Top 20 most dominant Indiana high school football programs of the last decade

Propelled by three state titles, Carmel is the most dominant high school football team from Indiana in the last decade.

Based on MaxPreps methodology, the Greyhounds amassed 361 points from play over 2010 to 2019, to edge Center Grove, which finished second with 314 points.

Carmel won state titles in 2011, 2016 and 2019 and have been ranked among the Top 8 teams in the state all 10 years. Center Grove won a state crown in 2015 and finished 14-0 to pick up additional points. The Trojans finished No. 1 in the state in 2015 and 2016.

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 championships: 2011 (5A), 2016 (6A), 2019 (6A)
State runner-up: 2013 (6A), 2014 (6A), 2018 (6A)
State Top 25: 2010 (5), 2011 (1), 2012 (6), 2013 (3), 2014 (2), 2015 (3), 2016 (3), 2017 (8), 2018 (3), 2019 (2)
Nationally ranked: 2011 (4)

2. Center Grove (Greenwood) (314)
State championships: 2015 (6A)
State runner-up: 2016 (6A), 2019 (6A)
State Top 25: 2010 (16), 2011 (6), 2012 (2), 2013 (2), 2014 (4), 2015 (1), 2016 (1), 2017 (7), 2018 (5) 2019 (6)
Nationally ranked: 2015 (20), 2016 (18)

3. Warren Central (Indianapolis) (309)
State championships: 2013 (6A), 2018 (6A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (4), 2011 (2), 2012 (8), 2013 (1). 2014 (3), 2015 (4), 2016 (2), 2017 (2), 2018 (1), 2019 (8)
Nationally ranked: 2011 (7)

4. Cathedral (Indianapolis) (296)
State championships: 2010 (4A), 2011 (4A), 2012 (4A), 2013 (5A), 2014 (5A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (2), 2011 (4), 2012 (3), 2013 (7), 2014 (6), 2015 (5), 2016 (8), 2017 (9), 2018 (16), 2019 (4)
Nationally ranked: N/A

5. Ben Davis (Indianapolis) (275)
State championships: 2014 (6A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (20), 2011 (3), 2012 (4), 2013 (4), 2014 (1), 2015 (8), 2016 (4), 2017 (1), 2018 (21), 2019 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A

6. Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) (211)
State championships: 2012 (5A)
State runner-up: 2010 (5A)
State Top 25: 2010 (3), 2011 (5), 2012 (1), 2013 (14), 2014 (11), 2015 (15), 2016 (11), 2017 (4), 2018 (19)
Nationally ranked: 2012 (21)

7. Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis) (196)
State championships: 2010 (3A), 2011 (3A), 2012 (3A), 2015 (3A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (12), 2011 (10), 2012 (7), 2013 (16), 2014 (21), 2015 (13), 2016 (22), 2018 (14), 2019 (3)
Nationally ranked: N/A

8. New Palestine (166)
State championships: 2014 (4A), 2018 (5A), 2019 (5A)
State runner-up: 2015 (5A)
State Top 25: 2013 (15), 2014 (5), 2015 (11), 2018 (2), 2019 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A

9. Avon (154)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (8), 2011 (11), 2013 (22), 2014 (7), 2015 (2), 2016 (15), 2017 (3), 2018 (7), 2019 (5)
Nationally ranked: N/A

10. Penn (Mishawaka) (148)
State championships:  N/A
State runner-up: 2011 (5A), 2015 (6A), 2017 (6A)
State Top 25: 2011 (7), 2012 (23), 2013 (8), 2014 (8), 2015 (7), 2016 (6), 2017 (5)
Nationally ranked: N/A

11. Columbus East (Columbus) (145)
State championships: 2013 (4A), 2017 (5A)
State runner-up: 2016 (5A)
State Top 25: 2011 (16), 2012 (19), 2013 (6), 2014 (12), 2015 (16), 2016 (12), 2017 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A

State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (1), 2011 (25), 2012 (20), 2013 (11), 2014 (10), 2015 (12), 2016 (20), 2017 (15), 2019 (12)
Nationally ranked: N/A

13. (tie) Fort Wayne Snider (Fort Wayne) (123)
State championships: 2015 (5A)
State runner-up: 2012 (5A)
State Top 25: 2010 (19), 2011 (18), 2012 (9), 2014 (23), 2015 (6), 2016 (7), 2017 (11), 2018 (22)
Nationally ranked: N/A

13. (tie) Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette) (123)
State championships: 2015 (5A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2014 (23), 2015 (6), 2016 (7), 2018 (22)
Nationally ranked: N/A

15. Brownsburg (117)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (15), 2011 (8), 2012 (10), 2015 (21), 2016 (9), 2017 (13), 2018 (8), 2019 (7)
Nationally ranked: N/A

16. Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger (Fort Wayne) (110)
State championships: 2015 (4A)
State runner-up: 2010 (4A), 2013 (4A)
State Top 25: 2010 (6), 2013 (12), 2015 (9), 2018 (9), 2019 (24)
Nationally ranked: N/A

17. Pike (Indianapolis) (100)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (10), 2011 (17), 2012 (5), 2013 (5), 2014 (13), 2015 (20), 2017 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A

18. Fort Wayne Bishop Luer (Fort Wayne) (100)
State championships: 2010 (2A), 2011 (2A), 2012 (2A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (13), 2011 (12), 2012 (13)
Nationally ranked: N/A

19. Westfield (86)
State championships: 2016 (5A)
State runner-up:  2013 (5A)
State Top 25: 2013 (9), 2015 (23), 2016 (5), 2019 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A

20. Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers) (85)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (7), 2011 (13), 2013 (19), 2014 (25), 2015 (10), 2016 (10), 2019 (13)
Nationally ranked: N/A