Top 10 most dominant high school boys basketball programs of the last 10 years in Utah

Lone Peak is the Beehive State's hardwood best from 2010s.

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May 14, 2020, 11:00am
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Using our database of historical results, we are looking back at the most successful high school basketball programs in the state of Utah over the past decade.

Lone Peak captured five state championships, was ranked in the national Top 25 four times according to MaxPreps computer rankings and finished the season ranked in the state Top 25 each of the past 10 seasons.

Wasatch Academy owns three state championships and finished the year ranked in the state Top 25 nine time over the past decade.

More on the methodology

Points awarded for:

• 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).
Graphic by Ryan Escobar
1. Lone Peak (Highland), 502
State championships: 2011 (5A), 2012 (5A), 2013 (5A), 2014 (5A), 2018 (6A)
State runner-up: 2017 (5A)
State Top 25: 2011 (1), 2012 (1), 2013 (1), 2014 (1), 2015 (1), 2016 (2), 2017 (2), 2018 (1), 2019 (11), 2020 (11)
Nationally ranked: 2011 (21), 2012 (6), 2013 (1), 2014 (12)

2. Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant), 240
State championships: 2011 (1A), 2013 (2A), 2014 (2A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (13), 2013 (13), 2014 (9), 2015 (6), 2016 (3), 2017 (4), 2018 (3), 2019 (2), 2020 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A

3. Bingham (South Jordan), 227
State championships: 2016 (4A), 2017 (5A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (4), 2012 (21), 2013 (14), 2014 (12), 2015 (4), 2016 (1), 2017 (1), 2018 (10), 2019 (17), 2020 (20)
Nationally ranked: 2016 (20)

4. Olympus (Salt Lake City), 219
State championships: 2016 (5A), 2018 (5A)
State runner-up: 2012 (4A), 2017 (4A)
State Top 25: 2011 (15), 2012 (10), 2013 (16), 2014 (7), 2015 (7), 2016 (7), 2018 (2), 2019 (4)
Nationally ranked: N/A

5. American Fork, 193
State championships: 2019 (6A)
State runner-up: 2011 (5A)
State Top 25: 2011 (2), 2012 (3), 2013 (9), 2014 (4), 2015 (8), 2016 (5), 2017 (24), 2018 (15), 2019 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A

6. Pleasant Grove, 168
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2014 (5A), 2018 (6A), 2019 (6A)
State Top 25: 2013 (22), 2014 (3), 2015 (9), 2016 (10), 2017 (3), 2018 (4), 2019 (3), 2020 (16)
Nationally ranked: N/A

7. Bountiful, 167
State championships: 2014 (4A), 2015 (4A)
State runner-up: 2011 (4A)
State Top 25: 2011 (5), 2012 (6), 2013 (8), 2014 (2), 2015 (2), 2019 (23), 2020 (19)
Nationally ranked: N/A

8. (tie) Davis (Kaysville), 142
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2020 (6A)
State Top 25: 2012 (18), 2013 (7), 2014 (6), 2015 (3), 2017 (20), 2018 (13), 2019 (7), 2020 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A

8. (tie) Orem, 142
State championships: 2012 (4A)
State runner-up: 2014 (4A)
State Top 25: 2012 (4), 2013 (6), 2014 (8), 2015 (11), 2018 (8), 2019 (15), 2020 (18)
Nationally ranked: N/A

8. (tie) Sky View (Smithfield), 142
State championships: 2013 (4A), 2019 (4A)
State runner-up: 2020 (4A)
State Top 25: 2011 (20), 2012 (22), 2013 (2), 2016 (17), 2017 (16), 2018 (17), 2019 (14), 2020 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A

Next five
Timpview (Provo) — 136
Morgan — 132
Dixie (St. George) — 122
Brighton (Salt Lake City) — 115
Layton — 109

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