Top 10 most dominant Arizona high school football teams since 2011

Video: Preseason #25 - Saguaro

Since 2011, Saguaro has won four state titles in four championship game appearances, had one undefeated season and finished in the Top 10 of the final state rankings in four of the five seasons.

Our data suggests that Saguaro's level of success and consistency during that span is unmatched by any team in the state of Arizona.

We've developed a points system to determine which teams stand out among them all and Saguaro is the big winner with 174 points.

Here is how the points break down:

1. 20 for a state title

2. 10 for state championship game appearance

3. Other points are based on where a team finished in the final MaxPreps Arizona Football Computer Rankings presented by the Army National Guard.

For example, if a team finished No. 1 overall, it would receive 25 points. If it finished 25th overall, the team would get one point. No points are awarded if the team did not finish in the Top 25.


1. Saguaro (Scottsdale) – 174 points
State titles: 4
Runner-ups: 0
Top 25 state rankings: 2011 (4), 2012 (20), 2013 (4), 2014 (2), 2015 (6)

2. Hamilton (Chandler) – 168 points
State titles: 1
Runner-ups: 3
Top 25 state rankings: 2011 (2), 2012 (1), 2013 (3), 2014 (3), 2015 (3)

3. Centennial (Peoria) – 151 points
State titles: 2
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2011 (7), 2012 (8), 2013 (9), 2014 (4), 2015 (1)

4. Mountain Pointe (Phoenix) – 127 points
State titles: 1
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2011 (21), 2012 (2), 2013 (1), 2014 (5), 2015 (4) 5. Chandler – 114 points
State titles: 1
Runner-ups: 0
Top 25 state rankings: 2011 (12), 2012 (16), 2013 (5), 2014 (1), 2015 (2)

6T. Chaparral (Scottsdale) – 112 points
State titles: 1
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2011 (3), 2012 (18), 2013 (7), 2014 (13), 2015 (7)

6T. Desert Ridge (Mesa) – 112 points
State titles: 0
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2011 (5), 2012 (4), 2013 (6), 2014 (8), 2015 (5)

8T. Queen Creek – 89 points
State titles: 1
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2011 (-), 2012 (12), 2013 (13), 2014 (10), 2015 (22)

8. Yuma Catholic – 89 points
State titles: 3
Runner-ups: 0
Top 25 state rankings: 2011 (19), 2012 (-), 2013 (22), 2014 (12), 2015 (-)

10. Brophy College Prep (Phoenix) – 84 points
State titles: 0
Runner-ups: 0
Top 25 state rankings: 2011 (8), 2012 (9), 2013 (15), 2014 (6), 2015 (8)

Jason P. Skoda, a former Arizona Republic sports writer and current Prep Sports Director for Times Publications, is a 20-year sports writing veteran. Contact him at jskoda1024@aol.com.