Whether it's school size or the depth of the regional talent pool, not all state champions are created equally.
After sifting through state tournament results for the 2008-09 school year, contacting athletic directors from top programs, examining all-around success rates as well as weighing the importance of producing star athletes and teams that excelled on the national level, SI.com has assembled a list of the top high school athletic program in each of the 50 states, plus the District of Columbia.
| Best program in each state and the District of Columbia |
| State |
School |
Location |
| Alabama |
Leeds |
Leeds |
| Alaska |
Dimond |
Anchorage |
| Arizona |
Hamilton |
Chandler |
| Arkansas |
Fayetteville |
Fayetteville |
| California |
Archbishop Mitty |
San Jose |
| Colorado |
Regis Jesuit |
Aurora |
| Connecticut |
St. Joseph |
Trumbull |
| Delaware |
St. Marks |
Wilmington |
| Florida |
St. Thomas Aquinas |
Fort Lauderdale |
| Georgia |
Collins Hill |
Suwanee |
| Hawaii |
Punahou |
Honolulu |
| Idaho |
Highland |
Pocatello |
| Illinois |
Central |
Hinsdale |
| Indiana |
Ben Davis |
Indianapolis |
| Iowa |
Ames |
Ames |
| Kansas |
St. Marys |
St. Marys |
| Kentucky |
St. Xavier |
Louisville |
| Louisiana |
John Curtis |
River Ridge |
| Maine |
Camden Hills Regional |
Camden Hills |
| Maryland |
DeMatha |
Hyattsville |
| Massachusetts |
South |
Newton |
| Michigan |
Muskegon |
Muskegon |
| Minnesota |
Eden Prairie |
Eden Prairie |
| Mississippi |
Sumrall |
Sumrall |
| Missouri |
Rockhurst |
Kansas City |
| Montana |
West |
Billings |
| Nebraska |
Millard West |
Omaha |
| Nevada |
Bishop Gorman |
Las Vegas |
| New Hampshire |
Salem |
Salem |
| New Jersey |
Don Bosco Prep |
Ramsey |
| New Mexico |
La Cueva |
Albuquerque |
| New York |
St. Anthony |
Huntington |
| North Carolina |
North Davidson |
Lexington |
| North Dakota |
Bismarck |
Bismarck |
| Ohio |
St. Ignatius |
Cleveland |
| Oklahoma |
Union |
Tulsa |
| Oregon |
Jesuit |
Portland |
| Pennsylvania |
Neumann-Goretti |
Philadelphia |
| Rhode Island |
Bishop Hendricken |
Warwick |
| South Carolina |
Bishop England |
Charleston |
| South Dakota |
Lincoln |
Sioux Falls |
| Tennessee |
Hillsboro |
Franklin |
| Texas |
The Woodlands |
The Woodlands |
| Utah |
Lone Peak |
Highland |
| Vermont |
Hartford |
White River Junction |
| Virginia |
George Mason |
Falls Church |
| Washington |
Skyline |
Sammamish |
| Washington, D.C. |
Gonzaga |
Washington |
| West Virginia |
Charleston Catholic |
Charleston |
| Wisconsin |
Arrowhead |
Hartland |
| Wyoming |
Southeast |
Yoder |
|
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