Michigan's Top 10 most consistent high school football programs

By Steve Montoya Jul 12, 2012, 12:00am

MaxPreps looks at the teams that most often find themselves near the top of the state rankings.

Brother Rice won the 2011 D2 state championship.
Brother Rice won the 2011 D2 state championship.
Photo by Chris Fleck
Data based off where teams finished in the MaxPreps Computer Top 25 rankings dating back to 2004.

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East Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids)
Ranked in the Top 25 all eight years
Ranked No. 1 in 2007
Five D3 state championships (2006-2010)
Highest rank: 1 (2007)
Lowest rank: 21 (2011)
Average rank: 5.38

Lowell
Ranked in the Top 25 all eight years
Ranked No. in 2004
Two state championships (2004 D3) (2009 D2)
Highest rank: 1 (2004)
Lowest rank: 17 (2005)
Average rank: 5.38



Rockford
Ranked in the Top 25 all eight years
Three D1 state championships (2004, 2005, 2008)
Highest rank: 2 (2008)
Lowest rank: 15 (2007)
Average rank: 6.63

Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills)
Ranked in the Top 25 all eight years
Two D2 state championships (2005, 2011)
Highest rank: 2 (2005)
Lowest rank: 25 (2008)
Average rank: 11.75

St. Mary Prep (Orchard Lake)
Ranked in the Top 25 six years (2004, 2005, 2007, 2009-2011)
Ranked No. 1 in 2011
2011 D3 state champions
Highest rank: 1 (2011)
Lowest rank: 47 (2008)
Average rank: 14

Muskegon
Ranked in the Top 25 six years (2004, 2006-2010)
Ranked No. 1 twice (2006, 2008)
Three D2 state championships (2004, 2006, 2008)
Highest rank: 1 (2006, 2008)
Lowest rank: 82 (2005)
Average rank: 20.13
   
Hudsonville
Ranked in the Top 25 six years (2004-2009)
Highest rank: 5 (2008)
Lowest rank: 75 (2011)
Average rank: 26.75

Catholic Central (Novi)
Ranked in the Top 25 four years (2007, 2009-2011)
Ranked No. 1 in 2009
2009 D1 state champions
Highest rank: 1 (2009)
Lowest rank: 76 (2006)
Average rank: 31.13

Dakota (Macomb)
Ranked in the Top 25 five years (2006-2010)
Two D1 state championships (2006, 2007)
Highest rank: 2 (2007)
Lowest rank: 103 (2011)
Average rank: 32.5



Adams (Rochester)
Ranked in the Top 25 three years (2004, 2005, 2007)
Highest rank: 6 (2007)
Lowest rank: 76 (2011)
Average rank: 37.88