High school girls basketball: Mater Dei tops dynasty rankings of best programs over past decade

For the past 10 seasons, California has dominated the national high school girls basketball scene, with no team displaying a more impressive dynasty than Mater Dei (Santa Ana). The Monarchs come in as the No. 1 team in the Top 100 MaxPreps high school girls basketball dynasty rankings.

Using the past 10 seasons of the MaxPreps computer rankings, the ratings points for the Top 100 teams from each seasons since 2012 (2020-2021 was not included due to COVID) were compiled to come up with a list of the most successful programs during that span.

Mater Dei was the only school to appear in the Top 100 all 10 seasons and finished with a compiled ranking of 424.6. Duncanville (Texas), with four national championships during that span, comes in second with nine finishes in the Top 100 and 407.1 points. Archbishop Mitty (San Jose) is third with nine top 100 finishes and 403.4 points.


1. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Rating: 424.6
Top 100 finishes: 10
Highest finish: 1 (2015)

2. Duncanville (Texas)
Rating: 407.1
Top 100 finishes: 9
Highest finish: 1 (2016, 2014, 2013, 2012)

3. Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.)
Rating: 403.4
Top 100 finishes: 9
Highest finish: 1 (2018)

4. St. Mary's (Stockton, Calif.)
Rating: 380.1
Top 100 finishes: 9
Highest finish: 3 (2015, 2016)

5. Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minn.)
Rating: 378.7
Top 100 finishes: 9
Highest finish: 3 (2022)

6. Windward (Los Angeles)
Rating: 360.2
Top 100 finishes: 8
Highest finish: 2 (2018)

7. St. John's (Washington, D.C.)
Rating: 342.4
Top 100 finishes: 8
Highest finish: 2 (2019)

8. Etiwanda (Calif.)
Rating: 316.4
Top 100 finishes: 8
Highest finish: 8 (2022)

9. Incarnate Word Academy (St. Louis)
Rating: 309.8
Top 100 finishes: 8
Highest finish: 12 (2013)

10. Pinewood (Los Altos Hills, Calif.)
Rating: 303.4
Top 100 finishes: 8
Highest finish: 8 (2018)

11. Clovis West (Fresno, Calif.)
Rating: 300.7
Top 100 finishes: 8
Highest finish: 1 (2017)

12. Long Beach Poly
Rating: 289.5
Top 100 finishes: 7
Highest finish: 4 (2014)

13. Riverdale Baptist (Upper Marlboro, Md.)
Rating: 286.6
Top 100 finishes: 7
Highest finish: 10 (2012)

14. Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, Calif.)
Rating: 286.0
Top 100 finishes: 7
Highest finish: 2 (2013)

15. Argyle (Texas)
Rating: 277.6
Top 100 finishes: 8
Highest finish: 20 (2016)

16. Carondelet (Concord, Calif.)
Rating: 276.6
Top 100 finishes: 7
Highest finish: 13 (2014)

17. St. Paul VI (Chantilly, Va.)
Rating: 275.4
Top 100 finishes: 7
Highest finish: 5 (2016, 2017)

18. Riverdale (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)
Rating: 266.3
Top 100 finishes: 6
Highest finish: 6 (2018)

19. La Jolla Country Day (La Jolla, Calif.)
Rating: 259.9
Top 100 finishes: 6
Highest finish: 1 (2020)

20. Centennial (Las Vegas)
Rating: 259.1
Top 100 finishes: 7
Highest finish: 12 (2019)

21. Grandview (Aurora, Colo.)
Rating: 258.8
Top 100 finishes: 7

22. Salesian College Preparatory (Richmond, Calif.)
Rating: 258.0
Top 100 finishes: 7
Highest finish: 12 (2022)

23. Amarillo (Texas)
Rating: 253.1
Top 100 finishes: 7
Highest finish: 13 (2018)

24. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)
Rating: 240.8
Top 100 finishes: 6
Highest finish: 1 (2019)

