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Thanks to three state championships and a pair of runner-up finishes,
Carmel (Ind.) holds down first place in the MaxPreps Cup rankings after the completion of the fall sports season.
The MaxPreps Cup is an awards competition that determines the best overall sports programs in the country, based on a formula created by MaxPreps.
Carmel won state titles in boys and girls cross country as well as girls golf. The Greyhounds also finished second in the state in football and volleyball. Carmel also had three teams nationally ranked, including both cross country teams and the girls soccer team.
Based on the MaxPreps Cup formula, Carmel received 526 total points for its performance during the fall season. It ranks 85 points ahead of
Webb (Knoxville, Tenn.), which is in second place with 441 points. Another Indiana school,
Avon (Ind.), is in third place with 435 points.
Tupelo (Miss.) is the only other school over 400 points with 406.
Webb won Division II 1A state titles in football, volleyball and boys and girls cross country in Tennessee and also finished second in boys golf. Avon, meanwhile, won state titles in girls soccer and volleyball, and finished second in boys soccer. Both soccer teams and the volleyball team were all nationally ranked as well. Tupelo captured four state titles: boys and girls swimming and boys and girls cross country. The football team also finished second in the state.
MaxPreps Cup rankings are compiled by giving schools points for
finishing first or second at the state level. For states that don't have
state competition, point totals were adjusted to award first and
second-place teams at the section level. Points were also awarded for
size of playoff division (championships won at the large school level
were worth more than championships at the small-school level), size of
state (championships for Texas, for example, were worth more than
championships for less populous states like Alaska) and type of sport
(football championships were worth more than tennis championships).
National
rankings were also included in the tabulation of points. The MaxPreps
Computer Rankings for soccer are utilized while the
Xcellent 25 rankings were used for football and volleyball. Dyestat's national rankings for cross country were also utilized.
Westminster (Atlanta) won the
2012-13 MaxPreps Cup. Carmel finished in sixth place while Webb was 15th.
MaxPreps Cup Top 25 for the fall sports season
The Webb School's football team captured a TSSAADivision II-A football title.
Photo by Jason Goode
526 points
State titles: boys cross country, girls golf, girls cross country
2. Webb (Knoxville, Tenn.)
441 points
State titles: football, girls volleyball, boys cross country, girls cross country
3. Avon (Ind.)
435 points
State titles: girls volleyball, girls soccer
4. Tupelo (Miss.)
406 points
State titles: boys swimming, boys cross country, girls swimming, girls cross country
5. Bozeman (Mont.)
382 points
State titles: boys soccer, boys cross country, football, girls cross country
6. American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)
370 points
State titles: boys swimming, girls golf, football
7. Arrowhead (Hartland, Wis.)
366 points
State titles: football, girls golf, girls cross country
8. O'Gorman (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
352 points
State titles: boys golf, girls soccer, girls tennis, volleyball
9. Wayzata (Plymouth, Minn.)
348 points
Cardinal Gibbons won the NCHSAA 3A volleyball title.
Photo by Fabian Radulescu
boys cross country, girls swimming, girls cross country
10. St. George's (Collierville, Tenn.)
342 points
State titles: boys golf, girls soccer
11. Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh, N.C.)
335 points
State titles: girls cross country, girls volleyball
12. Summit (Bend, Ore.)
332 points
State titles: boys soccer, boys cross country, girls cross country, girls soccer
13. Granite Bay (Calif.)
331 points
State titles: boys soccer, girls volleyball
14. Haddonfield (N.J.)
331 points
State titles: boys cross country, football, girls tennis
15. Bolles (Jacksonville, Fla.)
325 points
State titles: boys swimming, girls swimming, girls cross country
16. La Salle Academy (Providence, R.I.)
324 points
State titles: boys soccer, girls soccer, girls cross country
17. Edgewood (Madison, Wis.)
321 points
State titles: girls golf, girls tennis, girls cross country
18. Mason (Ohio)
320 points
Cody Scroggins and Bentonville won it all inArkansas' Class 7A.
Photo by Richey Miller
boys soccer, girls cross country
19. Brentwood (Tenn.)
320 points
State titles: boys cross country, volleyball
20. Bentonville (Ark.)
318 points
State titles: boys swimming, football
21. Pingry (Martinsville, N.J.)
311 points
State titles: boys cross country, girls tennis
22. Central Catholic (Portland, Ore.)
308 points
State titles: boys cross country, football
23. Hinsdale Central (Hinsdale, Ill.)
300 points
State titles: boys golf, boys cross country, girls tennis
24. Fayetteville-Manlius (Manlius, N.Y.)
292 points
State titles: boys cross country, girls cross country
25. Campbell County (Gillette, Wyo.)
292 points
State titles: girls swimming, girls tennis, girls cross country
