MaxPreps Cup: Top 10 high school sports programs since 2018 Coming off its 40th consecutive girls swimming state championship over the weekend, Carmel of Indiana earns the top spot. By Kevin Askeland, MaxPreps The MaxPreps Cup honors the nation’s premier high school athletic programs and over the past decade 10 schools have consistently separated themselves from the field. Leading the way is Carmel (Ind.), which sits atop the 2025-26 standings. Carmel racked up 1,408 points during the fall season, opening an 80-point cushion over No. 2 Baylor (Chattanooga, Tenn.). Since 2018, Carmel has established itself as the most dominant program in the country according to the MaxPreps Cup dynasty rankings, narrowly edging La Salle Academy (Providence, R.I.) and Bentonville (Ark.) for the top overall spot. The dynasty rankings compile total points earned in the MaxPreps Cup standings from 2018 through 2025, excluding the COVID-affected 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons when many states did not complete full schedules. Although the MaxPreps Cup dates back to 2012, the scoring formula was revised in 2018 to factor in enrollment division size and number of participating schools. Across the six seasons included in the dynasty rankings, Carmel finished no lower than 18th nationally and placed in the top 10 four times. The Greyhounds also claimed the Cup during the COVID-shortened 2019-20 campaign, a year not counted in the dynasty totals. Carmel captured 31 state championships during that six-year span. The accomplishment is even more impressive considering Indiana crowns a single state champion in sports such as cross country, swimming, track and field and golf. La Salle Academy amassed 53 state titles over the same period, finished in the top 10 five times and totaled 10,853 points. Bentonville added 45 state championships and 10,822 points, highlighted by three consecutive third-place finishes in the most recent MaxPreps Cup standings. The Tigers won the Cup in 2013-14 and 2014-15. The top 10 programs in the dynasty rankings are listed along with their yearly state championship totals and MaxPreps Cup finishes. Each school's overall point total represents the combined sum from the six qualifying seasons. The MaxPreps Cup formula awards points for state championships, runner-up finishes and appearances in national rankings. Scoring is weighted based on factors such as state size, sport popularity, enrollment division size and number of participating schools. Top athletic programs since 2018 1. Carmel (Ind.) — 11,057 2018: No. 6 MaxPreps Cup finish, state championships in boys tennis, boys cross country, boys swimming, girls swimming, girls tennis, boys golf 2019: No. 2, boys tennis, girls soccer, girls cross country, boys basketball, boys swimming, girls swimming, boys golf 2022: No. 4, boys tennis, boys swimming, girls swimming, girls tennis 2023: No. 7, girls golf, girls cross country, boys swimming, girls swimming, girls tennis 2024: No. 10, boys tennis, boys cross country, girls golf, boys swimming, girls swimming 2025: No. 18, girls cross country, boys swimming, girls swimming, girls track 2. La Salle Academy (Providence, R.I.) — 10,853 2018: No. 9, boys soccer, football, girls soccer, girls tennis, boys indoor track, girls basketball, girls indoor track, boys ice hockey, boys lacrosse 2019: No. 3, girls tennis, girls soccer, girls ice hockey, girls indoor track, girls swimming, girls basketball, girls track, boys lacrosse, girls softball 2022: No. 2, boys soccer, boys cross country, girls tennis, girls cross country, boys indoor track, girls indoor track, boys golf, boys lacrosse, boys tennis, boys track, girls track 2023: No. 6, football, girls tennis, boys basketball, girls gymnastics, boys golf, boys lacrosse, boys tennis, boys volleyball, girls softball 2024: No. 51, boys soccer, girls tennis, girls cross country, boys lacrosse, boys volleyball, girls softball 2025: No. 6, girls tennis, girls cross country, boys basketball, boys indoor track, girls gymnastics, girls ice hockey, boys golf, boys lacrosse, girls softball 3. Bentonville (Ark.) — 10,822 2018: No. 29, boys cross country, girls golf, wrestling, boys track, girls track, softball 2019: No. 10, boys cross country, girls cross country, girls golf, boys wrestling, girls swimming, girls track 2022: No. 19, boys cross country, girls cross country, boys swimming, boys wrestling, boys basketball, girls swimming, girls softball 2023: No. 3, boys cross country, girls tennis, girls cross country, boys swimming, girls swimming, boys track, girls soccer, girls track 2024: No. 3, boys tennis, boys cross country, girls tennis, girls cross country, boys swimming, girls swimming, boys track, girls softball, girls soccer, girls track 2025: No. 3, boys cross country, girls tennis, boys swimming, girls swimming, boys track, girls softball, girls