Top 25 most dominant Colorado high school football programs of last 20 years

Based on our methodology, the Eagles amassed 547 points from 2004 to 2023 to edge Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village), which finished second with 491 points.

Cherry Creek won five state championships since 2004 and made four additional trips to the state championship game.

Our methodology includes:

• 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). 1. Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch), 547
State championships: 2009 (3A), 2010 (4A), 2011 (4A), 2012 (5A), 2013 (5A), 2015 (5A), 2016 (5A), 2018 (5A)
State runner-up: 2014 (5A), 2020 (5A), 2021 (5A), 2022 (5A)
State top 25: 2009 (4), 2010 (4), 2011 (1), 2012 (1), 2013 (1), 2014 (2), 2015 (1), 2016 (1), 2017 (2), 2018 (1), 2019 (5), 2020 (2), 2021 (2), 2022 (2), 2023 (14)
Nationally ranked: N/A

2. Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village), 491
State championships: 2014 (5A), 2019 (5A), 2020 (5A), 2021 (5A), 2022 (5A)
State runner-up: 2004 (5A), 2008 (5A), 2018 (5A), 2023 (5A)
State top 25: 2004 (6), 2005 (13), 2006 (25), 2007 (10), 2008 (2), 2010 (11), 2012 (13), 2013 (4), 2014 (1), 2015 (4), 2016 (6), 2017 (13), 2018 (3), 2019 (1), 2020 (1), 2021 (1), 2022 (1), 2023 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A

3. Columbine (Littleton), 423
State championships: 2006 (5A), 2011 (5A), 2023 (5A)
State runner-up: 2019 (5A)
State top 25: 2004 (15), 2005 (8), 2006 (1), 2007 (4), 2008 (7), 2009 (15), 2010 (10), 2011 (2), 2012 (17), 2013 (7), 2014 (19), 2015 (5), 2016 (11), 2017 (7), 2018 (4), 2019 (3), 2020 (11), 2021 (12), 2022 (8), 2023 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A

4. Mullen (Denver), 407
State championships: 2004 (5A), 2008 (5A), 2009 (5A), 2010 (5A)
State runner-up: 2005 (5A), 2006 (5A)
State top 25: 2004 (2), 2005 (6), 2006 (2), 2007 (2), 2008 (1), 2009 (1), 2010 (1), 2011 (4), 2012 (8), 2015 (18), 2016 (8), 2017 (21)
Nationally ranked: 2009 (24), 2010 (9)



5. Grandview (Aurora), 342
State championships: 2007 (5A)
State runner-up: N/A
State top 25: 2005 (17), 2006 (11), 2007 (1), 2008 (3), 2009 (23), 2010 (6), 2011 (6), 2012 (5), 2013 (11), 2014 (4), 2015 (9), 2016 (3), 2017 (5), 2018 (5), 2019 (11), 2020 (19), 2021 (6), 2022 (12), 2023 (15)
Nationally ranked: N/A

6. Pomona (Arvada), 334
State championships: 2017 (5A)
State runner-up: 2009 (5A)2015 (5A), 2016 (5A)
State top 25: 2006 (17), 2007 (16), 2008 (8), 2009 (3), 2010 (13), 2011 (3), 2012 (9), 2013 (8), 2014 (6), 2015 (6), 2016 (2), 2017 (1), 2018 (9), 2019 (6), 2020 (4), 2021 (21)
Nationally ranked: N/A

7. Pine Creek (Colorado Springs), 323
State championships: 2013 (4A), 2014 (4A), 2016 (4A), 2019 (4A)
State runner-up: 2011 (4A), 2017 (4A)
State top 25: 2008 (22), 2009 (13), 2010 (23), 2011 (7), 2013 (6), 2014 (5), 2015 (8), 2016 (9), 2017 (8), 2018 (12), 2019 (2), 2021 (10), 2022 (6), 2023 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A

8. Ralston Valley (Arvada), 266
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State top 25: 2005 (14), 2006 (20), 2007 (17), 2010 (7), 2011 (9), 2012 (4), 2013 (9), 2014 (3), 2015 (11), 2016 (23), 2017 (20), 2018 (6), 2019 (4), 2020 (14), 2021 (9), 2022 (3), 2023 (3)
Nationally ranked: N/A

9. Limon, 257
State championships: 2004 (1A), 2005 (1A), 2018 (1A), 2019 (1A), 2020 (1A), 2022 (1A), 2023 (1A)
State runner-up: 2007 (1A), 2021 (1A)
State top 25: 2004 (1), 2005 (5), 2018 (16), 2020 (6), 2021 (20), 2022 (20), 2023 (17)
Nationally ranked: N/A

