I am doing some research on baseball teams, and have had a little
trouble finding the answer (or sources).  How many baseball teams are
there in America?  I am primarily looking for high school and above. 
So....how many high school baseball teams (include varsity, jv,
freshman)?  How many college teams?  How many professional baseball
teams?  Thanks!

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Clarification of Question by slamdunksy21-ga on 15 Apr 2006 03:19 PDT

I have shortened my question to this:

How many college baseball teams are there in America?

NOTE: include the different levels of intercollegiate athletics such
as NCAA, NAIA, etc.

Thanks!

Hello, slamdunksy21-ga!

My husband is a big sports fan so I went straight to him with this
one! I was able to find listings for NCAA (National Collegiate
Athletic Association) Divisions I, II, and III; NAIA (National
Association for Intercollegiate Athletics); and NJCAA (National Junior
College Athletic Association) Divisions I, II, and III. Here is the
quick summary of what I found.

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NCAA
Their website (unlike the NAIA and NJCAA sites) did not give a total,
but there were complete lists of participating schools. I counted each
list three times to be sure that I have the right number.

Division I: 286 participating schools
http://web1.ncaa.org/ssLists/sportByInst.do?sport=MBA&division=1


Division II: 236 participating schools
http://web1.ncaa.org/ssLists/sportByInst.do?sport=MBA&division=2


Division III: 362 participating schools
http://web1.ncaa.org/ssLists/sportByInst.do?sport=MBA&division=3

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NAIA: 212 participating schools
http://naia.cstv.com/member-services/championships/Qualifcation_Plans/BaseballQP.htm

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NJCAA 

Division I: 187 participating schools
http://www.njcaa.org/findcollege_sport.cfm?sid=7&gender=m


Division II: 117 participating schools
http://www.njcaa.org/findcollege_sport.cfm?sid=8&gender=m


Division III: 87 participating schools
http://www.njcaa.org/findcollege_sport.cfm?sid=9&gender=m

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I hope that this answers your question. Good luck to your son during
his season. If you have need of any further clarification please let
me know how I can help. Thank you again!

Sincerely,
Boquinha-ga

Search strategy:
NAIA baseball
NCAA baseball
Junior College Baseball

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Request for Answer Clarification by slamdunksy21-ga on 15 Apr 2006 18:20 PDT

Perfect...thanks.

I'm not too familiar with how this service works, but can I ask
another question for you to answer? I can pay more.  Perhaps I post a
new question?

How many independent league teams (a different form of professional
baseball) are there in America?

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Clarification of Answer by boquinha-ga on 16 Apr 2006 11:24 PDT

Hi!

I'm glad you like my answer. To "close" this question, simply rate the
question and follow the instructions you find there.

I'm happy to look up more for you. Simply post a new question and make
sure that my name (boquinha-ga) is in the title of the question and
addressed to me. I can do my best to help you out! Welcome to Google
Answers, by the way.

Thank you,
Boquinha-ga

Very thorough...all links to information on other sites.  Great!

Oops, sorry about the comment that says "Good luck to your son during
his season." I'm confusing your sports question with another one I've
recently read. My apologies! Hope the information is helpful!

Sincerely,
Boquinha-ga

Thank you for the 5-star rating!

Sincerely,
Boquinha-ga