Carmel (Ind.), the 2019-20 MaxPreps Cup champion, Greyhounds, is back on top after the completion of the fall sports season for the 2025-26 school year.
The perennial Indiana athletic powerhouse won three state championships and is ranked among the top four teams in the country in three sports. The Greyhounds won state championships in boys soccer, boys tennis and girls cross country and had a second-place finish in girls soccer.
Carmel's boys soccer team ranked No. 1 in the nation by MaxPreps. The girls soccer team finished No. 3 while the boys swimming team is ranked No. 4 based on rankings compiled by Swimcloud.
Carmel celebrates a goal during its 3-1 win over Harrison in Indiana's Class 3A state championship game in November. The program's fifth boys soccer state title helped the Greyhounds earn the No. 1 spot in the MaxPreps Cup fall standings. (PHOTO: Julie Brown)
The Greyhounds are just under 100 points ahead of
Baylor (Chattanooga, Tenn.) and
Bolles (Jacksonville, Fla.). Baylor comes in at 1,313 points with three state championships while Bolles also had three state titles and scored 1,310 points.
Greenwich (Conn.) has one of its highest rankings in MaxPreps Cup history with 1,261 points, good enough for No. 4 on the list. The Cardinals won five state titles in the fall, including boys cross country, girls swimming, football, girls volleyball and girls soccer.
Pioneer (Ann Arbor, Mich.) also had its best fall season in a long time with state titles in girls field hockey, girls swimming and girls cross country to place No. 5 with 1,119 points.
The MaxPreps Cup recognizes the best high school sports programs in the country. The competition uses an algorithm that awards points for state championships, runner-up finishes and national rankings based on size of state, popularity of the sport, size of school and number of teams in each playoff division.
The winner of the MaxPreps Cup for the 2025-26 school year will be named in July.
Schools are listed with total points, fall state championships, fall runner-up state finishes and national rankings placement. Rankings are provided by MaxPreps for all sports except for cross country (DyeStat), golf (HighSchoolGolf.com) and swimming (Swimcloud).
2025-26 MaxPreps Cup Fall Standings
1. Carmel (Ind.) — 1,408
Fall state championships: Boys soccer, boys tennis, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Girls soccer
Fall national rankings: Boys soccer No. 1, boys swimming No. 4, girls soccer No. 3
2. Baylor (Chattanooga, Tenn.) — 1,313
Fall state championships: Football, girls golf, girls soccer
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country
Fall national rankings: Girls soccer No. 5, boys swimming No. 8, girls golf No. 12, football No. 16
3. Bolles (Jacksonville, Fla.) — 1,310
Fall state championships: Boys swimming, boys cross country, girls swimming
Fall state runners-up: Football, girls cross country
Fall national rankings: Boys swimming No. 1, girls swimming No. 1
4. Greenwich (Conn.) — 1,261
Fall state championships: Boys cross country, football, girls soccer, girls swimming, girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Boys soccer, girls cross country
Fall national rankings: Girls swimming No. 12
5. Pioneer (Ann Arbor, Mich.) — 1,119
Fall state championships: Girls field hockey, girls swimming, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country
Fall national rankings: Girls swimming No. 5, girls field hockey No. 13, girls cross country No. 21
6. Champlain Valley Union (Hinesburg, Vt.) — 1,033
Fall state championships: Boys cross country, girls golf, girls soccer, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Boys golf, boys soccer, girls field hockey
Fall national rankings: Girls soccer No. 13, girls cross country No. 15
7. Marvin Ridge (Waxhaw, N.C.) — 1,016
Fall state championships: Boys soccer, girls golf, girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Girls cross country
Fall national rankings: Boys soccer No. 4
8. Edina (Minn.) — 992
Fall state championships: Boys soccer, football, girls swimming
Fall national rankings: Girls swimming No. 2, boys swimming No. 6
9. Dublin Jerome (Dublin, Ohio) — 986
Fall state championships: Boys golf, boys soccer, girls golf
Fall national rankings: Boys golf No. 17, boys soccer No. 13
10. St. Xavier (Louisville, Ky.) — 921
Fall state championships: Boys golf, boys soccer
Fall national rankings: Boys golf No. 7, boys soccer No. 3, boys swimming No. 2
11. Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) — 918
Fall state championships: Football, girls golf
Fall national rankings: Girls golf No. 1, football No. 4
12. Sioux Falls Christian (Sioux Falls, S.D.) — 899
