MaxPreps crowned its first high school basketball national champion in 2009 after Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) capped a 33-0 season by defeating previous No. 1 Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) 74-66 in the ESPN Rise National High School Invitational championship game. Since that time, 223 schools in 37 states have etched their place
in history by earning a spot in the final MaxPreps Top 25 rankings. See
the complete list below.
Oak Hill Academy and Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) lead the way when it comes to MaxPreps Top 25 finishes, as each program has notched 13 in 15 years. The Warriors and Eagles have combined for 23 top 10 finishes over the past 15 seasons. Oak Hill Academy won the national title in 2012, while Montverde Academy won national titles in 2013, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2022.
The perennial powerhouse programs are joined by Findlay Prep (Henderson. Nev.) as the only teams with 10 or more MaxPreps Top 25 finishes.
Texas leads the way with the most different schools represented on the list with 21. Florida is not far behind with 18 and California (17), North Carolina (16), Georgia (11), Ohio (10) Pennsylvania (10) are the only other states with double digits.
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
District of Columbia
Florida
Montverde Academy (Montverde) – 2010 (11), 2012 (4), 2013 (1), 2014 (2), 2015 (1), 2016 (7), 2017 (2), 2018 (1), 2019 (4), 2020 (1), 2021 (1), 2022 (1), 2023 (2)
Georgia
Milton – 2010 (14), 2011 (14), 2012 (3), 2021 (7)
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Carmel – 2013 (15), 2019 (16), 2021 (25)
La Lumiere (La Porte) – 2012 (7), 2013 (7), 2014 (14), 2016 (6), 2017 (1), 2018 (17), 2019 (3), 2020 (8), 2022 (5), 2023 (8)
Iowa
Ames – 2009 (19), 2010 (3)
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
DeMatha (Hyattsville) – 2009 (23), 2010 (19), 2012 (13), 2015 (19), 2016 (13), 2018 (6), 2019 (10), 2020 (5), 2021 (4)
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
Findlay Prep (Henderson) * – 2009 (1), 2010 (5), 2011 (20), 2012 (2), 2013 (3), 2014 (13), 2015 (6), 2016 (16), 2017 (3), 2018 (8)
New Jersey
Camden – 2020 (16), 2021 (9), 2022 (9), 2023 (4)
St. Anthony (Jersey City) * – 2011 (1), 2012 (1), 2016 (3)
New York
Rice (Manhattan) * – 2009 (16)
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Duncanville – 2019 (24), 2020 (20), 2021 (6), 2022 (1), 2023 (2)
Utah
Virginia
Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson) – 2009 (2), 2011 (7), 2012 (1), 2013 (8), 2014 (4), 2015 (2), 2016 (2), 2017 (6), 2018 (3), 2019 (12), 2020 (6), 2021 (24), 2022 (9)
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
* School closed
MaxPreps National Champions
2023 — John Marshall (Richmond, Va.), Link Academy (Branson, Mo.)
2022 — Duncanville (Texas); Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)
2021 — Montverde Academy
2020 — Montverde Academy
2019 — IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
2018 — Montverde Academy
2017 — Nathan Hale (Seattle); La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.)
2016 — Chino Hills (Calif.)
2015 — Montverde Academy
2014 — Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
2013 — Lone Peak (Highland, Utah); Montverde Academy
2012 — St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.); Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.)
2011 — St. Anthony
2010 — Yates (Houston, Texas)
2009 — Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.)