Top 20 most dominant Central Section football teams in the MaxPreps era

It has been 10 years now that MaxPreps has put out football computer rankings, presented by the Army National Guard.

That's plenty of time to come up with a solid list of which programs have been the most dominant during the MaxPreps era.

For the purpose of the rankings, each team will be awarded points based off where it finished in the computer rankings. For example, if a team finished No. 1 overall it receives 25 points. If the team finished No. 25 overall, it would get one point. A team also receives 30 points for winning a section title and 15 for being the runner-up.

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1. Bakersfield - 337 points
Overall record: 99-28
The Drillers have been in the Top 21 all 10 years, finishing first four times to go with four Division I titles. Last season they made it all the way to the CIF State Bowl Games.

2. Clovis West (Fresno) - 309
Overall record: 76-47-1
The Golden Eagles have also been in the Top 21 all 10 years. They have managed to win three Division I titles in 2004, 2008 and 2010, each coming with a No. 1 ranking.

3. Liberty (Bakersfield) - 245
Overall record: 83-36
The Patriots have finished in the Top 20 all 10 years of the MaxPreps era, including two Division V titles in 2012-13. Their best ranking was fifth in 2004 and '06.

4. Bullard (Fresno) - 218
Overall record: 79-38
The highlight for the Knights was 2009, where they won a Division I title and a No. 1 ranking with a 13-0 record. Their worst finish in eight ranked seasons is 11th.

5. El Diamante (Visalia) - 202
Overall record: 85-36
The Miners won titles in Division II (2007) and Division III (2013), which gave them rankings of seventh (2007) and fourth (2013).

6. Edison (Fresno) - 201
Overall record: 80-38-1
The Tigers have finished in the Top 18 in nine of 10 seasons. They won a Division II title in 2009 with a 10-4 record. Their best ranking was third, in 2004, '07 and '13.

7. Kingsburg - 200
Overall record: 89-33
The Vikings have only been in the Top 20 five times, but three titles in a three-year span boosted them. They won a Division IV title in 2009 and did the same in Division III in 2010-11. They finished No. 2 in 2009 with a 13-0 record.

8. Garces (Bakersfield) - 192
Overall record: 84-40
The Rams won a Division II title in 2012 and a Division III crown in 2006. Their best ranking was No. 3 with the 11-2 campaign in 2006.

9. Clovis East - 175
Overall record: 61-56
The Timberwolves were the top-ranked team in the section in 2006 with a 12-1 record and a Division I title. THey were second in 2004 and 2005.

10. Bakersfield Christian - 155
Overall record: 67-52-1
The Eagles have been in the Top 20 four times, with three section titles. They won Division V crowns in 2007-08 and 2013 reached the state title game with a 12-3 mark and No. 10 ranking.

11. Central (Fresno) - 152
Overall record: 67-49
Central was ranked in the Top 20 eight times in the MaxPreps era, highlighted by a No. 2 finish in 2012 accompanied by a 12-2 record.

12. Tehachapi - 152
Overall record: 88-35
The Warriors own five Top 24 finishes, with three section titles. They won a Division III crown in 2007-08 and a Division II title in 2010.

13. Chowchilla - 148
Overall record: 86-36
The Redskins' best finish was in 2008, where they won a Division IV title and finished 12-1 with a No. 3 ranking. They also won a 2004 title in Division IV in 2004 with a No. 7 ranking.

14. Clovis North (Fresno) - 147
Overall record: 43-22
The Broncos were the top team in the section in 2012 with a Division I title (12-2). They won the Division II title in 2011 with a 9-3 record and No. 6 ranking.

15. Tulare Union - 146
Overall record: 89-30
The Redskins won a Division II title in 2008 with a 13-0 record and got a No. 2 ranking.

16. Clovis - 142
Overall record: 61-55
The Cougars have finished in the Top 24 eight times in the MaxPreps era. They were ranked third after the 2011 and 2012 seasons, each of which featured two losses.

17. Washington Union (Fresno) - 137
Overall record: 81-41
The Panthers own Division IV titles in 2010-11. They were ranked second in 2011 and fifth in 2010.

18. Centennial (Bakersfield) - 131
Overall record: 62-52
The Golden Hawks own eight finishes in the Top 19. Their best finish was second in 2010 with a 10-2 mark.

19. Dinuba - 130
Overall record: 85-35
The Emperors won Division III titles in 2009 and 2013. They finished No. 17 in 2009 and No. 14 in 2013.

20. Stockdale (Bakersfield) - 112
Overall record: 59-53
The Mustangs have finished in the Top 17 three times, highlighted by a No. 4 finish in 2004.