King takes the throne after winning five state championships since 2015.
Powered by state championships in 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021 and 2022,
King (Detroit) is the most dominant high school football team from Michigan over the last decade.
Based on our methodology, the Crusaders amassed 271 points from 2013 to 2022 to edge
Muskegon, which finished second with 258 points.
Muskegon has made seven state championship game appearances since 2013 with a title in 2017.
Some big names helped King to some of those state titles including 2022 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Sauce Gardner and five-star Class of 2023 quarterback Dante Moore.
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).
King has won five state championships in the past decade including the last two with current UCLA quarterback Dante Moore taking the snaps. (Photo: Scott Hasse)
State championships: 2015 (D2), 2016 (D2), 2018 (D3), 2021 (D3), 2022 (D3)
State runner-up: 2019 (D2)
State Top 25: 2013 (16), 2015 (1), 2016 (4), 2017 (7), 2018 (5), 2019 (7), 2021 (3), 2022 (4)
Nationally ranked: N/A
2. Muskegon (258)
State championships: 2017 (D3)
State runner-up: 2013 (D2), 2014 (D3), 2016 (D3), 2018 (D3), 2019 (D3), 2022 (D3)
State Top 25: 2013 (2), 2014 (6), 2015 (8), 2016 (6), 2017 (1), 2018 (2), 2019 (2), 2020 (13), 2022 (16)
Nationally ranked: N/A
3. De La Salle Collegiate (Warren) (248)
State championships: 2014 (D2), 2017 (D2), 2018 (D2), 2021 (D2), 2022 (D2)
State runner-up: 2020 (D2)
State Top 25: 2013 (19), 2014 (1), 2015 (16), 2017 (2), 2018 (3), 2021 (1), 2022 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A
State championships: 2016 (D4), 2017 (D4), 2019 (D4), 2020 (D5), 2021 (D5)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2016 (10), 2017 (8), 2018 (17), 2019 (3), 2020 (6), 2021 (4), 2022 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A
5. West Catholic (Grand Rapids) (225)
State championships: 2013 (D5), 2014 (D5), 2015 (D5), 2016 (D5), 2017 (D5), 2022 (D6)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (15), 2014 (8), 2015 (17), 2016 (11), 2017 (9), 2022 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A
6. Clarkston (193)
State championships: 2013 (D1), 2014 (D1), 2017 (D1)
State runner-up: 2018 (D1)
State Top 25: 2013 (3), 2014 (3), 2017 (3), 2018 (4), 2020 (10), 2022 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A
7. Cass Tech (Detroit) (187)
State championships: 2016 (D1)
State runner-up: 2015 (D1)
State Top 25: 2013 (10), 2014 (18), 2015 (6), 2016 (1), 2017 (15), 2018 (25), 2020 (9), 2021 (24), 2022 (6)
Nationally ranked: 2016 (14)
8. Mona Shores (Norton Shores) (178)
State championships: 2019 (D2), 2020 (D2)
State runner-up: 2014 (D2), 2018 (D2)
State Top 25: 2013 (17), 2014 (2), 2015 (9), 2017 (13), 2018 (10), 2019 (6), 2020 (7)
Nationally ranked: N/A
9. Belleville (152)
State championships: 2021 (D1), 2022 (D1)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2018 (6), 2019 (5), 2020 (4), 2021 (2), 2022 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A
10. Catholic Central (Novi) (144)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2013 (D1), 2016 (D1)
State Top 25: 2013 (5), 2015 (10), 2016 (3), 2017 (12), 2018 (18), 2019 (17), 2020 (11), 2021 (20), 2022 (14)
Nationally ranked: N/A
11. St. Mary's Prep (Orchard Lake) (136)
State championships: 2014 (D3), 2015 (D3), 2016 (D3)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2014 (4), 2015 (4), 2016 (7), 2019 (13)
Nationally ranked: N/A
12. DeWitt (131)
State championships: 2020 (D3)
State runner-up: 2013 (D3), 2021 (D3)
State Top 25: 2013 (25), 2016 (20), 2017 (14), 2018 (13), 2019 (11), 2020 (3), 2021 (5)
Nationally ranked: N/A
13. West Bloomfield (128)
State championships: 2020 (D1)
State runner-up: 2017 (D1)
State Top 25: 2014 (23), 2017 (4), 2018 (12), 2019 (12), 2020 (1), 2021 (14), 2022 (18)
Nationally ranked: N/A
14. Pewamo-Westphalia (Pewamo) (118)
State championships: 2016 (D7), 2017 (D7), 2019 (D7), 2021 (D7)
State runner-up: 2015 (D7)
State Top 25: 2019 (9), 2021 (15)
Nationally ranked: N/A
15. Lumen Christi Catholic (Jackson) (115)
State championships: 2016 (D6), 2017 (D6), 2018 (D6), 2022 (D7)
State runner-up: 2019 (D7)
State Top 25: 2017 (5), 2019 (22)
Nationally ranked: N/A
16. Muskegon Catholic Central (Muskegon) (113)
State championships: 2013 (D8), 2014 (D8), 2015 (D8), 2016 (D8)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (23), 2014 (7), 2016 (15)
Nationally ranked: N/A
17. Zeeland West (Zeeland) (105)
State championships: 2013 (D3), 2015 (D4)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (4), 2014 (10), 2015 (5), 2017 (20),
Nationally ranked: N/A
18. South Christian (Grand Rapids) (92)
State championships: 2014 (D4), 2022 (D4)
State runner-up: 2013 (D4)
State Top 25: 2013 (13), 2014 (16), 2022 (7)
Nationally ranked: N/A
19. Ithaca (90)
State championships: 2013 (D6), 2015 (D6)
State runner-up: 2014 (D6), 2017 (D6)
State Top 25: 2013 (9), 2015 (18), 2017 (21)
Nationally ranked: N/A
20. Davison (89)
State championships: 2019 (D1)
State runner-up: 2020 (D1)
State Top 25: 2019 (4), 2020 (2), 2022 (13)
Nationally ranked: N/A
