Top 15 most dominant Connecticut high school football programs since 2006

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It was close, but New Canaan edged out Ansonia for the title. The title of most dominant Connecticut football program since MaxPreps became America's source for high school sports in 2006.

While Ansonia holds the edge with six state titles to New Canaan's three, the Rams consistently finished higher in the final rankings. In 11 seasons, New Canaan finished eighth or better in 10 seasons. By comparison, Ansonia wasn't ranked in 2009 and also had four finishes 10th or higher.

Here is how the points break down:

1. 20 for a state title



2. 10 for a state championship game appearance

3. Other points are based on where a team finished in the final MaxPreps Connecticut Football Computer Rankings presented by the Army National Guard. For example, if a team finished No. 1 overall, it would receive 25 points. If it finished 25th overall, the team would get one point. No points are awarded if the team did not finish in the Top 25.

1. New Canaan — 295 points
State titles: 3
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (8), 2007 (6), 2008 (1), 2009 (3), 2010 (4), 2011 (7), 2012 (25), 2013 (1), 2014 (2), 2015 (2), 2016 (2)

2. Ansonia — 291 points
State titles: 6
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (2), 2007 (1), 2008 (10), 2010 (22), 2011 (2), 2012 (3), 2013 (6), 2014 (24), 2015 (16), 2016 (13)

3. Xavier — 237 points
State titles: 4
Runner-ups: 0
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (20), 2009 (7), 2010 (2), 2011 (1), 2012 (2), 2013 (9), 2014 (5), 2015 (22), 2016 (9)

4. Darien — 205 points
State titles: 2
Runner-ups: 2
Top 25 state rankings: 2008 (3), 2009 (19), 2010 (5), 2011 (25), 2013 (5), 2014 (4), 2015 (1), 2016 (1)



5. Hillhouse (New Haven) — 182 points
State titles: 4
Runner-ups: 2
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (6), 2008 (11), 2010 (10), 2012 (6), 2016 (15)

6. Greenwich — 177 points
State titles: 2
Runner-ups: 0
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (1), 2007 (2), 2008 (9), 2009 (10), 2011 (17), 2012 (15), 2013 (15), 2014 (18), 2016 (10)

7. Masuk (Monroe) — 171 points
State titles: 2
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (11), 2007 (10), 2008 (5), 2009 (16), 2010 (1), 2011 (6), 2012 (12)

8. (tie) Hand (Madison) — 165 points
State titles: 3
Runner-ups: 0
Top 25 state rankings: 2007 (11), 2008 (16), 2010 (8), 2011 (3), 2012 (1), 2013 (12)

8. (tie) Staples (Westport) — 165 points
State titles: 1
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (7), 2007 (12), 2009 (4), 2010 (15), 2011 (5), 2012 (5), 2012 (23), 2014 (23), 2015 (15)

10. Shelton — 151 points
State titles: 0
Runner-ups: 2
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (19), 2007 (7), 2008 (17), 2009 (14), 2010 (21), 2012 (19), 2013 (14), 2014 (7), 2015 (4), 2016 (7)



11. Southington — 148 points
State titles: 1
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2008 (23), 2012 (10), 2013 (2), 2014 (3), 2015 (10), 2016 (12)

12. St. Joseph (Trumbull) — 144 points
State titles: 2
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2009 (6), 2010 96), 2012 (22), 2013 (3), 2014 (6), 2015 (25), 2016 (20)

13. Notre Dame (West Haven) — 132 points
State titles: 1
Runner-ups: 0
Top 25 state rankings: 2009 (1), 2010 (9), 2011 (8), 2013 (24), 2014 (15), 2015 (7), 2016 (6)

14. West Haven — 121 points
State titles: 0
Runner-ups: 0
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (10), 2008 (20), 2010 (12), 2011 (12), 2012 (11), 2013 (7), 2014 (19), 2015 (17), 2016 (5)

15. Choate Rosemary Hall School (Wallingford) — 113 points
State titles: 1
Runner-ups: 0
Top 25 state rankings: 2010 (13), 2012 (17), 2014 (1), 2015 (3), 2016 (3)