American Heritage is now the frontrunner in the MaxPreps Cup standings.
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State titles in boys basketball and girls soccer propelled American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) to the top of the MaxPreps Cup rankings after the conclusion of the winter sports season.
The Patriots jumped from seventh place following the fall sports season to the top spot with 654 points. American Heritage, which had won state titles in football, boys swimming and girls golf during the fall, added two more state titles in the winter.
Carmel (Ind.), the leader after the fall season, is in second place with 618 points. The Greyhounds added a state title in girls swimming to the three titles they won during the fall in boys and girls cross country and girls golf.
Webb (Knoxville, Tenn.) dropped to third place with 551 points. It added a state championship in girls basketball to the four championships it won in the fall.
MaxPreps Cup rankings are compiled by giving schools points for
finishing first or second at the state level. For states that don't have
state competition, point totals were adjusted to award first and
second-place teams at the section level. Points were also awarded for
size of playoff division (championships won at the large school level
were worth more than championships at the small-school level), size of
state (championships for Texas, for example, were worth more than
championships for less populous states like Alaska) and type of sport
(football championships were worth more than tennis championships).
National
rankings were also included in the tabulation of points. The MaxPreps
Computer Rankings for soccer are utilized while the
Xcellent 25 Rankings were used for boys and girls basketball, football and volleyball. Dyestat's national rankings for cross country were also utilized along with The Mat's rankings for wrestling. Not all sports contested at the state level are included in the MaxPreps Cup standings.
MaxPreps Cup Standings - Winter update
1. American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)
654 points
State titles: Boys basketball, boys swimming, girls golf, girls soccer, football.
2. Carmel (Ind.)
618 points
State titles: boys cross country, girls cross country, girls swimming, girls golf.
3. Webb (Knoxville, Tenn.)
551 points
State titles: Girls basketball, football, girls volleyball, boys cross country, girls cross country.
4. Bozeman (Mont.)
534 points
State titles: Boys soccer, boys cross country, football, girls cross country.
5. Punahou (Honolulu)
520 points
State titles: Boys swimming, football, girls basketball, girls swimming, girls cross country.
6. Rock Bridge (Columbia, Mo.)
513 points
State titles: Girls basketball.
7. Avon (Ind.)
497 points
State titles: Girls soccer, girls volleyball.
8. Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh, N.C.)
490 points
State titles: Girls cross country, girls tennis, volleyball.
9. The Pingry School (Martinsville, N.J.)
475 points
State titles: Boys swimming, boys cross country, girls swimming, girls tennis.
10. Bentonville (Ark.)
472 points
State titles: Boys swimming, football, girls swimming.
10. Campbell County (Gillette, Wyo.)
472 points
State titles: Boys basketball, girls swimming, girls tennis, girls cross country, boys swimming.
12. Summit (Bend, Ore.)464 points
State titles: Boys soccer, boys swimming, boys cross country, girls soccer, girls swimming, girls cross country.
13. Salesianum (Wilmington, Del.)
452 points
State titles: Boys basketball, boys soccer, boys swimming, boys cross country, football.
14. St. Pius X Catholic (Atlanta)
441 points
State titles: Boys swimming, boys cross country, girls basketball, volleyball.
15. Wayzata (Plymouth, Minn.)
440 points
State titles: Boys swimming, boys cross country, girls swimming, girls cross country.
16. La Salle Academy (Providence, R.I.)
414 points
State titles: Boys basketball, boys soccer, girls soccer, girls cross country.
17. Immaculate Heart Academy (Washington Township, N.J.)
412 points
State titles: Girls swimming, volleyball, girls basketball.
18. Monte Vista (Danville, Calif.)
410 points
State titles: Boys basketball, girls soccer (North Coast Section title).
19. Tupelo (Miss.)
406 points
State titles: Boys swimming, boys cross country, girls swimming, girls cross country.
20. Edgewood (Madison, Wis.)
402 points
State titles: Boys swimming, girls golf, girls tennis, girls cross country.
21. Carroll (Southlake, Texas)
394 points
State titles: Boys swimming, boys cross country, girls cross country.
22. Ensworth (Nashville, Tenn.)
382 points
State titles: Boys basketball, football.
23. Dowling (West Des Moines, Iowa)
374 points
State titles: Girls basketball, girls cross country, football.
23. Deer Creek (Edmond, Okla.)
374 points
State titles: Boys cross country, girls basketball, girls cross country.
25. Bismarck (N.D.)
372 points
State titles: Wrestling, boys cross country, girls cross country.