Fall state championships: Boys cross country, football, girls soccer, girls tennis, girls cross country
Fall national rankings: Girls cross country No. 6
13. Avon (Ohio) — 840
Fall state championships: Boys soccer, football, girls volleyball
14. Lone Peak (Highland, Utah) — 839
Fall state championships: Girls tennis, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Boys golf, football, girls soccer
Fall national rankings: Boys golf No. 4, girls cross country No. 4
15. New Trier (Winnetka, Ill.) — 832
Fall state championships: Boys golf, girls tennis
Fall national rankings: Boys swimming No. 9, girls field hockey No. 9, girls swimming No. 7
16. Sacred Heart (Louisville, Ky.) — 831
Fall state championships: Girls soccer, girls field hockey
Fall state runners-up: Girls cross country
Fall national rankings: Girls field hockey No. 12, girls soccer No. 19, girls swimming No. 15
17. Southlake Carroll (Southlake, Texas) — 801
Fall state championships: Boys cross country, girls volleyball
Fall national rankings: Boys cross country No. 4, girls volleyball No. 11
18. Rye (N.Y.) — 797
Fall state championships: Football, girls soccer
Fall state runners-up: Boys soccer
Fall national rankings: Girls soccer No. 17
19. Lincoln (Sioux Falls, S.D.) — 794
Fall state championships: Boys soccer, boys cross country
Fall state runners-up: Football, girls tennis, girls cross country
Fall national rankings: Boys cross country No. 6
20. Harrisburg (S.D.) — 787
Fall state championships: Boys golf, girls soccer, girls volleyball, girls cross country
Fall national rankings: Girls volleyball No. 10
21. Jesuit (Portland, Ore.) — 780
Fall state championships: Boys cross country, girls volleyball, girls soccer
Fall national rankings: Boys cross country No. 10, girls soccer No. 16
21. Bishop Watterson (Columbus, Ohio) — 780
Fall state championships: Boys soccer, football, girls cross country
23. Wayzata (Plymouth, Minn.) — 762
Fall state championships: Girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country, girls soccer
Fall national rankings: Girls cross country No. 1, girls swimming No. 23
24. Coronado (Henderson, Nev.) — 758
Fall state championships: Boys soccer, girls golf, girls tennis
Fall state runners-up: Girls soccer, girls volleyball
Fall national rankings: Boys soccer No. 9
25. Niwot (Colo.) — 757
Fall state championships: Boys cross country, girls gymnastics, girls cross country
Fall national rankings: Boys cross country No. 1, girls cross country No. 2
26. Upper Arlington (Columbus, Ohio) — 755
Fall state championships: Girls soccer
Fall state runners-up: Girls field hockey
Fall national rankings: Boys swimming No. 11, girls soccer No. 8, girls swimming No. 14
27. Tupelo (Miss.) — 749
Fall state championships: Boys swimming, boys cross country
Fall state runners-up: Boys golf, football, girls swimming
28. Xavier College Prep (Phoenix, Ariz.) — 747
Fall state championships: Girls golf, girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Girls swimming
Fall national rankings: Girls golf No. 2, girls volleyball No. 4
29. Madison Central (Madison, Miss.) — 737
Fall state championships: Boys golf, girls swimming
Fall state runners-up: Girls golf, girls volleyball, girls cross country
30. JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) — 734
Fall state championships: Boys cross country, girls flag football, girls cross country
Fall national rankings: Girls flag football No. 1
31. Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte, N.C.) — 733
Fall state championships: Boys soccer, girls golf, girls tennis
Fall national rankings: Boys soccer No. 10
32. Lake Norman Charter (Huntersville, N.C.) — 730
Fall state championships: Girls golf, girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Girls tennis, girls cross country
33. Buford (Ga.) — 706
Fall state championships: Football, girls softball
Fall national rankings: Football No. 1
34. Kapaun Mt. Carmel (Wichita, Kan.) — 696
Fall state championships: Boys cross country, football, girls golf, girls cross country
35. Garden City (N.Y.) — 695
Fall state championships: Boys soccer, football
Fall state runners-up: Girls volleyball
36. Bishop England (Charleston, S.C.) — 677
Fall state championships: Boys swimming, girls swimming
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country, girls volleyball, girls cross country
37. Pine Lake Prep (Mooresville, N.C.) — 675
Fall state championships: Girls golf, girls tennis, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Girls volleyball
38. Hoggard (Wilmington, N.C.) — 671
Fall state championships: Boys soccer
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country, girls tennis
Fall national rankings: Boys soccer No. 14
