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

The Gopher State's top high school basketball programs of the 2010s.

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Apr 20, 2020, 2:45pm
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Using our database of historical results, we are looking back at the most successful high school basketball program in the state of Minnesota over the past decade.

Hopkins owns state titles in 2012 and 2016 and has been ranked in the state Top 25 rankings each year of the past decade. According to MaxPreps computer rankings, the Royals finished the season nationally ranked three times and have won over 87 percent of their games over the past 10 years.

Apple Valley finished second after winning four state titles and appearing in the national rankings three times over the past decade. The Eagles have won 77 percent of their games during that time period.

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).

Note: 2020 titles not included in calculations as games canceled due to coronavirus outbreak.
Graphic by Ryan Escobar
1. Hopkins (Minnetonka), 417
State championships: 2012 (4A), 2016 (4A), 2019 (4A)
State runner-up: 2014 (4A)
State Top 25: 2011 (1), 2012 (1), 2013 (8), 2014 (4), 2015 (5), 2016 (1), 2017 (7), 2018 (2), 2019 (2), 2020 (3)
Nationally ranked: 2011 (2), 2012 (16), 2016 (14)

2. (tie) Apple Valley, 347
State championships: 2013 (4A), 2015 (4A), 2017 (4A)
State runner-up: 2018 (4A)
State Top 25: 2011 (14), 2012 (5), 2013 (2), 2014 (1), 2015 (1), 2016 (2), 2017 (1), 2018 (6)
Nationally ranked: 2014 (17), 2015 (14), 2017 (21)

3. (tie) DeLaSalle (Minneapolis), 347
State championships: 2012 (3A), 2013 (3A), 2014 (3A), 2015 (3A), 2016 (3A), 2017 (3A), 2019 (3A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (15), 2012 (6), 2013 (1), 2014 (2), 2015 (3), 2016 (6), 2017 (3), 2018 (4), 2019 (5), 2020 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A

4. Eden Prairie, 214
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2011 (4A)
State Top 25: 2011 (2), 2012 (10), 2013 (7), 2014 (11), 2015 (7), 2016 (23), 2017 (19), 2018 (7), 2019 (4), 2020 (1)
Nationally ranked: 2020 (16)

State championships: 2014 (4A)
State runner-up: 2011 (4A), 2012 (4A), 2016 (4A), 2019 (4A)
State Top 25: 2011 (2), 2012 (4), 2013 (9), 2014 (3), 2015 (9), 2016 (7), 2017 (6), 2018 (5), 2019 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A

6. Minnehaha Academy (Minneapolis), 176
State championships: 2017 (2A), 2018 (2A), 2019 (2A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2017 (9), 2018 (3), 2019 (1), 2020 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A

7. Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul), 153
State championships: 2018 (4A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (11), 2012 (14), 2014 (7), 2015 (4), 2016 (21), 2017 (10), 2018 (1), 2019 (23), 2020 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A

8. (tie) Champlin Park (Champlin), 142
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2015 (4A), 2017 (4A)
State Top 25: 2011 (22), 2013 (18), 2014 (5), 2015 (2), 2016 (11), 2017 (2), 2018 (13), 2019 (13)
Nationally ranked: N/A

8. (tie) Osseo, 142
State championships: 2011 (4A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (3), 2012 (3), 2013 (6), 2014 (9), 2016 (4), 2017 (16), 2018 (19)
Nationally ranked: N/A

10. Park Center (Brooklyn Park), 104
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2013 (4A)
State Top 25: 2012 (25), 2013 (3), 2017 (11), 2018 (9), 2019 (3), 2020 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A

Next five
Wayzata (Plymouth) — 102
Austin — 88
Shakopee — 85
Prior Lake — 78

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