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

Borah is the Gem State's best from the 2010s.

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May 21, 2020, 12:30pm
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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 Idaho over the past decade.

Borah captured four state championships and appeared in the state Top 25 nine of the past 10 seasons.

Rocky Mountain finished in a distant second, capturing two state championships while appearing in the state Top 25 nine seasons 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. Borah (Boise), 290
State championships: 2012 (5A), 2013 (5A), 2019 (5A), 2020 (5A)
State runner-up: 2014 (5A)
State Top 25: 2011 (6), 2012 (1), 2013 (1), 2014 (6), 2015 (7), 2016 (2), 2018 (4), 2019 (2), 2020 (5)
Nationally ranked: N/A

State championships: 2017 (5A), 2018 (5A)
State runner-up: 2013 (5A)
State Top 25: 2011 (22), 2013 (2), 2014 (9), 2015 (3), 2016 (11), 2017 (1), 2018 (3), 2019 (3), 2020 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A

3. Preston, 215
State championships: 2016 (4A), 2017 (4A), 2018 (4A), 2020 (4A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2014 (14), 2015 (12), 2016 (4), 2017 (3), 2018 (2), 2019 (9), 2020 (3)
Nationally ranked: N/A

4. Post Falls, 210
State championships: 2015 (5A)
State runner-up: 2012 (5A), 2020 (5A)
State Top 25: 2011 (2), 2012 (5), 2014 (18), 2015 (2), 2016 (15), 2017 (4), 2018 (10), 2019 (6), 2020 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A

5. Madison (Rexburg), 194
State championships: 2011 (4A)
State runner-up: 2012 (4A), 2016 (5A), 2019 (5A)
State Top 25: 2011 (9), 2012 (6), 2013 (19), 2014 (20), 2015 (10), 2016 (3), 2017 (5), 2018 (7), 2019 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A

6. Rigby, 153
State championships: 2012 (4A), 2013 (4A), 2015 (4A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (25), 2012 (2), 2013 (6), 2015 (9), 2016 (20), 2019 (20), 2020 (7)
Nationally ranked: N/A

7. (tie) Lapwai, 142
State championships: 2017 (1A-D1)
State runner-up: 2012 (1A-D1), 2015 (1A-D1), 2016 (1A-D1), 2018 (1A-D1)
State Top 25: 2015 (21), 2017 (2), 2018 (6), 2019 (10), 2020 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A

7. (tie) Prairie (Cottonwood), 142
State championships: 2014 (1A-D1), 2015 (1A-D1), 2019 (1A-D1)
State runner-up: 2017 (1A-D1)
State Top 25: 2014 (10), 2015 (16), 2017 (11), 2018 (13), 2019 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A

9. Highland (Pocatello), 130
State championships: 2016 (5A)
State runner-up: 2015 (5A)
State Top 25: 2011 (16), 2012 (7), 2013 (3), 2014 (3), 2015 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A

10. Fruitland, 121
State championships: 2011 (3A), 2012 (3A), 2018 (3A)
State runner-up: 2016 (3A), 2019 (3A)
State Top 25: 2011 (13), 2012 (16), 2016 (23), 2018 (12), 2020 (25)
Nationally ranked: N/A

Next five
Twin Falls — 112
Firth — 102
Bear Lake (Montpelier) — 98
Hillcrest (Idaho Falls) — 92
Snake River (Blackfoot) — 92

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