Most dominant high school football programs of the last 10 years in Wisconsin

By Jordan Divens Aug 23, 2019, 10:30am

Badger State's most consistent winners since 2009.

Video: Wisconsin's most dominant high school football teams
Find out which 10 schools made the list.

The wait for Wisconsin high school football fans to see their favorite team take the field is almost over.

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 Wisconsin.

See the video above or read on for a look at the Top 10.
Graphic by Ryan Escobar
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).

10. Monona Grove (Monona)
State championships:
2013 (D3)
State runner-up: 2016 (D2)
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 6), 2010 (4), 2011 (16), 2013 (3), 2016 (10), 2017 (17), 2018 (21)
Nationally-ranked: N/A

9. Waukesha West (Waukesha)
State championships:
2010 (D1)
State runner-up: 2014 (D2), 2015 (D2)
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 21), 2010 (2), 2011 (10), 2013 (14), 2014 (8), 2015 (7), 2016 (16)
Nationally-ranked: N/A


8. West De Pere
State championships:
2010 (D3), 2011 (D3)
State runner-up: 2009 (D3), 2018 (D3)
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 16), 2010 (3) 2011 (3), 2012 (12), 2014 (6), 2018 (14)
Nationally-ranked: N/A

7. Homestead (Mequon)
State championships:
2012 (D2), 2015 (D2), 2018 (D2)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2012 (No. 2), 2013 (11), 2014 (4), 2015 (2), 2018 (2)
Nationally-ranked: N/A

6. Amherst
State championships:
2012 (D5), 2015 (D5), 2016 (D5), 2017 (D5)
State runner-up: 2014 (D5)
State Top 25: 2012 (No. 5), 2013 (16), 2014 (16), 2015 (1), 2016 (7), 2017 (6)
Nationally-ranked: N/A

5. Arrowhead (Hartland)
State championships:
2012 (D1), 2013 (D1)
State runner-up: 2014 (D1), 2015 (D1)
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 14), 2010 (8), 2011 (13), 2012 (1), 2013 (2), 2014 (9), 2015 (4), 2018 (15)
Nationally-ranked: N/A

State championships: 2012 (D3), 2016 (D3), 2018 (D3)
State runner-up: 2010 (D3), 2015 (D3)
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 22), 2010 (11), 2012 (3), 2013 (8), 2014 (22), 2015 (10), 2016 (1), 2018 (5)
Nationally-ranked: N/A

3. Waunakee
State championships:
2009 (D2), 2010 (D2), 2011 (D2), 2017 (D2)
State runner-up: 2012 (D2)
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 1), 2010 (1), 2011 (1), 2012 (4), 2014 (25), 2015 (19),  2017 (2), 2018 (11)
Nationally-ranked: N/A

2. St. Mary's Springs (Fond du Lac)
State championships:
2009 (D5), 2011 (D6), 2012 (D6), 2014 (D6), 2015 (D6), 2017 (D6), 2018 (D5)
State runner-up: 2010 (D6)
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 4), 2011 (6), 2012 (6), 2014 (7), 2015 (15), 2016 (19), 2017 (5), 2018 (6)
Nationally-ranked: N/A



1. Kimberly
State championships:
2013 (D2), 2014 (D1), 2015 (D1), 2016 (D1), 2017 (D1)
State runner-up: 2009 (D2), 2018 (D1)
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 11), 2010 (22), 2012 (17), 2013 (1), 2014 (1), 2015 (3), 2016 (2), 2017 (1), 2018 (3)
Nationally-ranked: N/A