Powered by four consecutive state titles from 2019-22,
Thompson (Alabaster) is the most dominant high school football team from Alabama over the last decade.
Based on our methodology, the Warriors amassed 316 points from 2013 to 2022 to edge
Hoover, which finished second with 311 points.
Thompson appeared in the final national rankings twice over the last decade, finishing No. 6 ranking in 2020 and No. 16 in 2021.
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).
After going 0-11 in 2014, head coach Mark Freeman authored a complete turnaround at Thompson. (Photo: Joe Boyd)
State championships: 2019 (7A), 2020 (7A), 2021 (7A), 2022 (7A)
State runner-up: 2018 (7A)
State Top 25: 2017 (3), 2018 (3), 2019 (1), 2020 (1), 2021 (1), 2022 (1)
Nationally ranked: 2020 (6), 2021 (16)
2. Hoover (311)
State championships: 2013 (5A), 2014 (7A), 2016 (7A), 2017 (7A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (1), 2014 (2), 2015 (6), 2016 (1), 2017 (1), 2018 (4), 2019 (3), 2020 (3), 2021 (4), 2022 (4)
Nationally ranked: N/A
3. Central (Phenix City) (224)
State championships: 2018 (7A), 2021 (7A)
State runner-up: 2019 (7A)
State Top 25: 2014 (8), 2015 (13), 2016 (3), 2017 (4), 2018 (1), 2019 (2), 2020 (11), 2021 (3), 2022 (5)
Nationally ranked: N/A
4. Clay-Chalkville (Pinson) (215)
State championships: 2014 (6A), 2021 (6A)
State runner-up: 2015 (6A)
State Top 25: 2013(18), 2014 (1), 2015 (3), 2017 (8), 2018 (5), 2019 (9), 2020 (10), 2021 (2), 2022 (13)
Nationally ranked: N/A
5. Auburn (191)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2013 (5A), 2020 (7A), 2022 (7A)
State Top 25: 2013 (3), 2015 (16), 2016 (14), 2017 (10), 2018 (9), 2019 (8), 2020 (4), 2021 (7), 2022 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A
6. Spanish Fort (180)
State championships: 2013 (4A), 2015 (6A)
State runner-up: 2019 (6A), 2020 (6A)
State Top 25: 2013 (2), 2014 (9), 2015 (1), 2016 (21), 2017 (14), 2018 (16), 2019 (16), 2020 (15), 2021 (20)
Nationally ranked: N/A
7. Pinson Valley (Pinson) (159)
State championships: 2017 (6A), 2018 (6A), 2020 (6A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2016 (25), 2017 (2), 2018 (2), 2019 (6), 2020 (5), 2021 (17)
Nationally ranked: N/A
8. McGill-Toolen (Mobile) (153)
State championships: 2015 (7A)
State runner-up: 2016 (7A), 2017 (7A)
State Top 25: 2013 (7), 2015 (2), 2016 (2), 2017 (5), 2018 (10), 2019 (17)
Nationally ranked: N/A
9. St. Paul's Episcopal (Mobile) (152)
State championships: 2014 (5A), 2015 (5A), 2017 (5A), 2020 (5A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (19), 2014 (3), 2015 (10), 2017 (13), 2020 (13)
Nationally ranked: N/A
10. Saraland (146)
State championships: 2022 (6A)
State runner-up: 2018 (6A)
State Top 25: 2013 (11), 2014 (4), 2018 (7), 2019 (19), 2020 (9), 2021 (13), 2022 (3)
Nationally ranked: N/A
11. Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville) (134)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2015 (20), 2016 (6), 2017 (7), 2018 (6), 2017 (7), 2018 (6), 2019 (15), 2020 (2), 2021 (9), 2022 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A
12. Fyffe (130)
State championships: 2014 (2A), 2018 (2A), 2019 (2A), 2020 (3A), 2022 (2A)
State runner-up: 2015 (2A)
State Top 25: 2014 (16), 2020 (16)
Nationally ranked: N/A
13. Opelika (121)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2016 (6A)
State Top 25: 2013 (25), 2014 (10), 2015 (4), 2016 (5), 2017 (18), 2018 (19), 2019 (7), 2020 (17), 2021 (19), 2022 (25)
Nationally ranked: N/A
14. Piedmont (112)
State championships: 2015 (3A), 2016 (3A), 2019 (3A), 2021 (3A)
State runner-up: 2018 (3A), 2022 (3A)
State Top 25: 2015 (23), 2016 (17)
Nationally ranked: N/A
15. Muscle Shoals (103)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2013 (4A)
State Top 25: 2013 (6), 2014 (14), 2015 (8), 2018 (12), 2019 (12), 2022 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A
16. Oxford (98)
State championships: 2019 (6A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (15), 2017 (11), 2018 (14), 2019 (4), 2020 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A
17. Vestavia Hills (96)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (4), 2015 (15), 2017 (24), 2018 (18), 2019 (10), 2020 (7), 2022 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A
18. UMS-Wright Prep (Mobile) (83)
State championships: 2017 (4A), 2018 (4A), 2019 (4A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2015 (22), 2017 (25), 2018 (13), 2019 (23), 2022 (24)
Nationally ranked: N/A
19. Ramsay (Birmingham) (78)
State championships: 2016 (6A), 2022 (5A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2016 (4), 2020 (24), 2022 (12)
Nationally ranked: N/A
20. Leeds (77)
State championships: 2014 (4A), 2015 (4A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2014 (6), 2015 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A
