Cumulative Program Ranks – KSHSAA Football (2016-2025)

Below is the average, season-ending rating for each 11-man KSHSAA program over the past 10 years¹. This rating looks purely at a team’s success in terms of wins and losses, strength of opponent, and margin of victory. It does not directly measure class size or a team’s success in playoffs, although these two factors will correlate strongly with a program’s rating. This becomes a cumulative ranking over this period.

Rank	Team	Rating
1	Derby	56.42
2	Andale	50.21
3	Wichita Northwest	49.97
4	Bishop Miege	49.08
5	St. Thomas Aquinas	48.68
6	Mill Valley	46.82
7	Manhattan	43.83
8	Blue Valley	41.71
9	Maize	38.98
10	Gardner Edgerton	37.63
11	Olathe North	36.26
12	Kapaun Mt. Carmel	36.07
13	Lawrence Free State	35.87
14	Bishop Carroll	34.40
15	St. James Academy	33.81
16	Blue Valley North	32.52
17	Lawrence	32.48
18	Blue Valley Northwest	31.11
19	Blue Valley West	30.18
20	Junction City	30.13
21	Goddard	28.93
22	De Soto	28.84
23	Maize South	27.96
24	Hutchinson	27.32
25	Hays	26.44
26	Shawnee Mission East	26.41
27	Washburn Rural	25.99
28	Olathe West	25.61
29	Shawnee Mission Northwest	25.56
30	Olathe East	25.21
31	McPherson	25.17
32	Olathe South	25.14
33	Great Bend	24.74
34	Wichita East	24.36
35	Topeka Hayden	24.15
36	Andover Central	24.09
37	Basehor-Linwood	23.78
38	Andover	23.04
39	Goddard Eisenhower	22.66
40	Southeast of Saline	22.32
41	Buhler	22.13
42	Cheney	21.83
43	Blue Valley Southwest	21.75
44	Wichita Collegiate	21.70
45	Salina Central	20.78
46	Nemaha Central	19.94
47	Garden City	19.41
48	Topeka Seaman	19.36
49	Olathe Northwest	19.34
50	Dodge City	19.21
51	Scott Community	19.20
52	Wichita Heights	18.92
53	Hoisington	18.32
54	Tonganoxie	18.04
55	Pratt	17.76
56	Louisburg	17.65
57	Valley Center	17.35
58	Pittsburg	17.03
59	Silver Lake	17.02
60	Spring Hill	16.98
61	Sabetha	16.94
62	Wamego	16.15
63	Paola	16.14
64	Holcomb	15.07
65	Holton	14.82
66	Rossville	14.46
67	Topeka	13.54
68	Smith Center	11.96
69	Kansas City Piper	11.78
70	Hesston	11.51
71	Rock Creek	11.32
72	Eudora	9.92
73	Shawnee Heights	9.81
74	Beloit	9.77
75	Riley County	9.69
76	Mulvane	9.24
77	Clay Center	9.23
78	Garden Plain	9.19
79	Marysville	8.91
80	Newton	8.90
81	Liberal	8.68
82	Phillipsburg	8.13
83	Perry-Lecompton	7.97
84	Frontenac	7.41
85	Campus	7.17
86	Conway Springs	6.82
87	Shawnee Mission North	6.62
88	Wellington	6.31
89	Wichita West	5.98
90	Shawnee Mission South	5.84
91	Halstead	5.69
92	Lansing	5.41
93	Arkansas City	5.24
94	Salina South	5.23
95	Centralia	5.01
96	Chanute	4.81
97	Leavenworth	4.35
98	Wellsville	3.82
99	Hugoton	3.19
100	Emporia	2.40
101	Kingman	1.78
102	Wichita South	1.67
103	Augusta	1.63
104	Rose Hill	1.29
105	Olpe	1.28
106	Clearwater	1.26
107	Shawnee Mission West	1.15
108	Colby	0.85
109	St. Mary’s-Colgan	0.00
110	Atchison	-0.21
111	Norton	-0.39
112	Plainville	-0.71
113	Concordia	-1.22
114	Winfield	-1.32
115	Osage City	-1.49
116	St. Marys	-2.15
117	Ottawa	-2.75
118	Fort Scott	-2.77
119	Prairie View	-3.50
120	Labette County	-3.79
