MaxPreps Cup: State-by-state fall standings

New Trier (Winnetka, Ill.), Wayzata (Plymouth, Minn.), Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) and Bolles (Jacksonville, Fla.) all hold commanding leads in their respective states in the latest MaxPreps Cup standings for the fall sports season.

The MaxPreps Cup is an award that recognizes the top athletic programs in the country based on a formula that takes into account state championships, state runner-up finishes and national rankings in various sports. The formula is weighted based on size of state, popularity of sport (based on participation numbers), enrollment division size and the number of teams competing in the division.

The top five schools in each state are listed along with their MaxPreps Cup rating for the 2023-24 fall sports season. MaxPreps Cup state leaders

Alabama
1. Mountain Brook (Birmingham), 648
Fall state championships: Girls volleyball, boys cross country, girls cross country
2. Montgomery Catholic (Montgomery), 476
3. Huntsville, 394
4. Clay-Chalkville (Pinson), 392
5. Mobile Christian (Mobile), 391

Alaska
1. Kenai Central (Kenai), 328
Fall state championships: Football, girls volleyball
2. West Anchorage, 305
3. South Anchorage, 285
4. Grace Christian (Anchorage), 264
5. Juneau-Douglas (Juneau), 259

Arkansas
1. Bentonville, 970
Fall state championships: Boys tennis, boys cross country, girls tennis, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Football
Fall national rankings: Boys cross country, No. 14
2. Fayetteville, 801
3. Shiloh Christian (Springdale), 563
4. Brookland, 506
5. Episcopal (Little Rock), 434

Arizona
1. Hamilton (Chandler), 429
Fall state championships: Boys golf
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country
Fall national rankings: Boys golf, No. 1
2. Millennium (Goodyear), 409
3. Xavier College Prep (Phoenix), 383
4. Brophy College Prep (Phoenix), 378
5. Liberty (Peoria), 352

California
1. Mater Dei (Santa Ana), 1,196
Fall state championships: Football, girls volleyball, girls tennis
Fall national rankings: Boys football, No. 3; girls volleyball, No. 1
2. Crystal Springs Uplands (Hillsborough), 760
3. JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano), 519
4. Ventura, 502
5. Torrey Pines (San Diego), 423

Colorado
1. Niwot, 621
Fall state championships: Boys cross country, girls cross country
Fall national rankings: Girls cross country, No. 2; boys cross country, No. 5
2. Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village), 569
3. Rock Canyon (Highlands Ranch), 450
4. Palmer Ridge (Monument), 441
5. Colorado Academy (Denver), 439

Connecticut
1. Darien, 646
Fall state championships: Girls volleyball, girls swimming
Fall state runners-up: Girls field hockey, football
Fall national rankings: Girls field hockey, No. 6
2. Greenwich, 452
3. New Canaan, 441
4. Ridgefield, 324
5. Staples (Westport), 324

District of Columbia
1. St. Albans, 205
Fall state championships: Boys soccer
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country
2. Georgetown Visitation Prep, 205
3. Gonzaga, 195
4. Friendship Collegiate Academy, 184
5. Jackson-Reed, 150

Delaware
1. Tatnall (Wilmington), 522
Fall state championships: Boys cross country, girls cross country, football
Fall national rankings: Girls cross country, No. 9
2. Salesianum (Wilmington), 480
3. Cape Henlopen (Lewes), 316
4. Smyrna, 247
5. Archmere Academy (Claymont), 180

Florida
1. Bolles (Jacksonville), 1,095
Fall state championships: Boys swimming, girls swimming, boys cross country
Fall state runners-up: Girls cross country
Fall national rankings: Boys swimming, No. 1; girls swimming, No. 1
2. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale), 825
3. Ponte Vedra, 703
4. Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville), 615
5. Nease (Ponte Vedra), 592

Georgia
1. Walton (Marietta), 627
Fall state runners-up: Girls cross country, football, girls volleyball
Fall national rankings: Football, No. 18
2. Pace Academy (Atlanta), 542
3. Prince Avenue Christian (Athens), 426
4. Milton, 426
5. Marist (Atlanta), 408

