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

By Jordan Divens Apr 16, 2020, 1:15pm

Top 10 high school hoops programs over the last decade in the Buckeye State.

Video: An inside look at St. Vincent-St. Mary
A look inside the top-ranked basketball program of the past decade in Ohio.

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

The Buckeye State had a tie at the top, as Archbishop Moeller and St. Vincent-St. Mary each finished with 282 points according to our calculations.

Archbishop Moeller won a pair of state titles and finished in the state Top 25 each year of the past decade, while finishing the season at No. 7 in MaxPreps computer rankings in 2019.

St. Vincent-St. Mary won three state titles, finished as state finalists three times and appeared in the state Top 25 nine times in the past decade. The Fighting Irish finished the year ranked No. 20 in MaxPreps computer rankings this season.

More on the methodology



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. (tie) Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati) (282)
State championships: 2018 (DI), 2019 (DI)
State runner-up: 2017 (DI)
State Top 25: 2011 (10), 2012 (13), 2013 (6), 2014 (3), 2015 (24), 2016 (7), 2017 (3), 2018 (2), 2019 (1), 2020 (3)
Nationally ranked: 2019 (7)



State championships: 2011 (DII), 2017 (DII), 2018 (DII)
State runner-up: 2013 (DII), 2016 (DII), 2019 (DI)
State Top 25: 2011 (17), 2013 (17), 2014 (14), 2015 (2), 2016 (10), 2017 (2), 2018 (5), 2019 (3), 2020 (2)
Nationally ranked: 2020 (21)

3. St. Edward (Lakewood) (238)

State championships: 2014 (DI)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (5), 2012 (12), 2013 (23), 2014 (1), 2015 (3), 2016 (14), 2017 (6), 2018 (3), 2019 (7), 2020 (1)
Nationally ranked: 2020 (18)

State championships: 2011 (DI)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (1), 2012 (7), 2013 (8), 2014 (15), 2016 (12), 2017 (7), 2020 (10)
Nationally ranked: 2011 (9)

5. Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland) (150)

State championships: 2013 (DIV), 2015 (DIII), 2017 (DIII)
State runner-up: 2014 (DIII), 2016 (DIII)
State Top 25: 2013 (14), 2014 (12), 2015 (4), 2017 (5), 2019 (25)
Nationally ranked: N/A

6. Wayne (Huber Heights) (131)
State championships: 2015 (DI)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (21), 2014 (17), 2015 (1), 2016 (3), 2018 (4)
Nationally ranked: 2015 (24)

7. (tie) Mentor (122)
State championships: 2013 (DI)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (13), 2012 (8), 2013 (1), 2017 (18), 2018 (15), 2019 (12), 2020 (13)
Nationally ranked: N/A

7. (tie) Pickerington Central (Pickerington) (122)
State championships: 2012 (DI)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2012 (2), 2013 (19), 2014 (21), 2016 (20), 2017 (4), 2018 (10), 2019 (4)
Nationally ranked: N/A

9. Trotwood-Madison (Trotwood) (114)

State championships: 2019 (DII)
State runner-up: 2018 (DII)
State Top 25: 2014 (5), 2016 (18), 2017 (9), 2018 (19), 2019 (6), 2020 (15)
Nationally ranked: N/A

10. St. John's Jesuit (Toledo) (112)

State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (6), 2013 (5), 2015 (9), 2016 (5), 2017 (13), 2018 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A

Next five
Westerville South (Westerville) — 99
Shaker Heights — 88
Jackson (Massillon) — 86
Dunbar (Dayton) — 79