121	Jackson Heights	-4.25
122	Sedgwick	-4.63
123	Smoky Valley	-4.88
124	Ellsworth	-5.19
125	Cimarron	-5.21
126	Girard	-6.00
127	Chapman	-6.21
128	Abilene	-6.98
129	Hillsboro	-7.61
130	Galena	-7.83
131	Bonner Springs	-7.84
132	Chaparral	-7.91
133	Hutchinson Trinity	-8.07
134	Valley Heights	-8.12
135	Ulysses	-8.15
136	Circle	-8.27
137	Columbus	-8.44
138	Thomas More Prep-Marian	-8.52
139	Santa Fe Trail	-8.71
140	Wichita Southeast	-9.30
141	Caney Valley	-9.46
142	Jefferson County North	-9.82
143	Field Kindley	-10.89
144	Lyndon	-10.89
145	Inman	-10.94
146	Haven	-11.17
147	Washington County	-11.95
148	Larned	-12.83
149	Moundridge	-12.90
150	Russell	-13.10
151	Burlington	-13.51
152	El Dorado	-13.55
153	Meade	-13.56
154	Kansas City Washington	-13.58
155	Kansas City Schlagle	-13.83
156	Humboldt	-13.96
157	Sterling	-14.25
158	Ell-Saline	-14.30
159	Minneapolis	-14.43
160	Parsons	-14.49
161	Troy	-14.50
162	Lakin	-14.60
163	Goodland	-14.60
164	Jefferson West	-15.01
165	Marion	-16.08
166	Nickerson	-16.86
167	Medicine Lodge	-16.97
168	Topeka Highland Park	-16.98
169	Baldwin	-17.13
170	Independence	-17.57
171	Wichita Trinity Academy	-18.56
172	Council Grove	-19.28
173	La Crosse	-19.47
174	Topeka West	-19.82
175	Royal Valley	-20.26
176	Wabaunsee	-21.40
177	Hiawatha	-21.71
178	Ellis	-21.79
179	Riverside	-22.37
180	Iola	-23.24
181	Maur Hill Prep	-24.04
182	Mission Valley	-24.09
183	Republic County	-24.94
184	Oakley	-25.38
185	Kansas City Sumner	-26.03
186	Anderson County	-26.86
187	Elkhart	-27.66
188	Douglass	-27.93
189	Riverton	-28.79
190	South Sumner	-29.57
191	Wichita North	-29.69
192	Kansas City Wyandotte	-29.99
193	Cair Paravel	-30.60
194	Bishop Ward	-30.85
195	Atchison County	-32.11
196	Remington	-32.24
197	Jayhawk Linn	-32.27
198	Pleasant Ridge	-32.30
199	Salina Sacred Heart	-32.67
200	Kansas City Turner	-32.68
201	Cherryvale	-34.37
202	Baxter Springs	-35.81
203	Doniphan West	-36.08
204	Fredonia	-37.67
205	Chase County	-37.81
206	Ellinwood	-37.87
207	Belle Plaine	-38.04
208	Pleasanton	-38.70
209	Osawatomie	-39.11
210	Eureka	-39.80
211	Southwestern Heights	-41.13
212	Onaga	-41.13
213	McLouth	-41.28
214	Neodesha	-42.45
215	Lyons	-43.71
216	West Franklin	-45.56
217	Central Heights	-46.85
218	Oskaloosa	-47.02
219	Wichita Independent	-47.15
220	Uniontown	-48.48
221	Herington	-48.55
222	Kansas City Harmon	-48.94
223	Horton	-50.11
224	Erie	-50.67
225	Syracuse	-50.69
226	Southeast	-52.15
227	Stanton County	-53.21
228	Northern Heights	-53.29
229	Bennington	-55.24
230	Oswego	-57.29
231	Valley Falls	-58.95
232	Bluestem	-64.32
233	Maranatha Academy	-64.51
234	Yates Center	-65.13
235	Sublette	-65.30
236	Northeast	-69.02

The next ranking looks at a figure called “playoff points,” and sorts from the most to least successful in terms of advancement in the playoffs. The criteria considered are class size and how far in the playoffs a team advances. To add more context, this is also a cumulative ranking, with teams earning “playoff points” to add to their program’s total.

