MaxPreps Cup: Fall rankings in every state

By Kevin Askeland Jan 10, 2025, 11:30am

Palos Verdes, Vandegrift, Brooklyn Technical among MaxPreps Cup state leaders after fall sports season.

MaxPreps Cup standings are complete for the fall sports season with schools like Palos Verdes (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.), Vandegrift (Austin, Texas) and Brooklyn Technical (Brooklyn, N.Y.) among those finishing at the top of their respective states.

Below is a list of the top five schools in each state based on their MaxPreps Cup rating. 

The MaxPreps Cup recognizes the top high school sports programs in the nation. The formula used to create the ratings is based on state championships, runner-up finishes and national rankings.
A boys cross country state championship has helped Vandegrift take an early lead in the MaxPreps Cup standings for Texas coming out of the fall sports season. (PHOTO: Tim Dunnahoo)
A boys cross country state championship has helped Vandegrift take an early lead in the MaxPreps Cup standings for Texas coming out of the fall sports season. (PHOTO: Tim Dunnahoo)
State-by-state MaxPreps Cup standings

Alabama
1. Montgomery Catholic (Montgomery) — 502
Fall state championships:
Football, girls flag football
Fall national rankings: Girls flag football, No. 15
2. Scottsboro, 451
3. Auburn, 445
4. Mountain Brook (Birmingham), 408
5. Mars Hill Bible (Florence), 400

Alaska
1. Chugiak — 304
Fall state championships:
Boys cross country, girls cross country
2. Colony (Palmer), 259
3. Homer, 255
4. Petersburg, 224
5. Kenai Central (Kenai), 218



Arizona
1. Xavier College Prep (Phoenix) — 643
Fall state championships:
Girls golf, girls swimming, girls volleyball
Fall national rankings: Girls volleyball, No. 8
2. Brophy College Prep (Phoenix), 574
3. Catalina Foothills (Tucson), 491
4. Mica Mountain (Tucson), 420
5. Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale), 393

Arkansas
1. Bentonville — 894
Fall state championships:
Boys cross country, girls tennis
Fall state runners-up: Boys golf, football, girls volleyball, girls cross country
2. Shiloh Christian (Springdale), 686
3. Rogers, 604
4. Brookland, 461
5. Providence Academy (Rogers), 344

California
1. Palos Verdes (Palos Verdes Estates) — 874
Fall state championships:
Football, girls volleyball, girls tennis
2. Mater Dei (Santa Ana), 622
3. South Pasadena, 520
4. JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano), 504
5. St. Vincent de Paul (Petaluma), 490

Colorado
1. Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village) — 1,337
Fall state championships:
Boys golf, boys soccer, boys tennis, football, girls field hockey
Fall national rankings: Boys golf, No. 9; boys soccer, No. 14; girls field hockey, No. 22; girls swimming, No. 25.
2. Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch), 628
3. Thompson Valley (Loveland), 590
4. Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch), 557
5. The Classical Academy (Colorado Springs), 532

Connecticut
1. New Canaan — 709
Fall state championships:
Football, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country, girls soccer, girls swimming
2. Greenwich, 643
3. Ridgefield, 566
4. Darien, 404
5. Farmington, 380

Delaware
1. Tatnall (Wilmington) — 341
Fall state championships:
Boys cross country, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Football
2. Salesianum (Wilmington), 340
3. Cape Henlopen (Lewes), 193
4. Middletown, 184
5. Tower Hill (Wilmington), 180



District of Columbia
1. St. Albans — 419
Fall state championships:
Football, boys cross country
Fall state runners-up: Boys soccer
Fall national rankings: Boys cross country, No. 25
2. Gonzaga, 205
3. Dunbar, 184
4. St. John's, 140

Florida
1. Bolles (Jacksonville) — 1,050
Fall state championships:
Boys swimming, girls swimming
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country, girls cross country
Fall national rankings: Boys swimming, No. 1; girls swimming, No. 1.
2. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale), 678
3. Chiles (Tallahassee), 600
4. Mater Lakes Academy (Miami), 570
5. Windermere, 565

Georgia
1. Pope (Marietta) — 683
Fall state championships:
Girls volleyball, girls cross country, girls flag football
Fall national rankings: Girls flag football, No. 14
2. Milton, 636
3. Marist (Atlanta), 514
4. Grayson (Loganville), 452
5. Calhoun, 421

