Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village, Colo.) leads the MaxPreps Cup standings after the fall season, but it's been a great early start to the 2021-22 school year for four other Colorado schools that all finished the fall season ranked in the top 100.
Colorado is one of four states to have five schools ranked among the top 100 schools for the fall sports season in the MaxPreps Cup standings. The others are Indiana, Florida and New York. Even more impressive for Colorado, however, is that all of the top five schools are ranked in the top 60. Those schools are Niwot (34), Cheyenne Mountain (40), Arapahoe (42) and Valor Christian (59).
Colorado's performance highlights MaxPreps list of the top five schools in the MaxPreps Cup standings for every state as well as the District of Columbia. Schools are listed with their MaxPreps Cup point total for the fall season.
The MaxPreps Cup is a formula designed to determine the top overall high school athletic programs in the nation. Points are awarded for state championships, runner-up finishes and placement in national rankings. Points are awarded on a weighted basis with larger states receiving more points than smaller states (due to more competition), more popular sports (based on NFHS participation survey) receiving more points than less popular sports and larger schools gaining more points than smaller schools (again based on more competition).
Cherry Creek's football title has helped the school to the top of the MaxPreps Cup standings after the fall season.
File photo by Ray Chen
Alabama
1.
Mountain Brook (Birmingham), 593
Fall state champions: Girls cross country, girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country
2.
Bayshore Christian (Fairhope), 587
3.
Bayside Academy (Daphne), 568
4.
Huntsville, 466
5.
Thompson (Alabaster), 406
Alaska
1.
Dimond (Anchorage), 384
Fall state champions: Girls swimming
Fall state runners-up: Boys swimming, girls volleyball
2.
South Anchorage (Anchorage), 277
3.
Grace Christian (Anchorage), 264
4.
West Valley (Fairbanks), 259
Arizona
1.
Hamilton (Chandler), 574
Fall state champions: Boys golf, girls volleyball
National rankings: Boys golf No. 1, football No. 23
2.
Highland (Gilbert), 487
3.
Salpointe Catholic (Tucson), 479
4.
Saguaro (Scottsdale), 473
5.
Chaparral (Scottsdale), 412
Arkansas
1.
Fayetteville, 905
Fall state champions: Girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Football, boys cross country, girls cross country, boys golf, girls golf
National rankings: Girls golf No. 18
2.
Valley View (Jonesboro), 506
3.
El Dorado, 410
4.
Harding Academy (Searcy), 408
5.
Har-Ber (Springdale), 407
California
1.
Newbury Park, 729
Fall state champions: Boys cross country
Fall state runners-up: Girls cross country
National rankings: Boys cross country No. 1; girls cross country No. 13
2.
Mater Dei (Santa Ana), 631
3.
Fall River (McArthur), 470
4.
Lick-Wilmerding (San Francisco), 445
5.
Marymount (Los Angeles), 440
Colorado
1.
Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village), 1,021
Fall state champions: Girls volleyball, football, boys tennis
Fall state runners-up: Boys golf, girls cross country
National rankings: Girls cross country No. 6
2.
Niwot, 623
3.
Cheyenne Mountain (Colorado Springs), 593
4.
Arapahoe (Centennial), 587
5.
Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch), 546
Connecticut
1.
Darien, 370
Fall state champions: Girls swimming, football
2.
Greenwich, 342
3.
Stonington, 320
4.
St. Joseph (Trumbull), 307
5.
Weston, 292
Delaware
1.
Salesianum (Wilmington), 326
Fall state champions: Boys cross country, boys soccer
2.
St. Mark's (Wilmington), 316
3.
Padua Academy (Wilmington), 281
4.
Cape Henlopen (Lewes), 213
5.
Delmar, 208
District of Columbia
1.
St. John's, 368
Fall state champions: Boys cross country, girls cross country
National rankings: Football No. 19
2.
Archbishop Carroll, 184
3.
Sidwell Friends, 160
4.
Wilson, 140
4.
Maret, 140
Florida
1.
Ponte Vedra, 952
Fall state champions: Girls cross country, boys golf, girls swimming
Fall state runners-up: Girls volleyball
National rankings: Girls volleyball No. 2
2.
Jesuit (Tampa), 772
3.
Bolles (Jacksonville), 770
4.
Chiles (Tallahassee), 570
5.
St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale), 498
Georgia
1.