The two considerations, class size and advancement in the playoffs, work hand-in-hand. The best any program can do is win 6A state. Winning 5A is also a very good accomplishment, but because 5A is an easier class to win, it earns a bit less than 6A. And so on down the line, until we get to 1A, which is far less competitive than the upper classes and thus earns fewer points. In tandem, teams that advance in the playoffs (but don’t win state) earn playoff points based on how far they advance. So, a runner-up wins half that the state champion earns, the semifinalists earn half of the runner-up, and so on.

Playoff Points From 2015 – 2024 (10 seasons)

Rank	Team	Playoff Pts
1	Derby	100.00
2	Mill Valley	79.50
3	Manhattan	53.00
4	St. Thomas Aquinas	52.75
5	Bishop Miege	52.00
6	Gardner Edgerton	50.00
7	Andale	43.50
8	Blue Valley North	38.25
9	Wichita Northwest	31.50
10	St. James Academy	27.50
11	Maize	26.25
12	Blue Valley	24.00
13	Olathe North	24.00
14	Andover Central	22.50
15	Blue Valley Northwest	22.00
16	Kapaun Mt. Carmel	21.25
17	Bishop Carroll	21.00
18	Nemaha Central	20.00
19	Topeka Hayden	16.50
20	Olathe Northwest	16.00
21	Salina Central	15.00
22	Goddard	14.50
23	Blue Valley West	14.00
24	Lawrence Free State	14.00
25	Rossville	13.50
26	Hays	13.50
27	Basehor-Linwood	13.25
28	Junction City	13.00
29	McPherson	12.50
30	Sabetha	12.50
31	Washburn Rural	12.00
32	De Soto	11.50
33	Wamego	11.50
34	Blue Valley Southwest	11.25
35	Lawrence	11.00
36	Buhler	11.00
37	Cheney	11.00
38	Shawnee Mission Northwest	11.00
39	Holton	10.50
40	Great Bend	10.50
41	Pratt	9.75
42	Olathe West	9.75
43	Southeast of Saline	9.25
44	Frontenac	9.00
45	Holcomb	9.00
46	Maize South	9.00
47	Shawnee Mission East	9.00
48	Wichita East	9.00
49	Hoisington	8.50
50	Goddard Eisenhower	7.50
51	Hutchinson	7.25
52	Topeka	7.00
53	Tonganoxie	7.00
54	Olathe South	7.00
55	Perry-Lecompton	6.75
56	Topeka Seaman	6.75
57	Arkansas City	6.00
58	Olathe East	6.00
59	Phillipsburg	6.00
60	Smith Center	6.00
61	Olpe	5.50
62	Shawnee Heights	5.25
63	Pittsburg	5.25
64	Beloit	4.75
65	Conway Springs	4.50
66	Spring Hill	4.50
67	Wellington	4.50
68	Dodge City	4.00
69	Centralia	4.00
70	Garden City	4.00
71	Paola	4.00
72	Labette County	4.00
73	Riley County	3.75
74	Scott Community	3.75
75	Mulvane	3.50
76	Kingman	3.00
77	Norton	3.00
78	Clay Center	3.00
79	Emporia	3.00
80	Wichita Collegiate	3.00
81	Andover	3.00
82	Kansas City Schlagle	3.00
83	Valley Center	3.00
84	Wichita Heights	3.00
85	Chanute	3.00
86	Kansas City Piper	3.00
87	Leavenworth	3.00
88	Rock Creek	3.00
89	Marysville	2.75
90	Inman	2.50
91	St. Mary’s-Colgan	2.50
92	Plainville	2.50
93	Hesston	2.50
94	Ottawa	2.50
95	Prairie View	2.25
96	Girard	2.25
97	Smoky Valley	2.25
98	Liberal	2.25
99	Salina South	2.25
100	St. Marys	2.00
101	Wichita West	2.00
102	Galena	2.00
103	Campus	2.00
104	Silver Lake	2.00
105	Wellsville	2.00
