South Panola, Starkville among state's best of the 2010s.
Video: South Panola vs. Tupelo 2019 Highlights of South Panola's 21-15 win last August.
With three state championships and a pair of undefeated seasons, South Panola can lay claim to being the most dominant high school football team from Mississippi over the last decade.
Our points system awarded South Panola 348 points from 2010 to 2019 to edge Starkville, which finished second with 279 points.
South Panola won state titles in 2010, 2012 and 2014, finishing nationally ranked in 2010 and 2015. Starkville won a 5A state crown in 2012 and a 6A crown in 2015.
Points were 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).
1. South Panola (Batesville) (348)
State championships: 2010 (6A), 2012 (6A), 2014 (6A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (1). 2011 (7), 2012 (1), 2013 (3), 2014 (1), 2015 (2), 2016 (15), 2017 (14), 2019 (8)
Nationally ranked: 2010 (6), 2015 (10)
2. Starkville (279)State championships: 2012 (5A), 2015 (6A)
State runner-up: 2011 (5A), 2017 (6A)
State Top 25: 2010 (22), 2011 (11), 2012 (7), 2013 (15), 2014 (2), 2015 (1), 2016 (7), 2017 (3), 2018 (2), 2019 (4)
Nationally ranked: 2014 (18)
3. West Point (257)
State championships: 2010 (5A), 2016 (5A), 2017 (5A), 2018 (5A), 2019 (5A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (4), 2012 (9), 2014 (15), 2015 (15), 2016 (2), 2017 (1), 2018 (3), 2019 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A
4. Oak Grove (Hattiesburg) (199)
State championships: 2013 (6A)
State runner-up: 2014 (6A), 2018 (6A), 2019 (6A)
State Top 25: 2010 (16), 2011 (19), 2012 (20), 2013 (1), 2014 (3), 2015 (13), 2018 (8), 2019 (5)
Nationally ranked: 2013 (25)
5. Madison Central (Madison) (182)State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (7), 2011 (4), 2012 (10), 2013 (13), 2014 (13), 2015 (4), 2016 (3), 2017 (4), 2018 (4), 2019 (16)
Nationally ranked: N/A
6. Noxubee County (Macon) (178)State championships: 2012 (4A), 2014 (4A), 2015 (4A), 2017 (5A)
State runner-up: 2019 (3A)
State Top 25: 2010 (11), 2012 (2), 2014 (9), 2015 (10), 2017 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A
7. Oxford (175)
State championships: 2019 (6A)
State runner-up: 2013 (5A). 2014 (5A), 2015 (5A)
State Top 25: 2010 (12), 2012 (22), 2013 (6), 2014 (6), 2015 (6), 2016 (22), 2017 (21), 2018 (13), 2019 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A
8. Brandon (160)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2012 (6A)
State Top 25: 2011 (17), 2012 (5), 2013 (7), 2014 (5), 2015 (7), 2016 (8), 2017 (19), 2018 (6), 2019 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A
9. Lafayette (Oxford) (159)State championships: 2010 (4A), 2011 (4A), 2016 (4A)
State runner-up: 2013 (4A)
State Top 25: 2010 (2), 2011 (2), 2015 (20), 2016 (10), 2018 (11), 2019 (22)
Nationally ranked: N/A
10. Petal (158) State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2011 (6A), 2015 (6A)
State Top 25: 2010 (17), 2011 (6), 2012 (6),2013 (5), 2014 (23), 2015 (5), 2016 (
Nationally ranked: N/A
11. Olive Branch (151)
State championships: 2011 (6A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (6), 2011 (1), 2012 (12), 2013 (23), 2017 (11), 2018 (14), 2019 (13)
Nationally ranked: 2011 (22)
State championships: 2011 (5A), 2013 (5A)
State runner-up: 2019 (10)
State Top 25: 2011 (3), 2012 (8), 2013 (2), 2016 (18), 2018 (23), 2019 (3)
Nationally ranked: N/A
13. Bassfield (129)State championships: 2012 (2A), 2013 (2A), 2014 (2A), 2015 (2A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2012 (4), 2013 (9), 2014 (16)
Nationally ranked: N/A
14. Meridian (121)State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2010 (6A)
State Top 25: 2010 (3), 2011 (5), 2012 (17), 2013 (11), 2014 (21), 2015 (8), 2016 (16), 2017 (16)
Nationally ranked: N/A
T15. Jackson Prep (Jackson) (116)State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2012 (3), 2013 (12), 2014 (12), 2015 (12), 2016 (11), 2017 (5), 2018 (9), 2019 (24)
Nationally ranked: N/A
T15. Laurel (116)
State championships: 2014 (5A)
State runner-up: 2011 (4A), 2016 (5A)
State Top 25: 2011 (10), 2013 (20), 2014 (7), 2015 (16), 2016 (9), 2017 (18)
Nationally ranked: N/A
17. Pearl (97)
State championships: 2017 (6A)
State runner-up: 2016 (6A)
State Top 25: 2011 (24), 2013 (21), 2914 (25), 2016 (6), 2017 (2), 2018 (16), 2019 (21)
Nationally ranked: N/A
State championships: 2015 (5A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (18), 2011 (16), 2012 (25), 2013 (10), 2014 (10), 2015 (3)
Nationally ranked: N/A
19. Clinton (92)State championships: 2016 (6A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2014 (4). 2015 (11), 2016 (1), 2017 (24), 2018 (18)
Nationally ranked: N/A
20. Tupelo (91)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2013 (6A)
State Top 25: 2013 (4), 2014 (17), 2016 (4), 2017 (6), 2019 (18)
Nationally ranked: N/A