10. Regis Jesuit (Aurora), 223
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2010 (5A)
State top 25: 2009 (16), 2010 (2), 2011 (23), 2013 (10), 2014 (7), 2015 (12), 2016 (5), 2017 (11), 2019 (8), 2020 (9), 2021 (5), 2022 (5), 2023 (12)
Nationally ranked: N/A



11. ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch), 212
State championships: 2004 (4A), 2005 (4A)
State runner-up: N/A
State top 25: 2004 (3), 2005 (1), 2006 (19), 2008 (13), 2009 (19), 2010 (21), 2011 (16), 2012 (3), 2013 (5), 2018 (10), 2019 (22), 2021 (24), 2022 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A

12. Palmer Ridge (Monument), 205
State championships: 2017 (3A), 2018 (3A), 2019 (3A)
State runner-up: 2020 (4A), 2023 (4A)
State top 25: 2015 (19), 2017 (6), 2018 (7), 2019 (7), 2020 (10), 2021 (17), 2022 (11), 2023 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A

13. Loveland, 184
State championships: 2018 (4A), 2020 (4A)
State runner-up: 2006 (4A), 2015 (4A), 2022 (4A)
State top 25: 2004 (25), 2006 (16), 2009 (24), 2013 (20), 2015 (10), 2017 (14), 2018 (2), 2020 (3), 2021 (23), 2022 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A

14. Forge Christian (Arvada), 161
State championships: 2004 (2A), 2006 (2A), 2009 (2A)
State runner-up: 2013 (2A)
State top 25: 2004 (4), 2005 (4), 2006 (3), 2008 (19), 2009 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A

15. Akron, 144
State championships: 2006 (1A), 2007 (1A), 2008 (1A)
State runner-up: 2005 (1A), 2009 (1A)
State top 25: 2005 (25), 2006 (8), 2007 (6), 2008 (6), 2009 (21)
Nationally ranked: N/A

16. Pueblo East (Pueblo), 141
State championships: 2014 (3A), 2015 (3A), 2016 (3A)
State runner-up: 2018 (3A)
State top 25: 2014 (11), 2015 (7), 2016 (4), 2018 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A



17. Broomfield, 139
State championships: 2022 (4A)
State runner-up: 2016 (4A), 2019 (4A)
State top 25: 2007 (18), 2010 (14), 2016 (18), 2017 (17), 2018 (20), 2019 (10), 2022 (4), 2023 (16)
Nationally ranked: N/A

18. Monarch (Louisville), 129
State championships: 2012 (4A)
State runner-up: 2007 (4A)
State top 25: 2004 (9), 2005 (16), 2007 (11), 2009 (11), 2011 (17), 2012 (7), 2013 (12)
Nationally ranked: N/A

T-19. Eaglecrest (Centennial), 125
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2017 (5A)
State top 25: 2012 (11), 2014 (10), 2016 (7), 2017 (3), 2018 (8), 2019 (14), 2020 (15), 2023 (25)
Nationally ranked: N/A

T-19. Fairview (Boulder), 125
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2013 (5A)
State top 25: 2009 (7), 2011 (21), 2013 (2), 2014 (9), 2017 (10), 2018 (15), 2019 (9), 2020 (20)
Nationally ranked: N/A

21. Erie, 124
State championships: 2023 (4A)
State runner-up: 2008 (2A), 2017 (3A), 2021 (4A)
State top 25: 2008 (23), 2017 (18), 2018 (14), 2021 (7), 2022 (16), 2023 (4)
Nationally ranked: N/A

22. Cherokee Trail (Aurora), 121
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2012 (5A)
State top 25: 2007 (14), 2008 (18), 2009 (25), 2010 (3), 2012 (2), 2013 (3), 2015 (24), 2019 (18), 2020 (16)
Nationally ranked: N/A



T-23. Platte Valley (Kersey), 118
State championships: 2007 (2A), 2013 (2A)
State runner-up: 2006 (2A), 2012 (2A), 2015 (2A), 2018 (2A)
State top 25: 2006 (15), 2007 (15), 2012 (18), 2013 (21), 2018 (23)
Nationally ranked: N/A

T-23. Wheat Ridge, 118
State championships: 2006 (4A), 2008 (4A)
State runner-up: 2010 (4A)
State top 25: 2006 (5), 2008 (4), 2009 (14), 2010 (18), 2012 (21)
Nationally ranked: N/A

25. Holy Family (Broomfield), 115
State championships: 2005 (2A), 2023 (3A)
State runner-up: 2004 (2A)
State top 25: 2004 (10), 2005 (9), 2016 (20), 2020 (13), 2023 (13)
Nationally ranked: N/A