When it comes to high school football rankings over the last 10 years, one school has bragging rights and it is a very familiar name —
St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.). They are the only school that has finished ranked in the MaxPreps Top 25 every year over the last decade, including two No. 1 finishes in 2019 and 2022.
IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) checks in with the second-most at eight. They have finished ranked in the MaxPreps Top 25 eight consecutive years and the Ascenders won their only MaxPreps National Championship in 2020.
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) headlines the six schools that have finished ranked six straight years, including two No. 1 finishes in 2017 and 2021. The Monarchs are the only team that has finished ranked in the top-3 five consecutive seasons.
Florida has had the most teams finish in the MaxPreps Top 25 with 41, followed by Texas (40), California (34), Georgia (17), Ohio (15) and Arizona (12). They are the only six states that have had at least 10 teams finish ranked in the MaxPreps Top 25 over the last decade.
In total, 25 different states along with Washington, D.C. have had at least one team finish ranked in the MaxPreps Top 25.
Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming are the states who have not had a team finish ranked in the MaxPreps Top 25 over the last 10 years.
* California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and Washington did not play football during the fall of 2020 because of COVID and were not included in the final MaxPreps Top 25 rankings that season.
Head coach Jason Negro has built a national power at St. John Bosco. Under his direction, the Braves have eight top 10 finishes since 2013. (Photo: Sam Stringer)
2013 (No. 3), 2014 (19), 2015 (6), 2016 (5), 2017 (8), 2018 (3), 2019 (1), 2021 (6), 2022 (1)
2015 (7), 2016 (3), 2017 (2), 2018 (5), 2019 (8), 2020 (1), 2021 (17), 2022 (5)
2013 (17), 2014 (2), 2015 (4), 2016 (1), 2017 (13), 2021 (15), 2022 (4)
2013 (4), 2014 (11), 2015 (25), 2018 (20), 2020 (18), 2021 (20), 2022 (2)
2014 (12), 2015 (15), 2016 (6), 2019 (3), 2020 (14), 2021 (9), 2022 (6)
2014 (18), 2015 (5), 2016 (15), 2017 (12), 2018 (14), 2021 (10)
2014 (16), 2016 (17), 2017 (11), 2018 (15), 2019 (10), 2020 (5)
2013 (8), 2014 (3), 2015 (3), 2017 (25), 2018 (9), 2019 (12)
2013 (25), 2014 (25), 2015 (1), 2017 (17), 2019 (15), 2020 (17)
2016 (9), 2017 (1), 2018 (2), 2019 (2), 2021 (1), 2022 (3)
2015 (10), 2018 (1), 2019 (4), 2020 (7), 2021 (13), 2022 (9)
2013 (2), 2014 (1), 2015 (12), 2017 (3), 2018 (8)
2013 (21), 2016 (10), 2017 (4), 2020 (21), 2022 (12)
2018 (4), 2019 (6), 2020 (16), 2021 (21), 2022 (7)
2014 (17), 2015 (8), 2018 (24), 2021 (25), 2022 (17)
2017 (5), 2018 (6), 2019 (5), 2021 (4), 2022 (8)
2013 (20), 2014 (14), 2016 (19), 2017 (19)
2013 (7), 2014 (24), 2016 (2), 2022 (21)
2018 (11), 2019 (16), 2020 (4), 2022 (19)
2015 (11), 2020 (3), 2021 (2), 2022 (16)
2017 (21), 2021 (3), 2022 (20)
2015 (19), 2020 (12), 2021 (7)
2014 (6), 2015 (2), 2018 (25)
2014 (4), 2017 (18), 2018 (17)
2015 (9), 2016 (7), 2017 (16)
2017 (14), 2018 (13), 2021 (19)
2017 (15), 2018 (7), 2019 (14)
2014 (10), 2016 (12), 2019 (23)
2019 (24), 2020 (6), 2021 (16)
2016 (16), 2017 (9), 2020 (10)
2013 (22), 2016 (25)
2018 (16), 2020 (11)
2019 (25), 2021 (18)
2013 (1), 2014 (5)
2018 (22), 2020 (22)
2013 (15), 2014 (9)
2019 (17), 2020 (9)
2015 (16), 2016 (8)
2019 (9), 2020 (13)
2014 (20), 2015 (21)
2016 (4), 2020 (2)
2013 (11), 2016 (23)
2014 (14), 2015 (24)
2018 (19), 2022 (14)
2020 (23), 2021 (22)
2017 (20), 2019 (11)
2015 (22), 2016 (11)
2016 (13), 2021 (14)
2019 (20), 2020 (15)
2016 (20), 2017 (7)
2016 (24), 2020 (20)
Teams with one MaxPreps Top 25 finish:
Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati),
Archbishop Rummel (Metairie, La.),
Basha (Chandler, Ariz.),
Bellevue (Wash.),
Ben Davis (Indianapolis),
Blue Springs (Mo.),
Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.),
Buford (Ga.),
Carol City (Miami),
Carrollton (Ga.),
Cass Tech (Detroit),
Cathedral (Indianapolis),
Cathedral Catholic (San Diego),
Clay-Chalkville (Pinson, Ala.),
Cocoa (Fla.),
Collins Hill (Suwanee, Ga.),
Columbus (Miami),
Covington Catholic (Park Hills, Ky.),
Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.),
East (Salt Lake City, Utah),
Gilman (Baltimore),
Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.),
Graham-Kapowsin (Graham, Wash.),
Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.),
Jesuit (Tampa, Fla.),
Kahuku (Hawaii),
La Salle (Cincinnati),
Langston Hughes (Fairburn, Ga.),
Liberty (Peoria, Ariz.),
Lipscomb Academy (Nashville, Tenn.),
Lowndes (Valdosta, Ga.),
Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.),
Male (Louisville),
Mallard Creek (Charlotte, N.C.),
Marietta (Ga.),
Maryville (Tenn.),
Mentor (Ohio),
Mill Creek (Hoschton, Ga.),
Milton (Ga.),
Mission Viejo (Calif.),
Mountain Pointe (Phoenix),
Narbonne (Harbor City, Calif.),
North Gwinnett (Suwanee, Ga.),
Northwestern (Miami),
Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach, Va.),
Pine-Richland (Gibsonia, Pa.),
Rome (Ga.),
Ryan (Denton, Texas),
Servite (Anaheim, Calif.),
Spanish Fort (Ala.),
St. Ignatius (Cleveland),
St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.),
St. Thomas More (Lafayette, La.),
Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville, Fla.),
Union (Tulsa, Okla.),
University Lab (Baton Rouge, La.),
Venice (Fla.),
Warren Central (Indianapolis)
Past MaxPreps National Champions
