Madison is the Mount Rushmore State's best from the 2010s.
Video: Plays of the Decade
Relive the most memorable moments of the past 10 years.
Using
our database of historical results, we are looking back at the most
successful high school basketball programs in the state of South Dakota over the past decade.
Madison captured three state championships and appeared in the state Top 25 each of the past 10 seasons.
O'Gorman finished a close second, winning three state titles while appearing in the state Top 25 nine times since 2010-2011.
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 points).
Note: 2020 titles not included in calculations as games canceled due to coronavirus outbreak.
1. Madison, 243 State championships: 2013 (A), 2014 (A), 2018 (A)
State runner-up: 2017 (A)
State Top 25: 2011 (9), 2012 (13), 2013 (5), 2014 (2), 2015 (20), 2016 (10), 2017 (2), 2018 (1), 2019 (14), 2020 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A
State championships: 2011 (AA), 2012 (AA), 2017 (AA)
State runner-up: 2019 (AA)
State Top 25: 2011 (1), 2012 (1), 2014 (18), 2015 (3), 2016 (5), 2017 (1), 2018 (21), 2019 (11), 2020 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A
3. Lincoln (Sioux Falls), 204State championships: 2015 (AA), 2016 (AA)
State runner-up: 2014 (AA)
State Top 25: 2011 (3), 2012 (3), 2013 (8), 2014 (6), 2015 (1), 2017 (15), 2018 (17), 2019 (7), 2020 (20)
Nationally ranked: N/A
State championships: 2016 (A)
State runner-up: 2019 (A)
State Top 25: 2011 (21), 2012 (21), 2013 (3), 2014 (23), 2015 (11), 2016 (1), 2017 (4), 2018 (2), 2019 (4), 2020 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A
5. More (Rapid City), 180State championships: 2011 (A), 2012 (A)
State runner-up: 2016 (A)
State Top 25: 2011 (2), 2012 (4), 2013 (14), 2014 (21), 2015 (25), 2016 (8), 2017 (18), 2019 (6), 2020 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A
6. Dell Rapids, 170State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2015 (A)
State Top 25: 2011 (4), 2012 (6), 2013 (16), 2014 (12), 2015 (7), 2016 (2), 2017 (9), 2018 (11), 2020 (7)
Nationally ranked: N/A
7. Tea, 168State championships: 2017 (A), 2019 (A)
State runner-up: 2013 (A), 2018 (A)
State Top 25: 2013 (9), 2014 (16), 2016 (13), 2017 (3), 2018 (7), 2019 (1), 2020 (25)
Nationally ranked: N/A
8. Washington (Sioux Falls), 151State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2015 (AA), 2016 (AA)
State Top 25: 2011 (8), 2012 (7), 2014 (4), 2015 (2), 2016 (9), 2017 (21), 2018 (12), 2020 (14)
Nationally ranked: N/A
9. Roosevelt (Sioux Falls), 148State championships: 2014 (AA)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2012 (10), 2013 (1), 2014 (1), 2015 (5), 2019 (8), 2020 (3)
Nationally ranked: N/A
10. Dakota Valley (North Sioux City), 127State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2012 (A)
State Top 25: 2011 (14), 2012 (12), 2013 (13), 2014 (20), 2016 (4), 2017 (13), 2018 (19), 2019 (17), 2020 (5)
Nationally ranked: N/A
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Clark/Willow Lake (Clark) — 116
White River — 115
Yankton — 113
Riggs (Pierre) — 111
