With four state championships and placement in national rankings for three different sports,
Wayzata (Plymouth, Minn.) zoomed to the top of the MaxPreps Cup fall standings, passing previous leader
Hinsdale Central (Hinsdale, Ill.).
The Trojans claimed state championships in boys soccer, boys and girls cross country and girls volleyball. Wayzata is also believed to be the only school in the nation to be ranked in the top 25 of three different sports. The Trojans were No. 9 in girls cross country, No. 13 in boys cross country and No. 14 in girls volleyball to accumulate 1,239 total points.
Last year, Wayzata didn't finish in the Top 100 of the final MaxPreps Cup standings for 2021-22. However, Wayzata was up to No. 7 in the November rankings before moving past Hinsdale Central, which had been the top school in the October and November rankings.
Hinsdale Central comes in at No. 2 with 1,214 points while
Jesuit (Portland, Ore.) is No. 3 at 1,123 and
Noblesville (Ind.) is No. 4 with 1,063 points.
The MaxPreps Cup is a formula devised to determine the top overall high school athletic programs in the country. The algorithm awards points for state championships and runner-up finishes along with placement in national rankings. Points are awarded based on size of state, popularity of sport, playoff enrollment division and the number of participants in an enrollment division.
The fall season rankings only include championships and national rankings for sports played during the fall season.
Fayetteville is No. 7 in the MaxPreps Cup fall standings after winning a state volleyball title and finishing No. 5 in the MaxPreps Top 25. The Bulldogs trail leader Wayzata of Minnesota by 309 points. (Photo: Ted McLenning)
1. Wayzata (Plymouth, Minn.) — 1,239
Fall state champions: Boys soccer, boys cross country, girls volleyball, girls cross country
Fall national rankings: Boys cross country, No. 13; girls volleyball, No. 14; girls cross country, No. 9.
2. Hinsdale Central (Hinsdale, Ill.) — 1,214
Fall state champions: Girls golf, girls tennis
Fall state runners-up: Boys golf, boys cross country, girls swimming
Fall national rankings: Boys cross country, No. 8.
3. Jesuit (Portland, Ore.) — 1,123
Fall state champions: Boys soccer, boys cross country, girls soccer, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Girls volleyball
Fall national rankings: Boys cross country, No. 2; girls cross country, No. 12.
4. Noblesville (Ind.) — 1,063
Fall state champions: Boys soccer, boys cross country, girls soccer
Fall national rankings: Boys soccer, No. 8; girls soccer, No. 1
5. Champlain Valley Union (Hinesburg, Vt.) — 990
Fall state champions: Girls field hockey, girls soccer, girls cross country, football
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country, girls golf, girls volleyball, boys golf
6. Carmel (Ind.) — 953
Fall state champions: Girls golf, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Girls soccer
Fall national rankings: Boys soccer, No. 13; girls soccer, No. 9
7. Fayetteville (Ark.) — 930
Fall state champions: Boys golf, boys tennis, girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: boys cross country, girls cross country
Fall national rankings: Girls volleyball, No. 5
8. North Allegheny (Wexford, Pa.) — 885
Fall state champions: Boys cross country, girls volleyball, girls cross country
Fall national rankings: Girls cross country, No. 16
9. Bolles (Jacksonville, Fla.) — 840
Fall state champions: Boys swimming, boys cross country, girls swimming, girls cross country
10. Bentonville (Ark.) — 814
Fall state champions: Boys cross country, girls tennis, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Football, girls golf
11. Boise (Idaho) — 793
Fall state champions: Girls cross country, girls soccer, boys swimming
Fall state runners-up: Boys soccer, boys cross country, girls swimming
12. Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) — 792
Fall state champions: Boys cross country, girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Boys tennis, football
Fall national rankings: Girls cross country, No. 23
12. Columbus (Miami) — 792
Fall state champions: Football
