Powered by five national top 25 finishes since 2017,
St. Frances Academy (Baltimore) is the most dominant high school football team from Maryland over the last decade.
Based on our methodology, the Panthers amassed 408 points from 2013 to 2022 to edge
DeMatha (Hyattsville), which finished second with 359 points.
St. Frances Academy finished in the national top 5 every year between 2017-19, going 34-1 in the process. The Panthers are No. 6 in this season's Preseason MaxPreps Top 25 with an opportunity to stake their claim to the top spot against one of the nation's toughest schedules.
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).
• State championship game appearances (10 points).
St. Frances Academy finished ranked No. 1 in the state five different times over the last decade, including the last two. (Photo: Brian Bautista)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2014 (17), 2016 (3), 2017 (1), 2018 (1), 2019 (1), 2020 (6), 2021 (1), 2022 (1)
Nationally ranked: 2017 (4), 2018 (5), 2019 (3), 2021 (4), 2022 (8)
2. DeMatha (Hyattsville) (359)
State championships: 2016 (WCAC)
State runner-up: 2018 (WCAC Capital), 2022 (WCAC Capital)
State Top 25: 2013 (1), 2014 (1), 2015 (1), 2016 (1), 2017 (5), 2018 (4), 2019 (4), 2020 (4), 2021 (5), 2022 (3)
Nationally ranked: 2015 (5), 2016 (9)
3. St. John's (Washington, D.C.) (330)
State championships: 2017 (WCAC), 2021 (WCAC Capital), 2022 (WCAC Capital)
State runner-up: 2016 (WCAC), 2019 (WCAC Capital)
State Top 25: 2015 (4), 2016 (2), 2017 (2), 2018 (2), 2019 (5), 2020 (2), 2021 (2), 2022 (2)
Nationally ranked: 2018 (20), 2021 (19)
4. Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney) (283)
State championships: 2019 (WCAC Capital)
State runner-up: 2021 (WCAC Capital)
State Top 25: 2013 (8), 2014 (4), 2015 (3), 2016 (8), 2017 (4), 2018 (5), 2019 (2), 2020 (5), 2021 (4), 2022 (4)
Nationally ranked: 2019 (11)
5. Fort Hill (Cumberland) (220)
State championships: 2013 (1A), 2014 (1A), 2015 (1A), 2016 (1A), 2018 (1A), 2021 (1A), 2022 (1A)
State runner-up: 2017 (1A)
State Top 25: 2013 (15), 2014 (14), 2015 (22), 2016 (17), 2017 (22), 2018 (18), 2021 (16), 2022 (14)
Nationally ranked: N/A
6. Damascus (219)
State championships: 2015 (3A), 2016 (3A), 2017 (2A), 2019 (3A), 2022 (3A)
State runner-up: 2014 (3A)
State Top 25: 2014 (8), 2015 (5), 2016 (9), 2017 (6), 2019 (9), 2022 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A
7. Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (217)
State championships: 2018 (4A), 2021 (4A), 2022 (4A)
State runner-up: 2016 (4A), 2017 (4A)
State Top 25: 2013 (14), 2014 (15), 2015 (25), 2016 (15), 2017 (16), 2018 (6), 2019 (11), 2020 (8), 2021 (7), 2022 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A
T-8. Wise (Upper Marlboro) (192)
State championships: 2015 (4A), 2016 (4A), 2017 (4A), 2019 (4A)
State runner-up: 2021 (4A)
State Top 25: 2015 (7), 2016 (7), 2018 (15), 2019 (8), 2021 (14)
Nationally ranked: N/A
T-8. Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) (192)
State championships: 2018 (WCAC Capital)
State runner-up: 2017 (WCAC)
State Top 25: 2015 (6), 2016 (6), 2017 (7), 2018 (3), 2019 (7), 2020 (1), 2021 (9), 2022 (7)
Nationally ranked: N/A
10. Archbishop Spalding (Severn) (176)
State championships: 2022 (A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (19), 2015 (8), 2016 (4), 2017 (11), 2018 (9), 2019 (12), 2020 (7), 2021 (3), 2022 (5)
Nationally ranked: N/A
11. Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore) (173)
State championships: 2019 (A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2014 (10), 2015 (12), 2016 (12), 2017 (10), 2018 (11), 2019 (3), 2020 (3), 2021 (11), 2022 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A
12. McDonogh (Owings Mills) (163)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2019 (A), 2021 (A)
State Top 25: 2013 (2), 2014 (3), 2015 (9), 2016 (5), 2017 (8), 2018 (22), 2019 (6), 2021 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A
13. Franklin (Reisterstown) (150)
State championships: 2013 (3A), 2014 (3A), 2018 (3A)
State runner-up: 2016 (3A)
State Top 25: 2013 (5), 2014 (6), 2016 (13), 2018 (12), 2019 (20), 2020 (20)
Nationally ranked: N/A
14. Linganore (Frederick) (144)
State championships: 2017 (3A)
State runner-up: 2013 (3A), 2018 (3A), 2019 (3A), 2021 (3A)
State Top 25: 2013 (6), 2014 (9), 2017 (15), 2018 (14), 2019 (17), 2020 (15), 2021 (22)
Nationally ranked: N/A
15. Calvert Hall (Baltimore) (137)
State championships: 2021 (A)
State runner-up: 2022 (A)
State Top 25: 2014 (19), 2015 (18), 2016 (18), 2017 (18), 2018 (8), 2019 (10), 2020 (16), 2021 (8), 2022 (12)
Nationally ranked: N/A
16. Northwest (Germantown) (125)
State championships: 2013 (4A), 2014 (4A)
State runner-up: 2019 (4A)
State Top 25: 2013 (7), 2014 (5), 2018 (25), 2019 (13), 2020 (11), 2021 (20)
Nationally ranked: N/A
17. Dunbar (Baltimore) (121)
State championships: 2017 (1A), 2021 (2A/1A), 2022 (2A/1A)
State runner-up: 2014 (2A), 2015 (3A), 2019 (1A)
State Top 25: 2015 (24), 2017 (19), 2021 (12), 2022 (18)
Nationally ranked: N/A
T-18. Gilman (Baltimore) (111)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (10), 2014 (2), 2015 (2), 2016 (25), 2017 (12)
Nationally ranked: 2015 (19)
T-18. St. Mary's Ryken (Leonardtown) (111)
State championships: 2018 (WCAC Metro), 2019 (WCAC Metro), 2021 (WCAC Metro)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2014 (20), 2015 (16), 2017 (21), 2019 (16), 2020 (9), 2021 (23)
Nationally ranked: N/A
20. Middletown (93)
State championships: 2013 (2A), 2019 (2A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (3), 2016 (22), 2019 (14), 2020 (12)
Nationally ranked: N/A