106	Louisburg	2.00
107	Shawnee Mission North	2.00
108	Troy	2.00
109	Eudora	2.00
110	Osage City	2.00
111	Sterling	2.00
112	Lansing	1.75
113	Atchison	1.50
114	Humboldt	1.50
115	Parsons	1.50
116	Fort Scott	1.50
117	Bonner Springs	1.50
118	Kansas City Turner	1.50
119	Garden Plain	1.50
120	Augusta	1.50
121	Santa Fe Trail	1.50
122	Circle	1.00
123	Jefferson County North	1.00
124	Kansas City Wyandotte	1.00
125	Oakley	1.00
126	Shawnee Mission South	1.00
127	Wichita South	1.00
128	Council Grove	1.00
129	Shawnee Mission West	1.00
130	Jackson Heights	1.00
131	Caney Valley	1.00
132	Wichita Southeast	1.00
133	Columbus	0.75
134	Concordia	0.75
135	Kansas City Sumner	0.75
136	Topeka Highland Park	0.75
137	Burlington	0.75
138	Jefferson West	0.75
139	Lyndon	0.50
140	Medicine Lodge	0.50
141	Sedgwick	0.50
142	Winfield	0.50
143	Valley Heights	0.50
144	Abilene	0.50
145	Independence	0.50
146	Ulysses	0.50
147	Rose Hill	0.50
148	Anderson County	0.00
149	Atchison County	0.00
150	Baldwin	0.00
151	Baxter Springs	0.00
152	Belle Plaine	0.00
153	Bishop Ward	0.00
154	Bluestem	0.00
155	Central Heights	0.00
156	Chaparral	0.00
157	Chapman	0.00
158	Cherryvale	0.00
159	Cimarron	0.00
160	Clearwater	0.00
161	Colby	0.00
162	Douglass	0.00
163	El Dorado	0.00
164	Elkhart	0.00
165	Ellinwood	0.00
166	Ellis	0.00
167	Ell-Saline	0.00
168	Ellsworth	0.00
169	Erie	0.00
170	Eureka	0.00
171	Field Kindley	0.00
172	Fredonia	0.00
173	Goodland	0.00
174	Halstead	0.00
175	Haven	0.00
176	Hiawatha	0.00
177	Hillsboro	0.00
178	Horton	0.00
179	Hugoton	0.00
180	Hutchinson Trinity	0.00
181	Iola	0.00
182	Jayhawk Linn	0.00
183	Kansas City Harmon	0.00
184	Kansas City Washington	0.00
185	La Crosse	0.00
186	Lakin	0.00
187	Larned	0.00
188	Lyons	0.00
189	Marion	0.00
190	Maur Hill Prep	0.00
191	McLouth	0.00
192	Meade	0.00
193	Minneapolis	0.00
194	Mission Valley	0.00
195	Neodesha	0.00
196	Newton	0.00
197	Nickerson	0.00
198	Northeast	0.00
199	Northern Heights	0.00
200	Onaga	0.00
201	Osawatomie	0.00
202	Oskaloosa	0.00
203	Pleasant Ridge	0.00
204	Pleasanton	0.00
205	Remington	0.00
206	Republic County	0.00
207	Riverside	0.00
208	Riverton	0.00
209	Royal Valley	0.00
210	Russell	0.00
211	Salina Sacred Heart	0.00
212	Southeast	0.00
213	Southwestern Heights	0.00
214	Stanton County	0.00
215	Sublette	0.00
216	Syracuse	0.00
217	Thomas More Prep-Marian	0.00
218	Topeka West	0.00
219	Uniontown	0.00
220	Valley Falls	0.00
221	Wabaunsee	0.00
222	West Franklin	0.00
223	Wichita Independent	0.00
224	Wichita North	0.00
225	Wichita Trinity Academy	0.00
226	Yates Center	0.00
227	Bennington	0.00
228	Moundridge	0.00
229	Cair Paravel	0.00
230	Doniphan West	0.00
231	Herington	0.00
232	Maranatha Academy	0.00
233	South Sumner	0.00
234	Washington County	0.00
235	Chase County	0.00
236	Oswego	0.00

1. This will expand backward as time permits for score data to be entered into our database. ↩︎