Fall state runners-up: Boys golf, boys cross country
Fall national rankings: Football, No. 23
14. American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) — 786
Fall state champions: Girls golf
Fall state runners-up: Boys golf, football
Fall national rankings: Football, No. 12
15. Bishop Kelly (Boise, Idaho) — 784
Fall state champions: Boys swimming, boys cross country, girls soccer, girls swimming
Fall state runners-up: Football, boys soccer
16. Freehold Township (Freehold, N.J.) — 730
Fall state champions: Girls gymnastics, girls soccer, girls cross country
Fall national rankings: Girls soccer, No. 3
17. New Trier (Winnetka, Ill.) — 705
Fall state champions: Boys golf, girls swimming
Fall state runners-up: Girls tennis
17. Mason (Ohio) — 705
Fall state champions: Boys cross country, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Boys golf
19. St. Ignatius (Cleveland) — 700
Fall state champions: Boys golf, boys soccer
Fall national rankings: Boys soccer, No. 1
20. Cathedral Catholic (San Diego) — 692
Fall state champions: Girls field hockey (San Diego Section), girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Girls cross country
Fall national rankings: Girls volleyball, No. 1
21. Page (Franklin, Tenn.) — 689
Fall state champions: Girls soccer
Fall state runners-up: Football, boys golf
Fall national rankings: Girls soccer, No. 18
22. Bedford (N.H.) — 666
Fall state champions: Girls soccer, girls volleyball, football
Fall state runners-up: Boys golf, girls cross country
23. Cleveland (Rio Rancho, N.M.) — 665
Fall state champions: Boys soccer, football, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Girls soccer
24. Southlake Carroll (Texas) — 663
Fall state champions: Boys cross country
Fall state runners-up: Girls cross country
Fall national rankings: Boys cross country, No. 25; girls cross country, No. 11
25. Oceanside Collegiate Academy (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) — 661
Fall state champions: Girls tennis, girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Girls swimming, girls golf, football
26. Lone Peak (Highland, Utah) — 654
Fall state champions: Boys golf, girls volleyball, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country
Fall national rankings: Girls cross country, No. 4
27. Pace Academy (Atlanta — 650
Fall state champions: Boys cross country, girls volleyball, girls cross country
Fall national rankings: Girls volleyball, No. 17
28. Harrisburg (S.D.) — 645
Fall state champions: Boys golf, girls soccer, girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Football
29. Stevens (Rapid City, S.D.) — 636
Fall state champions: Boys soccer, boys cross country, girls tennis, girls cross country
30. Ponte Vedra (Fla.) — 635
Fall state champions: Boys golf, girls swimming
Fall state runners-up: Girls golf
31. Christian Brothers Academy (Lincroft, N.J.) — 624
Fall state champions: Boys soccer, boys cross country
Fall national rankings: Boys cross country, No. 22; boys soccer, No. 9
32. Battle Ground Academy (Franklin, Tenn.) — 623
Fall state champions: Girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Boys golf, girls golf, girls soccer
33. Mill Creek (Hoschton, Ga.) — 620
Fall state champions: Boys cross country, football
Fall national rankings: Football, No. 11
34. Paul Laurence Dunbar (Lexington, Ky.) — 616
Fall state champions: Boys soccer
Fall state runners-up: Girls volleyball
Fall national rankings: Boys soccer, No. 4
35. Mountain Brook (Birmingham, Ala.) — 609
Fall state champions: Boys cross country, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Football
36. Minnetonka (Minn.) — 603
Fall state champions: Girls tennis
Fall state runners-up: Girls cross country, girls swimming
Fall national rankings: Girls cross country
37. Shawnee Mission East (Shawnee Mission, Kan.) — 602
Fall state champions: Boys cross country, girls tennis
Fall state runners-up: Girls golf, girls cross country
38. East Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids, Mich.) — 595
Fall state champions: Boys cross country, girls swimming
Fall state runners-up: Girls cross country
39. Pope (Marietta, Ga.) — 594
