High school girls basketball: Incarnate Word Academy of Missouri leads list of programs with longest active state championship streaks

Red Knights looking for ninth consecutive title in Missouri.

By Nick Pecoraro

Feb 20, 2026, 10:00am

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The postseason is underway across the country in high school girls basketball with nearly 75 programs looking to extend state championship streaks.

Incarnate Word Academy (St. Louis, Mo.) leads all teams nationally – boys or girls – with a title streak of eight in a row.

The Red Knights accumulated a national record 141 consecutive wins from 2020–25 and have captured 15 state titles overall, 14 coming under current head coach Dan Rolfes. Incarnate Word Academy is ranked No. 7 in this week's MaxPreps Top 25.

Savannah Stricker of Incarnate Word Academy celebrates a state championship victory in 2024. The Missouri program is seeking its ninth consecutive state crown and 16th overall. (PHOTO: David Smith)

Douglas enters the playoffs in Wyoming with a chance to extend its championship streak to eight. The Bearcats are 12-8 entering Friday as the No. 7 team in the state 3A rankings.

Six teams have active streaks of at least five state crowns, including Hoover (Ala.), Sacred Heart (Louisville, Ky.), Lafayette Christian Academy (Lafayette, La.), Pikesville (Baltimore, Md.), Lubbock Christian (Lubbock, Texas) and Virginia Academy (Ashburn, Va.).

Read on for a full list of teams with active state championship winning streaks.

Active state championship win streaks

8 – Incarnate Word Academy (St. Louis, Mo.)

7 – Douglas (Wyo.)

5 – Hoover (Ala.)
5 – Sacred Heart (Louisville, Ky.)
5 – Lafayette Christian Academy (Lafayette, La.)
5 – Pikesville (Baltimore, Md.)
5 – Lubbock Christian (Lubbock, Texas)

5 – Virginia Academy (Ashburn, Va.)

4 – Wossman (Monroe, La.)

4 – Providence Academy (Plymouth, Minn.)

4 – Purcell Marian (Cincinnati, Ohio)
4 – Lone Peak (Highland, Utah)
4 – West Rutland (Vt.)

3 – Spring Garden (Ala.)

3 – Trinity Presbyterian (Montgomery, Ala.)
3 – Grace Christian (Anchorage, Alaska)
3 – Phoenix Country Day (Paradise Valley, Ariz.)
3 – Farmington (Ark.)

3 – Etiwanda (Calif.)

3 – Northwest Catholic (West Hartford, Conn.)
3 – Miami Country Day (Miami, Fla.)

3 – Hanover (Kan.)

3 – Cathedral (Boston, Mass.)

3 – Benilde-St. Margaret's (St. Louis Park, Minn.)

3 – Ingomar (New Albany, Miss.)

3 – Fair Grove (Mo.)

3 – Saco/Whitewater/Hinsdale (Saco, Mont.)

3 – Pyramid Lake (Nixon, Nev.)

3 – Morris Catholic (Denville, N.J.)
3 – Bradley Central (Cleveland, Tenn.)

3 – Harvest Christian (Edinburg, Texas)

3 – Princess Anne (Virginia Beach, Va.)

3 – Bountiful (Utah)
3 – Ridgeline (Millville, Utah)
3 – Neah Bay (Wash.)

2 – Fort Yukon (Alaska)

2 – Canyon View (Waddell, Ariz.)

2 – Caruthers (Calif.)

2 – Merino (Colo.)
2 – Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)

2 – Johnston (Iowa)

2 – Fairview (Grant, La.)

2 – Southern Lab (Baton Rouge, La.)
2 – Hoosac Valley (Cheshire, Mass.)
2 – Medfield (Mass.)

2 – Arbor Prep (Ypsilanti, Mich.)

2 – Tupelo (Miss.)

2 – Lift for Life Academy (St. Louis, Mo.)

2 – Skyline (Urbana, Mo.)

2 – Billings Central Catholic (Billings, Mont.)

2 – Lincoln Christian (Lincoln, Neb.)
2 – Millard West (Omaha, Neb.)
2 – Pender (Neb.)

2 – Needles (Calif.) *

2 – Manasquan (N.J.)
2 – Navajo Prep (Farmington, N.M.)
2 – Sandia (Albuquerque, N.M.)
2 – Albertus Magnus (Bardonia, N.Y.)
2 – Cherokee (N.C.)
2 – El Reno (Okla.)
2 – Crane (Ore.)
2 – Bishop Guilfoyle (Altoona, Pa.)
2 – Andrew Jackson (Kershaw, S.C.)
2 – Cross (Bluffton, S.C.)
2 – O'Gorman (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
2 – Martins Mill (Ben Wheeler, Texas)

2 – Fair Haven (Fair Haven, Vt.)
2 – Bishop Ireton (Alexandria, Va.)

2 – Central Wise (Norton, Va.)

2 – Lynden (Wash.)
2 – Tongue River (Dayton, Wyo.)
2 – Southeast (Yoder, Wyo.)

* Plays in the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association

High school girls basketball: Incarnate Word Academy of Missouri leads list of programs with longest active state championship streaks

Red Knights looking for ninth consecutive title in Missouri.

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