Hawaii
1. Hawaii Baptist Academy (Honolulu) — 337
Fall state championships:
Boys cross country, girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Girls cross country
2. 'Iolani (Honolulu), 231
3. Kamehameha Kapalama (Honolulu), 227
4. Pearl City (Pearl City), 224
5. St. Louis (Honolulu), 184

Idaho
1. Rocky Mountain (Meridian) — 964
Fall state championships:
Girls golf, girls soccer, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Boys golf, boys soccer, boys cross country
Fall national rankings: Boys cross country, No. 25; girls cross country, No. 20
2. Boise, 599
3. Sugar-Salem (Sugar City), 572
4. Bishop Kelly (Boise), 503
5. Twin Falls, 466

Illinois
1. New Trier (Winnetka) — 690
Fall state championships:
Girls tennis
Fall state runners-up: Girls swimming
Fall national rankings: Girls field hockey, No. 12; girls swimming, No. 2
2. Benet Academy (Lisle), 578
3. Althoff Catholic (Belleville), 520
4. Stevenson (Lincolnshire), 513
5. Hinsdale Central (Hinsdale), 447

Indiana
1. Noblesville — 956
Fall state championships:
Girls soccer
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country, girls golf
Fall national rankings: Girls soccer, No. 1; girls golf, No. 5.
2. Carmel, 745
3. Bloomington North (Bloomington), 548
4. Center Grove (Greenwood), 501
5. Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, 488



Iowa
1. Pella — 470
Fall state championships:
Girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Football, girls volleyball
2. Pleasant Valley, 388
3. Wahlert (Dubuque), 365
4. Ankeny Christian Academy (Ankeny), 333
5. Dowling Catholic (West Des Moines), 311

Kansas
1. Shawnee Mission East (Shawnee Mission) — 672
Fall state championships:
Boys soccer
Fall state runners-up: Girls golf, girls tennis
Fall national Rankings: Girls golf, No. 11; boys soccer, No. 19
2. Manhattan, 489
3. Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park), 441
4. Saint Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park), 412
5. Kapaun Mt. Carmel (Wichita), 384

Kentucky
1. Sacred Heart (Louisville) — 808
Fall state championships:
Girls golf, girls soccer
Fall state runners-up: Girls field hockey
Fall national rankings: Girls golf, No. 9; girls soccer, No. 20
2. Assumption (Louisville), 691
3. Madison Central (Richmond), 515
4. Trinity (Louisville), 385
5. Lexington Catholic (Lexington), 383

Louisiana
1. E.D. White (Thibodaux) — 576
Fall state championships:
Girls swimming, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Football, boys swimming
2. Metairie Park Country Day (Metairie), 466
3. St. Thomas More (Lafayette), 436
4. Episcopal (Baton Rouge), 429
5. Dunham (Baton Rouge), 385

Maine
1. Scarborough — 502
Fall state championships:
Boys golf, boys cross country
Fall state runners-up: Boys soccer, girls soccer
2. Portland, 366
3. Greely (Cumberland Center), 340
4. Cheverus (Portland), 311
5. Falmouth, 310

Maryland
1. Severna Park — 722
Fall state championships:
Girls cross country, girls field hockey, girls soccer
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country
Fall national rankings: Girls soccer, No. 6
2. Archbishop Spalding (Severn), 619
3. Centennial (Ellicott City), 441
4. Liberty (Sykesville), 438
5. Richard Montgomery (Rockville), 355



Massachusetts
1. Newton North (Newtonville) — 480
Fall state championships:
Boys soccer, girls volleyball
2. Hamilton-Wenham Regional (South Hamilton), 428
3. Sutton, 400
4. Medfield, 395
5. Oliver Ames (North Easton), 385

Michigan
1. Northville — 849
Fall state championships:
Boys cross country, girls golf, girls volleball
Fall national rankings: Girls volleyball, No. 18
2. Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills), 560
3. Goodrich, 490
4. St. Mary Catholic Central (Monroe), 445
5. Byron Center, 430

MInnesota
1. Wayzata (Plymouth) — 824
Fall state championships:
Girls soccer, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country
Fall national rankings: Girls soccer, No. 16; girls cross country, No. 9
2. Edina, 817
3. Minnetonka, 644
4. Alexandria, 570
5. Maple Grove, 441

