Recognizing the Hoosier State's most consistent winners since 2009.
Video: Indiana's most dominant high school football teamFind out which school stands above the rest.
Fans of Indiana 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 Indiana.
See the video above or the list below for a look at the Top 10.
More on the methodologyPoints 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. AvonState championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 21), 2010 (8), 2011 (11), 2013 (22), 2014 (7), 2015 (2), 2016 (15), 2017 (3), 2018 (7)
Nationally-ranked: N/A
State championship: N/A
State runner-up: 2011 (5A), 2015 (6A), 2017 (6A)
State Top 25: 2011 (No. 7), 2012 (23), 2013 (8), 2014 (8), 2015 (7), 2016 (6), 2017 (5)
Nationally-ranked: N/A
8. Columbus East (Columbus)State championships: 2013 (4A), 2017 (5A)
State runner-up: 2016 (5A)
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 13), 2011 (16), 2012 (19), 2013 (6), 2014 (12), 2015 (16), 2016 (12), 2017 (6)
Nationally-ranked: N/A
7. Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis)State championships: 2010 (3A), 2011 (3A), 2012 (3A), 2015 (3A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (No. 12), 2011 (10), 2012 (7), 2013 (16), 2014 (21), 2015 (13), 2017 (22), 2018 (14)
Nationally-ranked: N/A
6. Lawrence Central (Indianapolis)State championships: 2012 (5A)
State runner-up: 2010 (5A)
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 22), 2010 (3), 2011 (5), 2012 (1), 2013 (14), 2014 (11), 2015 (15), 2016 (11), 2017 (4), 2018 (19)
Nationally-ranked: 2012 (No. 21)
5. Ben Davis (Indianapolis)State championships: 2014 (6A), 2017 (6A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 24), 2010 (20), 2011 (3), 2012 (4), 2013 (4), 2014 (1), 2015 (8), 2016 (4), 2017 (1), 2018 (21)
Nationally-ranked: 2014 (No. 20), 2017 (11)
4. Cathedral (Indianapolis)State championships: 2010 (4A), 2011 (4A), 2012 (4A), 2013 (5A), 2014 (5A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 4), 2010 (2), 2011 (4), 2012 (3), 2013 (7), 2014 (6), 2015 (5), 2016 (8), 2017 (9), 2018 (16)
Nationally-ranked: N/A
3. Center Grove (Greenwood)State championship: 2015 (6A)
State runner-up: 2016 (6A)
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 7), 2010 (16), 2011 (6), 2012 (2), 2013 (2), 2014 (4), 2015 (1), 2016 (1), 2017 (7), 2018 (5)
Nationally-ranked: 2015 (No. 20), 2016 (18)
2. Warren Central (Indianapolis)State championships: 2009 (5A), 2013 (6A), 2018 (6A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 2), 2010 (4), 2011 (2), 2012 (8), 2013 (1), 2014 (3), 2015 (4), 2016 (2), 2017 (2), 2018 (1)
Nationally-ranked: 2011 (No. 7)
1. CarmelState championships: 2011 (5A), 2016 (6A)
State runner-up: 2009 (5A), 2013 (6A), 2014 (6A), 2018 (6A)
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 3), 2010 (5), 2011 (1), 2012 (6), 2013 (3), 2014 (2), 2015 (3), 2016 (3), 2017 (8), 2018 (3)
Nationally-ranked: 2011 (No. 4)
