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Powered by four state titles including an undefeated season in 2010, St. Edward is the most dominant high school football team from Ohio over the last decade.
Based on MaxPreps methodology, the Eagles amassed 521 points from play over 2010 to 2019 to easily outdistance Colerain, which finished second with 345 points.
St. Edward won titles in 2010, 2014, 2015 and 2018 and was ranked among the state’s top 10 all 10 years. Colerain didn’t win a state crown, but placed second in 2018 and was nationally ranked four times to earn extra points.
Our methodology includes:
• Top 25 finishes in the MaxPreps state computer rankings (25 points awarded to the No. 1 team, 24 for No. 2 and so on).
• Top 25 finishes in the MaxPreps national computer rankings (50 points for No. 1, 49 for No. 2 and so on).
• State championships (20 points).
• State championship game appearances (10 points).
1. St. Edward (Lakewood) (521)State championships: 2010 (DI), 2014 (DI), 2015 (DI), 2018 (DI)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (1), 2011 (6), 2012 (4), 2013 (2), 2014 (1), 2015 (1), 2016 (9), 2017 (10), 2018 (1), 2019 (4)
Nationally ranked: 2010 (2), 2013 (14), 2014 (3), 2015 (6), 2018 (10)
2. Colerain (Cincinnati) (345)State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2018 (DI)
State Top 25: 2010 (4), 2011 (10), 2012 (3), 2013 (7), 2014 (17), 2015 (4), 2016 (2), 2017 (5), 2018 (3), 2019 (13)
Nationally ranked: 2012 (19), 2015 (12), 2016 (15), 2017 (15)
3. La Salle (Cincinnati) (288)State championships: 2014 (DII), 2015 (DII), 2016 (DII), 2019 (DII)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (16), 2011 (16), 2014 (2), 2015 (3), 2016 (4), 2017 (12), 2019 (6)
Nationally ranked: 2014 (6), 2015 (11)
4. Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati) (264)State Championships: 2012 (DI), 2013 (DI)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (13), 2011 (5), 2012 (1), 2012 (1), 2014 (4), 2015 (7), 2016 (20)
Nationally ranked: 2012 (6), 2013 (3)
5. Archbishop Hoban (Akron) (252)State championships: 2015 (DIII), 2016 (DIII), 2017 (DII), 2018 (DII)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2015 (5), 2016 (6), 2017 (1), 2018 (2), 2019 (14)
Nationally ranked: 2017 (9), 2018 (13)
6. St. Ignatius (Cleveland) (251)State championships: 2011 (DI)
State runner-up: 2016 (DI)
State Top 25: 2011 (1), 2012 (5), 2013 (13), 2014 (10), 2016 (3), 2017 (7), 2018 (5), 2019 (11)
Nationally ranked: 2011 (15), 2016 (19)
7. Wayne (Huber Heights) (243)State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2010 (DI), 2014 (DI), 2015 (DI)
State Top 25: 2010 (2), 2013 (17), 2014 (3), 2015 (2), 2016 (5), 2017 (18)
Nationally ranked: 2010 (24), 2014 (17), 2015 (8)
8. St. Xavier (Cincinnati) (233)State championships: 2016 (DI)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (3), 2011 (3), 2012 (11), 2013 (10), 2014 (6), 2015 (10), 2016 (1), 2017 (6), 2019 (7)
Nationally ranked: 2016 (15)
9. Marion Local (Maria Stein) (228)State championships: 2011 (DVI), 2012 (DVI), 2013 (DVII), 2014 (DVII), 2016 (DVI), 2017 (DVI), 2019 (DVII)
State runner-up: 2015 (DVI), 2018 (DVI)
State Top 25: 2011 (17), 2013 (11), 2014 (8), 2016 (15), 2017 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A
10. Trotwood-Madison (Trotwood) (224)State championships: 2011 (DII), 2017 (DIII), 2019 (DIII)
State runner-up: 2010 (DII), 2012 (DII), 2013 (DIII), 2016 (DIII)
State Top 25: 2010 (20), 2011 (7), 2012 (15), 2013 (12), 2016 (14), 2017 (2), 2019 (19)
Nationally ranked: 2017 (20)
11. Pickerington Central (Pickeringon) (195)State championships: 2017 (DI), 2019 (DI)
State runner-up: 2011 (DI)
State Top 25: 2010 (17), 2011 (4), 2016 (7), 2017 (3), 2018 (7), 2019 (1)
Nationally ranked: 2017 (23)
12. Mentor (188)State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2013 (DI), 2017 (DI)
State Top 25: 2010 (21), 2011 (9), 2012 (7), 2013 (4), 2014 (14), 2015 (23), 2017 (8), 2018 (4), 2019 (2)
Nationally ranked: 2018 (25)
13. Kirtland (166)State championships: 2011 (DV). 2013 (DVI), 2015 (DVI), 2018 (DVI), 2019 (DV)
State runner-up: 2012 (DV), 2014 (DVI), 2017 (DVI)
State Top 25: 2011 (11), 2013 (20), 2018 (17), 2019 (20)
Nationally ranked: N/A
14. Coldwater (162)State championships: 2012 (DV), 2013 (DV), 2014 (DV), 2015 (DV)
State runner-up: 2010 (DV), 2011 (DV), 2016 (DV)
State Top 25: 2012 (12), 2013 (19), 2014 (9), 2015 (12)
Nationally ranked: N/A
15. Central Catholic (Toledo) (128)State championships: 2012 (DII), 2014 (DII)
State runner-up: 2015 (DIII)
State Top 25: 2012 (6), 2013 (23), 2014 (13), 2015 (15), 2017 (23), 2018 (12), 2019 (12)
Nationally ranked: N/A
16. (tie) Elder (Cincinnati) (118)State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2019 (DI)
State Top 25: 2010 (18), 2012 (10), 2013 (14), 2014 (20), 2015 (6), 2017 (21), 2018 (8), 2019 (3)
Nationally ranked: N/A
16. (tie) St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron) (118)State championships: 2012 (DIII), 2013 (DIII)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2012 (9), 2013 (3), 2015 (19)
Nationally ranked: 2013 (20)
18. Whitmer (Toledo) (116)State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2012 (DI)
State Top 25: 2010 (12), 2011 (2), 2012 (2), 2015 (25), 2017 (24)
Nationally ranked: 2012 (10)
19. Bishop Hartley (Columbus) (97)State championships: 2010 (DIV), 2015 (DIV), 2016 (DIV)
State runner-up: 2013 (DIV)
State Top 25: 2010 (24), 2012 (21), 2015 (16), 2016 (16)
Nationally ranked: N/A
20.Pickerington North (Pickerington) (85)State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2012 (8), 2013 (21), 2016 (13), 2017 (4)
Nationally ranked: 2017 (24)
