Powered by 13 state championships,
Saguaro (Scottsdale) is the most dominant high school football team from Arizona over the last 20 years.
Based on our methodology, the Sabercats amassed 736 points from 2004 to 2023 to edge
Chandler, which finished second with 704 points.
Chandler won six state championships since 2004 including five straight from 2016-20.
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).
1. Saguaro (Scottsdale), 736
State championships: 2006 (4A-1), 2007 (4A-1), 2008 (4A-1), 2010 (4A-1), 2011 (III), 2013 (III), 2014 (III), 2015 (II), 2016 (4A), 2017 (4A), 2018 (4A), 2021 (Open), 2023 (6A)
State runner-up: 2019 (Open), 2022 (Open)
State top 25: 2004 (14), 2006 (3), 2007 (1), 2008 (1), 2010 (3), 2011 (4), 2012 (20), 2013 (4), 2014 (2), 2015 (6), 2016 (2), 2017 (4), 2018 (5), 2019 (3), 2020 (5), 2021 (1), 2022 (3), 2023 (6)
Nationally ranked: 2016 (13), 2021 (14)
2. Chandler, 704
State championships: 2014 (I), 2016 (6A), 2017 (6A), 2018 (6A), 2019 (Open), 2020 (Open)
State runner-up: 2021 (Open)
State top 25: 2004 (24), 2006 (5), 2008 (14), 2009 (10), 2010 (16), 2011 (12), 2012 (16), 2013 (5), 2014 (1), 2015 (2), 2016 (1), 2017 (1), 2018 (1), 2019 (1), 2020 (1), 2021 (3), 2022 (4), 2023 (4)
Nationally ranked: 2014 (16), 2016 (17), 2017 (11) 2018 (15), 2019 (10), 2020 (5)
3. Hamilton (Chandler), 624
State championships: 2004 (5A), 2006 (5A-1), 2008 (5A-1), 2009 (5A-1), 2010 (5A-1), 2012 (I)
State runner-up: 2005 (5A-1), 2011 (I), 2013 (I), 2014 (I), 2020 (Open)
State top 25: 2004 (3), 2005 (2), 2006 (1), 2007 (4), 2008 (3), 2009 (1), 2010 (1), 2011 (2), 2012 (1), 2013 (3), 2014 (3), 2015 (3), 2016 (14), 2017 (7), 2019 (4), 2020 (2), 2021 (2), 2022 (5), 2023 (7)
Nationally ranked: 2021 (23)
4. Centennial (Peoria), 576
State championships: 2006 (5A-2), 2007 (5A-2), 2008 (5A-2), 2014 (II), 2015 (I), 2017 (5A), 2018 (5A)
State runner-up: 2005 (5A-2), 2010 (5A-D2), 2012 (II), 2016 (5A), 2023 (Open)
State top 25: 2004 (4), 2005 (16), 2006 (2), 2007 (6), 2008 (2), 2009 (5), 2010 (6), 2011 (7), 2012 (8), 2013 (9), 2014 (4), 2015 (1), 2016 (6), 2017 (3), 2018 (2), 2019 (10), 2020 (6), 2022 (9), 2023 (2))
Nationally ranked: N/A
5. Chaparral (Scottsdale), 389
State championships: 2009 (5A-2), 2010 (5A-2), 2011 (II), 2020 (6A)
State runner-up: 2008 (4A-1), 2013 (II), 2021 (6A)
State top 25: 2004 (18), 2005 (4), 2006 (14), 2007 (7), 2008 (5), 2009 (3), 2010 (2), 2011 (3), 2012 (18), 2013 (7), 2014 (13), 2015 (7), 2018 (25), 2019 (6), 2020 (4), 2021 (8), 2022 (25)
Nationally ranked: N/A
6. Brophy College Prep (Phoenix), 303
State championships: 2005 (5A-1), 2007 (5A-1)
State runner-up: 2008 (5A-1)
State top 25: 2004 (11), 2005 (3), 2006 (9), 2007 (3), 2008 (7), 2009 (8), 2011 (8), 2012 (9), 2013 (15), 2014 (6), 2015 (8), 2016 (8), 2018 (20), 2019 (22), 2021 (15), 2022 (24), 2023 (13)
Nationally ranked: N/A
7. Liberty (Peoria), 288
State championships: 2019 (6A), 2023 (Open)
State runner-up: 2014 (II)
State top 25: 2012 (25), 2013 (16), 2014 (7), 2015 (18), 2017 (8), 2018 (9), 2019 (7), 2020 (3), 2021 (5), 2022 (2), 2023 (1)
Nationally ranked: 2022 (24), 2023 (15)
8. Mountain Pointe (Phoenix), 278
State championships: 2013 (I)
State runner-up: 2012 (I), 2016 (6A)
State top 25: 2005 (25), 2009 (9), 2010 (9), 2011 (21), 2012 (2), 2013 (1), 2014 (5), 2015 (4), 2016 (3), 2017 (5), 2018 (8)
Nationally ranked: 2013 (7)
9. Salpointe Catholic (Tucson), 244
State championships: 2013 (II)
State runner-up: 2017 (4A), 2018 (4A), 2021 (5A)
State top 25: 2005 (20), 2006 (18), 2008 (17), 2009 (22), 2010 (18), 2011 (18), 2012 (7), 2013 (2), 2016 (18), 2017 (11), 2018 (11), 2019 (2), 2020 (12), 2021 (18), 2022 (16), 2023 (12)
Nationally ranked: N/A
10. Cactus (Glendale), 218
State championships: 2005 (4A-1), 2009 (4A-2)
State runner-up: 2004 (4A), 2011 (III), 2020 (4A), 2022 (5A)
State top 25: 2004 (9), 2005 (1), 2006 (22), 2007 (15), 2008 (13), 2009 (7), 2011 (10), 2020 (17), 2021 (9), 2022 (19)