Marist (Atlanta), 523
Fall state champions: Girls cross country, girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country
2.
St. Pius X Catholic (Atlanta), 513
3.
Pace Academy (Atlanta), 498
4.
Buford, 496
5.
Collins Hill (Suwanee), 422
Hawaii1.
'Iolani (Honolulu), 413
Fall state champions: Football
Fall state runners-up: Girls bowling, boys cross country, girls cross country
2.
Punahou (Honolulu), 367
Idaho
1.
Boise, 860
Fall state champions: Boys swimming, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Boys soccer, girls swimming, girls soccer
National rankings: Girls soccer No. 8
2.
Sugar-Salem (Sugar City), 692
3.
Bishop Kelly (Boise), 504
4.
Lake City (Coeur d'Alene), 402
5.
Sandpoint, 345
Illinois
1.
York (Elmhurst), 683
Fall state champions: Girls cross country, boys soccer
National rankings: Boys soccer No. 16; Girls cross country No. 5
2.
New Trier (Winnetka), 447
3.
Fenwick (Oak Park), 440
4.
Barrington, 395
Indiana
1.
Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory (Indianapolis), 893
Fall state champions: Boys cross country, boys soccer, girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Football
National rankings: Boys cross country No. 15
2.
Carmel, 874
3.
Andrean (Merrillville), 561
4.
Homestead (Fort Wayne), 529
5.
Noblesville, 498
Iowa
1.
Pleasant Valley, 516
Fall state champions: Girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Girls cross country, boys golf
2.
Cedar Falls, 333
3.
Lewis Central (Council Bluffs), 272
4.
Van Meter, 252
5.
Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill), 242
Kansas
1.
Olathe West (Olathe), 418
Fall state champions: Girls cross country, boys soccer
2.
Andale, 372
Kentucky
1.
St. Xavier (Louisville), 345
Fall state champions: Football
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country
2.
Notre Dame Academy (Park Hills), 344
3.
Assumption (Louisville), 340
4.
Paul Laurence Dunbar (Lexington), 335
5.
Lexington Christian (Lexington), 295
Louisiana
1.
E.D. White (Thibodaux), 849
Fall state champions: Boys swimming, girls cross country, girls swimming
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country, girls volleyball, football
2.
Jesuit (New Orleans), 605
3.
St. Joseph's Academy (Baton Rouge), 501
4.
Catholic-B.R. (Baton Rouge), 478
5.
St. Mary's Dominican (New Orleans), 327
Maine1.
Yarmouth, 416
Fall state champions: Boys golf, girls volleyball, boys soccer
2.
Cape Elizabeth, 409
3.
Brunswick, 356
4.
Marshwood (South Berwick), 325
5.
Windham, 259
Maryland
1.
McDonogh (Owings Mills), 690
Fall state champions: IAAM girls soccer, IAAM girls tennis, IAAM girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: MIAA football, MIAA boys soccer
2.
Glenelg, 506
3.
Brunswick, 483
4.
Archbishop Spalding (Severn), 415
5.
Severna Park, 397
Massachusetts
1.
Brookline, 578
Fall state champions: Boys soccer
Fall state runners-up: Girls swimming, boys cross country
2.
Norwell, 400
3.
Cohasset, 371
4.
Needham, 369
5.
Newton North (Newtonville), 350
Michigan
1.
Pioneer (Ann Arbor), 517
Fall state champions: Girls cross country, girls swimming
National rankings: Girls cross country No. 12
2.
Chelsea, 445
3.
Christian (Grand Rapids), 435
4.
Marian (Bloomfield Hills), 385
5.
Lansing Catholic (Lansing), 375
Minnesota
1.
Wayzata (Plymouth), 603
Fall state champions: Boys cross country, girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Girls cross country
2.
Mahtomedi, 441
3.
Mayer Lutheran (Mayer), 416
4.
Edina, 416
5.
Minnetonka, 408
Mississippi
1.
Madison Central (Madison), 698
Fall state champions: Boys swimming, girls swimming, football
2.
Madison-Ridgeland Academy (Madison), 515
3.
St. Andrew's Episcopal (Ridgeland), 454
4.
Brandon, 447
5.
Oxford, 426
Missouri
1.
Lee's Summit West (Lee's Summit), 650
Fall state champions: Girls softball
Fall state runners-up: Boys swimming, girls volleyball
2.
