Video: Recap - Kimberly vs. Franklin 2016
See two of Wisconsin's best teams do battle last season.Victories in the 2014 and 2015 Division 1 state title games gave Kimberly their third and fourth titles in a row, respectively. Turns out those victories churned out more than championship rings - they cemented the Papermakers' status as the dominant team from Wisconsin since MaxPreps became America's source for high school sports back in 2006.
Kimberly got a points boost by beating Arrowhead in the '14 and '15 championship games and in the process prevented the Warhawks from getting enough points to take the top spot. Both teams have appeared in seven title games in the MaxPreps era.
It's tough for small schools to crack the list due to strength of scheduling. But it's hard to deny St. Mary's Springs in the No. 5 spot. The Ledgers reached the Division 6 title game in five of six seasons between 2010 and 2015, and four of those appearances finished with the Ledgers holding the title trophy.
Here is how the points break down:
1. 20 for a state title
2. 10 for state championship game appearance
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Other points are based on where a team finished in the final
MaxPreps Wisconsin 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.
Top 15 most dominant Wisconsin football programs since 2006
1. Kimberly — 310 pointsState titles: 6
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (20), 2007 (2), 2008 (1), 2009 (11), 2010 (22), 2012 (17), 2013 (1), 2014 (1), 2015 (3), 2016 (2)
2. Arrowhead (Hartland) — 298 pointsState titles: 3
Runner-ups: 4
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (6), 2007 (1), 2008 (4), 2009 (14), 2010 (8), 2011 (13), 2012 (1), 2013 (2), 2014 (9), 2015 (4)
3. Homestead (Mequon) — 245 pointsState titles: 4
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (1), 2007 (5), 2008 (2), 2012 (2), 2013 (11), 2014 (4), 2015 (2)
4. Waunakee — 223 pointsState titles: 3
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (14), 2007 (10), 2008 (6), 2009 (1), 2010 (1), 2011 (1), 2012 (4), 2014 (25), 2015 (19)
5. St. Mary's Springs (Fond du Lac) — 209 pointsState titles: 5
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2009 (4), 2011 (6), 2012 (6), 2014 (7), 2015 (15), 2016 (19)
6. Catholic Memorial (Waukesha) — 173 pointsState titles: 2
Runner-ups: 2
Top 25 state rankings: 2008 (18), 2009 (22), 2010 (11), 2012 (3), 2013 (8), 2014 (22), 2015 (10), 2016 (1)
7. Amherst — 155 pointsState titles: 3
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2012 (5), 2013 (16), 2014 (16), 2015 (1), 2016 (7)
8. Lancaster — 154 pointsState titles: 2
Runner-ups: 3
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (4), 2009 (17), 2011 (24), 2012 (10), 2013 (12), 2014 (5)
9. Franklin — 144 pointsState titles: 1
Runner-ups: 2
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (2), 2009 (23), 2010 (7), 2013 (7), 2015 (8), 2016 (5)
9. West (Waukesha) — 144 pointsState titles: 1
Runner-ups: 2
Top 25 state rankings: 2009 (21), 2010 (2), 2011 (10), 2013 (8), 2014 (14), 2015 (7), 2016 (16)
9. Wisconsin Lutheran (Milwaukee) — 144 pointsState titles: 2
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2007 (3), 2008 (8), 2010 (19), 2011 (14), 2012 (15), 2014 (3)
12. West De Pere (De Pere) — 140 pointsState titles: 2
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2009 (16), 2010 (3), 2011 (3), 2012 (12), 2014 (6)
13. Monona Grove (Monona) — 137 pointsState titles: 1
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (10), 2009 (6), 2010 (4), 2011 (16), 2013 (3), 2016 (10)
14. Stevens Point — 105 pointsState titles: 0
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (7), 2007 (7), 2008 (11), 2009 (13), 2010 (14), 2016 (9)
15. Waupaca — 98 pointsState titles: 2
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (13), 2008 (3), 2012 (14)