Powered by four state titles,
West Point is the most dominant high school football team from Mississippi over the last decade.
Based on our methodology, the Green Wave amassed 271 points from 2013 to 2022 to edge
Starkville, which finished second with 258 points.
West Point won four straight titles from 2016-19, then was state runner-up from 2020-22. With four-star Florida running back commit Kahnen Daniels back for his senior year, the Green Wave are aiming for their eighth consecutive state championship game appearance.
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).
West Point has played in seven straight state championship games since 2016 and won the first four. After three straight runner-up finishes, the Green Wave return four-star Florida running back commit Kahnen Daniels in a quest to play in the final weekend for an eighth straight year. (Photo: Chris Evans)
State championships: 2016 (5A), 2017 (5A), 2018 (5A), 2019 (5A)
State runner-up: 2020 (5A), 2021 (5A), 2022 (5A)
State Top 25: 2014 (15), 2015 (15), 2016 (2), 2017 (1), 2018 (3), 2019 (2), 2020 (14), 2021 (9), 2022 (12)
Nationally ranked: N/A
2. Starkville (258)
State championships: 2015 (6A), 2020 (6A)
State runner-up: 2017 (6A)
State Top 25: 2013 (15), 2014 (2), 2015 (1), 2016 (7), 2017 (3), 2018 (2), 2019 (4), 2020 (9), 2021 (8), 2022 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A
3. Oak Grove (Hattiesburg) (230)
State championships: 2013 (6A), 2020 (6A)
State runner-up: 2014 (6A), 2018 (6A), 2019 (6A)
State Top 25: 2013 (1), 2014 (3), 2015 (13), 2018 (8), 2019 (5), 2020 (1), 2021 (7), 2022 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A
4. Oxford (212)
State championships: 2019 (6A)
State runner-up: 2013 (5A), 2014 (5A), 2015 (5A), 2020 (6A)
State Top 25: 2013 (6), 2014 (6), 2015 (6), 2016 (22), 2017 (21), 2018 (13), 2019 (1), 2020 (3), 2021 (13), 2022 (17)
Nationally ranked: N/A
5. Madison Central (Madison) (205)
State championships: 2021 (6A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (13), 2014 (13), 2015 (4), 2016 (3), 2017 (4), 2018 (4), 2019 (16), 2020 (8), 2021 (1), 2022 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A
6. Brandon (186)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2022 (3)
State Top 25: 2013 (7), 2014 (5), 2015 (7), 2016 (8), 2017 (19), 2018 (6), 2019 (10), 2021 (3), 2022 (3)
Nationally ranked: N/A
7. Picayune (170)
State championships: 2013 (5A), 2021 (5A), 2022 (5A)
State runner-up: 2019 (5A)
State Top 25: 2013 (2), 2016 (18), 2018 (23), 2019 (3), 2021 (5), 2022 (5)
Nationally ranked: N/A
8. South Panola (Batesville) (152)
State championships: 2014 (6A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (3), 2014 (1), 2015 (2), 2016 (15), 2017 (14), 2019 (8), 2020 (12), 2022 (21)
Nationally ranked: N/A
9. Louisville (151)
State championships: 2013 (3A), 2018 (4A), 2020 (4A), 2022 (4A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (8), 2017 (15), 2018 (7), 2020 (23), 2022 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A
10. Noxubee County (Macon) (145)
State championships: 2014 (4A), 2015 (4A), 2017 (5A)
State runner-up: 2019 (3A), 2020 (3A), 2022 (3A)
State Top 25: 2014 (9), 2015 (10), 2017 (10), 2020 (20)
Nationally ranked: N/A
11. Clinton (138)
State championships: 2016 (6A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2014 (4). 2015 (11), 2016 (1), 2017 (24), 2018 (18), 2020 (4), 2021 (17), 2022 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A
12. Tupelo (122)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2013 (6A)
State Top 25: 2013 (4), 2014 (17), 2016 (4), 2017 (6), 2019 (18), 2021 (19), 2022 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A
13. Warren Central (Vicksburg) (119)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (24), 2014 (11), 2015 (9), 2016 (5), 2017 (8), 2018 (20), 2020 (15), 2021 (15), 2022 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A
14. Jackson Prep (Jackson) (112)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (12), 2014 (12), 2015 (12), 2016 (11), 2017 (5), 2018 (9), 2019 (24), 2022 (7)
Nationally ranked: N/A
T-15. Laurel (104)
State championships: 2014 (5A)
State runner-up: 2016 (5A)
State Top 25: 2013 (20), 2014 (7), 2015 (16), 2016 (9), 2017 (18), 2021 (12)
Nationally ranked: N/A
T-15. Petal (104)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2015 (6A)
State Top 25: 2013 (5), 2014 (23), 2015 (5), 2016 (14), 2017 (20), 2018 (19), 2019 (7), 2020 (21)
Nationally ranked: N/A
17. Taylorsville (103)
State championships: 2017 (2A), 2019 (2A), 2020 (2A)
State runner-up: 2018 (2A)
State Top 25: 2019 (9), 2020 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A
18. Madison-Ridgeland Academy (Madison) (96)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2016 (D1)
State Top 25: 2018 (12), 2019 (12), 2020 (2), 2021 (2), 2022 (16)
Nationally ranked: N/A
19. Pearl (95)
State championships: 2017 (6A)
State runner-up: 2016 (6A)
State Top 25: 2013 (21), 2914 (25), 2016 (6), 2017 (2), 2018 (16), 2019 (21)
Nationally ranked: N/A
20. Bassfield (87)
State championships: 2013 (2A), 2014 (2A), 2015 (2A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (9), 2014 (16)
Nationally ranked: N/A
