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

Rice Memorial is the Green Mountain State's best from the 2010s.

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May 20, 2020, 10:15am
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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 Vermont over the past decade.

Rice Memorial captured five state championships and appeared in the state Top 10 each of the past 10 seasons.

Rutland finished in a distant second, capturing two state championships while appearing in the state Top 25 every season 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. Rice Memorial (South Burlington), 357
State championships: 2011 (D1), 2013 (D1), 2014 (D1), 2015 (D1), 2020 (D1)
State runner-up: 2012 (D1), 2016 (D1)
State Top 25: 2011 (1), 2012 (2), 2013 (1), 2014 (1), 2015 (1), 2016 (2), 2017 (8), 2018 (2), 2019 (4), 2020 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A

2. Rutland, 273
State championships: 2017 (D1), 2018 (D1)
State runner-up: 2011 (D1), 2019 (D1)
State Top 25: 2011 (2), 2012 (3), 2013 (4), 2014 (7), 2015 (3), 2016 (3), 2017 (1), 2018 (1), 2019 (3), 2020 (20)
Nationally ranked: N/A

3. Williamstown, 262
State championships: 2012 (D3), 2013 (D3), 2014 (D3), 2015 (D3), 2017 (D3)
State runner-up: 2016 (D3), 2018 (D3), 2019 (D3)
State Top 25: 2012 (14), 2013 (5), 2014 (5), 2015 (12), 2016 (5), 2017 (5), 2018 (12), 2019 (18)
Nationally ranked: N/A

4. Mt. Mansfield (Jericho), 244
State championships: 2012 (D1)
State runner-up: 2014 (D1), 2018 (D1)
State Top 25: 2011 (3), 2012 (1), 2013 (10), 2014 (3), 2015 (5), 2016 (10), 2017 (12), 2018 (3), 2019 (2), 2020 (7)
Nationally ranked: N/A

5. Burlington, 222
State championships: 2016 (D1)
State runner-up: 2015 (D1)
State Top 25: 2011 (5), 2012 (7), 2013 (14), 2014 (2), 2015 (2), 2016 (1), 2017 (3), 2018 (11), 2019 (12), 2020 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A

6. St. Johnsbury Academy (St. Johnsbury), 214
State championships: 2019 (D1)
State runner-up: 2013 (D1), 2020 (D1)
State Top 25: 2011 (21), 2012 (13), 2013 (2), 2014 (4), 2015 (8), 2016 (22), 2017 (9), 2018 (4), 2019 (1), 2020 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A

7. Champlain Valley Union (Hinesburg), 166
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2017 (D1)
State Top 25: 2011 (16), 2012 (10), 2013 (18), 2014 (20), 2015 (11), 2016 (11), 2017 (2), 2018 (7), 2019 (6), 2020 (3)
Nationally ranked: N/A

8. Mt. St. Joseph Academy (Rutland), 137
State championships: 2012 (D2)
State runner-up: 2017 (D2)
State Top 25: 2011 (14), 2012 (6), 2016 (24), 2017 (7), 2018 (15), 2019 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A

9. Proctor, 132
State championships: 2015 (D4), 2016 (D4), 2017 (D4), 2020 (D4)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2015 (21), 2016 (12), 2017 (10), 2018 (25), 2020 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A

10. Burr & Burton (Manchester), 130
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2013 (D2)
State Top 25: 2011 (19), 2012 (12), 2013 (7), 2014 (6), 2015 (4), 2016 (18), 2018 (17), 2019 (5)
Nationally ranked: N/A

Next five
Fair Haven — 126
Brattleboro — 110
Essex (Essex Junction) — 108
Twinfield (Plainfield) — 106
U-32 (Montpelier) —105

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