Mississippi
1. Tupelo — 769
Fall state championships:
Football, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Boys swimming,, boys cross country, girls swimming
2. Saltillo, 669
3. Hancock (Kiln), 631
4. Corinth, 587
5. Madison Central (Madison), 514

Missouri
1. Rockhurst (Kansas City) — 743
Fall state championships:
Boys cross country
Fall state runners-up: Boys swimming
Fall national rankings: Boys soccer, No. 8, boys swimming, No. 5, boys cross country, No. 14
2. St. Louis University (St. Louis), 724
3. Lafayette (Wildwood), 665
4. Festus, 560
5. De Smet Jesuit (St. Louis), 515

Montana
1. Billings Central Catholic (Billings) — 897
Fall state championships:
Girls golf, boys soccer, football, girls soccer, girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Boys golf
2. Bozeman, 641
3. Gallatin (Bozeman), 447
4. Laurel, 380
5. Manhattan, 367



Nebraska
1. Norris (Firth) — 387
Fall state championships:
Girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Girls cross country
Fall national rankings: Girls volleyball, No. 23
2. Elkhorn North (Elkhorn), 384
3. Skutt Catholic (Omaha), 357
4. Wahoo, 347
5. Sandy Creek (Fairfield), 345

Nevada
1. Coronado (Henderson) — 673
Fall state championships:
Girls golf, boys soccer
Fall state runners-up: Girls volleyball, boys tennis, girls tennis
Fall national rankings: Boys soccer, No. 11
2. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 613
3. Truckee (Calif.), 523 (competes in Nevada)
4. Faith Lutheran (Las Vegas), 490
5. Bishop Manogue (Reno), 371

New Hampshire
1. Pinkerton (Derry) — 701
Fall state championships:
Football, girls soccer, girls volleyball, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country
2. Bedford, 326
3. Souhegan (Amherst), 280
4. Milford, 260
5. Exeter, 241

New Jersey
1. Shawnee (Medford) — 889
Fall state championships:
Girls tennis, boys soccer, girls soccer
Fall national rankings: Boys soccer, No. 15; girls soccer, No. 2
2. Westfield, 548
3. The Pingry School (Martinsville), 488
4. DePaul Catholic (Wayne), 466
5. Rumson-Fair Haven (Rumson), 450

New Mexico
1. Albuquerque Academy (Albuquerque) — 559
Fall state championships:
Boys soccer, boys cross country, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Girls soccer
2. La Cueva (Albuquerque), 553
3. St. Michael's (Santa Fe), 415
4. St. Pius X (Albuquerque), 398
5. Rio Rancho, 371

New York
1. Brooklyn Technical (Brooklyn) — 637
Fall state championships:
Football, girls soccer, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country
2. Fairport, 520
3, Garden City, 480
4. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (Burnt Hills), 469
5. Bronx High School of Science (Bronx), 461



North Carolina
1. Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh) — 889
Fall state championships:
Girls volleyball, girls field hockey, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Girls tennis
Fall national rankings: Girls cross country, No. 13
2. Marvin Ridge (Waxhaw), 640
3. Seaforth (Pittsboro), 525
4. Grimsley (Greensboro), 420
5. North Lincoln (Lincolnton), 395

North Dakota
1. Sheyenne (West Fargo) — 683
Fall state championships:
Boys tennis, football
Fall state runners-up: Girls golf, girls volleyball
Fall national rankings: Girls golf, No. 12
2. Red River (Grand Forks), 404
3. Century (Bismarck), 332
4. Bismarck, 249
4. Williston, 249

Ohio
1. Summit Country Day (Cincinnati) — 645
Fall state championships:
Girls soccer, boys soccer
Fall state runners-up: Girls cross country
2. Bishop Watterson (Columbus), 631
3. Coldwater, 520
4. Olentangy Liberty (Powell), 505
5. Madeira (Cincinnati), 415

Oklahoma
1. Owasso — 625
Fall state championships:
Girls softball, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Football
2. Lincoln Christian (Tulsa), 604
3. Hooker, 544
4. Choctaw, 441
5. Piedmont, 433

Oregon
1. Jesuit (Portland) — 962
Fall state championships:
Boys soccer, boys cross country, girls soccer, girls volleyball
Fall national rankings: Boys cross country, No. 20; girls soccer, No. 12.
2. Marist (Eugene), 483
3. Wilsonville, 368
4. Summit (Bend), 309
5. Henley (Klamath Falls), 303

