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One of the top teams in the MaxPreps Small Schools National Football Rankings, Coldwater is one of the favorites to win a state championship in Ohio this year. That shouldn't come as too much of a surprise, however, as Coldwater has proven to be the top small school football program in the country over the past 17 seasons.
According to the CalPreps Dynasty Rankings, Coldwater ranks as the top small school team in the country since 2003. The Cavaliers have a 53.2 rating, which puts them ahead of another Ohio school in No. 2 Marion Local (Maria Stein, Ohio). Coldwater has posted six state titles since 2003, including four in a row from 2012 to 2015.
The dynasty ranking is the average of all of a team's previous computer ratings, in this case since 2003.
Texas has the most teams on the Top 25 list with five while Nebraska, Florida and Georgia each have three and Ohio and California each have two teams on the list.
MaxPreps Small Schools Football Dynasty Rankings
According to the CalPreps Dynasty Rankings, Coldwater ranks as the top small school team in the country since 2003.
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205-28
Best Season Record: 2015 — 15-0; 2005 — 15-0
State Titles: 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
2. Marion Local (Maria Stein, Ohio), 47.6
Overall Record: 194-37
Best Season Record: 2007 —15-0; 2013 — 15-0; 2014 — 15-0; 2017 — 15-0
State Titles: 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
3. Madison County (Madison, Fla.), 46.2
Overall Record: 176-32-1
Best Season Record: 2017 — 14-0
State Titles: 2007, 2017, 2018
4. Norfolk Catholic (Neb.), 43.4
Overall Record: 173-27
Best Season Record: 2011 — 13-0; 2010 — 13-0; 2005 — 13-0
State Titles: 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017
5. Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Fla.), 43.2
Overall Record: 168-41
Best Season Record: 2015 — 14-0; 2003 — 14-0
State Titles: 2003, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
6. Newton (Texas), 42.1
Overall Record: 179-38
Best Season Record: 2017 — 15-0; 2018 — 15-0
State Titles: 2005, 2017, 2018
7. Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa, Pa.), 42.0
Overall Record: 214-22
Best Season Record: 2006 — 16-0; 2015 — 16-0; 2017 — 16-0; 2018 — 16-0
State Titles: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2015, 2017, 2018
8. Central Catholic (Modesto, Calif.), 41.0
Overall Record: 188-33-1
Best Season Record: 2015 — 16-0
State Titles: 2012, 2013, 2014
9. Canadian (Texas), 40.5
Overall Record: 201-29
Best Season Record: 2015 — 16-0
State Titles: 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015
10. Chenango Forks (Binghamton, N.Y.), 40.4
Overall Record: 179-18
Best Season Record: 2004 —14-0
State Titles: 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2015
11. Calhoun (Ga.), 40.0
Overall Record: 206-23
Best Season Record: 2014 — 15-0; 2017 — 15-0
State Titles: 2011, 2014, 2017
12. Noxubee County (Macon, Miss.), 39.9
Overall Record: 174-53
Best Season Record: 2012 — 16-0
State Titles: 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017
13. Heritage Hall (Oklahoma City, Okla.), 39.9
Overall Record: 188-30
Best Season Record: 2008 — 15-0, 2010 — 15-0; 2015 — 15-0
State Titles: 2008, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
14. Peach County (Fort Valley, Ga.), 39.7
Overall Record: 186-35
Best Season Record: 2009 — 15-0
State Titles: 2005, 2006, 2009
15. C.H. Yoe (Cameron, Texas), 39.4
Overall Record: 153-56
Best Season Record: 2012 — 15-0
State Titles: 2012, 2013, 2014
16. Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa, Calif.), 39.0
Overall Record: 168-41-2
Best Season Record: 2008 — 13-1
State Titles: None
17. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Fla.), 36.8
Overall Record: 135-57
Best Season Record: 2009 — 12-1
State Titles: 2003, 2017, 2018
18. Aurora (Neb.), 36.1
Overall Record: 150-45
Best Season Record: 2009 — 13-0; 2018 — 13-0
State Titles: 2008, 2009, 2018
19. Fitzgerald (Ga.), 35.9
Overall Record: 166-46-1
Best Season Record: 2009 — 13-1
State Titles: None
20. Refugio (Texas), 35.8
Overall Record: 197-31
Best Season Record: 2011 — 15-0
State Titles: 2011, 2016
21. Shelby (N.C.), 35.8
Overall Record: 199-49
Best Season Record: 2016 — 16-0
State Titles: 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
22. Mart (Texas), 35.7
Overall Record: 184-40
Best Season Record: 2006 — 15-1; 2017 — 15-1; 2018 —15-1
State Titles: 2006, 2010, 2017, 2018
23. Andale (Kan.), 35.5
Overall Record: 170-29
Best Season Record: 2006 —14-0; 2007 — 14-0
State Titles: 2006, 2007, 2014
24. Maryville (Mo.), 35.4
Overall Record: 175-35
Best Season Record: 2012 — 15-0; 2013 — 15-0
State Titles: 2009, 2012, 2013, 2017
25. Pierce (Neb.), 34.9
Overall Record: 136-42
Best Season Record: 2007 — 13-0
State Titles: 2007, 2008
