MaxPreps Cup: State leaders after winter season

MaxPreps presents the MaxPreps Cup state by state winter standings and there's no closer race for the best high school sports program in the state than in Montana where three schools are within four points.

Hellgate and Billings Central Catholic are both tied with 634 points while Billings West has 630. A fourth school, Manhattan Christian, is 20 points back with 614.

Louisiana is also a close one with three schools within 21 points of each other. St. Thomas More (Lafayette) leads the state with 930 points, but Catholic (Baton Rouge) is right behind with 929. Twenty points back is E.D. White (Thibodaux) with 909 points. Georgia also has a close competition with Marist (Atlanta) leading Buford by just two points, 947-945.

The most lopsided lead is in Indiana, where national leader Carmel leads Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory (Indianapolis) by 609 points.

The MaxPreps Cup is comprised of a formula that attempts to determine the best overall high school sports programs in the nation. Points are awarded on a weighted basis with larger states receiving more points than smaller states (due to more competition), more popular sports (based on NFHS participation survey) receiving more points than less popular sports and larger schools gaining more points than smaller schools (again based on more competition).
MaxPreps Cup Winter state by state standings

Alabama
Hoover, 816
Bayside Academy (Daphne), 764
Mountain Brook (Birmingham), 696
Thompson (Alabaster), 590
Bayshore Christian (Fairhope), 587

Alaska
Dimond (Anchorage), 508
South Anchorage (Anchorage), 457
West Valley (Fairbanks), 381
Grace Christian (Anchorage), 369
Bettye Davis East Anchorage (Anchorage), 323

Arizona
Salpointe Catholic (Tucson), 1,104
Hamilton (Chandler), 699
Casteel (Queen Creek), 684
Desert Vista (Phoenix), 668
Phoenix Country Day (Paradise Valley), 564

Arkansas
Fayetteville, 994
Bentonville, 895
North Little Rock, 604
Valley View (Jonesboro), 506
Mountain Home, 497

California
Buchanan (Clovis), 971
Newbury Park, 729
Scripps Ranch (San Diego), 692
Centennial (Corona), 650
Fall River (McArthur), 640

Colorado
Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village), 1,199
Cheyenne Mountain (Colorado Springs), 852
Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch), 782
Niwot, 623
Grandview (Aurora), 595

Connecticut
Darien, 665
Greenwich, 593
St. Joseph (Trumbull), 473
Hand (Madison), 465
Bloomfield, 456

Delaware
Salesianum (Wilmington), 689
Caravel (Bear), 446
Cape Henlopen (Lewes), 396
St. Mark's (Wilmington), 393
Padua Academy (Wilmington), 393

Florida
Ponte Vedra, 1,498
Jesuit (Tampa), 972
American Heritage (Plantation), 855
Calvary Christian Academy (Fort Lauderdale), 772
Bolles (Jacksonville), 770

Georgia
Marist (Atlanta), 947
Buford, 945
Greater Atlanta Christian (Norcross), 742
Westminster (Atlanta), 696
St. Pius X Catholic (Atlanta), 687

Hawaii
'Iolani (Honolulu), 729
Punahou (Honolulu), 699
Hawaii Baptist Academy (Honolulu), 382
Moanalua (Honolulu), 292
Kahuku, 184

Idaho
Boise, 905
Sugar-Salem (Sugar City), 822
Bishop Kelly (Boise), 504
Timberline (Boise), 497
Lake City (Coeur d'Alene), 487

Illinois
York (Elmhurst), 703
Stevenson (Lincolnshire), 585
Barrington, 570
Fenwick (Oak Park), 490
Hinsdale Central (Hinsdale), 490

Indiana
Carmel, 1,532
Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory (Indianapolis), 923
Noblesville, 718
Andrean (Merrillville), 611
Homestead (Fort Wayne), 606

Iowa
Waukee, 522
Pleasant Valley, 506
Johnston, 475
Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill), 450
Lewis Central (Council Bluffs), 438

Kansas
Washburn Rural (Topeka), 846
Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission), 600
Andale, 527
Derby, 526
Olathe West (Olathe), 497

Kentucky
Sacred Heart (Louisville), 570
Paul Laurence Dunbar (Lexington), 541
St. Xavier (Louisville), 523
Assumption (Louisville), 483
Johnson Central (Paintsville), 411

Louisiana
St. Thomas More (Lafayette), 930
Catholic-B.R. (Baton Rouge), 929
E.D. White (Thibodaux), 909
Jesuit (New Orleans), 718
St. Mary's Dominican (New Orleans), 663

Maine
Yarmouth, 699
Cape Elizabeth, 681
Scarborough, 663
Mount Desert Island, 484
Falmouth, 412

Maryland
McDonogh (Owings Mills), 1015
Poolesville, 617
Fallston, 598
Severna Park, 553
Glenelg, 476

Massachusetts
Newton North (Newtonville), 861
Central (Springfield), 486
Brookline, 478
Randolph, 416
Weston, 411

Michigan
Pioneer (Ann Arbor), 767
East Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids), 635
De La Salle Collegiate (Warren), 540
Marquette, 485
Chelsea, 445