Fall state champions: Girls softball, girls volleyball
Fall national rankings: Girls volleyball, No. 13
40. Shadow Ridge (Las Vegas) — 593
Fall state champions: Boys tennis, boys cross country, girls golf, girls tennis
Fall state runners-up: Football
41. Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission, Kan.) — 592
Fall state champions: Boys soccer, football, girls volleyball
42. Yarmouth (Maine) — 588
Fall state champions: Boys soccer, football, girls soccer, girls volleyball
Fall national rankings: Boys soccer, No. 15
42. Venice (Fla.) — 588
Fall state champions: Girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Football
Fall national rankings: Girls volleyball, No. 20
44. Buford (Ga.) — 583
Fall state champions: Girls softball, girls volleyball
Fall national rankings: Girls volleyball, No. 10
45. Rosemount (Minn.) — 580
Fall state champions: Girls soccer
Fall state runners-up: Football, boys cross country
46. La Salle Academy (Providence, R.I.) — 577
Fall state champions: Football, girls tennis
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country, girls soccer, girls cross country
47. Rockhurst (Kansas City, Mo.) — 572
Fall state champions: Boys soccer, boys swimming
Fall national rankings: Boys soccer, No. 17
48. Newbury Park (Calif.) — 565
Fall state champions: Boys cross country
Fall state runners-up: Girls cross country
Fall national rankings: Boys cross country, No. 1
49. Xavier (Appleton, Wis.) — 563
Fall state champions: Girls volleyball, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Girls tennis
49. Coronado (Henderson, Nev.) — 563
Fall state champions: Girls golf, girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Boys tennis, girls soccer, girls tennis
51. St. Anthony's (Melville, N.Y.) — 560
Fall state champions: Boys cross country, football, girls soccer, girls cross country
52. Piedmont (Okla.) — 558
Fall state champions: Boys cross country, girls softball, girls cross country
53. Signal Mountain (Tenn.) — 557
Fall state champions: Boys cross country, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Boys golf
54. Northville (Mich.) — 555
Fall state champions: Boys cross country
Fall state runners-up: Boys tennis, girls swimming, girls volleyball
55. E.D. White (Thibodaux, La.) — 554
Fall state champions: Boys swimming, girls swimming
Fall state runners-up: Girls volleyball, girls cross country
56. Lovejoy (Lucas, Texas) — 553
Fall state champions: Girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country
Fall national rankings: Girls cross country, No. 15
57. The Meadows School (Las Vegas) — 552
Fall state champions: Boys tennis, football, girls golf, girls tennis, girls volleyball
57. Blacksburg (Va.) — 552
Fall state champions: Boys golf, boys cross country, girls cross country
59. Gunter (Texas) — 550
Fall state champions: Football, girls volleyball
60. Campolindo (Moraga, Calif.) — 549
Fall state champions: Girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country
Fall national rankings: Girls cross country, No. 13
60. Beech (Hendersonville, Tenn.) — 549
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country, girls cross country, football
62. Fort Mill (S.C.) — 547
Fall state champions: Girls swimming
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country, girls cross country, boys swimming
63. Highland (Gilbert, Ariz.) — 542
Fall state champions: Boys cross country, football, girls cross country
64. Arrowhead (Hartland, Wis.) — 541
Fall state champions: Girls swimming, girls tennis
Fall state runners-up: Boys volleyball
64. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) — 541
Fall state champions: Boys soccer, boys cross country, football
Fall state runners-up: Girls golf
Fall national rankings: Football, No. 4
66. Baylor (Chattanooga, Tenn.) — 540
Fall state champions: Football
Fall state runners-up: Girls volleyball, girls golf
67. Immaculate Heart Academy (Washington Township, N.J.) — 539
Fall state champions: Girls soccer, girls volleyball
Fall national rankings: Girls volleyball, No. 18
68. Westfield (N.J.) — 538
Fall state champions: Girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country, girls tennis
