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

Powered by six state titles since 2014, Chandler is the most dominant high school football team from Arizona over the last decade.

Based on our methodology, the Wolves amassed 602 points from 2013 to 2022 to edge Saguaro (Scottsdale), which finished second with 460 points.

Chandler finished nationally ranked in the top 25 in six different years, including a No. 5 finish in 2020.

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. Chandler (602)
State championships: 2014 (I), 2016 (6A), 2017 (6A), 2018 (6A), 2019 (Open), 2020 (Open)
State runner-up: 2021 (Open)
State Top 25: 2013 (5), 2014 (1), 2015 (2), 2016 (1), 2017 (1), 2018 (1), 2019 (1), 2020 (1), 2021 (3), 2022 (4)
Nationally ranked: 2014 (16), 2016 (17), 2017 (11) 2018 (15), 2019 (10), 2020 (5)

2. Saguaro (Scottsdale) (460)
State championships: 2013 (III), 2014 (III), 2015 (II), 2016 (4A), 2017 (4A), 2018 (4A), 2021 (Open)
State runner-up: 2019 (Open), 2022 (Open)
State Top 25: 2013 (4), 2014 (2), 2015 (6), 2016 (2), 2017 (4), 2018 (5), 2019 (3), 2020 (5), 2021 (1), 2022 (3)
Nationally ranked: 2016 (13), 2021 (14)

3. Centennial (Peoria) (274)
State championships: 2014 (II), 2015 (I), 2017 (5A), 2018 (5A)
State runner-up: 2016 (5A)
State Top 25: 2013 (9), 2014 (4), 2015 (1), 2016 (6), 2017 (3), 2018 (2), 2019 (10), 2020 (6), 2022 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A

4. Hamilton (Chandler) (249)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2013 (I), 2014 (I), 2020 (Open)
State Top 25: 2013 (3), 2014 (3), 2015 (3), 2016 (14), 2017 (7), 2019 (4), 2020 (2), 2021 (2), 2022 (5)
Nationally ranked: 2021 (23)

5. Liberty (Peoria) (206)
State championships: 2019 (6A)
State runner-up: 2014 (II)
State Top 25: 2013 (16), 2014 (7), 2015 (18), 2017 (8), 2018 (9), 2019 (7), 2020 (3), 2021 (5), 2022 (2)
Nationally ranked: 2022 (24)

6. Williams Field (Gilbert) (171)
State championships: 2016 (5A), 2019 (5A)
State runner-up: 2014 (III)
State Top 25: 2013 (11), 2014 (11), 2015 (19), 2016 (4), 2018 (10), 2019 (5), 2020 (20), 2021 (11), 2022 (22)
Nationally ranked: N/A

7. Salpointe Catholic (Tucson) (168)
State championships: 2013 (II)
State runner-up: 2017 (4A), 2018 (4A), 2021 (5A)
State Top 25: 2013 (2), 2016 (18), 2017 (11), 2018 (11), 2019 (2), 2020 (12), 2021 (18), 2022 (16)
Nationally ranked: N/A

8. Highland (Gilbert) (161)
State championships: 2021 (6A), 2022 (6A)
State runner-up: 2020 (6A)
State Top 25: 2013 (25), 2015 (17), 2017 (18), 2018 (4), 2019 (14), 2020 (9), 2021 (4), 2022 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A

9. Mountain Pointe (Phoenix) (160)
State championships: 2013 (I)
State runner-up: 2016 (6A)
State Top 25: 2013 (1), 2014 (5), 2015 (4), 2016 (3), 2017 (5), 2018 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A

10. Chaparral (Scottsdale) (159)
State championships: 2020 (6A)
State runner-up: 2013 (II), 2021 (6A)
State Top 25: 2013 (7), 2014 (13), 2015 (7), 2018 (25), 2019 (6), 2020 (4), 2021 (8), 2022 (25)
Nationally ranked: N/A

11. Pinnacle (Phoenix) (151)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2022 (6A)
State Top 25: 2013 (10), 2014 (9), 2015 (15), 2016 (24), 2017 (6), 2018 (6), 2019 (8), 2020 (13), 2021 (20), 2022 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A

12. Queen Creek (145)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2013 (III)
State Top 25: 2013 (8), 2014 (10), 2015 (22), 2016 (16), 2017 (14), 2018 (14), 2019 (12), 2020 (10), 2021 (7), 2022 (12)
Nationally ranked: N/A

13. Basha (Chandler) (137)
State championships: 2022 (Open)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (20), 2014 (14), 2015 (14), 2018 (17), 2021 (6), 2022 (1)
Nationally ranked: 2022 (18)

14. Red Mountain (Mesa) (129)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2019 (6A)
State Top 25: 2013 (12), 2015 (16), 2016 (7), 2017 (9), 2018 (12), 2019 (9), 2021 (13), 2022 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A

15. Desert Ridge (Mesa) (109)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2015 (I)
State Top 25: 2013 (6), 2014 (8), 2015 (5), 2016 (12), 2017 (15), 2019 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A

16. Yuma Catholic (Yuma) (100)
State championships: 2013 (V), 2014 (V)
State runner-up: 2018 (3A), 2020 (3A), 2021 (3A)
State Top 25: 2013 (22), 2014 (12), 2020 (24), 2021 (16)
Nationally ranked: N/A

T-17. Desert Edge (Goodyear) (99)
State championships: 2015 (III)
State runner-up: 2019 (4A)
State Top 25: 2013 (14), 2014 (22), 2015 (9), 2016 (15), 2019 (25), 2020 (7), 2021 (24), 2022 (23)
Nationally ranked: N/A

T-17. Perry (Gilbert) (99)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2017 (6A), 2018 (6A)
State Top 25: 2015 (24), 2016 (5), 2017 (2), 2018 (3), 2019 (17)
Nationally ranked: N/A

T-19. Brophy College Prep (Phoenix) (90)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (15), 2014 (6), 2015 (8), 2016 (8), 2018 (20), 2019 (22), 2021 (15), 2022 (24)
Nationally ranked: N/A

T-19. Mogollon (Heber) (90)
State championships: 2014 (VI), 2020 (1A), 2021 (1A), 2022 (1A)
State runner-up: 2013 (VI)
State Top 25: N/A
Nationally ranked: N/A