Top 10 most dominant high school boys basketball programs of the last 10 years in Wisconsin

By Jordan Divens May 8, 2020, 10:00am

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Using our database of historical results, we are looking back at the most successful high school basketball programs in the state of Wisconsin over the past decade.

Germantown owns state titles in 2012, 2013 and 2014, while finishing ranked in the state Top 25 six times over the past decade. The Warhawks were also ranked nationally three times, according to MaxPreps computer rankings.

Dominican finished in a distant second, capturing five state championships and appearing in the state Top 25 six times over the past 10 seasons.

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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.
Graphic by Ryan Escobar
1. Germantown, 299
State championships: 2012 (D1), 2013 (D1), 2014 (D1)
State runner-up: 2015 (D1)
State Top 25: 2011 (4), 2012 (1), 2013 (1), 2014 (1), 2015 (2), 2016 (9)
Nationally ranked: 2012 (21), 2013 (23), 2014 (18)



2. Dominican (Whitefish Bay), 179
State championships: 2012 (D4), 2013 (D4), 2014 (D4), 2015 (D4), 2016 (D4)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (22), 2012 (5), 2013 (12), 2014 (8), 2015 (7), 2020 (23)
Nationally ranked: N/A

3. Stevens Point, 164
State championships: 2015 (D1), 2016 (D1), 2017 (D1)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2015 (1), 2016 (1), 2017 (2), 2018 (16)
Nationally ranked: N/A

4. Oshkosh North (Oshkosh), 155
State championships: 2018 (D1)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2012 (17), 2013 (5), 2014 (7), 2015 (14), 2017 (3), 2018 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A

5. Brookfield Central (Brookfield), 154
State championships: 2019 (D1)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2012 (11), 2013 (3), 2014 (5), 2017 (12), 2018 (14), 2019 (2), 2020 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A

6. Kaukauna, 135
State championships: 2016 (D2), 2018 (D2)
State runner-up: 2012 (D2)
State Top 25: 2012 (12), 2013 (16), 2014 (25), 2015 (8), 2017 (22), 2018 (2), 2019 (12)
Nationally ranked: N/A

7. La Crosse Central (La Crosse), 127

State championships: 2017 (D2)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2016 (6), 2017 (1), 2018 (4), 2019 (3), 2020 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A

8. Onalaska, 121

State championships: 2012 (D2)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (23), 2012 (3), 2013 (4), 2017 (9), 2018 (19), 2019 (16), 2020 (7)
Nationally ranked: N/A

9. Madison Memorial (Madison), 116
State championships: 2011 (D1)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (1), 2012 (7), 2014 (16), 2015 (16), 2016 (16), 2017 (4)
Nationally ranked: N/A



10. Milwaukee King (Milwaukee), 114
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2012 (D1)
State Top 25: 2011 (11), 2012 (2), 2013 (10), 2014 (4), 2015 (6), 2016 (24), 2020 (21)
Nationally ranked: N/A

Next five

Neenah — 111
Kimberly — 104
De Pere — 93
Waupun — 83
Wisconsin Lutheran (Milwaukee) — 79