Top 20 most dominant high school football teams in the MaxPreps era, national and state
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See the most dominant high school football teams in each state, plus the Top 10 nationwide.
It has been 10 years now that MaxPreps has put out football computer rankings, presented by the Army National Guard.
That's plenty of time to come up with a solid list of which programs have been the most dominant during the MaxPreps era.
For the purpose of the national rankings, each team will be awarded points based off where it finished in the computer rankings after each season. For example, if a team finished No. 1 overall it receives 50 points. If the team finished No. 25 overall, it would get 26 points. A team also receives 30 points for winning a state title and 15 for being the runner-up.
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Top 10 most dominant football teams in the MaxPreps era
1. De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) - 502
Overall record: 127-12-2
State championships: 5
National Top 25 finishes: 7
2. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.) - 406
Overall record: 106-11
State (Group) Championships: 6
National Top 25 finishes: 5
3. Trinity (Louisville, Ky.) - 383
Overall record: 120-21
State championships: 7
National Top 25 finishes: 4
4. Maryville (Tenn.) - 359
Overall record: 145-5
State championships: 7
National Top 25 finishes: 3
5. Bellevue (Wash.) - 354
Overall record: 127-7
State championships: 7
National Top 25 finishes: 3
6. Skyline (Sammamish, Wash.) - 352
Overall record: 115-19
State championships: 6
National Top 25 finishes: 4
6. Byrnes (Duncan, S.C.) - 352
Overall record: 130-15
State championships: 6
National Top 25 finishes: 3
8. Hoover (Ala.) - 340
Overall record: 136-14
State championships: 5
National Top 25 finishes: 3
9. South Panola (Batesville, Miss.) - 338
Overall record: 139-10
State championships: 7
National Top 25 finishes: 3
10. Trinity (Euless, Texas) - 322
Overall record: 125-18
State championships: 3
National Top 25 finishes: 6
How the state rankings are determined:
For the purpose of the rankings, each team will be awarded points based off where it finished in the computer rankings after each season. For example, if a team finished No. 1 overall it receives 25 points. If the team finished No. 25 overall, it would get one point. A team also receives 30 points for winning a state title and 15 for being the runner-up. Due to unique setups in New Jersey and Massachusetts, we have not tabulated points for all schools in those states.
Alabama
1. Hoover - 451
Overall record: 136-14
State championships: 5
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Alaska
1. Soldotna - 421
Overall record: 89-13
State championships: 6
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Arizona
1. Hamilton (Chandler) - 464
Overall record: 129-11
State championships: 6
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Arkansas
1. Greenwood - 373
Overall record: 120-17
State championships: 6
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California
Central Section
1. Bakersfield - 337
Section championships: 4
2. Clovis West (Fresno) - 309
Section championships: 3
3. Liberty (Bakersfield) - 245
Section championships: 2
4. Bullard (Fresno) - 218
Section championships: 1
5. El Diamante (Visalia) - 202
Section championships: 2
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Central Coast Section
1. Los Gatos - 375
Section championships: 5
2. Valley Christian (San Jose) - 326
Section championships: 3
3. Bellarmine (San Jose) - 314
Section championships: 3
4. Palo Alto - 303
Section championships: 3
5. Serra (San Mateo) - 272
Section championships: 2
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L.A. City Section
1. Crenshaw (Los Angeles) - 368
Section championships: 4
2. Narbonne (Harbor City) - 335
Section championships: 3
3. Carson - 247
Section championships: 0
4. Birmingham (Lake Balboa) - 245
Section championships: 3
5. San Pedro - 241
Section championships: 1
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Northern Section
1. Paradise - 443
Section championships: 5
2. Sutter - 365
Section championships: 4
3. West Valley (Cottonwood) - 317
Section championships: 2
4. Enterprise (Redding) - 297
Section championships: 3
5. Foothill (Palo Cedro) - 278
Section championships: 1
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North Coast Section
1. De La Salle (Concord) - 550
Section championships: 10
2. Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa) - 289
Section championships: 4
3. Marin Catholic (Kentfield) - 263
Section championships: 2
4. San Ramon Valley (Danville) - 262
Section championships: 2
5. Novato - 214
Section championships: 3
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Oakland Section
1. McClymonds (Oakland) - 240
Section championships: 7
2. Oakland Tech - 231
Section championships: 0
3. Skyline (Oakland) - 226
Section championships: 1
4. Fremont (Oakland) - 224
Section championships: 1
5. Castlemont (Oakland) - 219
Section championships: 1
Sac-Joaquin Section
1. Del Oro (Loomis) - 358
Section championships: 4
2. Central Catholic (Modesto) - 350
Section championships: 6
3. Folsom - 238
Section championships: 3
4. Granite Bay - 227
Section championships: 3
5. Nevada Union (Grass Valley) - 215
Section championships: 2
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San Diego Section
1. Oceanside - 510
Section championships: 8
2. Cathedral Catholic (San Diego) - 365
Section championships: 6
3. Valley Center - 299
Section championships: 5
4. Helix (La Mesa) - 269
Section championships: 1
5. Mission Hills (San Marcos) - 243
Section championships: 1
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San Francisco Section
1. Lincoln (San Francisco) - 236
Section championships: 5
2. Lowell (San Francisco) - 228
Section championships: 1
3. Mission (San Francisco) - 225
Section championships: 1
3. Washington (San Francisco) - 225
Section championships: 1
5. Balboa (San Francisco) - 215
Section championships: 0
Southern Section
1. Oaks Christian (Westlake Village) - 379
Section championships: 6
