MaxPreps Cup: Most dominant high school athletic programs in all 50 states since 2018

By Kevin Askeland Jul 9, 2020, 11:45am

Carmel, Bolles, Carroll (Southlake), Torrey Pines among leaders across the country.

MaxPreps has presented the most dominant football teams of the past decade as well as the most dominant basketball teams. Now, MaxPreps takes a look at the most dominant overall high school sports programs.

Using the MaxPreps Cup formula, which annually determines the top high school athletic programs in the nation and each state, MaxPreps has produced a map showing the most dominant school in each state over the past three years (the length of time that MaxPreps has been calculating MaxPreps Cup state rankings).

The MaxPreps Cup is a formula that awards points to state champions and runners-up in nearly 20 sports. Points are weighted with more points going to larger states than smaller states, more popular sports (as determined by NFHS participation numbers), state enrollment playoff division and the number of teams competing in each playoff division. Programs are also awarded points for being named in national rankings for various sports.

The Most Dominant MaxPreps Cup by State programs are calculated by adding up their MaxPreps Cup formula total for the past three seasons. The most dominant school is listed with its three-year total.
Graphic by Ryan Escobar
Alabama
Homewood — 3,899

Alaska
Dimond (Anchorage) — 2,837



Arkansas
Bentonville — 4,115

Arizona
Chaparral (Scottsdale) — 2,539

California
Torrey Pines (San Diego) — 2,478

Colorado
Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village) — 3,196

Connecticut
Greenwich — 2,461

Delaware
Salesianum (Wilmington) — 2,476



District of Columbia
St. John's — 2,169

Florida
Bolles (Jacksonville) — 4,071

Georgia
Westminster (Atlanta) — 4,406

Hawaii
Punahou (Honolulu) — 4,105

Idaho
Sugar-Salem (Sugar City) — 3,072

Illinois
New Trier (Winnetka) — 2,063



Indiana
Carmel — 5,262

Iowa
Waukee — 2,384

Kansas
Aquinas (Overland Park) — 2,788

Kentucky
St. Xavier (Louisville) — 3,125

Louisiana
St. Thomas More (Lafayette) — 2,815

Maine
Scarborough — 2,799



Maryland
McDonogh (Owings Mills) — 2,719

Massachusets
Wellesley — 2,856

Michigan
Marquette — 2,276

Minnesota
Edina — 3,743

Mississippi
Jackson Prep (Jackson) — 3,686

MIssouri
Rock Bridge (Columbia) — 2,235



Montana
Bozeman — 4,266

Nebraska
Skutt Catholic (Omaha) — 2,976

Nevada
Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) — 2,623

New Hampshire
Bedford — 2,509

New Jersey
Haddonfield — 4,227

New Mexico
Albuquerque Academy (Albuquerque) — 3,499



New York
Brooklyn Tech (Brooklyn) — 2,265

North Carolina
Green Hope (Cary) — 3,632

North Dakota
Century (Bismarck) — 3,688

Ohio
Minster — 1,590

Oklahoma
Jenks — 2,732

Oregon
Jesuit (Portland) — 4,889



Pennsylvania
North Allegheny (Wexford) — 3,401

Rhode Island
La Salle Academy (Providence) — 4,538

South Carolina
Bishop England (Charleston) — 3,518

South Dakota
Lincoln (Sioux Falls) — 2,723

Tennessee
Baylor (Chattanooga) — 3,255

Texas
Carroll (Southlake) — 2,990



Utah
Lone Peak (Highland) — 3,378

Vermont
Champlain Valley Union (Hinesburg) — 4,097

Virginia
Western Albemarle (Crozet) — 3,914

Washington
Lakeside (Seattle) — 1,701

West Virginia
George Washington (Charleston) — 1,984

Wisconsin
Middleton — 2,217



Wyoming
Kelly Walsh (Casper) — 1,975