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our database of historical results, we are looking back at the most successful high school basketball program in the state of Washington over the past decade.
Rainier Beach owns state titles in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016 and has been ranked in the state Top 25 each year of the past decade. According to the MaxPreps computer rankings, the Vikings have been ranked nationally twice with a win percentage of 79 percent during that time period.
Garfield finished just behind Rainier Beach with four state championships and a pair of appearances in the national computer rankings. The Bulldogs boast a win percentage of 86 percent since 2010.
More on the methodologyPoints 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 points).
Most dominant boys high school basketball programs of the last 10 years in Washington
State championships: 2012 (3A), 2013 (3A), 2014 (3A), 2016 (3A)
State runner-up: 2015 (3A), 2018 (3A)
State Top 25: 2011 (17), 2012 (1), 2013 (1), 2014 (1), 2015 (1), 2016 (3), 2017 (5), 2018 (6), 2019 (11), 2020 (20)
Nationally ranked: 2014 (8), 2015 (16)
2. Garfield (Seattle) (356)State championships: 2014 (4A), 2015 (3A), 2018 (3A), 2020 (3A)
State runner-up: 2017 (3A)
State Top 25: 2011 (4), 2012 (9), 2013 (4), 2014 (2), 2015 (2), 2016 (1), 2017 (2), 2018 (2), 2020 (4)
Nationally ranked: 2016 (16), 2018 (24)
3. Gonzaga Prep (Spokane) (291)State championships: 2011 (4A), 2018 (4A), 2019 (4A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (1), 2013 (25), 2014 (12), 2016 (5), 2017 (6), 2018 (1), 2019 (1), 2020 (8)
Nationally ranked: 2018 (15), 2019 (5)
State championships: 2019 (3A)
State runner-up: 2020 (3A), 2016 (3A)
State Top 25: 2011 (6), 2012 (3), 2013 (18), 2014 (13), 2016 (17), 2018 (5), 2019 (7), 2020 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A
5. Lynden (169)State championships: 2012 (2A), 2018 (2A), 2019 (2A)
State runner-up: 2014 (2A)
State Top 25: 2012 (10), 2013 (10), 2015 (18), 2016 (22), 2017 (24), 2018 (11), 2019 (3), 2020 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A
6. Federal Way (155)State championships: 2015 (4A), 2016 (4A)
State runner-up: 2018 (4A)
State Top 25: 2013 (17), 2014 (20), 2015 (3), 2016 (2), 2018 (7), 2019 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A
7. Seattle Prep (Seattle) (122)State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2012 (3A)
State Top 25: 2011 (18), 2012 (2), 2013 (8), 2014 (16), 2015 (9), 2017 (9), 2018 (24), 2020 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A
8. Clarkston (119)State championships: 2015 (2A), 2016 (2A)
State runner-up: 2020 (2A)
State Top 25: 2011 (23), 2014 (18), 2015 (8), 2016 (6), 2017 (13), 2019 (19)
Nationally ranked: N/A
9. Eastside Catholic (Sammamish) (116)State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2014 (3A)
State Top 25: 2013 (19), 2014 (6), 2015 (7), 2018 (13), 2019 (4), 2020 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A
10. Union (Vancouver) (113)State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2017 (4A)
State Top 25: 2012 (13), 2015 (5), 2016 (9), 2017 (12), 2019 (12), 2020 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A
Next five
Lincoln (Tacoma) — 108
Curtis (University Place) — 105
Sunnyside Christian (Sunnyside) — 104
Lynden Christian (Lynden) — 100