Hawaii
1. Kamehameha Kapalama (Honolulu), 326
Fall state championships: Girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Boys bowling
Fall national rankings: Girls volleyball, No. 18
2. Punahou (Honolulu), 231
3. 'Iolani (Honolulu), 217
4. Mililani, 190
5. Seabury Hall (Makawao), 187

Idaho
1. Bishop Kelly (Boise), 776
Fall state championships: Boys swimming, boys golf, girls golf, football
Fall state runners-up: Girls soccer, girls swimming
2. Sugar-Salem (Sugar City), 535
3. Boise, 516
4. Coeur d'Alene, 502
5. Rocky Mountain (Meridian), 469

Illinois
3. Hinsdale Central (Hinsdale), 605
4. Mt. Carmel, 435
5. Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield), 415

Indiana
1. Carmel, 1,067
Fall state championships: Boys tennis, girls cross country, girls golf
Fall national rankings: Boys soccer, No. 2; girls soccer, No. 5
2. Noblesville, 804
3. Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers), 472
4. Ben Davis (Indianapolis), 394
5. Cathedral (Indianapolis), 375

Iowa
1. Dowling Catholic (West Des Moines), 456
Fall state championships: Boys cross country
Fall state runners-up: Girls volleyball, girls swimming
2. Van Meter, 325
3. Waukee, 323
4. Johnston, 311
5. Dike-New Hartford (Dike), 301

Kansas
1. Mill Valley (Shawnee), 642
Fall state championships: Boys soccer, football, girls volleyball
2. Gardner-Edgerton (Gardner), 420
3. Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission), 370
4. Olathe West (Olathe), 323
5. South Gray (Montezuma), 293

Kentucky
1. Assumption (Louisville), 823
Fall state championships: Girls volleyball, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Girls field hockey
Fall national rankings: Girls volleyball, No. 7; girls cross country, No. 7
2. St. Xavier (Louisville), 552
3. Sacred Heart (Louisville), 541
4. Trinity (Louisville), 440
5. Christian Academy-Louisville (Louisville), 338

Louisiana
1. St. Thomas More (Lafayette), 570
Fall state championships: Football, girls volleyball, girls cross country
2. E.D. White (Thibodaux), 554
3. Metairie Park Country Day (Metairie), 431
4. Catholic-B.R. (Baton Rouge) 410
5. St. Joseph's Academy (Baton Rouge), 366

Maine
1. Yarmouth, 611
Fall state championships: Boys soccer, girls soccer, girls volleyball
Fall national rankings: Girls soccer, No. 20; boys soccer, No. 25
2. Scarborough, 356
3. Freeport, 309
4. Thornton Academy (Saco), 275
5. Portland, 255

Maryland
1. McDonogh (Owings Mills), 475
Fall state championships: Girls soccer, girls tennis,  girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Football
2. Archbishop Spalding (Severn), 464
3. Severna Park, 461
4. River Hill (Clarksville), 453
5. Centennial (Ellicott City), 441

Massachusetts
1. Norwell, 460
Fall state championships: Boys soccer, girls soccer
2. Oliver Ames (North Easton), 424
3. Walpole, 421
4. Uxbridge, 402
5. Hanover, 356

Michigan
1. Mercy (Farmington Hills), 690
Fall state championships: Girls volleyball, girls golf, girls swimming
2. St. Francis (Traverse City), 570
3. Brighton, 565
4. Pioneer (Ann Arbor), 522
5. Cranbrook Kingswood (Bloomfield Hills), 480

Minnesota
1. Wayzata (Plymouth, Minn.), 1,354
Fall state championships: Girls volleyball, boys soccer, boys cross country, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Girls soccer
Fall national rankings: Girls volleyball, No. 9; boys cross country, No. 23; girls cross country, No. 24
2. Edina, 1059
3. Minnetonka, 430
4. Marshall, 424
5. St. Paul Academy-Summit (St. Paul), 400

Mississippi
1. St. Andrew's Episcopal (Ridgeland), 657
Fall state championships: Boys swimming, girls swimming,boys cross country, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Girls volleyball
2. Tupelo, 527
3. St. Patrick (Biloxi), 427
4. West Jones (Laurel), 390
5. Saltillo, 356