2. Centennial (Corona) - 350
Section championships: 5
3. Long Beach Poly - 289
Section championships: 4
4. St. Bonaventure (Ventura) - 278
Section championships: 4
5. Mission Viejo - 233
Section championships: 1
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Colorado
1. Mullen (Denver) - 357
Overall record: 107-24
State championships: 4
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Connecticut
1. New Canaan - 339
Overall record: 103-21
State championships: 5
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Delaware
1. Salesianum (Wilmington) - 367
Overall record: 93-27
State championships: 4
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Florida
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) - 351
Overall record: 127-15
State championships: 4
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Georgia
1. Buford - 395
Overall record: 136-10
State championships: 6
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Hawaii
1. 'Iolani (Honolulu) - 398
Overall record: 87-39-1
State championships: 7
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Idaho
1. Shelley - 292
Overall record: 96-14
State championships: 5
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Illinois
1. Mount Carmel (Chicago) - 303
Overall record: 111-25
State championships: 2
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Indiana
1. Indianapolis Cathedral - 416
Overall record: 110-32
State championships: 7
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Iowa
1. Regina (Iowa City) - 280
Overall record: 115-11
State championships: 5
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Kansas
1. Hutchinson - 423
Overall record: 110-17
State championships: 7
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Kentucky
1. Trinity (Louisville) - 464
Overall record: 120-21
State championships: 7
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Louisiana
1. Curtis (River Ridge) - 490
Overall record: 127-9
State championships: 8
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Maine
1. Bonny Eagle (Standish) - 349
Overall record: 85-21
State championships: 5
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Maryland
1. Dunbar (Baltimore) - 316
Overall record: 116-18
State championships: 7
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Michigan
1. East Grand Rapids - 315
Overall record: 105-19
State championships: 5
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Minnesota
1. Eden Prairie - 397
Overall record: 116-10
State championships: 5
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Mississippi
1. South Panola (Batesville) - 461
Overall record: 139-10
State championships: 7
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Missouri
1. Webb City - 406
Overall record: 133-5
State championships: 6
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Montana
1. Billings Central Catholic - 352
Overall record: 97-16
State championships: 2
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Nebraska
1. Norfolk Catholic - 361
Overall record: 110-12
State championships: 5
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Nevada
1. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) - 400
Overall record: 119-17
State championships: 6
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New Hampshire
1. Bishop Guertin (Nashua) - 434
Overall record: 97-18
State championships: 7
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New Mexico
1. Mayfield (Las Cruces) - 394
Overall record: 108-23
State championships: 4
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New York
1. Aquinas Institute (Rochester) - 245
Overall record: 93-21
State championships: 3
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North Carolina
1. Independence (Charlotte) - 266
Overall record: 116-25
State championships: 3
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North Dakota
1. Fargo South - 412
Overall record: 90-19
State championships: 5
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Ohio
1. St. Xavier (Cincinnati) - 272
Overall record: 91-33
State championships: 2
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Oklahoma
1. Union (Tulsa) - 443
Overall record: 120-17
State championships: 6
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Oregon
1. Jesuit (Portland) - 318
Overall record: 108-21
State championships: 2
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Pennsylvania
1. Central Catholic (Pittsburgh) - 218
Overall record: 114-16
State championships: 2
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Rhode Island
1. Bishop Hendricken (Warwick) - 395
Overall record: 92-30
State championships: 4
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South Carolina
1. Byrnes (Duncan) - 434
Overall record: 130-15
State championships: 6
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South Dakota
1. West Central (Hartford) - 340
Overall record: 95-15
State championships: 4
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Tennessee
1. Maryville - 487
Overall record: 145-5
State championships: 7
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Texas
1. Carroll (Southlake) - 313
Overall record: 126-15
State championships: 4
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Utah
1. Timpview (Provo) - 408
Overall record: 111-17
State championships: 7
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Vermont
1. Hartford (White River Junction) - 378
Overall record: 73-28-1
State championships: 5
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Virginia
1. Phoebus (Hampton) - 304
Overall record: 124-11
State championships: 5
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Washington
1. Bellevue - 475
Overall record: 127-7
State championships: 8
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West Virginia
1. Martinsburg - 366
Overall record: 113-18
State championships: 4
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Wisconsin
1. Waunakee - 284
Overall record: 115-11
State championships: 3
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Wyoming
1. Douglas - 304
Overall record: 77-28
State championships: 3
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