Top 20 most dominant Indiana high school football programs of last decade

Powered by four state titles since 2015, Center Grove (Greenwood) is the most dominant high school football team from Indiana over the last decade.

Based on our methodology, the Trojans amassed 478 points from 2013 to 2022 to edge Cathedral (Indianapolis), which finished second with 308 points.

Center Grove has won three straight state championships and reached the title game in four straight seasons. The program's dominance extends beyond Indiana's borders with four national top 25 finishes.

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).


1. Center Grove (Greenwood) (478)
State championships: 2015 (6A), 2020 (6A), 2021 (6A), 2022 (6A)
State runner-up: 2016 (6A), 2019 (6A)
State Top 25: 2013 (2), 2014 (4), 2015 (1), 2016 (1), 2017 (7), 2018 (5) 2019 (6), 2020 (1), 2021 (1), 2022 (1)
Nationally ranked: 2015 (20), 2016 (18), 2020 (12), 2021 (7)

2. Cathedral (Indianapolis) (308)
State championships: 2013 (5A), 2014 (5A), 2020 (5A), 2021 (5A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (7), 2014 (6), 2015 (5), 2016 (8), 2017 (9), 2018 (16), 2019 (4), 2020 (2), 2021 (3), 2022 (4)
Nationally ranked: 2020 (19)

3. Carmel (285)
State championships: 2016 (6A), 2019 (6A)
State runner-up: 2013 (6A), 2014 (6A), 2018 (6A)
State Top 25: 2013 (3), 2014 (2), 2015 (3), 2016 (3), 2017 (8), 2018 (3), 2019 (2), 2020 (4), 2021 (6), 2022 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A

4. Ben Davis (Indianapolis) (272)
State championships: 2014 (6A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (4), 2014 (1), 2015 (8), 2016 (4), 2017 (1), 2018 (21), 2019 (10), 2020 (8), 2021 (12), 2022 (10)
Nationally ranked: 2014 (20), 2017 (11)

5. Warren Central (Indianapolis) (235)
State championships: 2013 (6A), 2018 (6A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (1). 2014 (3), 2015 (4), 2016 (2), 2017 (2), 2018 (1), 2019 (8), 2020 (10), 2021 (15), 2022 (19)
Nationally ranked: N/A

6. New Palestine (184)
State championships: 2014 (4A), 2018 (5A), 2019 (5A)
State runner-up: 2015 (5A)
State Top 25: 2013 (15), 2014 (5), 2015 (11), 2018 (2), 2019 (1), 2021 (25), 2022 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A

7. Westfield (171)
State championships: 2016 (5A)
State runner-up: 2013 (5A), 2020 (6A), 2021 (6A)
State Top 25: 2013 (9), 2015 (23), 2016 (5), 2019 (11), 2020 (3), 2021 (2), 2022 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A

8. Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis) (163)
State championships: 2015 (3A), 2020 (3A), 2022 (3A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (16), 2014 (21), 2015 (13), 2016 (22), 2018 (14), 2019 (3), 2020 (6), 2021 (24), 2022 (12)
Nationally ranked: N/A

9. Brownsburg (138)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2015 (21), 2016 (9), 2017 (13), 2018 (8), 2019 (7), 2020 (5), 2021 (5), 2022 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A

T-10. Avon (132)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (22), 2014 (7), 2015 (2), 2016 (15), 2017 (3), 2018 (7), 2019 (5), 2020 (15)
Nationally ranked: N/A

T-10. Columbus East (Columbus) (132)
State championships: 2013 (4A), 2017 (5A)
State runner-up: 2016 (5A)
State Top 25: 2013 (6), 2014 (12), 2015 (16), 2016 (12), 2017 (6), 2020 (22)
Nationally ranked: N/A

12. Roncalli (Indianapolis) (122)
State championships: 2016 (4A), 2020 (4A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2016 (14), 2017 (12), 2020 (7), 2021 (8), 2022 (7)
Nationally ranked: N/A

13. Penn (Mishawaka) (116)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2015 (6A), 2017 (6A)
State Top 25: 2013 (8), 2014 (8), 2015 (7), 2016 (6), 2017 (5)
Nationally ranked: N/A

14. Fishers (101)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (11), 2014 (10), 2015 (12), 2016 (20), 2017 (15), 2019 (12), 2021 (14), 2022 (13)
Nationally ranked: N/A

T-15. Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers) (98)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (19), 2014 (25), 2015 (10), 2016 (10), 2019 (13), 2021 (4), 2022 (3)
Nationally ranked: N/A

T-15. Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) (98)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (14), 2014 (11), 2015 (15), 2016 (11), 2017 (4), 2018 (19), 2021 (20), 2022 (16)
Nationally ranked: N/A

17. East Central (St. Leon) (96)
State championships: 2017 (4A), 2022 (4A)
State runner-up: 2015 (4A)
State Top 25: 2017 (17), 2020 (19), 2021 (17), 2022 (5)
Nationally ranked: N/A

18. Fort Wayne Snider (Fort Wayne) (89)
State championships: 2015 (5A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2014 (23), 2015 (6), 2016 (7), 2017 (11), 2018 (22), 2022 (18)
Nationally ranked: N/A

19. Andrean (Merrillville) (86)
State championships: 2013 (3A), 2021 (2A)
State runner-up: 2014 (3A), 2022 (2A)
State Top 25: 2013 (10), 2014 (16)
Nationally ranked: N/A

20. Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger (Fort Wayne) (80)
State championships: 2015 (4A)
State runner-up: 2013 (4A)