Nebraska's most dominant baseball programs since 2008

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With 16 trips to the Nebraska state baseball championship game between them, including 10 state titles collectively, Omaha Creighton Prep, Omaha Westside and Lincoln Pius X have pretty much taken over the baseball landscape in the Cornhusker State over the last decade.

The Junior Jays, winners of Class A state titles in 2012 and the past two seasons, have come up the big winners after making six trips to the finals since 2008 and compiling a 245-75 (.766) record over that period.

Having made consecutive baseball finals for the first time since 2009 and 2010 last spring, Creighton Prep may be ready for more postseason success following a 7-1 start to the 2018 season. The Junior Jays landed in every MaxPreps Top 25 Nebraska computer ranking, finishing first twice in the last decade.

Omaha Westside (242-99, .710) takes over the runner-up spot in this week's Top 10 after securing four Class A state titles in 10 seasons. The Warriors did land in MaxPreps' Top 10 in eight of the 10 seasons accounted for in this week's Top 10.

The Thunderbolts (166-78, .689) donned the state champion crown three times over the last 10 seasons, and made the title game twice more. Just like Creighton Prep, Westside and Pius X played their way into each of the final MaxPreps Nebraska Top 25s. The Thunderbolts finished in the Top 10 five times.

Of the three squads, the Warriors captured the highest single-season national ranking in MaxPreps' computer rankings at No. 78 in 2009. Creighton Prep's highest ranking in the same poll was No. 94 a season ago, while Pius X landed in 505th in 2015.

Millard West and Millard South round out this week's Top 5 with five championship game appearances between them. The Wildcats have earned a trio of runner-up finishes, while the Patriots can claim a pair of state runner-up finishes.

MaxPreps has developed its own system in determining which baseball programs compete at the highest level over an extended period of time. Here is how the points for this week's Top 10 were accumulated:

1. 20 points for a state title

2. 10 points for finishing as a state runner-up

3. Other points are based on a team's Top 25 standing in the final MaxPreps Nebraska Computer Rankings presented by the Army National Guard. For instance, if a school claimed the top spot, it receives 25 points, while a No. 25 ranking is good for one point.

Nebraska's most dominant baseball programs since 2008
1. Creighton Prep (Omaha) — 318 points
State titles: 3
Runner-ups: 3
Top 25 state rankings: 2007-08 (3), 2008-09 (2), 2009-10 (3), 2010-11 (2), 2011-12 (1), 2012-13 (6), 2013-14 (3), 2014-15 (6), 2015-16 (1), 2016-17 (5)

2. Omaha Westside — 283 points
State titles: 4
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2007-08 (6), 2008-09 (1), 2009-10 (16), 2010-11 (9), 2011-12 (5), 2012-13 (1), 2013-14 (1), 2014-15 (1), 2015-16 (21), 2016-17 (6)

3. Pius X (Lincoln) — 250 points
State titles: 3
Runner-ups: 2
Top 25 state rankings: 2007-08 (19), 2008-09(12), 2009-10 (20), 2010-11 (12), 2011-12 (2), 2012-13 (5), 2013-14 (2), 2014-15 (2), 2015-16 (12), 2016-17 (4)

4. Millard West (Omaha) — 246 points
State titles: 0
Runner-ups: 3
Top 25 state rankings: 2007-08 (1), 2008-09 (5), 2009-10 (2), 2010-11 (3), 2011-12 (3), 2012-13 (9), 2013-14 (4), 2014-15 (7), 2015-16 (3), 2016-17 (7)

5. Millard South (Omaha) — 222 points
State titles: 0
Runner-ups: 2
Top 25 state rankings: 2007-08 (10), 2008-09 (3), 2009-10 (4), 2010-11 (5), 2011-12 (6), 2012-13 (3), 2013-14 (14), 2014-15 (4), 2015-16 (6), 2016-17 (3)

6. Papillion-LaVista South (Papillion) — 218 points
State titles: 2
Runner-ups: 0
Top 25 state rankings: 2007-08 (5), 2008-09 (4), 2009-10 (1), 2010-11 (1), 2011-12 (13), 2012-13 (4), 2013-14 (9), 2014-15 (11), 2015-16 (11), 2016-17 (23)

7. Skutt Catholic (Omaha) — 206 points
State titles: 1
Runner-ups: 4
Top 25 state rankings: 2007-08 (13), 2008-09 (16), 2009-10 (10), 2010-11 (19), 2011-12 (15), 2012-13 (10), 2013-14 (8), 2014-15 (16), 2015-16 (5), 2016-17 (2)

8. Elkhorn — 181 points
State titles: 2
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2007-08 (7), 2008-09 (11), 2009-10 (18), 2010-11 (11), 2011-12 (18), 2013-14 (12), 2014-15 (13), 2015-16 (2), 2016-17 (11)

9. Lincoln Southwest — 179 points
State titles: 0
Runner-ups: 0
Top 25 state rankings: 2007-08 (14), 2008-09 (6), 2009-10 (11), 2010-11 (4), 2011-12 (8), 2012-13 (17), 2013-14 (6), 2014-15 (3), 2015-16 (4), 2016-17 (8)

10. Norris (Firth) — 167 points
State titles: 1
Runner-ups: 3
Top 25 state rankings: 2010-11 (22), 2011-12 (7), 2012-13 (2), 2013-14 (5), 2014-15 (18), 2015-16 (10), 2016-17 (1)