MaxPreps Cup: American Heritage of Florida tops updated standings

Sunshine State school surges into the lead while Bentonville and Westfield also make big moves.

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Mar 3, 2023, 11:00am
The MaxPreps Cup standings have a new leader after the month of February. American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) moved from No. 6 to No. 1 with 1,562 points thanks to state championships in boys and girls soccer. Both teams were nationally-ranked.

American Heritage has previously won the MaxPreps Cup in 2012 and 2018. 

Wayzata (Plymouth, Minn.), the No. 1 school after the fall and January updates, drops to No. 2 with 1,329 points. Minnesota has not concluded its state playoffs yet.

Bentonville (Ark.) also made a big move, going from No. 14 to No. 3. The Tigers won state championships in boys and girls swimming during February and also finished second in bowling. Bentonville captured the MaxPreps Cup in 2014 and 2015.

The highest debuting team is Westfield (N.J.), which comes in at No. 6 after not being ranked at all last month. The Blue Devils won a state title in boys indoor track and boys swimming and finished second in girls swimming.

The MaxPreps Cup is a formula devised to determine the top overall high school sports programs in the nation. Schools receive points based on winning state championships or finishing second. Point totals are also based on size of state, popularity of sport, enrollment division and number of teams in the enrollment division. Points are also awarded for appearing in national rankings, when available.
MaxPreps Cup: February standings
1. (6) American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) — 1,562
2. (1) Wayzata (Plymouth, Minn.) — 1,329
3. (14) Bentonville (Ark.) — 1,251
4. (2) Hinsdale Central (Hinsdale, Ill.) — 1,214
5. (3) Jesuit (Portland, Ore.) — 1,123
6. (NR) Westfield (N.J.) — 1,089
7. (4) Noblesville (Ind.) — 1,063
8. (18) Southlake Carroll (Texas) — 1,010
9. (5) Champlain Valley Union (Hinesburg, Vt.) — 990
10. (NR) 'Iolani (Honolulu, Hawaii) — 963
11. (8) Carmel (Ind.) — 953
12. (7) Columbus (Miami) — 952
13. (9) Fayetteville (Ark.) — 930
14. (22) New Trier (Winnetka, Ill.) — 920
15. (11) North Allegheny (Wexford, Pa.) — 885
16. (NR) Christian Brothers Academy (Lincroft, N.J.) — 859
17. (NR) Buchanan (Clovis, Calif.) — 841
18. (13) Bolles (Jacksonville, Fla.) — 840
19. (15) Mason (Mason, Ohio) — 829
20. (16) Boise (Idaho) — 793
21. (10) Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) — 792
22. (19) Lone Peak (Highland, Utah) — 790
23. (17) Bishop Kelly (Boise, Idaho) — 784
24. (NR) Paul Laurence Dunbar (Lexington, Ky.) — 779
25. (NR) Phoenix Country Day (Paradise Valley, Ariz.) — 776

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