Philadelphia's Imhotep Charter, Neumann-Goretti and Roman Catholic lead the list.
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successful high school basketball program in the state of Pennsylvania over the past decade.
Imhotep Charter captured six state championships, were ranked in the Top 10 nationally according to MaxPreps computer rankings and ranked among the state's Top 25 teams each season of the past decade.
Neumann-Goretti finished just behind the Panthers with seven state titles, three appearances in the national Top 25 and finished the season ranked No. 14 or higher in the state Top 25 rankings each of the last ten seasons.
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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.
1. Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia), 458State championships: 2011 (AA), 2012 (AA), 2013 (AAA), 2017 (AAAA), 2018 (AAAA), 2019 (AAAA)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (3), 2012 (16), 2013 (4), 2014 (8), 2015 (4), 2016 (3), 2017 (1), 2018 (1), 2019 (2), 2020 (18)
Nationally ranked: 2017 (2), 2018 (3), 2019 (10)
State championships: 2011 (AAA), 2012 (AAA), 2014 (AAA), 2015 (AAA), 2016 (AAA), 2017 (AAA), 2018 (AAA)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (5), 2012 (2), 2013 (6), 2014 (1), 2015 (2), 2016 (2), 2017 (3), 2018 (4), 2019 (14), 2020 (1)
Nationally ranked: 2015 (20), 2016 (18), 2017 (25)
3. Roman Catholic (Philadelphia), 295State championships: 2015 (AAAA), 2016 (AAAA), 2018 (AAAAAA)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2012 (11), 2013 (20), 2014 (6), 2015 (1), 2016 (1), 2018 (2), 2019 (3), 2020 (4)
Nationally ranked: 2015 (15), 2016 (12)
State championships: 2011 (AAAA), 2012 (AAAA)
State runner-up: 2013 (AAAA)
State Top 25: 2011 (1), 2012 (1), 2013 (2), 2014 (16), 2016 (19), 2020 (10)
Nationally ranked: 2011 (14), 2012 (9)
5. Kennedy Catholic (Hermitage), 194State championships: 2016 (A), 2017 (A), 2018 (A), 2019 (AAAAAA)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2016 (10), 2017 (15), 2018 (9), 2019 (1)
Nationally ranked: 2019 (6)
6. Constitution (Philadelphia), 176State championships: 2012 (A), 2014 (AA), 2015 (A), 2018 (AA)
State runner-up: 2017 (AA)
State Top 25: 2012 (4), 2014 (5), 2015 (5), 2016 (21), 2017 (21), 2018 (14)
Nationally ranked: N/A
7. Archbishop Wood (Warminster), 152State championships: 2017 (AAAAA)
State runner-up: 2019 (AAAAA)
State Top 25: 2015 (12), 2016 (24), 2017 (2), 2018 (21), 2019 (16), 2020 (3)
Nationally ranked: 2017 (7)
8. Archbishop Carroll (Radnor), 151State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2013 (AAA), 2015 (AAA)
State Top 25: 2011 (16), 2012 (19), 2013 (11), 2014 (3), 2015 (3), 2016 (8), 2017 (10), 2018 (7)
Nationally ranked: N/A
9. Math Civics & Sciences (Philadelphia), 125State championships: 2011 (A), 2019 (AA)
State runner-up: 2014 (A), 2016 (A)
State Top 25: 20122 (23), 2013 (10), 2017 (9), 2019 (15), 2020 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A
10. Lower Merion (Ardmore), 116State championships: 2013 (AAAA)
State runner-up: 2012 (AAAA)
State Top 25: 2012 (3), 2013 (1), 2014 (18), 2019 (23)
Nationally ranked: 2013 (24)
Next five
Lincoln Park Performing Arts (Midland) — 105
La Salle College (Wyndmoor) — 76
Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh) — 72
Abington Heights (Clarks Summit) — 68
