Bismarck tops Peace Garden State gridiron from 2010s.
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Fueled by three state championships, Bismarck is the most dominant high school football team from North Dakota over the last decade.
Based on MaxPreps methodology, the Lions amassed 294 points from play over 2010 to 2019 to edge Century, which finished second with 285 points.
Bismarck won titles in 2011, 2012 and 2018 and finished runner-up in 2010, 2013 and 2016. Century won crowns in 2015, 2016 and 2019 and had runner-up finishes in 2011, 2012 and 2018.
Our methodology includes:
• 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).
1. Bismarck (294)State championships: 2011 (AAA), 2012 (AAA), 2018 (AAA)
State runner-up: 2010 (AAA), 2013 (AAA), 2016 (AAA)
State Top 25: 2010 (6), 2011 (1), 2012 (1), 2013 (1), 2014 (5), 2015 (10), 2016 (6), 2017 (4), 2018 (1), 2019 (21)
Nationally ranked: N/A
2. Century (Bismarck) (285)State championships: 2015 (AAA), 2016 (AAA), 2019 (AAA)
State runner-up: 2011 (AAA), 2012 (AAA), 2018 (AAA)
State Top 25: 2010 (7), 2011 (5), 2012 (3), 2013 (7), 2014 (20), 2015 (4), 2016 (2), 2017 (11), 2018 (4), 2019 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A
3. Shanley (Fargo) (262)State championships: 2010 (AA), 2012 (AA), 2018 (AA)
State runner-up: 2011 (AA), 2015 (AA), 2017 (AA)
State Top 25: 2010 (1), 2011 (8), 2012 (2), 2013 (9), 2015 (6), 2016 (7), 2018 (5), 2019 (17)
Nationally ranked: N/A
4. St. Mary's Central (Bismarck) (259)State championships: 2013 (AA), 2014 (AA), 2016 (AA), 2017 (AA)
State runner-up: 2018 (AA)
State Top 25: 2010 (11), 2012 (23), 2013 (2), 2014 (1), 2015 (3), 2016 (1), 2017 (6), 2018 (6), 2019 (12)
Nationally ranked: N/A
5. Fargo South (Fargo) (167)State championships: 2010 (AAA), 2013 (AAA)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (3), 2011 (19), 2012 (6), 2013 (3), 2014 (11), 2015 (22), 2016 (18), 2017 (19), 2018 (17), 2019 (15)
Nationally ranked: N/A
6. West Fargo (165)State championships: 2017 (AAA)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (8), 2011 (23), 2012 (4), 2013 (14), 2014 (14), 2015 (8), 2016 (4), 2017 (1), 2019 (13)
Nationally ranked: N/A
7. Beulah (140)State championships: 2015 (AA)
State runner-up: 2019 (AA)
State Top 25: 2012 (7), 2013 (18), 2014 (9), 2015 (2), 2016 (12), 2017 (17), 2018 (22), 2019 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A
8. Langdon/Edmore/Munich (Langdon) (137)State championships: 2018 (A), 2019 (A)
State runner-up: 2017 (A)
State Top 25: 2016 (11), 2017 (3), 2018 (2), 2019 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A
9. Hillsboro/Central Valley (Buxton) (136)State championships: 2017 (A), 2019 (AA)
State runner-up: 2018 (A)
State Top 25: 2016 (10), 2017 (2), 2018 (3), 2019 (3)
Nationally ranked: N/A
10. Hazen (129)State championships: 2012 (A), 2013 (A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (18), 2011 (6), 2012 (8), 2013 (5), 2014 (7), 2015 (23)
Nationally ranked: N/A
11. Minot/Dakota Memorial (Minot) (108)State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2015 (AAA)
State Top 25: 2010 (19), 2011 (7), 2012 (11), 2013 (6), 2014 (8), 2015 (7)
Nationally ranked: N/A
12. Velva (101)State championships: 2010 (A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (2), 2011 (16), 2013 (20), 2017 (10), 2018 (16), 2019 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A
13. Fargo Davies (Fargo) (97)State championships: 2014 (AAA)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2012 (18), 2013 (10), 2014 (3), 2015 (15), 2017 (22), 2018 (8), 2019 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A
14. Wahpeton (94)State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2013 (AA)
State Top 25: 2011 (9), 2012 (10), 2013 (4), 2014 (10), 2015 (13)
Nationally ranked: N/A
15. Fordville Lankin (Fordville) (87)State championships: 2014 (A), 2015 (A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2014 (4), 2015 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A
16. Kindred (83)State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2016 (AA)
State Top 25: 2011 (10), 2013 (17), 2016 (8), 2017 (16), 2018 (9), 2019 (23)
Nationally ranked: N/A
17. Sheyenne (West Fargo) (81)State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2019 (AAA)
State Top 25: 2015 (16), 2016 (19), 2017 (13), 2018 (7), 2019 (4)
Nationally ranked: N/A
18. Grafton/St. Thomas (Grafton) (79)State championships: 2011 (AA)
State runner-up: 2012 (AA)
State Top 25: 2011 (2), 2012 (5), 2014 (22)
Nationally ranked: N/A
19. Killdeer/Halliday (Killdeer) (73)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2014 (A), 2015 (A)
State Top 25: 2010 (12), 2013 (24), 2014 (6), 2015 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A
20. Mandan (68)State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (21), 2011 (3), 2012 (24), 2015 (20), 2017 (21), 2018 (18), 2019 (7)
Nationally ranked: N/A
