Most dominant high school football programs of last 10 years in Illinois

By Mitch Stephens Jun 20, 2019, 10:00am

Recognizing the Prairie State's most consistent winners since 2009.

Video: Illinois' most dominant high school football teams
Did your school crack the Top 10?

Fans of Illinois high school football will have to wait until August to see their favorite team take the field.

To help fill the void, we're looking back at the state's top programs over the past 10 years.

Beginning with the 2009 season through 2018, we evaluated finishes in state and national rankings along with state championships and title game appearances to identify the winningest teams in Illinois.



See the video below for a look at the Top 10.

More on the methodology

Points awarded for:

• Top 25 finishes in the MaxPreps state computer rankings (25 points awarded to the No. 1 team, 24 for No. 2 and so on).

• Top 25 finishes in the MaxPreps national computer rankings (50 points for No. 1, 49 for No. 2 and so on).

• State championships (20 points).



• State championship game appearances (10).
Graphic by Ryan Escobar