Missouri
1. Rockhurst (Kansas City, Mo.), 898
Fall state championships: Boys soccer, boys swimming
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country
Fall national rankings: Boys soccer, No. 5; boys swimming, No. 6
2. Westminster Christian (St. Louis, Mo.), 540
3. St. Michael the Archangel (Lee's Summit, Mo.), 375
4. Incarnate Word Academy (St. Louis, Mo.), 375
5. Ladue Horton Watkins (St. Louis, Mo.), 375

Montana
1. Bozeman, 780
Fall state championships: Boys soccer, football, girls soccer
Fall state runners-up: Girls volleyball, boys cross country
2. Billings West (Billings), 392
3. Manhattan Christian (Manhattan), 332
4. Whitefish, 320
5. Billings Central Catholic (Billings), 297

Nebraska
1. Lincoln East (Lincoln), 534
Fall state championships: Boys tennis, girls golf, girls cross country
2. Skutt Catholic (Omaha), 505
3. Elkhorn North (Elkhorn), 384
4. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (Sumner), 382
5. Papillion-LaVista (Papillion), 355

Nevada
1. Coronado (Henderson), 720
Fall state championships: Boys soccer, girls soccer, girls golf
Fall state runners-up: Girls volleyball, boys tennis
Fall national rankings: Girls golf, No. 25
2. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 625
3. North Tahoe (Tahoe City, Calif.), 448
4. Truckee (Calif.), 396
5. Bishop Manogue (Reno), 381

New Hampshire
1. Bedford, 585
Fall state championships: Boys soccer, football girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Girls cross country
2. Hanover, 363
3. Oyster River (Durham), 256
4. Coe-Brown Academy (Northwood), 241
5. Hollis-Brookline (Hollis), 235

New Jersey
1. Freehold Township (Freehold), 578
Fall state championships: Girls soccer, girls cross country
Fall national rankings: Girls soccer, No. 13
2. Rutgers Prep (Somerset), 536
3. Ridgewood, 503
4. Christian Brothers Academy (Lincroft), 484
5. Princeton, 470

New Mexico
1. Albuquerque Academy (Albuquerque), 469
Fall state championships: Girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Girls soccer, girls volleyball, boys cross country
2. La Cueva (Albuquerque), 430
3. Cleveland (Rio Rancho), 412
4. St. Michael's (Santa Fe), 338
5. Sandia Prep (Albuquerque), 332

New York
1. East Aurora, 580
Fall state championships: Boys soccer, boys cross country, girls cross country
2. Saratoga Springs, 555
3. Rye, 510
4. Hunter College (New York), 489
5. Massapequa, 485

North Carolina
1. First Flight (Kill Devil Hills), 540
Fall state championships: Boys soccer
Fall state runners-up: Girls cross country
Fall national rankings: Boys soccer, No. 16
2. Hickory, 505
3. Mount Airy, 460
4. Brevard, 440
5. Orange (Hillsborough), 380

North Dakota
1. Shanley (Fargo), 428
Fall state championships: Boys soccer
Fall state runners-up: Football, girls volleyball
2. Kindred, 362
3. Minot, 305
4. Bismarck, 304
5. Bowman County co-op [Bowman/Scranton] (Bowman), 304

Ohio
1. Washington (Massillon), 484
Fall state championships: Football
Fall national rankings: Football, No. 10
2. Archbishop Alter (Kettering), 475
3. Archbishop Hoban (Akron), 450
4. St. Edward (Lakewood), 440
5. St. Ignatius (Cleveland), 431

Oklahoma
1. Hooker, 609
Fall state championships: Boys cross country, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Football
2. Lincoln Christian (Tulsa), 584
3. Jenks, 411
4. Bethany, 339
5. Piedmont, 339

Oregon
1. Jesuit (Portland), 722
Fall state championships: Girls volleyball, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Boys soccer, boys cross country
Fall national rankings: Girls cross country, No. 15
2. Marist (Eugene), 418
3. Summit (Bend), 409
4. Wilsonville, 368
5. Crater (Central Point), 356

