Powered by 10 state championships,
Buford is the most dominant high school football team in Georgia over the last 20 years.
Based on our methodology, the Wolves amassed 629 points from 2004 to 2023, edging
Colquitt County (Norman Park), which finished second with 483 points.
Colquitt County made five state championship game appearances with victories in 2014 and 2015.
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).
1. Buford, 629
State championships: 2007 (AA), 2008 (AA), 2009 (AA), 2010 (AA), 2012 (AAA), 2013 (AAA), 2014 (AAAA), 2019 (AAAAA), 2020 (AAAAAA), 2021 (AAAAAA)
State runner-up: 2004 (AA), 2011 (AA), 2015 (AAAA), 2016 (AAAAA)
State top 25: 2004 (12), 2005 (18), 2006 (9), 2007 (4), 2008 (2), 2009 (7), 2010 (2), 2011 (6), 2012 (11), 2013 (4), 2014 (2), 2015 (10), 2016 (14), 2017 (15), 2019 (5), 2020 (2), 2021 (4), 2022 (4), 2023 (12)
Nationally ranked: 2014 (13)
2. Colquitt County (Norman Park), 483
State championships: 2014 (AAAAAA), 2015 (AAAAAA)
State runner-up: 2010 (AAAAA), 2017 (AAAAAAA), 2018 (AAAAAAA)
State top 25: 2009 (8), 2010 (17), 2011 (3), 2012 (7), 2013 (6), 2014 (1), 2015 (1), 2016 (7), 2017 (3), 2018 (1), 2019 (4), 2020 (4), 2021 (22), 2022 (5), 2023 (3)
Nationally ranked: 2014 (11), 2015 (13), 2018 (14)
3. Grayson (Loganville), 479
State championships: 2011 (AAAAA), 2016 (AAAAAAA), 2020 (AAAAAAA)
State runner-up: N/A
State top 25: 2007 (15), 2008 (3), 2009 (11), 2010 (10), 2011 (1), 2012 (5), 2014 (7), 2015 (4), 2016 (1), 2017 (5), 2018 (12), 2019 (8), 2020 (1), 2021 (13), 2022 (20), 2023 (8)
Nationally ranked: 2011 (18), 2016 (6), 2020 (2)
4. Lowndes (Valdosta), 394
State championships: 2004 (AAAAA), 2005 (AAAAA), 2007 (AAAAA)
State runner-up: 2019 (AAAAAAA)
State top 25: 2004 (1), 2005 (1), 2007 (1), 2008 (5), 2009 (2), 2010 (13), 2011 (11), 2012 (22), 2013 (16), 2014 (14), 2015 (23), 2016 (13), 2017 (4), 2018 (7), 2019 (2), 2020 (8), 2021 (14)
Nationally ranked: 2019 (12)
5. Camden County (Kingsland), 310
State championships: 2008 (AAAAA), 2009 (AAAAA)
State runner-up: N/A
State top 25: 2004 (7), 2005 (14), 2007 (10), 2008 (1), 2009 (1), 2011 (12), 2012 (6), 2013 (10), 2015 (9), 2019 (16), 2023 (10)
Nationally ranked: 2008 (10), 2009 (12)
T-6. North Gwinnett (Suwanee), 286
State championships: 2017 (AAAAAAA)
State runner-up: 2007 (AAAAA), 2013 (AAAAAA)
State top 25: 2006 (15), 2007 (5), 2008 (11), 2009 (6), 2010 (5), 2011 (9), 2012 (4), 2013 (3), 2017 (2), 2018 (13), 2019 (3), 2020 (19)
Nationally ranked: 2017 (22)
T-6. Northside (Warner Robins), 286
State championships: 2006 (AAAA), 2007 (AAAA), 2014 (AAAAA)
State runner-up: 2005 (AAAA), 2009 (AAAAA), 2018 (AAAAAA)
State top 25: 2004 (10), 2005 (3), 2006 (1), 2007 (2), 2008 (9), 2009 (4), 2011 (5), 2012 (17), 2014 (4), 2016 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A
8. Warner Robins, 244
State championships: 2004 (AAAA), 2020 (AAAAA), 2021 (AAAAA)
State runner-up: 2017 (AAAAA), 2018 (AAAAA), 2019 (AAAAA), 2022 (5A)
State top 25: 2004 (2), 2005 (17), 2006 (13), 2009 (24), 2011 (17), 2017 (17), 2018 (8), 2019 (13), 2020 (3), 2021 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A
9. Calhoun, 238
State championships: 2011 (AA), 2014 (AAA), 2017 (AAA)
State runner-up: 2005 (AA), 2008 (AA), 2009 (AA), 2010 (AA), 2012 (AA), 2021 (AAAAA)
State top 25: 2005 (7), 2008 (18), 2009 (12), 2010 (9), 2011 (4), 2012 (14), 2014 (10), 2017 (25), 2021 (17)
Nationally ranked: N/A
10. Mill Creek (Hoschton), 214
State championships: 2022 (AAAAAAA)
State runner-up: N/A
