Buff 'N Blue average over eight state championships a year in building massive overall total.
In the 67 years since
Punahou (Honolulu, Hawaii) won its first state championship, the Buff 'N Blue have
averaged eight titles per year for a total of 544, which is easily the most of any school in the country.
In the 30 sports that Punahou fields, 17 have won at least 10 state championships since 1958. A total of eight have won 30 or more state titles, topped by a girls swimming program that has 56 championships.
Punahou tops the list of the top 25 schools with the most all-time state championships, and its lead is a large one. The No. 2 team on the list trails by nearly 200 and No. 25 by 370.
If the Buff 'N Blue only fielded swimming teams and tennis teams, it would come in at No. 10 on the list. Aside from the girls swimming titles, it has 49 boys swimming championships to go along with 51 boys tennis and 48 girls tennis titles.
MaxPreps used state association websites, school websites and independent high school sports websites to source the list. Some states, such as Rhode Island and Connecticut, award state championships at a divisional level and an overall or "open" level, thus allowing a single team to capture two state championships in a single year. In calculating the state championships list, however, MaxPreps only counted one state title per year when this situation occurred.
As a result of this protocol, No. 2
La Salle Academy (Providence, R.I.) is listed with 346 state titles. The website Rhode Island High School Sports lists the Rams with 421 state championships but that total also includes regional titles, New England championships and some years when La Salle won both divisional and overall state titles.
Read on for a look at the top 25 high schools with the most state championships.
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Punahou's 2012 volleyball state championship is one of nine the school has won in that sport. (Photo: Darryl Oumi)
Most all-time state championships1. Punahou (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Total: 544
Titles:
Girls Swimming — 56, Boys Tennis — 51, Boys Swimming — 49, Girls Tennis —
48, Girls Track and Field — 40, Boys Volleyball — 39, Boys Track and
Field — 36, Girls Cross Country — 35, Boys Soccer — 22, Girls Water Polo
— 15, Baseball — 14, Boys Cross Country — 13, Girls Golf — 13, Girls
Soccer — 13, Boys Basketball — 11, Girls Basketball — 11, Boys Golf —
11, Canoe Paddling Boys — 9, Girls Volleyball — 9, Boys Wrestling — 8,
Boys Air Riflery — 7, Girls Canoe Paddling — 7, Canoe Paddling Mixed —
6, Girls Air Riflery — 6, ESports — 3, Girls Wrestling — 3, Girls Judo —
3, Football — 2, Boys Judo — 3, Softball — 1.
Source: State association website
2. La Salle Academy (Providence, R.I.)
Total: 346
Titles:
Boys Cross Country — 40, Boys Indoor Track — 36, Boys Outdoor Track —
29, Girls Indoor Track — 15, Girls Cross Country — 13, Girls Outdoor
Track — 19, Football — 17, Girls Swimming — 12, Girls Basketball — 14,
Gymnastics — 14, Girls Tennis — 15, Cheerleading — 9, Girls Soccer —
14, Boys Tennis — 13, Boys Lacrosse — 12, Boys Soccer — 13, Boys Ice
Hockey — 9, Girls Ice Hockey — 9, Baseball — 8, Boys Basketball — 7,
Wrestling — 6, Golf — 6, Boys Swimming — 5, Softball — 4, Boys
Volleyball — 4, Girls Volleyball — 4.
Source: Rhode Island High School Sports
3. Jackson Prep (Jackson, Miss.)
Total: 331
Titles: Swimming —
47, Girls Tennis —
38, Boys Tennis —
35, Boys Track —
28, Football —
26, Baseball —
23, Boys Basketball —
21, Boys Soccer —
20, Boys Golf —
19, Girls Track —
18, Girls Soccer —
17, Girls Basketball —
11, Boys Cross Country —
11, Fastpitch Softball —
10, Girls Cross Country —
7.
Source: School Athletic Department
4. Marquette (Mich.)
Total: 285
Titles:
Girls Cross Country — 34, Boys Tennis — 33, Boys Swimming — 31, Boys
Cross Country — 27, Girls Swimming — 27, Girls Track — 26, Boys Golf — 15, Boys
Skiing — 15, Girls Skiing — 13, Boys Basketball — 13, Boys Track — 13,
Girls Tennis — 12,
Gymnastics — 12, Girls
Golf — 7, Ice Hockey — 4, Boys
Wrestling — 2, Girls Basketball — 1.
