Most dominant high school football programs of the last 10 years in Indiana

Recognizing the Hoosier State's most consistent winners since 2009.

Thumbnail image of this articles writer: Jordan Divens
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Jul 25, 2019, 12:00am

Video: Indiana's most dominant high school football team
Find out which school stands above the rest.

Fans of Indiana high school football will have to wait until August to see their favorite team take the field.

To help fill the void, we're looking back at the state's top programs over the past 10 years.

Beginning with the 2009 season through 2018, we evaluated finishes in state and national rankings along with state championships and title game appearances to identify the winningest teams in Indiana.

See the video above or the list below for a look at the Top 10.

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).
Graphic by Ryan Escobar
10. Avon
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 21), 2010 (8), 2011 (11), 2013 (22), 2014 (7), 2015 (2), 2016 (15), 2017 (3), 2018 (7)
Nationally-ranked: N/A

State championship: N/A
State runner-up: 2011 (5A), 2015 (6A), 2017 (6A)
State Top 25: 2011 (No. 7), 2012 (23), 2013 (8), 2014 (8), 2015 (7), 2016 (6), 2017 (5)
Nationally-ranked: N/A

8. Columbus East (Columbus)
State championships: 2013 (4A), 2017 (5A)
State runner-up: 2016 (5A)
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 13), 2011 (16), 2012 (19), 2013 (6), 2014 (12), 2015 (16), 2016 (12), 2017 (6)
Nationally-ranked: N/A

7. Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis)
State championships: 2010 (3A), 2011 (3A), 2012 (3A), 2015 (3A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (No. 12), 2011 (10), 2012 (7), 2013 (16), 2014 (21), 2015 (13), 2017 (22), 2018 (14)
Nationally-ranked: N/A

6. Lawrence Central (Indianapolis)
State championships: 2012 (5A)
State runner-up: 2010 (5A)
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 22), 2010 (3), 2011 (5), 2012 (1), 2013 (14), 2014 (11), 2015 (15), 2016 (11), 2017 (4), 2018 (19)
Nationally-ranked: 2012 (No. 21)

5. Ben Davis (Indianapolis)
State championships: 2014 (6A), 2017 (6A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 24), 2010 (20), 2011 (3), 2012 (4), 2013 (4), 2014 (1), 2015 (8), 2016 (4), 2017 (1), 2018 (21)
Nationally-ranked: 2014 (No. 20), 2017 (11)

4. Cathedral (Indianapolis)
State championships: 2010 (4A), 2011 (4A), 2012 (4A), 2013 (5A), 2014 (5A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 4), 2010 (2), 2011 (4), 2012 (3), 2013 (7), 2014 (6), 2015 (5), 2016 (8), 2017 (9), 2018 (16)
Nationally-ranked: N/A

3. Center Grove (Greenwood)
State championship: 2015 (6A)
State runner-up: 2016 (6A)
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 7), 2010 (16), 2011 (6), 2012 (2), 2013 (2), 2014 (4), 2015 (1), 2016 (1), 2017 (7), 2018 (5)
Nationally-ranked: 2015 (No. 20), 2016 (18)

2. Warren Central (Indianapolis)
State championships: 2009 (5A), 2013 (6A), 2018 (6A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 2), 2010 (4), 2011 (2), 2012 (8), 2013 (1), 2014 (3), 2015 (4), 2016 (2), 2017 (2), 2018 (1)
Nationally-ranked: 2011 (No. 7)

1. Carmel
State championships: 2011 (5A), 2016 (6A)
State runner-up: 2009 (5A), 2013 (6A), 2014 (6A), 2018 (6A)
State Top 25: 2009 (No. 3), 2010 (5), 2011 (1), 2012 (6), 2013 (3), 2014 (2), 2015 (3), 2016 (3), 2017 (8), 2018 (3)
Nationally-ranked: 2011 (No. 4)

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