25. Serra (Gardena, Calif.)
Rating: 239.5
Top 100 finishes: 6
Highest finish: 14 (2018)

26. Miramonte (Orinda, Calif.)
Rating: 230.3
Top 100 finishes: 6
Highest finish: 7 (2015, 2016)

27. Miami Country Day (Miami)
Rating: 229.7
Top 100 finishes: 6
Highest finish: 3 (2019)

28. Princess Anne (Virginia Beach, Va.)
Rating: 225.0
Top 100 finishes: 6
Highest finish: 32 (2018)

29. Canyon (Texas)
Rating: 224.9
Top 100 finishes: 6
Highest finish: 4 (2016)

30. Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, N.Y.)
Rating: 219.9
Top 100 finishes: 6
Highest finish: 17 (2020)

31. St. John-Vianney (Holmdel, N.J.)
Rating: 217.1
Top 100 finishes: 6
Highest finish: 4 (2022)

32. Hoover (Ala.)
Rating: 205.0
Top 100 finishes: 5
Highest finish: 21 (2019)

33. DeSoto (Texas)
Rating: 201.7
Top 100 finishes: 5
Highest finish: 5 (2022)

34. McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.)
Rating: 199.2
Top 100 finishes: 5
Highest finish: 6 (2012)

35. Plano West (Plano, Texas)
Rating: 198.0
Top 100 finishes: 5
Highest finish: 28 (2012)

36. Mansfield Timberview (Arlington, Texas)
Rating: 197.6
Top 100 finishes: 5
Highest finish: 9 (2017)

37. Rock Bridge (Columbia, Mo.)
Rating: 195.0
Top 100 finishes: 5
Highest finish: 21 (2012)

38. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)
Rating: 191.5
Top 100 finishes: 5
Highest finish: 15 (2017)

39. Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia)
Rating: 188.2
Top 100 finishes: 5
Highest finish: 8 (2015)

40. Lawrence North (Indianapolis)
Rating: 184.8
Top 100 finishes: 5
Highest finish: 16 (2015)

41. Alemany (Mission Hills, Calif.)
Rating: 183.8
Top 100 finishes: 5
Highest finish: 9 (2015)

42. Hazel Green (Ala.)
Rating: 180.3
Top 100 finishes: 5
Highest finish: 31 (2019)

43. National Christian Academy (Fort Washington, Md.)
Rating: 180.1
Top 100 finishes: 5
Highest finish: 13 (2016)

44. Rutgers Prep (Somerset, N.J.)
Rating: 176.2
Top 100 finishes: 5
Highest finish: 31 (2017)

45. McDonogh (Owings Mills, Md.)
Rating: 176.2
Top 100 finishes: 5
Highest finish: 40 (2017)

46. Archbishop Wood (Warminster, Pa.)
Rating: 175.6
Top 100 finishes: 5
Highest finish: 29 (2020)

47. Chaminade (West Hills, Calif.)
Rating: 169.8
Top 100 finishes: 5
Highest finish: 2 (2015, 2016)

48. Ossining (N.Y.)
Rating: 169.6
Top 100 finishes: 4
Highest finish: 15 (2013, 2016)

49. Pflugerville (Texas)
Rating: 169.2
Top 100 finishes: 4
Highest finish: 12 (2014)

50. Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, Md.)
Rating: 163.7
Top 100 finishes: 4
Highest finish: 11 (2012)

51. Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
Rating: 162.2
Top 100 finishes: 4
Highest finish: 9 (2018, 2020)

52. Whitney Young (Chicago)
Rating: 162.2
Top 100 finishes: 4
Highest finish: 9 (2012)

53. Cedar Hill (Texas)
Rating: 161.6
Top 100 finishes: 4
Highest finish: 29 (2019)

54. Blackman (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)
Rating: 161.3
Top 100 finishes: 4
Highest finish: 2 (2014)

