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See the Monarchs finish off a season ranked the best single year since 2003.
Which team had the greatest single season of any high school football team since 2003? Last year's Mater Dei squad? The 2016 Bishop Gorman team? Any one of a few teams from Southlake Carroll in the early 2000s?
While fans could debate for a long time … OK, forever … MaxPreps partner Ned Freeman at
CalPreps.com has produced dynasty ratings that rank the top seasons by a single football team.
Freeman factors in results, strength of schedule and opponents and takes into account games going back to 2003, giving fans and readers and unmatched look at the high school football landscape over the past 15 years.
Here are the top 10 single-season, according to Freeman.
Top 10 single season football teams since 2003
Rating: 97
National ranking: No. 1
Opponent's W-L record: 128-57
Strength of schedule: 67.2
Top 100 wins: 10 — No. 3 St. John Bosco (Bellflower), No. 3 St. John Bosco (Bellflower), No. 13 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), No. 15 De La Salle (Concord), No. 17 Mission Viejo, No. 19 Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.), No. 49 Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita), No. 70 Long Beach Poly (Long Beach), No. 88 JSerra (San Juan Capistrano), No. 98 Orange Lutheran (Orange).
2. (tie) 2011 Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.)Rating: 90.7
National ranking: No. 1
Opponent's W-L record: 86-40
Strength of schedule: 49.8
Top 100 wins: 6 — No. 16 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale), No. 17 Manatee (Bradenton, Fla.), No. 21 Bergen Cartholic (Oradell), No. 21 Bergen Cartholic (Oradell), No. 66 Mission Viejo (Calif.), No. 69 St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio).
2. (tie) 2006 Carroll (Southlake, Texas)Rating: 90.7
National ranking: No. 1
Opponent's W-L record: 122-70
Strength of schedule: 52.7
Top 100 wins: 7 — No. 3 Trinity (Euless), No. 7 Allen, No. 9 Colleyville Heritage (Colleyville), No. 9 Colleyville Heritage (Colleyville), No. 26 Westlake (Austin), No. 85 Permian (Odessa), No. 96 Grapevine.
4. 2017 IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)Rating: 90.5
National ranking: No. 2
Opponent's W-L record: 86-22
Strength of schedule: 69.1
Top 100 wins: 7 — No. 12 Centennial (Corona, Calif.), No. 26 Chandler (Ariz.), No. 27 Northwestern (Miami), No. 28 Venice, No. 35 Hoover (Ala.), No. 52 Central (Miami), No. 54 East (Salt Lake City).
5. 2005 Carroll (Southlake, Texas)Rating: 88.6
National ranking: No. 1
Opponent's W-L record: 120-65
Strength of schedule: 52.6
Top 100 wins: 6 — No. 5 Plano, No. 8 Katy, NO. 11 Lufkin, No. 24 Abilene, No. 34 MacArthur (Irving), No. 70 Allen.
Rating: 87
National ranking: No. 1
Opponent's W-L record: 140-60
Strength of schedule: 56.2
Top 100 wins: 5 –— No. 7 De La Salle (Concord), No. 11 Mater Dei (Santa Ana), No. 11 Mater Dei (Santa Ana), No. 37 Centennial (Corona), No. 74 Alemany (Mission Hills).
7. 2016 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)Rating: 86.8
National ranking: No. 1
Opponent's W-L record: 115-58
Strength of schedule: 37.2
Top 100 wins: 6 — No. 2 St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.), No. 7 St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), No. 36 Cedar Hill (Texas), No. 55 Kahuku (Hawaii), No. 73 Cocoa 9Fla.), No. 78 Liberty (Henderson).
8. 2004 Colerain (Cincinnati)Rating: 86
National ranking: No. 1
Opponent's W-L record: 98-68
Strength of schedule: 43.7
Top 100 wins: 4 — No. 20 Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati), No. 58 Elder (Cincinnati), No. 58 Elder (Cincinnati), No. 61 Centerville.
9. 2013 Allen (Texas)Rating: 85.9
National ranking: No. 2
Opponent's W-L record: 138-59
Strength of schedule: 51.7
Top 100 wins: 5 — No. 3 DeSoto, No. 9 Cedar Hill, No. 25 Coppell, No 35 Carroll (Southlake), No. 74 Westfield (Houston).
10. 2004 Carroll (Southlake, Texas)Rating: 85.8
National ranking: No. 5
Opponent's W-L record: 121-66
Strength of schedule: 51.6
Top 100 wins: 6 — No. 5 Lufkin, No. 9 Ryan (Denton), No. 9 Abilene, No. 9 Ryan (Denton), No. 15 Smithson Valley (Spring Branch), No. 68 Lee (Midland).
