Top 20 most dominant Kansas high school football programs of the last decade

Fueled by six consecutive state championships, including undefeated seasons in 2014 and 2017, Bishop Miege is the most dominant high school football team in Kansas over the last decade.

Based on the methodology outlined below, the Stags amassed 323 points from 2010 to 2019 to edge Derby, which finished second with 299 points.


Our methodology includes:
• 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).

Graphic by Ryan Escobar

1. Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission) (323)
State championships: 2014 (4A), 2015 (4A),  2016 (4A), 2017 (4A), 2018 (4A), 2019 (4A)
State runner-up: 2012 (5A)
State Top 25: 2010 (20), 2011 (9), 2012 (15), 2013 (9), 2014 (3), 2015 (3), 2016 (2), 2017 (1), 2019 (3), 2019 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A

2. Derby (299)
State championships: 2013 (6A), 2015 (6A), 2016 (6A), 2018 (6A), 2019 (6A)
State runner-up: 2017 (6A)
State Top 25: 2011 (12), 2012 (8), 2013 (1), 2014 (14), 2015 (2), 2016 (1), 2017 (5), 2018 (1), 2019 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A

3. Bishop Carroll (Wichita) (259)
State championships: 2012 (5A), 2014 (5A), 2017 (5A)
State runner-up: 2010 (5A), 2015 (5A)
State Top 25: 2010 (5), 2011 (7), 2012 (1), 2013 (10), 2014 (1), 2015 (7), 2017 (2), 2018 (11) 2019 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A

4. Blue Valley (Stilwell) (233)
State championships: 2010 (5A), 2013 (5A)
State runner-up: 2011 (5A), 2015 (6A), 2016 (6A)
State Top 25: 2010 (2), 2011 (6), 2013 (2), 2014 (7), 2015 (5), 2016 (3), 2017 (10), 2019 (10)
Nationally ranked: N/A

5. Aquinas (Overland Park) (191)
State championships: 2018 (5A)
State runner-up: 2014 (5A), 2017 (5A)
State Top 25: 2010 (10), 2012 (12), 2014 (11), 2015 (4), 2016 (10), 2017 (3), 2018 (2), 2019 (5)
Nationally ranked: N/A

6. Mill Valley (Shawnee) (144)
State championships: 2015 (5A), 2016 (5A), 2019 (5A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2013 (20), 2015 (1), 2016 (4), 2017 (22), 2018 (21), 2019 (4)
Nationally ranked: N/A

7. Andale (135)
State championships: 2014 (4A), 2019 (3A)
State runner-up: 2017 (4A)
State Top 25: 2013 (17), 2014 (4), 2017 (8), 2018 (13), 2019 (3)
Nationally ranked: N/A

8. Hutchinson (132)
State championships: 2011 (5A)
State runner-up: 2012 (6A), 2014 (6A)
State Top 25: 2010 (7), 2011 (3), 2012 (5), 2013 (24), 2014 (12), 2016 (13)
Nationally ranked: N/A

9. East (Wichita) (122)
State championships: 2014 (6A)
State runner-up: 2013 (6A)
State Top 25: 2012 (25), 2013 (6), 2014 (2), 2015 (19), 2016 (5), 2017 (14), 2018 (19)
Nationally ranked: N/A

10. Blue Valley North (Overland Park) (115)
State championships: 2017 (6A)
State runner-up: 2018 (6A)
State Top 25: 2011 (19), 2013 (18), 2014 (22), 2015 (13), 2016 (12), 2017 (4), 2018 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A

11. Silver Lake (113)
State championships: 2010 (3A), 2013 (3A)
State runner-up: 2011 (3A), 2012 (3A)
State Top 25: 2010 (8), 2011 (25), 2012 (11), 2013 (8), 2014 (25)
Nationally ranked: N/A

State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2014 (5), 2016 (6), 2016 (16)
Nationally ranked: N/A

13. Olathe North (Olathe) (107)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2010 (6A), 2019 (6A)
State Top 25: 2010 (17), 2013 (11), 2014 (6), 2015 (12), 2018 (14), 2019 (9)
Nationally ranked: N/A

14. Buhler (106)
State championships: 2013 (4A)
State runner-up: 2016 (4A)
State Top 25: 2010 (12), 2011 (11), 2012 (24), 2013 (5), 2014 (17), 2016 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A

15. (tie) Lawrence Free State (Lawrence) (101)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2012 (9), 2013 (16), 2014 (15), 2015 (10), 2016 (7), 2017 (12), 2018 (12)
Nationally ranked: N/A

15. (tie) Scott (Scott City) (101)
State championships: 2012 (3A)
State runner-up: 2014 (3A)
State Top 25: 2010 (22), 2011 (10), 2012 (3), 2014 (8), 2017 (24), 2018 (18)
Nationally ranked: N/A

17. Northwest (Wichita) (96)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: 2018 (5A), 2019 (5A)
State Top 25: 2011 (23), 2014 (24), 2015 (14), 2017 (9), 2018 (4), 2019 (6)
Nationally ranked: N/A

18. Holton (93)
State championships: 2012 (4A)
State runner-up: 2010 (4A), 2015 (4A)
State Top 25: 2010 (11), 2011 (22), 2012 (4), 2013 (14)
Nationally ranked: N/A

19. Heights (Wichita) (88)
State championships: 2010 (6A)
State runner-up: 2011 (6A)
State Top 25: 2010 (1), 2011 (1), 2014 (20), 2016 (24)
Nationally ranked: N/A

20. Manhattan (80)
State championships: N/A
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2010 (9), 2011 (13), 2013 (25), 2014 (21), 2016 (17), 2017 (23), 2018 (8), 2019 (12)
Nationally ranked: N/A