Fall state championships: Football
Fall state runners-up: Girls volleyball
Fall national rankings: Football No. 10
39. Brentwood (Tenn.) — 669
Fall state championships: Girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Girls volleyball, boys golf
Fall national rankings: Girls cross country No. 24
41. Mercy (Farmington Hills, Mich.) — 661
Fall state championships: Girls swimming, girls volleyball
Fall national rankings: Girls swimming No. 23, girls swimming No. 22
42. Watauga (Boone, N.C.) — 655
Fall state championships: Football, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Girls volleyball
42. Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills, Mich.) — 655
Fall state championships: Boys soccer, girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Boys tennis
44. Riverview Sarasota (Fla.) — 653
Fall state championships: Girls swimming
Fall state runners-up: Boys swimming
Fall national rankings: Boys swimming No. 17, girls swimming No. 9
45. Natick (Mass.) — 649
Fall state championships: Boys soccer, girls soccer
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country
45. Bishop McGuinness (Oklahoma City, Okla.) — 649
Fall state championships: Girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country, girls cross country, football
47. Hebron Christian (Dacula, Ga.) — 645
Fall state championships: Boys cross country
Fall state runners-up: Football, girls softball, girls volleyball
48. Pinkerton (Derry, N.H.) — 636
Fall state championships: Boys cross country, girls volleyball, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Girls soccer, football
49. Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh, N.C.) — 635
Fall state championships: Girls tennis, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country
Fall national rankings: Girls field hockey No. 21
50. E.D. White (Thibodaux, La.) — 632
Fall state championships: Boys swimming, girls swimming, girls cross country, boys cross country
50. Brookland (Ark.) — 632
Fall state championships: Girls tennis, boys tennis, boys golf, girls golf
52. Canyon (Texas) — 625
Fall state championships: Boys cross country, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Boys tennis
53. Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah) — 624
Fall state championships: Boys golf, football, girls volleyball
Fall national rankings: Boys golf No. 3
Fall state championships: Girls soccer
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country, girls tennis
Fall national rankings: Girls soccer No. 4
55. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) — 617
Fall state championships: Football, girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Girls golf
Fall national rankings: Football No. 3
56. Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville, Fla.) — 615
Fall state championships: Boys swimming, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country
57. Page (Franklin, Tenn.) — 612
Fall state championships: Football, girls golf
Fall national rankings: Girls golf No. 7
58. Torrey Pines (San Diego, Calif.) — 611
Fall state championships: Girls flag football
Fall state runners-up: Girls golf
Fall national rankings: Girls golf No. 5, girls volleyball No. 9
59. La Salle Academy (Providence, R.I.) — 608
Fall state championships: Girls soccer, girls tennis, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Football, girls field hockey
59. Dowling Catholic (West Des Moines, Iowa) — 608
Fall state championships: Boys golf, football, girls swimming
61. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) — 605
Fall state championships: Girls volleyball
Fall national rankings: Football No. 9, girls volleyball No. 2
62. Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village, Colo.) — 604
Fall state championships: Football, girls field hockey
Fall state runners-up: Boys tennis
Fall national rankings: Girls swimming No. 20
63. Assumption (Louisville, Ky.) — 603
Fall state championships: Girls volleyball, girls cross country
Fall national rankings: Girls volleyball No. 6
64. Mercer Island (Wash.) — 600
Fall state championships: Boys cross country, girls swimming, girls cross country
Fall national rankings: Girls swimming No. 19
65. Manhattan (Kan.) — 598
Fall state championships: Football, girls golf, girls cross country
66. Brophy College Prep (Phoenix, Ariz.) — 595
Fall state championships: Boys golf, boys swimming
Fall national rankings: Boys golf No. 1, Boys swimming No. 14
67. Westhill (Syracuse, N.Y.) — 592
Fall state championships: Boys soccer, girls volleyball
Fall national rankings: Boys soccer No. 7
67. Rogers (Ark.) — 592
Fall state championships: Boys golf, boys tennis
Fall state runners-up: Girls golf, girls cross country