Pennsylvania
1. Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli) — 945
Fall state championships:
Football, boys soccer, girls soccer
Fall national rankings: Boys soccer, No. 6.
2. Cathedral Prep (Erie), 835
3. North Allegheny (Wexford), 658
4. Conestoga (Berwyn), 459
5. Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg), 445



Rhode Island
1. La Salle Academy (Providence) — 557
Fall state championships:
Girls tennis, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Football, boys cross country, boys soccer
2. Bishop Hendricken (Warwick), 480
3. North Kingstown, 401
4. Moses Brown (Providence), 376
5. East Greenwich, 299

South Carolina
1. Wando (Mt. Pleasant) — 762
Fall state championships:
Girls swimming, girls tennis, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Boys swimming, girls volleyball
2. Oceanside Collegiate Academy (Mt. Pleasant), 618
3. Fort Mill, 617
4. Greer Middle College (Taylors), 409
5. Porter-Gaud (Charleston), 405

South Dakota
1. Sioux Falls Christian (Sioux Falls) — 664
Fall state championships:
Boys cross country, girls soccer, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Football, girls tennis
2. Lincoln (Sioux Falls), 637
3. Harrisburg, 617
4. Stevens (Rapid City), 364
5. Watertown, 340

Tennessee
1. Baylor (Chattanooga) — 790
Fall state championships:
Girls soccer
Fall state runners-up: Football, girls golf, girls volleyball
Fall national rankings: Boys swimming, No. 16
2. Brentwood, 754
3. Houston (Germantown), 579
4. McCallie (Chattanooga), 532
5. Bearden (Knoxville), 450

Texas
1. Vandegrift (Austin) — 657
Fall state championships:
Football
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country
Fall national rankings: Boys cross country, No. 7
2. Southlake Carroll (Southlake), 646
3. Smithson Valley (Spring Branch), 570
4. North Crowley (Fort Worth), 512
5. Canyon, 460

Utah
1. Lone Peak (Highland) — 1,153
Fall state championships:
Girls soccer, girls volleyball, girls cross country.
Fall state runners-up: Boys golf, football, girls tennis
Fall national rankings: Boys golf, No. 2; girls soccer, No. 7; girls cross country, No. 2.
2. Corner Canyon (Draper), 614
3. Panguitch, 437
3. Skyline (Salt Lake City), 437
5. Herriman (West Herriman), 412



Vermont
1. Champlain Valley Union (Hinesburg) — 990
Fall state championships:
Boys golf, boys soccer, football, girls golf, girls soccer, girls cross country.
2. Essex (Essex Junction), 368
3. Stowe, 338
4. U-32 (Montpelier), 289
5. South Burlington, 274

Virginia
1. Blacksburg — 552
Fall state championships:
Boys golf, boys cross country, girls cross country
2. Auburn (Riner), 508
3. Floyd County (Floyd), 457
4. Langley (McLean), 444
5. Graham (Bluefield), 365

Washington
1. Mercer Island — 603
Fall state championships:
Boys cross country, girls cross country, girls swimming
Fall national rankings: Girls swimming, No. 18
2. Cedar Park Christian (Bothell), 554
3. Bellevue, 395
4. Curtis (University Place), 373
5. Kennedy Catholic (Burien), 363

West Virginia
1. Charleston Catholic (Charleston) — 377
Fall state championships:
Girls soccer
Fall state runners-up: Boys soccer, boys cross country, boys golf
2. Morgantown, 340
3. Cabell Midland (Ona), 318
4. Frankfort (Ridgeley), 316
5. University (Morgantown), 292

Wisconsin
1. Middleton — 631
Fall state championships:
Boys soccer, girls swimming
Fall state runners-up: Boys volleyball
Fall national rankings: Boys soccer, No. 23
2. Divine Savior Holy Angels (Milwaukee), 612
3. Aquinas (La Crosse), 473
4. Catholic Memorial (Waukesha), 411
5. Kohler, 398

Wyoming
1. Sheridan — 439
Fall state championships:
Football
Fall state runners-up: Boys tennis, girls golf
Fall national rankings: Girls golf, No. 20
2. Star Valley (Afton), 436
3. Central (Cheyenne), 408
4. Cody, 371
5. Kelly Walsh (Casper), 335