State top 25: 2010 (23), 2012 (15), 2013 (21), 2014 (17), 2015 (3), 2016 (3), 2019 (11), 2021 (5), 2022 (1), 2023 (7)
Nationally ranked: 2022 (11)
11. Milton, 208
State championships: 2018 (AAAAAAA), 2023 (AAAAAAA)
State runner-up: 2021 (AAAAAAA)
State top 25: 2014 (6), 2018 (2), 2019 (19), 2020 (17), 2021 (3), 2022 (15), 2023 (2)
Nationally ranked: 2023 (11)
12. Tucker, 190
State championships: 2008 (AAAA), 2011 (AAAA)
State runner-up: 2013 (AAAAA), 2016 (AAAAAA)
State top 25: 2004 (21), 2007 (7), 2008 (8), 2010 (8), 2011 (2), 2013 (13), 2014 (13), 2016 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A
13. Sandy Creek (Tyrone), 187
State championships: 2009 (AAAA), 2010 (AAA), 2012 (AAAA), 2022 (AAA)
State runner-up: N/A
State top 25: 2009 (3), 2010 (4), 2011 (18), 2012 (3), 2013 (11), 2019 (25), 2022 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A
14. Peach County (Fort Valley), 177
State championships: 2005 (AAA), 2006 (AAA), 2009 (AAA)
State runner-up: 2011 (AAA), 2017 (AAA), 2018 (AAA)
State top 25: 2004 (17), 2005 (6), 2006 (5), 2009 (5), 2010 (21), 2011 (15)
Nationally ranked: N/A
15. Cedar Grove (Ellenwood), 175
State championships: 2016 (AAA), 2018 (AAA), 2019 (AAA), 2021 (AAA), 2023 (AAA)
State runner-up: 2022 (AAA)
State top 25: 2016 (16), 2018 (10), 2019 (15), 2021 (16), 2022 (8), 2023 (AAA)
Nationally ranked: N/A
T-16. Norcross, 169
State championships: 2012 (AAAAAA), 2013 (AAAAAA)
State runner-up: N/A
State top 25: 2006 (14), 2008 (22), 2010 (18), 2012 (1), 2013 (1), 2020 (6)
Nationally ranked: 2012 (16)
T-16. Roswell, 169
State championships: 2006 (AAAAA)
State runner-up: 2015 (AAAAAA), 2016 (AAAAAAA)
State top 25: 2006 (7), 2007 (12), 2009 (20), 2015 (2), 2016 (2), 2021 (19), 2022 (18)
Nationally ranked: N/A
18. Carrollton, 168
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2010 (AAA), 2013 (AAAA), 2022 (AAAAAAA)
State top 25: 2004 (14), 2007 (16), 2010 (7), 2011 (21), 2013 (14), 2021 (18), 2022 (3), 2023 (6)
Nationally ranked: 2022 (22)
19. Cartersville, 167
State championships: 2015 (AAAA), 2016 (AAAA)
State runner-up: 2018 (AAAA), 2020 (AAAAA)
State top 25: 2014 (25), 2015 (5), 2016 (5), 2017 (11), 2018 (9), 2019 (24), 2020 (14), 2021 (11), 2023 (23)
Nationally ranked: N/A
20. Walton (Marietta), 166
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2011 (AAAAA), 2023 (AAAAAAA)
State top 25: 2004 (22), 2007 (13), 2011 (8), 2015 (25), 2017 (13), 2018 (19), 2021 (7), 2022 (10), 2023 (4)
Nationally ranked: 2023 (18)
21. Rome, 160
State championships: 2016 (AAAAA), 2017 (AAAAA)
State runner-up: N/A
State top 25: 2004 (15), 2008 (25), 2016 (10), 2017 (1), 2018 (16), 2022 (16), 2023 (9)
Nationally ranked: 2017 (21)
22. Blessed Trinity (Roswell), 155
State championships: 2017 (AAAA), 2018 (AAAA), 2019 (AAAA)
State runner-up: 2015 (AAA)
State top 25: 2014 (19), 2015 (17), 2017 (7), 2018 (3), 2019 (10), 2020 (15)
Nationally ranked: N/A
23. Benedictine (Savannah), 148
State championships: 2014 (AA), 2016 (AA), 2021 (AAAA), 2022 (AAAA)
State runner-up: N/A
State top 25: 2014 (11), 2016 (11), 2017 (23), 2021 (9), 2022 (12), 2023 (22)
Nationally ranked: N/A
T-24. Collins Hill (Suwanee), 146
State championships: 2021 (AAAAAAA)
State runner-up: 2020 (AAAAAAA)
State top 25: 2010 (11), 2013 (8), 2020 (7), 2021 (1)
Nationally ranked: 2021 (12)
T-24. Lee County (Leesburg), 146
State championships: 2017 (AAAAAA), 2018 (AAAAAA)
State runner-up: 2020 (AAAAAA)
State top 25: 2014 (15), 2016 (21), 2017 (6), 2018 (5), 2020 (5), 2021 (15), 2023 (19)
Nationally ranked: N/A