Top 20 most dominant Ohio high school football teams in the MaxPreps era

It has been 10 years now that MaxPreps has put out football computer rankings, presented by the Army National Guard.

That's plenty of time to come up with a solid list of which programs have been the most dominant during the MaxPreps era.

For the purpose of the rankings, each team will be awarded points based off where it finished in the computer rankings after each season. For example, if a team finished No. 1 overall it receives 25 points. If the team finished No. 25 overall, it would get one point. A team also receives 30 points for winning a state title and 15 for being the runner-up.

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1. St. Xavier (Cincinnati) - 272 points
Overall record: 91-33
The Bombers have claimed nine Top 10 finishes and two Divison I state championships, making them the state's most dominant team.

2. Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown) - 270
Overall record: 108-28
The Cardinals have made seven state title game appearances since 2004, capturing four state championships and three runner-up finishes.

3. Coldwater - 260
Overall record: 129-16-1
Coldwater has racked up seven Top 25 finishes, claiming four state titles in the process.

4. Colerain (Cincinnati) - 236
Overall record: 114-13
Colerain captured the No. 1 ranking in 2004 after winning a state title and finishing the season undefeated.

5. Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati) - 215
Overall record: 85-36
The Fighting Crusaders lay claim to two Division I state championship victories and nine Top 25 finishes.

6. Marion Local (Maria Stein) - 196
Overall record: 109-28
Despite cracking the Top 25 just four times, the Flyers have captured five state titles since 2004.

7. St. Ignatius (Cleveland) - 194
Overall record: 90-32
The Wildcats have finished with the No. 1 ranking twice, winning state championships in both seasons.



8. St. Edward (Lakewood) - 172
Overall record: 91-28
St. Edward hasn't finished outside the Top 10 over the past four years, claiming a state title, a No. 1 finish and a perfect season in 2010.

9. Hilliard Davidson - 170
Overall record: 117-15
The Wildcats have recorded eight Top 25 finishes, winning two Division I state championships in the process.

10. Ursuline (Youngstown) - 161
Overall record: 84-40
Ursuline made four consecutive state championship appearances from 2007-10, emerging as the victor three times and the runner-up another time.

11. Mentor - 155
Overall record: 94-31
Mentor has notched three runner-up finishes and five Top 10 finishes since 2004.

12. Glenville (Cleveland) - 153
Overall record: 107-19
The Tarblooders have finished in the Top 20 eight times, recording three runner-up finishes along the way.

13. Steubenville - 149
Overall record: 116-18
Steubenville has won two Division III state championships and finished in the Top 25 five times over the past 10 years.



14. St. John's (Delphos) - 142
Overall record: 95-35
An undefeated season in 2010 assisted the Bluejays in capturing one of their three state titles since 2004.

15. Archbishop Alter (Kettering) - 138
Overall record: 111-18-1
The Knights won back-to-back state championships in 2008 and 2009, notching a perfect season in 2009.

16. Trotwood-Madison (Trotwood) - 125
Overall record: 89-38
The Rams captured their lone state title over the past 10 seasons in 2011 after finishing the season undefeated.

17. Elder (Cincinnati) - 124
Overall record: 71-42
Elder has recorded eight Top 25 finishes and claimed one runner-up finish.

18. Pickerington Central - 103
Overall record: 100-22
The Tigers have finished in the Top 25 six times, reaching the No. 4 rank in 2011.

19. Central Catholic (Toledo) - 101
Overall record: 100-22
The Fighting Irish have two Division II state championship victories on their record as well as three Top 25 finishes.

20. St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron) - 100
Overall record: 82-38
St. Vincent-St. Mary has claimed back-to-back state titles the past two seasons, both times resulting in Top 10 finishes.