Source: State association website
5. Bishop Hendricken (Warwick, R.I.)
Total: 284
Titles:
Boys Outdoor Track — 48, Boys Indoor Track — 41, Boys Swimming — 37,
Boys Cross Country — 36, Baseball — 23, Boys Basketball — 21, Football —
20, Wrestling — 12, Boys Ice Hockey — 10, Boys Volleyball — 8, Boys
Tennis — 7, Boys Golf — 6, Boys Lacrosse — 5, Unified Volleyball — 5,
Boys Soccer — 4, Unified Basketball — 1.
Source: Rhode Island High School Sports
6. Westminster (Atlanta, Ga.)
Total: 258
Titles:
Boys Swimming — 57, Girls Cross Country — 33, Boys Cross Country — 31,
Boys Tennis — 25, Girls Tennis — 21, Girls Soccer — 15, Boys Soccer —
15, Boys Golf — 12, Girls Volleyball — 8, Wrestling — 8, Boys Lacrosse —
7, Boys Track — 7, Girls Track — 6, Baseball — 4, Girls Lacrosse — 4,
Football — 3, Boys Basketball — 1, Gymnastics — 1.
Source: State association website
7. Barrington (R.I.)
Total: 248
Titles:
Boys Cross Country — 25, Boys Golf — 24, Boys Outdoor Track — 21, Boys Indoor Track — 18, Girls
Swimming — 15, Girls Cross Country — 14, Football — 13, Boys Soccer —
13, Girls Lacrosse — 12, Girls Indoor Track — 11, Boys Tennis — 9, Field
Hockey — 9, Boys Ice Hockey — 7, Unified Basketball — 6, Girls Tennis —
6, Girls Basketball — 6, Girls Ice Hockey — 5, Boys Swimming — 5,
Softball — 4, Girls Volleyball — 3, Unified Volleyball — 3, Girls Soccer
— 3, Baseball — 2, Boys Basketball — 2, Gymnastics — 1, Cheerleading —
1, Boys Volleyball — 1.
Source: Rhode Island High School Sports
8. Essex (Essex Junction, Vt.)
Total: 246
Titles: Girls Outdoor Track — 30, Gymnastics — 29, Boys Ice Hockey — 18, Boys
Cross Country — 18, Boys Outdoor Track — 18, Girls Cross Country — 18, Boys Indoor Track — 12,
Field Hockey — 9, Girls Basketball — 9, Girls Ice
Hockey — 9, Softball — 8, Boys Soccer — 8, Girls Indoor Track — 8, Football — 7, Boys Golf — 7, Baseball — 6, Girls
Soccer — 6, Girls Volleyball — 5, Boys Tennis — 4, Girls Alpine — 4,
Wrestling — 3, Boys
Basketball — 3, Boys Lacrosse — 3, Girls Golf — 2, Girls
Lacrosse — 1, Boys Alpine — 1.
Source: State association website
9. Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village, Colo.)
Total: 239
Titles: Boys
Tennis — 46, Girls Tennis — 39, Girls Swimming — 30, Football — 13,
Boys Swimming — 13, Girls Golf — 11, Girls Lacrosse — 10, Baseball — 9,
Spirit — 9, Boys Golf — 8, Boys Lacrosse — 7, Boys Soccer — 6, Girls
Volleyball — 6, Boys Cross Country — 5, Boys Gymnastics — 5, Girls Cross
Country — 4, Ice Hockey — 4, Gymnastics — 3, Field Hockey — 2, Girls
Soccer — 2, Girls Track — 2, ESports — 2, Boys Basketball — 1, Girls
Basketball — 1, Boys Wrestling — 1.
Source: School website
10. Jenks (Okla.)
Total: 202
Titles:
Boys Swimming — 22, Girls Tennis — 20, Football — 18,
Boys Tennis — 17, Girls Golf — 16, Girls Cross Country — 16, Boys Cross
Country — 15, Girls Swimming — 14, Girls Soccer — 10, Boys Soccer — 8,
Girls Track and Field — 8, Boys Golf — 8, Boys Track and Field — 7,
Girls Basketball — 5, Baseball — 4, Cheerleading — 2, Slowpitch Softball
— 1, Girls
Volleyball — 6, Boys Volleyball — 5.
Source: State association website
11. Christian Brothers Academy (Lincroft, N.J.)
Total: 201
Titles:
Boys Indoor Track Relays — 32, Boys Cross Country — 32, Boys Indoor
Track — 26, Boys Track — 25, Boys golf — 15, Boys Ice Hockey — 9, Boys
Soccer — 8, Boys Basketball — 8, Boys Rugby — 4, Boys Sailing — 3,
Baseball — 3.
