Final 2018-19 MaxPreps Cup standings

For the second time in four years, Jesuit (Portland, Ore.) is the MaxPreps Cup champion, identifying the school as having the nation's No. 1 high school athletic program. After finishing the winter sports season more than 400 points behind Carmel (Ind.), Jesuit had a huge spring sports season. The Crusaders racked up state titles in boys golf, boys tennis, girls golf and baseball while finishing second in girls track. Jesuit also won the state title in girls lacrosse, although that sport is not sanctioned by the OSAA and did not count toward Jesuit's overall point total. Meanwhile, Carmel picked up one state title (boys golf), allowing Jesuit to race past the Greyhounds with 2,243 points. Carmel finished second with 2,087 points while La Salle Academy (Providence, R.I.) was the only other school over 2,000 points with 2,035. The MaxPreps Cup is a system used by MaxPreps to determine the No. 1 high school sports program in the nation. Schools accumulate points for finishing first or second in the state finals/championship or finishing in the Top 25 national rankings for a particular sport. Points are also awarded based on the size of the state, the popularity of the sport, the playoff classification for the sport played and for the number of teams competing in that playoff classification. No. 4 Bishop England (Charleston, S.C.) might have had the best spring sport season of any school as it picked up six state titles and a runner-up finish. Meanwhile, Western Albemarle (Crozet, Va.), which wasn't even in the Top 100 after the winter sports season, moved all the way up to No. 5 in the final standings thanks to four state titles and two runner-up finishes. Jesuit becomes the third school to double-up as a MaxPreps Cup overall champion. The Crusaders also won in 2016. Bentonville (Ark.) won back-to-back crowns in 2014 and 2015 while last year's champion, American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.), also won the inaugural Cup championship in 2012. With 10 state championships in 2018-19, Jesuit reportedly has 159 all-time state titles in school history. The 10 championships is the second highest annual mark in school history, topped only by the Crusaders' 11 state titles in 2011. Previous MaxPreps Cup Champions 2018 — American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) 2017 — St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) 2016 — Jesuit (Portland, Ore.) 2015 — Bentonville (Ark.) 2014 — Bentonville (Ark.) 2013 — Westminster (Ga.) 2012 — American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) The top 100 teams in the MaxPreps Cup standings are listed with their point total, their state championship and runner-up finishes in the Fall, Winter and Spring and any national rankings from the Fall, Winter or Spring.

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FINAL 2018-19 MAXPREPS CUP STANDINGS

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MaxPreps | 8/15/2019