Top 10 most dominant high school boys basketball programs of the last 10 years in Kentucky

Trinity is Bluegrass State's best from the 2010s.

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Apr 28, 2020, 2:00pm
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Using our database of historical results, we are looking back at the most successful high school basketball programs in the state of Kentucky over the past decade.

At the top of the list, Trinity captured state titles in 2012 and 2019, appearing in the state Top 25 rankings nine times over the past decade.

Ballard finished as state runner-up in 2013 and appeared in the state Top 25 rankings every year since the 2010-2011 season.

More on the methodology

Points awarded for:

• 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).

Note: 2020 titles not included in calculations as games canceled due to coronavirus outbreak.
Graphic by Ryan Escobar
1. Trinity (Louisville), 248
State championships: 2012, 2019
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (8), 2012 (1) 2013 (4), 2014 (2), 2015 (2), 2016 (2), 2017 (3), 2018 (3), 2019 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A

State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2013
State Top 25: 2011 (2), 2012 (7), 2013 (2), 2014 (1), 2015 (1), 2016 (7), 2017 (4), 2018 (5) 2019 (16), 2020 (3)
Nationally ranked: N/A

3. (tie) Covington Catholic (Park Hills), 207
State championships: 2014, 2018
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (23), 2013 (10), 2014 (3), 2015 (4), 2016 (6), 2017 (6), 2018 (1), 2019 (12), 2020 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A

State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019
State Top 25: 2011 (3), 2012 (2), 2013 (6), 2014 (4), 2016 (17), 2017 (5), 2018 (2), 2019 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A

5. Bowling Green, 142
State championships: 2017
State runner-up: 2015
State Top 25: 2011 (15), 2012 (16), 2014 (11), 2015 (11), 2016 (4), 2017 (2), 2019 (14), 2020 (23)
Nationally ranked: N/A

6. Henry Clay (Lexington), 104
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (14), 2012 (14), 2013 (5), 2014 (18), 2016 (15), 2019 (4), 2020 (8)
Nationally ranked: N/A

7. Lexington Catholic (Lexington), 97
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (6), 2012 (11), 2013 (17), 2015 (9), 2017 (11), 2020 (5)
Nationally ranked: N/A

8. Madison Central (Richmond), 93
State championships: 2013
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (19), 2012 (6), 2013 (1), 2018 (11), 2019 (20)
Nationally ranked: N/A

9. Newport Central Catholic (Newport), 88
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (17) 2012 (22), 2013 (12), 2014 (6), 2015 (6), 2016 (5)
Nationally ranked: N/A

10. Bullitt East (Mt. Washington), 82
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (12), 2012 (3), 2013 (3), 2014 (24), 2016 (8), 2017 (24)
Nationally ranked: N/A

Next Five
Paul Laurence Dunbar (Lexington) — 77
Christian County (Hopkinsville) — 75
Fern Creek (Louisville) — 73
Warren Central (Bowling Green) — 68

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