Vermont's Top 10 most consistent high school football programs

By Staff Report Aug 8, 2012, 12:00am

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

Data based off where teams finished in the MaxPreps Computer Top 25 rankings dating back to 2004.

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Rutland
Ranked in the Top 25 all eight years
Ranked No. 1 twice (2004, 2006)
Two D-I state championships (2004, 2006)
Highest rank: 1 (2004, 2006)
Lowest rank: 13 (2011)
Average rank: 5

Hartford (White River Junction)
Ranked in the Top 25 all eight years
Ranked No. 1 three times (2007-08, 2011)
Four D-I state championships (2007-08, 2010-11)
Highest rank: 1 (2007, 2011)
Lowest rank: 14 (2004)
Average rank: 5.25



Middlebury
Ranked in the Top 25 all eight years
Highest rank: 2 (2006-07)
Lowest rank: 16 (2008)
Average rank: 5.75

South Burlington
Ranked in the Top 25 all eight years
Two D-II state championships (2004-05)
Highest rank: 3 (2004-05)
Lowest rank: 16 (2009)
Average rank: 6.38

Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans)
Ranked in the Top 25 all eight years
Highest rank: 2 (2011)
Lowest rank: 12 (2005)
Average rank: 8

Essex (Essex Junction)
Ranked in the Top 25 all eight years
Ranked No. 1 in 2009
One D-I state championship (2009)
Highest rank: 1 (2009)
Lowest rank: 18 (2011)
Average rank: 9.25

Colchester
Ranked in the Top 25 all eight years
One D-II state championship (2009)
Highest rank: 2 (2009)
Lowest rank: 20 (2005)
Average rank: 11.63

Brattleboro
Ranked in the Top 25 seven years (2004-09, 2011)
Highest rank: 2 (2005)
Lowest rank: 28 (2010)
Average rank: 12.13



Rice Memorial (South Burlington)
Ranked in the Top 25 all eight years
Ranked No. 1 in 2010
Two state championships (D-II: 2010), (D-III: 2004)
Highest rank: 1 (2010)
Lowest rank: 22 (2009)
Average rank: 12.63

U-32 (Montpelier)
Ranked in the Top 25 all eight years
One D-IV state championship (2006)
Highest rank: 4 (2004)
Lowest rank: 25 (2011)
Average rank: 13