soccer, girls track 4. Westminster (Atlanta, Ga.) — 10,135 2018: No. 2, boys cross country, girls cross country, boys swimming, girls swimming, boys golf, girls tennis, girls soccer, boys soccer 2019: No. 11, boys cross country, girls cross country, boys swimming, girls swimming, boys golf, boys lacrosse, boys soccer, girls soccer 2022: No. 1, girls cross country, boys cross country, boys swimming, girls swimming, boys golf, boys tennis, boys track, girls soccer, girls tennis, girls track 2023: No. 18, boys cross country, girls cross country, girls swimming, boys lacrosse, boys tennis, girls soccer, girls track 2024: No. 15, boys cross country, boys tennis, boys soccer, boys track, girls tennis, girls track 2025: No. 97, boys soccer, boys tennis, girls tennis, girls track 5. Jesuit (Portland, Ore.) — 10,075 2018: No. 7, boys cross country, girls soccer, girls cross country, boys swimming, boys golf, boys tennis, girls golf, girls track 2019: No. 1, boys soccer, girls soccer, girls volleyball, boys swimming, girls swimming, boys basketball, boys golf, boys tennis, girls golf, baseball 2022: No. 62, boys cross country, girls golf 2023: No. 9, boys soccer, boys cross country, girls soccer, girls cross country, boys swimming, girls swimming, girls golf, girls tennis 2024: No. 23, girls volleyball, girls cross country, boys swimming, girls swimming, boys golf, boys tennis, girls tennis 2025: No. 17, boys soccer, boys cross country, girls soccer, girls volleyball, boys swimming, girls swimming, girls track 6. American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) — 9,771 2018: No. 1, football, girls golf, boys soccer, girls basketball, girls softball, girls tennis 2019: No. 40, girls golf, boys soccer, girls basketball, girls soccer 2022: No. 57, boys golf, girls golf, girls basketball 2023: No. 2, girls golf, boys soccer, girls soccer, baseball 2024: No. 35, girls golf, girls basketball, girls soccer, boys track 2025: No. 10, football, girls soccer, baseball, girls tennis 7. Punahou (Honolulu, Hawaii) — 9,672 2018: No. 10, girls cross country, boys basketball, boys swimming, girls swimming, boys track, boys volleyball, girls track, girls tennis, girls golf 2019: No. 6, girls cross country, Boys swimming, girls swimming, boys soccer, boys track, boys volleyball, girls tennis, girls track, baseball 2022: No. 6, boys cross country, girls cross country, girls swimming, boys tennis, boys track, boys volleyball, girls golf, girls tennis, girls track 2023: No. 21, girls cross country, girls soccer, girls swimming, boys tennis, boys volleyball, girls tennis, girls track 2024: No. 16, girls cross country, girls swimming, girls soccer, boys tennis, girls golf, girls tennis, girls track 2025: No. 26, boys basketball, boys swimming, girls swimming, girls soccer, boys golf, boys tennis, boys volleyball, girls golf, girls tennis 8. Lone Peak (Highland, Utah) — 9,046 2018: No. 40, girls tennis, girls volleyball, boys basketball, boys swimming, boys tennis, girls golf, girls track 2019: No. 12, football, boys golf, girls tennis, girls soccer, girls volleyball, boys swimming, boys tennis, girls golf, girls track 2022: No. 31, boys golf, football, girls volleyball, girls basketball, girls swimming, girls golf, girls track 2023: No. 17, boys golf, girls volleyball, girls cross country, girls swimming, girls basketball, girls track, girls lacrosse, girls golf 2024: No. 31, girls soccer, girls volleyball, girls cross country, girls basketball, girls swimming, boys tennis, girls golf 2025: No. 9, girls soccer, girls volleyball, girls cross country, girls basketball, girls swimming, girls golf 9. Champlain Valley Union (Hinesburg, Vt.) — 9,045 2018: No. 24, boys volleyball, girls soccer, girls cross country, girls gymnastics, girls tennis, boys lacrosse 2019: No. 24, boys golf, girls cross country, boys soccer, girls soccer, girls tennis, baseball, boys lacrosse 2022: No. 88, boys cross country, boys skiing, boys lacrosse 2023: No. 11, girls field hockey, girls soccer, girls cross country, football, boys basketball, girls basketball, baseball 2024: No. 11, boys soccer, girls golf, girls cross country, Girls basketball, girls indoor track, girls skiing, boys lacrosse, boys tennis, girls tennis 2025: No. 12, boys golf, boys soccer, football, girls golf, girls soccer, girls cross country, girls indoor track, boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse, girls tennis, girls track 10. Baylor (Chattanooga, Tenn.) — 8,789 2018: No. 3, girls soccer, girls volleyball, softball, boys soccer, baseball, girls tennis 2019: No. 53, boys golf, boys wrestling, girls tennis, baseball, girls softball 2022: No. 20, boys golf, girls golf, boys wrestling, girls tennis 2023: No. 29, football, boys wrestling, girls softball 2024: No. 26, girls soccer, girls softball 2025: No. 28, girls soccer, boys wrestling, boys tennis, girls tennis