Minnesota
Wayzata (Plymouth), 890
Minnetonka, 840
Edina, 829
Mahtomedi, 524
Minneota, 511

Mississippi
Madison Central (Madison), 752
Northwest Rankin (Brandon), 657
Clinton, 636
Jackson Prep (Jackson), 585
Madison-Ridgeland Academy (Madison), 580

Missouri
Lee's Summit West (Lee's Summit), 640
Whitfield (St. Louis), 595
Rockhurst (Kansas City), 578
Christian Brothers (St. Louis), 520
Blair Oaks (Jefferson City), 500

Montana
Hellgate (Missoula), 634
Billings Central Catholic (Billings), 634
Billings West (Billings), 630
Manhattan Christian (Manhattan), 614
Laurel, 567

Nebraska
Lincoln Southwest (Lincoln) 909
Skutt Catholic (Omaha), 743
Fremont  582
Lincoln East (Lincoln, Neb.), 499
Sacred Heart (Falls City, Neb.), 400

Nevada
Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 989
The Meadows School (Las Vegas), 729
Incline (Incline Village), 532
North Tahoe (Tahoe City, Calif.), 528
Liberty (Henderson), 464

New Hampshire
Bedford, 875
Hanover, 715
Bishop Guertin (Nashua), 630
Oyster River (Durham), 398
Hopkinton (Contoocook), 396

New Jersey
Westfield, 1200
Mountain Lakes, 852
Bergen Catholic (Oradell), 762
Union Catholic (Scotch Plains), 745
Christian Brothers Academy (Lincroft), 628

New Mexico
Volcano Vista (Albuquerque), 704
Robertson (Las Vegas), 678
Albuquerque Academy (Albuquerque), 526
Los Alamos, 446
St. Michael's (Santa Fe), 398

New York
Brooklyn Tech (Brooklyn), 743
Massapequa, 725
Mount Academy (Esopus), 630
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (Burnt Hills), 570
Hunter College (New York), 554

North Carolina
Weddington (Matthews), 823
Cuthbertson (Waxhaw), 620
Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh), 593
Carrboro, 555
Croatan (Newport), 485

North Dakota
Fargo Davies (Fargo), 622
Kindred, 600
Minot, 569
Century (Bismarck), 564
Red River (Grand Forks), 455

Ohio
Gilmour Academy (Gates Mills), 878
Centerville, 844
St. Ignatius (Cleveland), 686
Mason, 610
St. Edward (Lakewood), 604

Oklahoma
Jenks, 1023
Edmond North (Edmond), 922
Bixby, 630
Marlow, 544
Deer Creek (Edmond), 514

Oregon
Crescent Valley (Corvallis), 815
Jesuit (Portland), 757
Catlin Gabel (Portland), 673
Summit (Bend), 573
Philomath, 487

Pennsylvania
Conestoga (Berwyn), 1,106
North Allegheny (Wexford), 902
Archbishop Wood (Warminster), 700
Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa), 645
Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia), 635

Rhode Island
La Salle Academy (Providence), 1,359
North Kingstown, 852
Bishop Hendricken (Warwick), 650
East Greenwich, 599
Classical (Providence), 574

South Carolina
Porter-Gaud (Charleston), 765
Southside Christian (Simpsonville), 633
Oceanside Collegiate Academy (Mt. Pleasant), 579
Eastside (Taylors), 484
Cardinal Newman (Columbia), 440

South Dakota
O'Gorman (Sioux Falls), 1,060
Stevens (Rapid City), 681
Sioux Falls Christian (Sioux Falls), 502
Harrisburg, 422
Tea, 420

Tennessee
Baylor (Chattanooga), 933
Bearden (Knoxville), 883
Lipscomb Academy (Nashville), 678s
Ensworth (Nashville), 607
McCallie (Chattanooga), 566

Texas
Southlake Carroll, 1,198
Wakeland (Frisco), 966
Lovejoy (Lucas), 890
Duncanville, 883
Celina, 820

Utah
Lone Peak (Highland), 1,143
American Fork, 741
Corner Canyon (Draper), 673
Ridgeline (Millville), 621
Skyline (Salt Lake City), 593

Vermont
Essex (Essex Junction), 1,159
Champlain Valley Union (Hinesburg), 1,018
South Burlington, 551
U-32 (Montpelier), 376
Burlington, 366

Virginia
Collegiate (Richmond), 826
St. Paul VI (Chantilly), 524
Abingdon, 516
Stone Bridge (Ashburn), 496
Varina (Richmond), 476

Washington
Lynden, 432
Lynden Christian (Lynden), 420
Curtis (University Place), 401
Kalama, 382
Graham-Kapowsin (Graham), 382

West Virginia
Fairmont Senior (Fairmont), 651
Morgantown, 572
George Washington (Charleston), 462
Williamstown, 426
Wheeling Park (Wheeling), 392

Wisconsin
Pewaukee, 621
Shorewood, 493
Edgewood (Madison), 471
Catholic Memorial (Waukesha), 450
Neenah, 444

Wyoming
Central (Cheyenne), 793
Jackson Hole (Jackson), 714
Kelly Walsh (Casper), 639
Laramie, 522
Sheridan, 502