Source: School website
12. Campbell County (Gillette, Wyo.)
Total: 200
Titles:
Girls Cross Country — 22, Girls Swimming — 19, Boys Cross Country — 17, Girls
Basketball — 17, Boys Swimming — 16, Wrestling — 16, Boys Basketball — 16, Boys
Track and Field — 15, Girls Track and Field — 12, Boys Tennis — 10,
Girls Golf — 8, Girls Indoor Track — 7, Girls Volleyball — 6, Girls Tennis — 4, Football — 4, Boys Golf — 4,
Boys Indoor Track — 3, Girls Soccer — 2, Boys Soccer — 1, Softball — 1.
Source: School website
13. St. Xavier (Louisville, Ky.)
Total: 199
Titles:
Boys Swimming — 59, Boys Tennis — 29, Boys Cross Country — 24, Boys
Golf — 21, Boys Soccer — 19, Boys Track and Field — 15, Football — 15,
Baseball — 9, Boys Basketball — 4, Boys Wrestling — 3, Boys Indoor Track
— 1.
Source: School website
14. Mountain Brook (Birmingham, Ala.)
Total: 194
Titles:
Girls Tennis — 33, Boys Tennis — 28, Girls Cross Country — 26, Girls
Indoor Track and Field — 24, Boys Cross Country — 16, Girls Track and
Field — 14, Boys Golf — 10, Girls Golf — 10, Girls Volleyball — 7, Boys
Basketball — 6, Girls Swimming — 6, Girls Soccer — 5, Boys Indoor Track —
4, Football — 2, Boys Soccer — 1, Boys Swimming — 1, Boys Wrestling — 1.
Source: Alabama High School Football History
15. Albuquerque Academy (Albuquerque, N.M.)
Total: 193
Titles:
Boys Tennis — 27, Boys Swimming — 24, Girls Swimming — 24, Boys Track
and Field — 17, Boys Cross Country — 15, Girls Tennis — 12, Girls Soccer
— 11, Boys Golf — 11, Boys Soccer — 10, Boys Basketball — 10, Girls
Track and Field — 8, Girls Cross Country — 7, Girls Golf — 7, Wrestling —
5, Baseball — 4, Girls Volleyball — 1.
Source: State association website
16. Carmel (Ind.)
Total: 192
Titles:
Girls Swimming — 39, Boys Swimming — 23, Girls Cross Country — 19, Boys
Cross Country — 18, Girls Soccer — 15, Boys Tennis — 15, Girls Tennis —
13, Football — 9, Boys Golf — 7, Boys Basketball — 5, Boys Track — 5,
Cheerleading — 5, Girls Golf — 4, Girls Lacrosse — 4, Boys Soccer — 4,
Softball — 2, Girls Track — 2, Volleyball — 1, Boys Lacrosse — 1, Girls
Basketball — 1.
Source: School website
17. South Kingstown (Wakefield, R.I.)
Total: 192
Titles:
Girls Outdoor Track — 39, Boys Tennis — 20, Boys
Outdoor Track — 20, Girls Cross
Country — 20, Boys Cross Country — 9, Girls Indoor Track — 9, Boys Basketball — 8, Football — 8, Girls Soccer — 8, Girls
Swimming — 7, Gymnastics — 6, Boys Swimming — 6, Baseball — 4, Boys volleyball
— 5, Boys Soccer — 4, Girls Lacrosse — 3, Wrestling — 3, Boys Ice Hockey — 2,
Girls
Tennis — 2, Girls Basketball — 2, Field Hockey — 1, Softball — 1, Boys Lacrosse — 1,
Girls Ice Hockey — 1, Girls volleyball — 1, Boys Indoor Track — 1, Unified Basketball — 1.
Source: Rhode Island High School Sports
18. Edina (Minn.)
Total: 190
Others:
Girls Tennis — 37, Boys
Tennis — 25, Girls Swimming — 19, Boys Swimming — 15, Boys Ice Hockey —
14, Girls Golf — 12, Boys Alpine Skiing — 10, Girls Alpine Skiing — 10,
Boys Golf — 10, Girls Ice Hockey — 5, Girls Cross Country — 4, Boys
Soccer — 4, Girls Gymnastics — 4, Boys Basketball — 3, Boys Track — 3,
Boys Gymnastics — 2, Girls Soccer — 2, Nordic Skiing — 2, Baseball — 2,
Adaptive Floor Hockey — 2, Adaptive Soccer — 1, Boys Cross Country — 1,
Football — 1, Girls Basketball — 1, Robotics — 1.
