Top 20 most dominant Nebraska high school football programs of last decade

Powered by four state championships between 2013-22, Skutt Catholic (Omaha) is the most dominant high school football team from Nebraska over the last decade.

Based on our methodology, the SkyHawks amassed 258 points from 2013 to 2022 to edge Norfolk Catholic (Norfolk), which finished second with 198 points.

Skutt Catholic won state championships in 2013, 2014, 2018 and 2019 and was runner-up in 2016 and 2017. The SkyHawks added eight finishes inside the state's top 25, including seven stops in the top 10.

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).


1. Skutt Catholic (Omaha) (258)
State championships: 2013 (B), 2014 (B), 2018 (B), 2019 (B)
State runner-up: 2016 (B), 2017 (B)
State Top 25: 2013 (1), 2014 (3), 2015 (7), 2016 (5), 2017 (6), 2018 (2), 2019 (3), 2021 (23)
Nationally ranked: N/A

2. Norfolk Catholic (Norfolk) (198)
State championships: 2017 (C1), 2022 (C2)
State runner-up: 2015 (C1), 2018 (C1), 2021 (C2)
State Top 25: 2013 (17), 2014 (9), 2015 (5), 2016 (20), 2017 (1), 2018 (12), 2021 (13), 2022 (3)
Nationally ranked: N/A

3. Omaha Westside (Omaha) (194)
State championships: 2020 (A), 2022 (A)
State runner-up: 2013 (A), 2019 (A), 2021 (A)
State Top 25: 2013 (6), 2017 (21), 2018 (14), 2019 (7), 2020 (1), 2021 (5), 2022 (4)
Nationally ranked: N/A

4. Elkhorn South (Omaha) (193)
State championships: 2015 (B), 2016 (B)
State runner-up: 2020 (A)
State Top 25: 2013 (20), 2014 (21), 2015 (1), 2016 (1), 2017 (3), 2018 (25), 2019 (19), 2020 (5), 2021 (14), 2022 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A

5. Pierce (175)
State championships: 2020 (C1), 2022 (C1)
State runner-up: 2019 (C1), 2021 (C1)
State Top 25: 2017 (15), 2018 (11), 2019 (4), 2020 (2), 2021 (8), 2022 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A

6. Bellevue West (Bellevue) (167)
State championships: 2016 (A), 2019 (A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2015 (9), 2016 (2), 2017 (23), 2018 (16), 2019 (2), 2020 (7), 2021 (6), 2022 (16)
Nationally ranked: N/A

7. Omaha North (Omaha) (165)
State championships: 2013 (A), 2014 (A), 2017 (A)
State runner-up: 2016 (A)
State Top 25: 2013 (3), 2014 (1), 2016 (7), 2017 (4), 2018 (20)
Nationally ranked: N/A

8. Aurora (158)
State championships: 2018 (C1)
State runner-up: 2015 (B)
State Top 25: 2013 (15), 2015 (6), 2016 (24), 2018 (1), 2019 (21)
Nationally ranked: N/A

9. Gretna (157)
State championships: 2021 (A)
State runner-up: 2022 (A)
State Top 25: 2013 (5), 2014 (14), 2015 (13), 2016 (8), 2017 (5), 2021 (4), 2022 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A

10. Aquinas (David City) (142)
State championships: 2014 (C2), 2015 (C2)
State runner-up: 2013 (C2)
State Top 25: 2013 (14), 2014 (4), 2015 (3), 2016 (10), 2017 (10), 2020 (25), 2021 (24)
Nationally ranked: N/A

11. Boone Central/Newman Grove (Albion) (132)
State championships: 2014 (C1)
State runner-up: 2017 (C1)
State Top 25: 2013 (8), 2014 (2), 2015 (20), 2017 (8), 2021 (9), 2022 (7)
Nationally ranked: N/A

T-12. Millard West (Omaha) (105)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2015 (A)
State Top 25: 2013 (9), 2014 (25), 2015 (8), 2016 (14), 2017 (20), 2018 (6), 2019 (5)
Nationally ranked: N/A

T-12. York (105)
State championships: 2017 (B)
State runner-up: 2013 (B)
State Top 25: 2013 (7), 2014 (23), 2015 (10), 2017 (2), 2018 (13)
Nationally ranked: N/A

14. Wahoo (101)
State championships: 2019 (C1)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2016 (16), 2017 (7), 2018 (7), 2019 (1), 2020 (18)
Nationally ranked: N/A

15. Ord (100)
State championships: 2020 (C2)
State runner-up: 2018 (C1)
State Top 25: 2018 (9), 2019 (23), 2020 (3), 2021 (11), 2022 (14)
Nationally ranked: N/A

16. Bennington (99)
State championships: 2021 (B), 2022 (B)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2019 (17), 2020 (21), 2021 (2), 2022 (5)
Nationally ranked: N/A

17. McCook (97)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (11), 2014 (12), 2015 (12), 2016 (9), 2017 (11), 2018 (15), 2022 (15)
Nationally ranked: N/A

18. Scottsbluff (96)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2018 (B), 2019 (B)
State Top 25: 2014 (13), 2015 (25), 2017 (13), 2018 (4), 2019 (6), 2022 (19)
Nationally ranked: N/A

19. Burke (Omaha) (84)
State championships: 2018 (A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (18), 2016 (25), 2017 (12), 2018 (3), 2019 (13), 2021 (21)
Nationally ranked: N/A

20. Ashland-Greenwood (Ashland) (83)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2013 (C1), 2014 (C1)
State Top 25: 2013 (24), 2014 (8), 2019 (20), 2020 (20), 2021 (12), 2022 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A