Pennsylvania
1. North Allegheny (Wexford), 1,089
Fall state championships: Girls volleyball, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Football
Fall national rankings: Girls cross country, No. 5; boys swimming, No. 17 girls swimming, No. 23
2. Peters Township (McMurray), 871
3. Conestoga (Berwyn), 787
4. La Salle College (Wyndmoor), 527
5. St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia), 486

Rhode Island
1. Cumberland, 506
Fall state championships: Girls soccer
Fall state runners-up: Football, girls volleyball, boys cross country, girls cross country
2. North Kingstown, 445
3. La Salle Academy (Providence), 432
4. Barrington, 396
5. Bishop Hendricken (Warwick), 320

South Carolina
1. Fort Mill, 657
Fall state championships: Boys swimming, girls swimming, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country
2. Daniel (Central), 606
3. Dorman (Roebuck), 566
4. Bishop England (Charleston), 549
5. St. Joseph's Catholic (Greenville), 494

South Dakota
1. Sioux Falls Christian (Sioux Falls), 731
Fall state championships: Boys soccer, girls volleyball, girls tennis, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country
2. Lincoln (Sioux Falls), 692
3. Tea, 362
4. Harrisburg, 360
5. O'Gorman (Sioux Falls), 345

Tennessee
1. Baylor (Chattanooga), 1,037
Fall state championships: Girls soccer
Fall state runners-up: Football, girls golf, boys golf
Fall national rankings: Girls soccer, No. 2; boys golf, No. 10; girls golf, No. 15
2. Brentwood, 727
3. Signal Mountain, 638
4. McCallie (Chattanooga), 578
5. Roane County (Kingston), 460

Texas
1. Southlake Carroll, 978
Fall state championships: Boys cross country
Fall state runners-up: Girls cross country
Fall national rankings: Boys swimming, No. 3; boys cross country, No. 3; girls swimming, No. 9; girls cross country, No. 18
2. Lovejoy (Lucas), 800
3. Aledo, 515
4. DeSoto, 504
5. Gunter, 495

Utah
1. Lone Peak (Highland), 678
Fall state championships: Girls soccer, girls volleyball, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Boys golf
Fall national rankings: Girls cross country, No. 4
2. Corner Canyon (Draper), 586
3. American Fork, 549
4. Maple Mountain (Spanish Fork), 517
5. Orem, 507

Vermont
1. Champlain Valley Union (Hinesburg), 665
Fall state championships: Boys soccer, girls golf, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Girls volleyball
Fall national rankings: Girls cross country, No. 25
2. Essex (Essex Junction), 477
3. South Burlington, 355
4. Stowe, 336
5. Hartford (White River Junction), 317

Virginia
1. Western Albemarle (Crozet), 583
Fall state championships: Boys golf, girls cross country
Fall national rankings: Boys swimming, No. 13; boys golf, No. 14
2. Blacksburg, 515
3. Independence (Ashburn), 452
4. Collegiate (Richmond), 435
5. First Colonial (Virginia Beach), 413

Washington
1. Anacortes, 478
Fall state championships: Football
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country, girls cross country
2. Skyline (Sammamish), 361
3. Bellevue, 355
4. Sehome (Bellingham), 336
5. Ridgefield, 325

West Virginia
1. Morgantown, 486
Fall state championships: Girls soccer, girls volleyball, girls cross country
2. Williamstown, 471
3. George Washington (Charleston), 306
4. Charleston Catholic (Charleston), 245
5. Winfield, 242

Wisconsin
1. Middleton, 854
Fall state championships: Boys soccer, boys volleyball, girls swimming
Fall state runners-up: Girls tennis
Fall national rankings: Girls swimming, No. 20
2. Divine Savior Holy Angels (Milwaukee), 609
3. Xavier (Appleton), 583
4. Waunakee, 350
5. Arrowhead (Hartland), 327
Fall state championships: Girls tennis
Fall state runners-up: Boys tennis, boys cross country, girls cross country
2. Sheridan, 320
3. Laramie, 306
4. Star Valley (Afton), 300
5. Evanston, 258