High school basketball: Duncanville, Centennial headline best state champions in all 50 states

By Jordan Divens Apr 7, 2022, 11:00am

In advance of next week's final MaxPreps Top 25 and All-America teams, we recognize the champion of champions in every state.

As the 2021-22 high school basketball season concludes this weekend with the State Champions Invitational, we examined state titlists from coast to coast in an effort to identify the best team in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Only teams who won a state championships this season were considered. The best team in each state was determined by overall body of work, including wins against quality opponents, strength of schedule, postseason results and overall record.

Examining the top team in each state follows the crowning of Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) as our National Top 20 National Champions earlier this week and recognizing the  MaxPreps Player of the Year in all 50 states back on March 24.

Additional postseason basketball content will be released next week, with a full list of the MaxPreps awards schedule listed below:



April 11 – Final MaxPreps Top 25
April 12 – MaxPreps All-America Team
April 12 – National Player of the Year
April 13 – Junior All-America Team
April 13 – National Coach of the Year
April 14 – Sophomore All-America Team
April 15 – Freshman All-America Team
Graphic by Ryan Escobar
Alabama — Enterprise
Record: 24-6
Postseason result: AHSAA Class 7A state champions

Record: 23-6
Postseason result: ASAA Class 4A state champions

Arizona — Perry (Gilbert)
Record: 25-5
Postseason result: AIA 4A state champions

Arkansas — North Little Rock
Record: 27-3 (No. 5 in MaxPreps Top 25)
Postseason result: AHSAA Class 6A state champions

California — Centennial (Corona)
Record: 33-1 (No. 2 in MaxPreps Top 25)
Postseason Result: CIF Open Division state champions

Record: 26-2
Postseason Result: CHSAA Class 5A state champions

Record: 24-0
Postseason Result: CIAC Division II state champions

Record: 20-3
Postseason Result: DIAA state champions

Distict of Columbia — Sidwell Friends
Record: 29-1 (No. 19 in MaxPreps Top 25)
Postseason Result: DCSAA Class AA state champions



Record: 24-2 (No. 3 in MaxPreps Top 25)
Postseason Result: FHSAA Class 4A state champions

Georgia — Norcross
Record: 26-6
Postseason Result: GHSA Class AAAAAAA state champions

Record: 17-0
Postseason Result: HHSAA Division II state champions

Idaho — Lapwai
Record: 27-0
Postseason Result: IHSAA Class 1A Division I state champions

Record: 37-1 (No. 6 in MaxPreps Top 25)
Postseason Result: IHSA Class 4A state champions

Record: 26-6
Postseason Result: IHSAA Class 4A state champions

Iowa — Ames
Record: 22-2
Postseason Result: IHSAA Class 4A state champions



Record: 23-2
Postseason Result: KSHSAA Class 6A state champions

Record: 37-1 (No. 16 in MaxPreps Top 25)
Postseason Result: KHSAA Sweet Sixteen state champions

Record: 33-5
Postseason Result: LHSAA Class 4A state champions

Record: 25-1
Postseason Result: MPA Class A

Record: 21-7
Postseason Result: Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament champions

Massachusetts — Boston College (Boston)
Record: 25-0
Postseason Result: MIAA Division 1 state champions

Michigan — Williamston
Record: 27-0
Postseason Result: MHSAA Division 2 state champions

Record: 32-1
Postseason Result: MSHSL Class AAAA state champions

Mississippi — Clinton
Record: 18-5
Postseason Result: MHSAA Class 6A state champions



Record: 26-6
Postseason Result: MSHSAA Class 6A state champions

Record: 26-1
Postseason Result: MHSA Class A state champions

Record: 26-2
Postseason Result: NSAA Class A state champions

Record: 22-4 (No. 25 in MaxPreps Top 25)
Postseason Result: NIAA Class 5A state champion

New Hampshire — Gilford
Record: 19-1
Postseason Result: NHIAA Division III

Record: 29-2 (No. 4 in MaxPreps Top 25)
Postseason Result: NJSIAA Tournament of Champions title

Record: 29-0
Postseason Result: NMAA Class 5A state champions

Record: 26-3 (No. 7 in MaxPreps Top 25)
Postseason Result: CHSAA Class AA state champions

North Carolina — Weddington (Matthews)
Record: 31-0 (No. 12 in MaxPreps Top 25)
Postseason Result: NCHSAA Class 4A state champions

Record: 25-0
Postseason Result: NDHSAA Class B state champions

Record: 25-2 (No. 21 in MaxPreps Top 25)
Postseason Result: OHSA Division I state champions

Oklahoma — Memorial (Tulsa)
Record: 27-1
Postseason Result: OSSAA Class 5A state champions



Oregon — Tualatin
Record: 26-2
Postseason Result: OSAA Class 6A state champions

Record: 29-4 (No. 11 in MaxPreps Top 25)
Postseason Result: PIAA Class 5A state champions

Record: 18-8
Postseason Result: RIIL state champions

Record: 23-4
Postseason Result: SCHSL Class AA state champions

South Dakota — Roosevelt (Sioux Falls)
Record: 24-0
Postseason Result: SDHSAA Class AA state champions

Record: 28-0 (No. 15 in MaxPreps Top 25)
Postseason Result: TSSAA Division II Class AA state champions

Record: 35-1 (No, 1 in MaxPreps Top 25)
Postseason Result: UIL Class 6A state champions

Record: 26-1
Postseason Result: UHSAA Class 5A state champions

Record: 22-4
Postseason Result: VPA Division 1 state champions



Record: 31-5 (No. 10 in MaxPreps Top 25)
Postseason Result: VISAA Division I state champions

Washington — Auburn
Record: 27-2 (No. 23 in MaxPreps Top 25)
Postseason Result: WIAA Class 3A state champions

West Virginia — Morgantown
Record: 23-4
Postseason Result: WVSSAC Class AAAA state champions

Wisconsin — Neenah
Record: 29-1
Postseason Result: WIAA Division 1 state champions

Record: 24-3
Postseason Result: WHSAA Class 4A state champions

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