Rockhurst (Kansas City), 558
3.
Blair Oaks (Jefferson City), 500
4.
Lutheran (St. Peters), 440
5.
Liberty North (Liberty), 440
Montana
1.
Billings West (Billings), 630
Fall state champions: Girls golf, girls soccer
Fall state runners-up: Girls volleyball, football
2.
Laurel, 567
3.
Hellgate (Missoula), 509
4.
Hamilton, 487
5.
Manhattan Christian (Manhattan), 414
Nebraska
1.
Skutt Catholic (Omaha), 523
Fall state champions: Girls volleyball, girls softball
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country
2.
Lincoln East (Lincoln), 479
3.
Lincoln Southwest (Lincoln), 418
4.
Gretna, 387
5.
Norris (Firth), 373
Nevada
1.
Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 725
Fall state champions: Boys cross country, girls volleyball, football
Fall state runners-up: Girls golf
National rankings: Football No. 15
2.
Faith Lutheran (Las Vegas), 503
3.
North Tahoe (Tahoe City, Calif.), 488
4.
Palo Verde (Las Vegas), 437
5.
Coronado (Henderson), 418
New Hampshire
1.
Bedford, 431
Fall state champions: Boys golf, girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Girls soccer
2.
Oyster River (Durham), 337
3.
Mascenic Regional (New Ipswich), 327
4.
Bishop Guertin (Nashua), 326
5.
Hopkinton (Contoocook), 318
New Jersey
1.
Westfield, 679
Fall state champions: Boys cross country, girls soccer
Fall state runners-up: Girls tennis
National rankings: Girls soccer No. 9
2.
Union Catholic (Scotch Plains), 529
3.
Mountain Lakes, 526
4.
Freehold Township (Freehold), 515
5.
Shore Regional (West Long Branch), 450
New Mexico
1.
Albuquerque Academy (Albuquerque), 354
Fall state champions: Boys soccer
Fall state runners-up: Boys cross country, girls cross country
2.
Rio Rancho (Rio Rancho), 347
3.
Robertson (Las Vegas), 338
4.
Volcano Vista (Albuquerque), 324
5.
Cleveland (Rio Rancho), 323
New York
1.
Massapequa, 765
Fall state champions: Football, girls soccer
Fall state runners-up: Girls volleyball
2.
Mount Academy (Esopus), 580
3.
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (Burnt Hills), 570
4.
Hunter College (New York), 534
5.
St. Mary's (Lancaster), 485
North Carolina
1.
Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh), 483
Fall state champions: Football
Fall state runners-up: Girls golf
National rankings: Girls golf No. 22
2.
Shelby, 460
3.
North Lincoln (Lincolnton), 410
4.
Weddington (Matthews), 397
5.
Charlotte Country Day School (Charlotte), 395
North Dakota
1.
Century (Bismarck), 489
Fall state champions: Girls swimming, girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Girls golf
2.
Williston, 354
3.
Sheyenne (West Fargo), 345
4.
Fargo Davies (Fargo), 322
5.
Red River (Grand Forks), 321
Ohio
1.
St. Ignatius (Cleveland), 636
Fall state champions: Boys golf, boys soccer
National rankings: Boys golf No. 23, boys soccer No. 1
2.
Gilmour Academy (Gates Mills), 473
3.
Archbishop Hoban (Akron), 420
4.
Wyoming (Cincinnati), 415
5.
Mount Notre Dame (Cincinnati), 407
Oklahoma
1.
Jenks, 750
Fall state champions: Girls volleyball, girls cross country, football
2.
Deer Creek (Edmond), 554
3.
Piedmont, 468
4.
Lincoln Christian (Tulsa), 439
5.
Bixby, 388
Oregon
1.
Jesuit (Portland), 650
Fall state champions: Boys cross country
Fall state runners-up: Girls cross country, girls volleyball
National rankings: Girls cross country No. 7, boys cross country No. 3.
2.
Summit (Bend), 488
3.
Siuslaw (Florence), 452
4.
Catlin Gabel (Portland), 414
5.
West Linn, 325
5.
Central Catholic (Portland), 325
Pennsylvania
1.
North Allegheny (Wexford), 862
Fall state champions: Girls cross country, boys cross country, girls volleyball
National rankings: Girls volleyball No. 20; boys cross country No. 18.
