Top 15 most dominant Illinois high school football programs since 2006

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The race to be named the most dominant high school football program in Illinois since MaxPreps became America's source for high school sports is three-headed.

While Montini Catholic came out on top of our points system to grab the title, Chicago Mt. Carmel and Loyola Academy were right behind the Broncos. Montini (256) edged Mt. Carmel (248) and Loyola (242) thanks to five state titles.

Larger schools fared the best, yet 4A power Rochester could not be denied by virtue of six state titles since 2006, which we call the MaxPreps era.

Here is how the points break down:

1. 20 for a state title

2. 10 for a state championship game appearance

3. Other points are based on where a team finished in the final MaxPreps Illinois 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.

1. Montini Catholic (Lombard) — 256 points
State titles: 5
Runner-ups: 2
Top 25 state rankings: 2008 (18), 2009 (13), 2010 (6), 2011 (4), 2012 (6), 2013 (3), 2014 (18), 2015 (4)

2. Chicago Mt. Carmel — 248 points
State titles: 2
Runner-ups: 2
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (3), 2007 (5), 2008 (5), 2009 (15), 2010 (10), 2011 (18), 2012 (2), 2013 (1), 2014 (12), 2015 (11)

3. Loyola Academy (Wilmette) — 242 points
State titles: 1
Runner-ups: 4
Top 25 state rankings: 2008 (10), 2009 (7), 2010 (9), 2011 (5), 2012 (7), 2013 (5), 2014 (6), 2015 (1), 2016 (2)

4. Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn) — 227 points
State titles: 2
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2008 (6), 2009 (5), 2010 (11), 2011 (8), 2012 (1), 2013 (12), 2014 (4), 2015 (2), 2016 (8)

5. Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) — 214 points
State titles: 4
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (4), 2008 (3), 2009 (22), 2010 (24), 2011 (21), 2012 (18), 2013 (2), 2014 (5), 2016 (11)

6. Wheaton-Warrenville South (Wheaton) — 213 points
State titles: 3
Runner-ups: 2
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (1), 2007 (3), 2008 (15), 2009 (2), 2010 (1), 2011 (7), 2013 (20)

7. Rochester — 204 points
State titles: 6
Runner-ups: 0
Top 25 state rankings: 2009 (21), 2010 (3), 2011 (22), 2012 (12), 2013 (9), 2014 (22), 2016 (9)

8. Maine South (Park Ridge) — 202 points
State titles: 4
Runner-ups: 0
Top 25 state rankings: 2007 (15), 2008 (1), 2009 (1), 2010 (2), 2014 (11), 2016 (4)

9. Lake Zurich — 163 points
State titles: 1
Runner-ups: 3
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (8), 2007 (4), 2009 (20), 2010 (5), 2011 (11), 2012 (11), 2013 (10)

10. Joliet Catholic — 143 points
State titles: 1
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2007 (1), 2009 (8), 2010 (19), 2011 (6), 2013 (7), 2014 (20), 2015 (8)

11. East St. Louis — 137 points
State titles: 2
Runner-ups: 0
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (25), 2007 (14), 2008 (2), 2009 (14), 2010 (8), 2013 (3), 2016 (19)

12. Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park) — 136 points
State titles: 2
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2011 (17), 2014 (3), 2015 (3)

13. St. Rita (Chicago) — 134 points
State titles: 1
Runner-ups: 0
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (2), 2007 (7), 2008 (8), 2009 (11), 2010 (12), 2011 (20), 2013 (8)

14. Cary-Grove (Cary) — 129 points
State titles: 1
Runner-ups: 2
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (23), 2009 (3), 2012 (9), 2014 (7), 2015 (9), 2016 (16)

15. Providence Catholic (New Lenox) — 113 points
State titles: 1
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2006 (12), 2008 (16), 2009 (4), 2012 (17), 2013 (22), 2014 (2)