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From English Grammar in Use 2nd. edition page 214:

"After superlatives we use in with places (town, buildings...)
(...)
We also use in for organisations and groups of people (a class, team...)"

So we get sentences like:

(1) He is, without a doubt, the best player in our team.
(2) Angela is the best student in school.

Could I change the preposition to on (1) or at (2) in the sentences above?

José

'on the team' is fine.
'at school' seems wrong to me here.

'at school' seems wrong to me here.

Would it be because 'in school' implies what's going on there rather than think of the school as a place?

José