2026)
• #’s 30-21 (Wed., Jan. 21, 2026)
• #’s 20-11 (Thu., Jan. 22, 2026)
• #’s 10-1 (Fri. Jan. 23, 2026)

We also extended the following honors:

• Tuesday, Jan. 27: prospects ranked #’s 101+ (“Ones to Watch”)
• Wednesday, Jan. 28: 2031 Class Position Rankings
• Thursday, Jan. 29: 2031 Regional Rankings
• Friday, Jan. 30: Spotlight on the No. 1 rated player

In an on-going series, we’re sharing many of the happy social media posts by those who were honored by making the HOT 100: the players themselves.

Here are the first two article we published sharing some of these online announcements:

• 2031 HOT 100 Rankings: Honored Players Celebrate Selections on Social Media – PART 1 (January 26, 2026)

• 2031 HOT 100 Rankings: Honored Players Celebrate Selections on Social Media – PART 2 (January 30, 2026)

• 2031 HOT 100 Rankings: Honored Players Celebrate Selections on Social Media – PART 3 (February 4, 2026)

Note: if you  – the player, parent or coach  – want to share one we missed, please email Grace.White@LineDriveMedia.com and we’ll post more soon.

Here are some of the posts we haven’t published yet… and congrats to all those recognized!

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