69. Darien (Conn.) — 534
Fall state champions: Girls field hockey, girls swimming, girls volleyball
70. Abingdon (Ill.) — 532
Fall state champions: Boys golf, boys cross country, girls cross country
71. New Bremen (Ohio) — 530
Fall state champions: Football, girls volleyball
72. Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village, Colo.) — 529
Fall state champions: Boys tennis, football
Fall national rankings: Girls cross country, No. 18
73. Sugar-Salem (Sugar City, Idaho) — 527
Fall state champions: Boys soccer, girls cross country, football
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country
74. Aquinas (Overland Park, Kan.) — 524
Fall state champions: Girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country, girls cross country
Fall national rankings: Girls volleyball, No. 15
75. Myers Park (Charlotte, N.C.) — 522
Fall state champions: Girls field hockey
Fall state runners-up: Girls golf, girls tennis
Fall national rankings: Girls field hockey, No. 5
76. Severna Park (Md.) — 521
Fall state champions: Boys cross country, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Boys soccer
77. Blair Oaks (Jefferson City, Mo.) — 520
Fall state champions: Girls volleyball, football
78. St. Thomas More (Lafayette, La.) — 515
Fall state champions: Football, girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Girls swimming
78. Christian Brothers (St. Louis) — 515
Fall state champions: Football
Fall state runners-up: Boys soccer
80. Owasso (Okla.) — 514
Fall state champions: Girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country, football
81. Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa, Pa.) — 510
Fall state champions: Football, girls soccer
82. Omaha Westside (Omaha, Neb.) — 510
Fall state champions: Football
Fall state runners-up: Girls volleyball, girls cross country
82. Madison-Ridgeland Academy (Madison, Miss.) — 510
Fall state champions: Boys swimming, boys cross country
Fall state runners-up: Girls volleyball, football
82. Joel Barlow (Redding, Conn.) — 510
Fall state champions: Boys cross country, football, girls volleyball
85. Williamstown (W.Va.) — 506
Fall state champions: Boys cross country, football, girls volleyball, girls cross country
85. St. John's Prep (Danvers, Mass.) — 506
Fall state champions: Boys soccer, football
87. Greenwich (Conn.) — 505
Fall state champions: Boys soccer, football
Fall state runners-up: Girls swimming
88. Pulaski Academy (Little Rock, Ark.) — 503
Fall state champions: Football, girls tennis
Fall state runners-up: Boys tennis
89. Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers, Ind.) — 502
Fall state champions: Girls volleyball
Fall national rankings: Girls volleyball, No. 4; girls soccer, No. 14
90. Scarsdale (N.Y.) — 500
Fall state champions: Boys soccer, girls tennis
90. Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh, N.C.) — 500
Fall state champions: Boys soccer
Fall state runners-up: Girls field hockey, girls cross country
92. 'Iolani (Honolulu) — 497
Fall state champions: Boys cross country, girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Girls cross country
Fall national rankings: Girls volleyball, No. 11
93. Duncanville (Texas) — 496
Fall state champions: Football
Fall national rankings: Football, No. 7
94. Ward Melville (East Setauket, N.Y.) — 495
Fall state champions: Girls soccer
Fall state runners-up: Football
94. Cranbrook Kingswood (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) — 495
Fall state runners-up: Boys soccer, boys tennis, girls golf
96. Wamego (Kan.) — 493
Fall state champions: Boys cross country, girls golf
Fall state runners-up: Football
96. Central (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) — 493
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country, girls cross country, girls soccer
98. Sioux Falls Christian (Sioux Falls, S.D.) — 492
Fall state champions: Boys soccer, girls volleyball, girls cross country
98. Columbus North (Columbus, Ind.) — 492
Fall state runners-up: Boys soccer, boys cross country
Fall national rankings: Boys soccer, No. 25
100. Shenendehowa (Clifton Park, N.Y.) — 490
Fall state champions: boys volleyball, girls volleyball
