Bentonville wins 2013-14 MaxPreps Cup title

A strong spring season vaulted Bentonville (Ark.) into the No. 1 position in the final MaxPreps Cup standings, which recognizes the best overall high school sports program in the country.

In 10th place in the Cup standings after the winter sports season, Bentonville added state titles in boys and girls track, and boys and girls soccer along with a second-place state finish in softball and boys golf. The school finished with a total of 1,120 points, based on the MaxPreps Cup formula.

Bentonville finished just ahead of St. Pius X Catholic (Atlanta) and Punahou (Honolulu), which battled in a close race for second. St. Pius X Catholic edged out Punahou by just five points, 985 to 980 in the point standings. St. Pius X Catholic finished the year with eight state championships while Punahou had a national-best 11 state championships in 2013-14.

St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) finished in fourth with 967 points and six state titles while another Georgia school, Marist (Atlanta), finished in fifth with 918 points and eight state titles.



MaxPreps Cup rankings are compiled by giving schools points for finishing first or second at the state level. For states that don't have state competition, point totals were adjusted to award first and second-place teams at the section level. Points were also awarded for size of playoff division (championships won at the large-school level were worth more than championships at the small-school level), size of state (championships for Texas, for example, were worth more than championships for less-populous states like Alaska) and type of sport (football championships were worth more than tennis championships).

National rankings were also included in the tabulation of points. The MaxPreps Computer Rankings for soccer, lacrosse and boys volleyball were utilized, while the Xcellent 25 Rankings were used for boys and girls basketball, football,  baseball, softball and girls volleyball. Dyestat's national rankings for cross country and track and field were also utilized along with The Mat's rankings for wrestling. Not all sports contested at the state level are included in the MaxPreps Cup standings.


1. Bentonville (Ark.), 1,120
State titles: boys soccer, boys tennis, boys track, football, girls soccer, girls track, boys swimming, girls swimming.

2. St. Pius X Catholic (Atlanta), 985
State titles: boys soccer, boys tennis, boys track, girls soccer, boys swimming, boys cross country, girls basketball, volleyball.

3. Punahou (Honolulu), 980
State titles: boys golf, boys swimming, boys tennis, boys volleyball, football, girls basketball, girls golf, girls swimming, girls tennis, girls water polo, girls cross country.

4. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 967
State titles: boys track, boys cross country, girls soccer, girls track, girls cross country, softball.



5. Marist (Atlanta), 918
State titles: boys golf, boys  tennis, boys track, boys cross country, girls soccer, girls tennis, girls track, girls cross country.

6. American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.), 834
State titles: boys basketball, boys swimming, girls golf, girls soccer, football, softball.

7. Carmel (Ind.), 832
State titles: boys cross country, girls golf, girls swimming, girls cross country, girls tennis.

8. Deer Creek (Edmond, Okla.), 804
State titles: boys cross country, girls basketball, girls cross country, girls soccer, girls track, boys track.

9. The Pingry School (Martinsville, N.J.), 799
State titles: boys swimming, boys cross country, girls swimming, girls tennis, boys golf, boys tennis.

10. Wayzata (Plymouth, Minn.), 766
State titles: boys swimming, boys cross country, girls swimming, girls cross country, girls golf, boys tennis.



11. Rock Bridge (Columbia, Mo.), 743
State titles: girls basketball, baseball, boys golf.

12. Regis Jesuit (Aurora, Colo.), 739
State titles: boys golf, boys lacrosse, boys swimming, girls basketball, girls golf, girls swimming.

13. Westminster (Atlanta), 732
State titles: boys golf, boys tennis, boys track, girls tennis, girls cross country, boys cross country.

14. Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh, N.C.), 730
State titles: girls tennis, girls cross country, volleyball, boys tennis, boys lacrosse.

15. Webb (Knoxville, Tenn.), 715
State titles: girls basketball, football, volleyball, boys cross country, girls cross country, girls tennis, boys tennis.

16. Tottenville (Staten Island, N.Y.), 710
State titles: girls golf, boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse, softball, baseball.



17. Summit (Bend, Ore.), 702
State titles: boys soccer, boys swimming, boys cross country, girls soccer, girls swimming, girls cross country, girls golf, girls track.

18. Bozeman (Mont.), 686
State titles: boys soccer, boys cross country, football, girls cross country, boys tennis, girls tennis.

19. Madison Central (Miss.), 676
State titles: boys soccer, girls soccer, boys track, boys golf.

20. Bedford (N.H.), 674
State titles: boys wrestling, girls soccer, girls swimming, boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse, girls track, boys tennis.

21. Darien (Conn.), 664
State titles: boys cross country, girls swimming, boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse.

22. Aquinas (Overland Park, Kan.), 662
State titles: boys soccer, girls cross country, baseball, girls soccer, girls track.



23. Mountain Brook (Birmingham, Ala.), 650
State titles: boys basketball, girls tennis, girls cross country.

24. Montgomery Academy (Ala.), 648
State titles: boys tennis, boys cross country, girls soccer, girls track, girls cross country, volleyball.

25. La Salle Academy (Providence, R.I.), 642
State titles: boys lacrosse, boys basketball, boys soccer, girls soccer, girls cross country.