Source: School website
19. St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile, Ala.)
Total: 189
Titles:
Girls Track and Field — 25, Girls Indoor Track — 23, Girls Tennis — 19,
Girls Cross Country — 19, Boys Track — 17, Girls Volleyball — 16, Boys
Tennis — 14, Boys Indoor Track — 12, Boys Golf — 11, Boys Cross Country —
9, Baseball — 6, Football — 5, Boys Swimming — 4, Girls Swimming — 4,
Girls Soccer — 2, Boys Soccer — 1, Girls Basketball — 1, Girls Golf — 1.
Source: Alabama High School Football History
20. Jesuit (Portland, Ore.)
Total: 188
Titles:
Boys Tennis — 23, Girls Tennis — 17, Girls Cross Country — 16, Boys
Soccer — 16, Girls Soccer — 15, Girls Swimming — 12, Boys Golf — 10,
Boys Swimming — 10, Girls Volleyball — 8, Boys Basketball — 7, Boys
Cross Country — 7, Football — 6, Girls Golf — 6, Girls Track — 6, Girls
Skiing — 4, Boys Track — 4, Coed Skiing — 4, Girls Lacrosse — 4, Boys
Lacrosse — 3, Boys Skiing — 3, Softball — 2, Baseball — 2, Girls
Basketball — 1, Cheerleading — 1, Boys Ice Hockey — 1.
Source: School website
20. Salesianum (Wilmington, Del.)
Total: 188
Titles:
Boys Cross Country — 41, Boys Swimming — 40, Boys Soccer — 22, Boys
Track — 21, Boys Indoor Track — 15, Boys Lacrosse — 14, Boys Golf — 13,
Football — 8, Baseball — 7, Boys Basketball — 3, Boys Tennis — 2, Boys
Volleyball — 1, Boys Wrestling — 1.
Source: State association website
22. Bozeman (Mont.)
Total: 183
Titles:
Girls Tennis — 22, Boys Swimming — 19, Girls Golf — 18, Girls Cross
Country — 16, Girls Swimming — 15, Boys Tennis — 15, Boys Cross Country —
15, Boys Basketball — 10, Girls Basketball — 9, Girls Soccer — 8, Boys
Track — 8,
Football — 7, Boys Wrestling — 6, Girls Track — 5, Boys Soccer — 5, Boys Golf — 4, Volleyball — 1.
Source: State association website
23. New Canaan (Conn.)
Total: 180
Titles:
Boys Tennis — 27,
Girls Tennis — 21, Boys Swimming — 15, Girls Swimming — 14, Football —
14, Boys Golf — 12, Boys Basketball — 8, Girls Lacrosse — 8, Boys
Outdoor Track — 7, Girls Golf — 7, Girls Soccer — 7, Boys Indoor Track —
6, Boys Lacrosse — 6, Field Hockey — 6, Boys Cross Country — 5, Girls
Cross Country — 5, Girls Outdoor Track — 4, Girls Indoor Track — 3, Boys
Soccer — 3, Baseball — 1, Boys Ice Hockey — 1.
Source: State association website
24. Champlain Valley Union (Hinesburg, Vt.)
Total: 178
Titles:
Boys Basketball — 1, Girls Basketball — 9, Boys Ice Hockey — 9, Girls
Ice Hockey — 5, Baseball — 6, Boys Lacrosse — 13, Girls Lacrosse — 3,
Football — 1, Field Hockey — 4, Boys Soccer — 20, Girls Soccer — 20,
Boys Tennis — 5, Girls Tennis — 13, Boys Alpine — 4, Boys Nordic — 6,
Girls Alpine — 4, Girls Nordic — 8, Gymnastics — 3, Boys Golf — 12,
Girls Golf — 1, Boys Cross Country — 7, Girls Cross Country — 20, Boys
Indoor Track — 2, Girls Indoor Track — 1, Boys Outdoor Track — 1, Girls
Outdoor Track — 2, Boys Volleyball — 4, Girls Volleyball — 2
Source: State association website
25. Marist (Atlanta, Ga.)
Total: 177
Titles:
Girls Tennis — 29, Girls Cross Country — 24, Boys Swimming — 21, Boys
Tennis — 20, Baseball — 14, Boys Cross Country — 13, Girls Soccer — 12,
Boys Golf — 11, Girls Volleyball — 10, Girls Track — 5, Boys Track — 4,
Football — 3, Boys Basketball — 3, Girls Basketball — 2, Fastpitch
Softball — 2, Boys Soccer — 2, Wrestling — 2.
Source: State association website