Blue Valley Northwest is Sunflower State's best from 2010s.
Video: Plays of the Decade
Relive the most memorable moments of the past 10 years.
Using
our database of historical results, we are looking back at the most
successful high school basketball programs in the state of Kansas over the past decade.
Blue Valley Northwest captured five state championship, appeared in the state title game twice and finished ranked in the state Top 25 rankings nine of the past 10 seasons.
Heights finished in a distant second, capturing three state championships and appearing in the state Top 25 rankings six times over the past decade.
More on the methodology
Points 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).
State championships: 2013 (6A), 2014 (6A), 2017 (6A), 2018 (6A), 2019 (6A)
State runner-up: 2011 (6A), 2012 (6A)
State Top 25: 2011 (2), 2012 (3), 2013 (1), 2014 (1), 2016 (5), 2017 (2), 2018 (1), 2019 (5), 2020 (4)
Nationally ranked: 2013 (17), 2014 (6)
State championships: 2011 (6A), 2012 (6A), 2015 (5A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (1), 2012 (1), 2014 (11), 2015 (4), 2016 (8), 2018 (10)
Nationally ranked: 2011 (12)
3. McPherson, 215State championships: 2011 (5A), 2014 (4A-DI), 2015 (4A-DI)
State runner-up: 2016 (4A-DI), 2017 (4A-DI), 2018 (4A-DI)
State Top 25: 2011 (3), 2013 (12), 2014 (9) 2015 (2), 2016 (13), 2017 (14) 2018 (4)
Nationally ranked: N/A
4. Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire), 179State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (8), 2012 (6), 2013 (4), 2016 (3), 2017 (4), 2018 (2), 2019 (1) 2020 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A
State championships: 2016 (4A-DI), 2017 (4A-DI), 2018 (4A-DI)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2015 (8), 2016 (1), 2017 (1), 2018 (5), 2019 (16), 2020 (7)
Nationally ranked: N/A
6. East (Wichita), 157State championships: 2015 (6A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (9), 2012 (5), 2013 (23), 2014 (8) 2015 (1), 2016 (15)
Nationally ranked: N/A
7. Blue Valley North (Overland Park), 141State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2013 (6A), 2014 (6A)
State Top 25: 2011 (10), 2012 (2), 2013 (21), 2014 (3), 2015 (17), 2016 (19) 2017 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A
8. Basehor-Linwood (Basehor), 134State championships: 2012 (4A)
State runner-up: 2015 (4A-DI), 2019 (5A)
State Top 25: 2011 (16), 2012 (7), 2014 (15), 2015 (7) 2016 (16), 2019 (19), 2020 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A
9. Scott (Scott City), 132State championships: 2011 (3A), 2012 (3A), 2013 (3A), 2015 (3A)
State runner-up: 2014 (4A-D2)
State Top 25: 2011 (21), 2012 (14), 2013 (8), 2015 (19)
Nationally ranked: N/A
10. Lawrence, 122State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2015 (6A), 2017 (6A)
State Top 25: 2012 (25), 2013 (22), 2014 (10), 2015 (3), 2016 (4), 2017 (20), 2019 (8), 2020 (14)
Nationally ranked: N/A
Next five
St. John — 105
Ottawa — 98
Olathe East — 96
Holcomb — 84