55. Mount Notre Dame (Cincinnati)
Rating: 159.9
Top 100 finishes: 4
Highest finish: 4 (2020)

56. Bishop McNamara (Forestville, Md.)
Rating: 157.7
Top 100 finishes: 4
Highest finish: 7 (2019, 2020)

57. Manasquan (N.J.)
Rating: 157.0
Top 100 finishes: 4
Highest finish: 10 (2018)

58. Lake Highland Prep (Orlando, Fla.)
Rating: 151.2
Top 100 finishes: 4
Highest finish: 5 (2020)

59. Rosary Academy (Fullerton, Calif.)
Rating: 146.8
Top 100 finishes: 4
Highest finish: 32 (2017, 2019)

60. Columbus North (Columbus, Ind.)
Rating: 146.1
Top 100 finishes: 4
Highest finish: 18 (2015)

61. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory (San Francisco)
Rating: 137.3
Top 100 finishes: 4
Highest finish: 37 (2016)

62. Shabazz (Newark, N.J.)
Rating: 131.3
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 15 (2015)

63. Fairmont (Kettering, Ohio)
Rating: 131.1
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 21 (2013, 2020)

64. Norcross (Ga.)
Rating: 129.9
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 19 (2013)

65. Dr. Phillips (Orlando, Fla.)
Rating: 129.8
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 23 (2012)

66. Brea Olinda (Brea, Calif.)
Rating: 123.1
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 8 (2016)

67. Bedford North Lawrence (Bedford, Ind.)
Rating: 122.7
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 8 (2014)

68. Dekaney (Houston)
Rating: 122.1
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 38 (2012)

69. Regis Jesuit (Aurora, Colo.)
Rating: 121.8
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 11 (2014)

70. Edison Academy (Detroit)
Rating: 121.5
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 10 (2020)

71. New Hope Academy (Landover Hills, Md.)
Rating: 118.8
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 10 (2019)

72. Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.)
Rating: 117.8
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 8 (2019)

73. Central Valley (Spokane Valley, Wash.)
Rating: 117.6
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 4 (2018)

74. Highlands Ranch (Highlands Ranch, Colo.)
Rating: 116.9
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 34 (2019)

75. Westlake (Atlanta)
Rating: 116.8
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 12 (2020)

76. Chartiers Valley (Bridgeville, Pa.)
Rating: 116.1
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 16 (2019)

77. Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills, Mich.)
Rating: 115.4
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 42 (2017)

78. Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.)
Rating: 114.6
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 16 (2018)

79. Clovis (N.M.)
Rating: 114.0
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 33 (2014)

80. Millbrook (Raleigh, N.C.)
Rating: 113.4
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 38 (2013)

81. Plano (Texas)
Rating: 113.4
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 11 (2018)

82. Edwardsville (Ill.)
Rating: 112.3
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 60 (2017)

83. New Hope Christian Academy (Thomasville, N.C.)
Rating: 111.8
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 28 (2013)

84. Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)
Rating: 111.3
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 9 (2022)

85. Franklin (Somerset, N.J.)
Rating: 110.4
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 11 (2019)

86. Carmel (Ind.)
Rating: 110.4
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 22 (2017)

87. St. Mary's (Phoenix)
Rating: 110.0
Top 100 finishes: 2
Highest finish: 3 (2012)

88. Homestead (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
Rating: 109.0
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 11 (2017)

89. Saddle River Day (N.J.)
Rating: 108.8
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 26 (2022)

90. Northwest Guilford (Greensboro, N.C.)
Rating: 108.2
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 20 (2018)

91. Redondo Union (Redondo Beach, Calif.)
Rating: 107.9
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 17 (2018)

92. North Little Rock (North Little Rock, Ark.)
Rating: 107.9
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 18 (2022)

93. Montini Catholic (Lombard, Ill.)
Rating: 107.5
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 17 (2017)

94. Beaver Dam (Wis.)
Rating: 107.0
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 55 (2019)

95. Cardinal Newman (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
Rating: 106.7
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 37 (2017)

96. Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg, Pa.)
Rating: 106.4
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 11 (2016)

97. St. Ignatius (San Francisco)
Rating: 106.3
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 6 (2015)

98. North Allegheny (Wexford, Pa.)
Rating: 105.4
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 41 (2018)

99. Bishop Montgomery (Torrance, Calif.)
Rating: 104.7
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 51 (2014)

100. John Curtis Christian (River Ridge, La.)
Rating: 104.6
Top 100 finishes: 3
Highest finish: 35 (2018)