69. Lincoln Christian (Tulsa, Okla.) — 592
Fall state championships: Boys cross country, football, girls cross country
70. Tottenville (Staten Island, N.Y.) — 589
Fall state championships: Boys bowling, girls soccer, girls swimming
Fall state runners-up: Football
70. Casteel (Queen Creek, Ariz.) — 589
Fall state championships: Football
Fall state runners-up: Girls golf
Fall national rankings: Girls golf No. 6, boys golf No. 8
72. Mountain Home (Ark.) — 587
Fall state championships: Boys tennis, boys cross country, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Girls tennis
73. Glenelg (Md.) — 586
Fall state championships: Boys soccer, girls field hockey, girls volleyball
Fall national rankings: Boys soccer No. 11
74. Desert Mountain (Scottsdale, Ariz.) — 580
Fall state championships: Football, girls swimming
Fall state runners-up: Boys golf
Fall national rankings: Boys golf No. 10
75. Sheyenne (West Fargo, N.D.) — 577
Fall state championships: Boys tennis, girls golf, girls volleyball
Fall national rankings: Girls golf No. 20
76. Anthony Wayne (Whitehouse, Ohio) — 576
Fall state championships: Girls soccer
Fall state runners-up: Girls volleyball
Fall national rankings: Girls soccer No. 14
77. Albuquerque Academy (Albuquerque, N.M.) — 574
Fall state championships: Boys cross country
Fall state runners-up: Girls soccer, boys soccer, girls volleyball, girls cross country
78. Severna Park (Md.) — 572
Fall state championships: Girls soccer, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Girls field hockey
Fall national rankings: Girls soccer No. 10
78. Gallatin (Bozeman, Mont.) — 572
Fall state championships: Boys soccer, girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Girls cross country, girls soccer
80. Carrboro (N.C.) — 570
Fall state championships: Boys cross country, girls cross country, girls tennis
81. Middleton (Wis.) — 569
Fall state championships: Boys volleyball, girls swimming
Fall national rankings: Girls swimming No. 8, Boys swimming No. 25
82. Fort Mill (S.C.) — 562
Fall state championships: Boys cross country, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Girls swimming, boys swimming
83. Seton (Cincinnati, Ohio) — 561
Fall state championships: Girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Girls soccer
Fall national rankings: Girls volleyball No. 19
84. Minnetonka (Minn.) — 556
Fall state runners-up: Girls swimming, girls tennis
Fall national rankings: Boys swimming No. 13, girls swimming No. 3
85. Princeton (W. Va.) — 553
Fall state championships: Girls volleyball, football
Fall state runners-up: Girls cross country
86. Blacksburg (Va.) — 552
Fall state championships: Boys golf, boys cross country, girls cross country
87. Summit Country Day (Cincinnati, Ohio) — 551
Fall state championships: Boys soccer
Fall state runners-up: Girls soccer
Fall national rankings: Girls soccer No. 9
87. Faith Lutheran (Las Vegas, Nev.) — 551
Fall state championships: Boys tennis, girls soccer, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Football
89. Avonworth (Pittsburgh, Pa.) — 550
Fall state championships: Football, girls volleyball
90. Lexington Christian (Lexington, Ky.) — 543
Fall state championships: Football, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Girls golf
91. Dexter (Mich.) — 540
Fall state championships: Girls golf
Fall state runners-up: Football, girls field hockey
92. Carrollton (Ga.) — 534
Fall state runners-up: Football, boys cross country
Fall national rankings: Football No. 5
93. Montclair Kimberley Academy (Montclair, N.J.) — 529
Fall state championships: Boys cross country, boys soccer
Fall state runners-up: Girls volleyball
93. Laverne (Okla.) — 529
Fall state championships: Boys cross country, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Football
95. Franklin (Mass.) — 528
Fall state championships: Girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Girls soccer, girls field hockey
96. Madison Central (Richmond, Ky.) — 527
Fall state championships: Girls golf
Fall state runners-up: Boys golf
Fall national rankings: Boys golf No. 9
96. Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.) — 527
Fall state championships: Girls flag football
Fall state runners-up: Boys golf
Fall national rankings: Girls flag football No. 5, boys golf No. 5
98. Roncalli (Indianapolis, Ind.) — 523
Fall state championships: Girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Football
Fall national rankings: Girls volleyball No. 17
99. Noblesville (Ind.) — 521
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country, girls golf
Fall national rankings: Boys cross country No. 17
100. Commack (N.Y.) — 520
Fall state championships: Boys soccer, girls soccer
