Powered by four state titles since 2015,
North Shore (Houston) is the most dominant high school football team from Texas over the last decade.
Based on our methodology, the Mustangs amassed 502 points from 2013 to 2022 to edge
Allen, which finished second with 466 points.
In 2018 North Shore went a perfect 16-0, capping the season with a 41-36 win in the state championship game at AT&T Stadium over Duncanville 41-36. That season the Mustangs outscored their opponents 854-199.
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).
North Shore is the top team in Texas over the last decade after winning four state crowns and a 2018 national championship. The Mustangs finished ranked nationally in the top 10 on five different occasions. (Photo: Robbie Rakestraw)
State championships: 2015 (6A D1), 2018 (6A D1), 2019 (6A D1), 2021 (6A D1)
State runner-up: 2022 (6A D1)
State Top 25: 2015 (7), 2016 (14), 2018 (1), 2019 (1), 2020 (5), 2021 (2), 2022 (2)
Nationally ranked: 2015 (10), 2018 (1), 2019 (4), 2020 (7), 2021 (13), 2022 (9)
2. Allen (466)
State championships: 2013 (5A D1), 2014 (6A D1), 2017 (6A D1)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (1), 2014 (1), 2015 (3), 2016 (3), 2017 (1), 2018 (5), 2019 (18), 2020 (18), 2021 (13), 2022 (23)
Nationally ranked: 2013 (2), 2014 (1), 2015 (12), 2017 (3), 2018 (5)
3. Katy (439)
State championships: 2015 (6A II), 2020 (6A II)
State runner-up: 2013 (5A II), 2014 (6A II)
State Top 25: 2013 (6), 2014 (9), 2015 (1), 2016 (17), 2017 (3), 2018 (7), 2019 (4), 2020 (2), 2021 (9), 2022 (9)
Nationally ranked: 2013 (25), 2014 (25), 2015 (1), 2017 (17), 2019 (15), 2020 (17)
4. Westlake (Austin) (397)
State championships: 2019 (6A II), 2020 (6A 1), 2021 (6A II)
State runner-up: 2015 (6A D1)
State Top 25: 2015 (4), 2016 (11), 2017 (8), 2018 (18), 2019 (5), 2020 (1), 2021 (1), 2022 (5)
Nationally ranked: 2015 (11), 2020 (3), 2021 (2), 2022 (16)
5. Duncanville (368)
State championships: 2022 (6A D1)
State runner-up: 2018 (6A D1), 2019 (6A D1), 2021 (6A II)
State Top 25: 2016 (24), 2018 (2), 2019 (2), 2020 (7), 2021 (3), 2022 (1)
Nationally ranked: 2018 (4), 2019 (6), 2020 (16), 2021 (21), 2022 (7)
6. Aledo (359)
State championships: 2013 (4A II), 2014 (5A D1), 2016 (5A II), 2018 (5A II), 2019 (5A D1), 2020 (5A II), 2022 (5A D1)
State runner-up: 2017 (5A DII)
State Top 25: 2013 (4), 2014 (8), 2016 (6), 2017 (15), 2018 (4), 2019 (18), 2020 (8), 2021 (16), 2022 (6)
Nationally ranked: 2013 (22), 2016 (25)
7. DeSoto (280)
State championships: 2016 (6A II), 2022 (6A II)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (2), 2014 (4), 2016 (2), 2020 (13), 2021 (12), 2022 (3)
Nationally ranked: 2013 (7), 2014 (24), 2016 (2), 2022 (21)
8. Southlake Carroll (Southlake) (276)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2020 (6A II)
State Top 25: 2013 (9), 2014 (3), 2015 (16), 2016 (15), 2017 (22), 2018 (8), 2019 (3), 2020 (6), 2021 (4), 2022 (12)
Nationally ranked: 2019 (20), 2020 (15)
9. Lake Travis (Austin) (273)
State championships: 2016 (6A D1)
State runner-up: 2015 (6A II), 2017 (6A D1)
State Top 25: 2013 (12), 2015 (2), 2016 (1), 2017 (7), 2018 (13), 2019 (13), 2021 (22)
Nationally ranked: 2015 (9), 2016 (7), 2017 (16)
10. Cedar Hill (218)
State championships: 2013 (5A II), 2014 (6A II)
State runner-up: 2020 (6A D1)
State Top 25: 2013 (3), 2014 (2), 2015 (24), 2016 (5), 2018 (22), 2020 (10)
Nationally ranked: 2013 (15), 2014 (9)
11. Carthage (210)
State championships: 2013 (3A D1), 2015 (4A D1), 2017 (4A D1), 2019 (4A D I), 2020 (4A II), 2022 (4A II)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (11), 2015 (25), 2017 (9), 2019 (15), 2020 (4), 2021 (20), 2022 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A
12. Ryan (Denton) (175)
State championships: 2020 (5A D1)
State runner-up: 2019 (5A II)
State Top 25: 2013 (16), 2015 (12), 2016 (20), 2017 (18), 2018 (10), 2019 (8), 2020 (3), 2021 (19)
Nationally ranked: 2020 (8)
13. Guyer (Denton) (144)
State championships: 2013 (4A D1)
State runner-up: 2019 (6A II), 2021 (6A II)
State Top 25: 2013 (10), 2014 (6), 2019 (7), 2020 (20), 2021 (5), 2022 (4)
Nationally ranked: N/A
14. Highland Park (Dallas) (130)
State championships: 2016 (5A D1), 2017 (5A D1), 2018 (5A D1)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2016 (10), 2017 (5), 2018 (6), 2019 (25), 2020 (14)
Nationally ranked: N/A
15. Longview (108)
State championships: 2018 (6A II)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (22), 2017 (10), 2018 (3), 2019 (19), 2022 (15)
Nationally ranked: 2018 (24)
16. Argyle (101)
State championships: 2013 (3A II), 2020 (4A D1)
State runner-up: 2014 (4A D1), 2015 (4A D1)
State Top 25: 2013 (8), 2020 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A
17. West Orange-Stark (Orange) (83)
State championships: 2015 (4A II), 2016 (4A II)
State runner-up: 2014 (4A II), 2017 (4A II)
State Top 25: 2015 (21), 2016 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A
18. Canadian (81)
State championships: 2014 (2A D1), 2015 (2A D1), 2020 (3A II)
State runner-up: 2018 (3A II)
State Top 25: 2015 (17), 2020 (24)
Nationally ranked: N/A
19. Mart (80)
State championships: 2017 (2A D1), 2018 (2A II), 2019 (2A II)
State runner-up: 2020 (2A II), 2022 (2A II)
State Top 25: N/A
Nationally ranked: N/A
20. Cy-Fair (Cypress) (77)
State championships: 2017 (6A II)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2017 (2), 2018 (19)
Nationally ranked: 2017 (25)