2.
Conestoga (Berwyn), 851
3.
Lewisburg, 570
4.
Hampton (Allison Park), 505
5.
Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa), 440
Rhode Island
1.
La Salle Academy (Providence), 792
Fall state champions: Boys cross country, girls cross country, girls tennis, boys soccer
Fall state runners-up: Football, girls soccer
2.
North Kingstown, 600
3.
Chariho (Wood River Junction), 460
4.
Narragansett, 349
5.
East Greenwich, 329
South Carolina
1.
Porter-Gaud (Charleston), 715
Fall state champions: SCISA boys cross country, SCISA girls swimming, SCISA girls volleyball, SCISA boys swimming
Fall state runners-up: SCISA girls golf, SCISA girls tennis, SCISA girls cross country
2.
Southside Christian (Simpsonville), 623
3.
Oceanside Collegiate Academy (Mt. Pleasant), 579
4.
St. Joseph's Catholic (Greenville), 421
5.
Lucy Beckham (Mt. Pleasant), 384
South Dakota
1.
O'Gorman (Sioux Falls), 649
Fall state champions: Boys golf, girls volleyball, girls cross country
Fall state runners-up: Boys soccer
2.
Sioux Falls Christian (Sioux Falls), 472
3.
Harrisburg, 422
4.
Tea, 380
5.
Stevens (Rapid City), 354
Tennessee
1.
Baylor (Chattanooga), 699
Fall state champions: Boys golf, girls golf
Fall state runners-up: Girls soccer
National rankings: Boys golf No. 2; girls golf No. 2
2.
Battle Ground Academy (Franklin), 564
3.
McCallie (Chattanooga), 536
4.
Harpeth Hall (Nashville), 481
5.
Brentwood, 418
Texas
1.
Lovejoy (Lucas), 610
Fall state champions: Girls volleyball, girls cross country
National rankings: Girls volleyball No. 11
2.
Westlake (Austin), 566
3.
Grapevine (Grapevine), 513
4.
North Shore (Houston), 492
5.
Flower Mound, 462
Utah
1.
Lone Peak (Highland), 711
Fall state champions: Girls volleyball, boys golf, football
Fall state runners-up: Girls cross country
National rankings: Boys golf No. 6
2.
American Fork, 525
3.
Skyline (Salt Lake City), 471
4.
Mountain View (Orem), 435
5.
Ridgeline (Millville), 430
Vermont
1.
Champlain Valley Union (Hinesburg), 865
Fall state champions: Boys cross country
Fall state runners-up: Boys volleyball, boys golf, girls golf, girls cross country, football, girls soccer, girls volleyball.
2.
Essex (Essex Junction), 695
3.
South Burlington (South Burlington), 427
4.
U-32 (Montpelier), 318
5.
Bellows Falls, 292
5.
Burr & Burton (Manchester), 292
Virginia
1.
Stone Bridge (Ashburn), 516
Fall state champions: Girls volleyball, football
2.
Collegiate (Richmond), 455
3.
Cox (Virginia Beach), 409
4.
Blacksburg, 381
5.
Riverheads (Staunton), 361
Washington
1.
Tahoma (Maple Valley), 408
Fall state champions: Girls swimming, girls volleyball
2.
Graham-Kapowsin (Graham), 402
3.
Kalama, 362
4.
Issaquah, 318
5.
Lake Stevens, 312
West Virginia
1.
Williamstown, 376
Fall state champions: Boys cross country, girls volleyball
Fall state runners-up: Girls cross country, football
2.
Charleston Catholic (Charleston), 360
3.
Winfield, 323
4.
George Washington (Charleston), 316
5.
Fairmont Senior (Fairmont), 265
Wisconsin
1.
Shorewood, 543
Fall state champions: Boys cross country, boys soccer
Fall state runners-up: Girls cross country
2.
Catholic Memorial (Waukesha), 440
3.
Oconomowoc, 388
4.
Aquinas (La Crosse), 361
5.
Marquette University (Milwaukee), 347
Wyoming
1.
Kelly Walsh (Casper), 639
Fall state champions: Girls tennis, boys tennis
Fall state runners-up: girls golf, boys golf, girls volleyball
2.
Jackson Hole (Jackson), 528
3.
Central (Cheyenne), 373
4.
Sheridan, 330
5.
Laramie, 326