Nationally ranked: N/A
11. Basha (Chandler), 217
State championships: 2022 (Open)
State runner-up: N/A
State top 25: 2006 (11), 2007 (21), 2009 (21), 2010 (23), 2011 (6), 2012 (17), 2013 (20), 2014 (14), 2015 (14), 2018 (17), 2021 (6), 2022 (1), 2023 (3)
Nationally ranked: 2022 (18)
12. Blue Ridge (Lakeside), 213
State championships: 2004 (3A), 2011 (IV), 2013 (IV)
State runner-up: 2012 (IV)
State top 25: 2004 (1), 2005 (10), 2007 (5), 2008 (6), 2009 (4), 2010 (8), 2011 (11), 2012 (23), 2013 (22)
Nationally ranked: N/A
13. Williams Field (Gilbert), 209
State championships: 2016 (5A), 2019 (5A)
State runner-up: 2010 (4A-2), 2014 (III)
State top 25: 2010 (12), 2012 (19), 2013 (11), 2014 (11), 2015 (19), 2016 (4), 2018 (10), 2019 (5), 2020 (20), 2021 (11), 2022 (22), 2023 (19)
Nationally ranked: N/A
14. Red Mountain (Mesa), 206
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2019 (6A), 2023 (6A)
State top 25: 2004 (21), 2006 (21), 2007 (10), 2008 (25), 2011 (15), 2012 (12), 2013 (12), 2015 (16), 2016 (7), 2017 (9), 2018 (12), 2019 (9), 2021 (13), 2022 (11), 2023 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A
15. Queen Creek, 205
State championships: 2012 (III)
State runner-up: 2013 (III)
State top 25: 2004 (12), 2010 (21), 2012 (5), 2013 (8), 2014 (10), 2015 (22), 2016 (16), 2017 (14), 2018 (14), 2019 (12), 2020 (10), 2021 (7), 2022 (12)
Nationally ranked: N/A
16. Highland (Gilbert), 196
State championships: 2021 (6A), 2022 (6A)
State runner-up: 2020 (6A)
State top 25: 2004 (16), 2012 (22), 2013 (25), 2015 (17), 2017 (18), 2018 (4), 2019 (14), 2020 (9), 2021 (4), 2022 (6), 2023 (5)
Nationally ranked: N/A
17. Desert Vista (Phoenix), 189
State championships: 2011 (I)
State runner-up: 2007 (5A-1)
State top 25: 2005 (24), 2006 (15), 2007 (9), 2008 (23), 2010 (11), 2011 (1), 2012 (6), 2015 (10), 2016 (10), 2017 (24), 2018 (7), 2019 (13)
Nationally ranked: N/A
18. Desert Ridge (Mesa), 183
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2010 (5A-1), 2015 (I)
State top 25: 2010 (5), 2011 (5), 2012 (4), 2013 (6), 2014 (8), 2015 (5), 2016 (12), 2017 (15), 2019 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A
19. Pinnacle (Phoenix), 171
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2022 (6A)
State top 25: 2009 (24), 2011 (20), 2013 (10), 2014 (9), 2015 (15), 2016 (24), 2017 (6), 2018 (6), 2019 (8), 2020 (13), 2021 (20), 2022 (8), 2023 (14)
Nationally ranked: N/A
20. Yuma Catholic (Yuma), 153
State championships: 2011 (V), 2013 (V), 2014 (V)
State runner-up: 2010 (2A), 2018 (3A), 2020 (3A), 2021 (3A), 2023 (4A)
State top 25: 2011 (19), 2013 (22), 2014 (12), 2020 (24), 2021 (16), 2023 (20)
Nationally ranked: N/A
T-21. Canyon del Oro (Tucson), 150
State championships: 2009 (4A-1), 2023 (4A)
State runner-up: 2007 (4A-1), 2010 (4A-1)
State top 25: 2005 (22), 2007 (8), 2008 (10), 2009 (2), 2010 (7), 2023 (17)
Nationally ranked: N/A
T-21. Desert Edge (Goodyear), 150
State championships: 2015 (III)
State runner-up: 2012 (III), 2019 (4A), 2023 (5A)
State top 25: 2012 (11), 2013 (14), 2014 (22), 2015 (9), 2016 (15), 2019 (25), 2020 (7), 2021 (24), 2022 (23), 2023 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A
23. Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale), 130
State championships: 2007 (4A-2), 2008 (4A-2)
State runner-up: 2017 (5A)
State top 25: 2007 (14), 2008 (11), 2010 (20), 2011 (22), 2017 (10), 2018 (13), 2019 (21), 2021 (23), 2022 (20)
Nationally ranked: N/A
24. Higley (Gilbert), 128
State championships: 2022 (5A), 2023 (5A)
State runner-up: 2006 (4A-2)
State top 25: 2006 (24), 2016 (19), 2017 (13), 2018 (15), 2019 (18), 2020 (19), 2022 (13), 2023 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A
25. Mountain View (Mesa), 120
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2006 (5A-1)
State top 25: 2004 (20), 2005 (7), 2006 (4), 2007 (12), 2008 (8), 2009 (18), 2012 (21), 2013 (24), 2016 (20), 2017 (21), 2023 (21)
Nationally ranked: N/A
