California has by far the most selections (67) and No. 1s (20), half of which come from the city of Long Beach with 33 selections and 10 No. 1s… California swept the rankings 3 times in the 3-deep era (’81, ’93 & ’94), plus adding 1-2-3s twice in the 5-deep era (’97 & ’01). The Golden State, however, hasn’t had a No. 1 since ’06.
| 1978 |
| 1 |
Woodson, Washington, DC |
| 2 |
Sammamish, Bellevue, Washington |
| 3 |
Camden, New Jersey |
| 1979 |
| 1 |
San Gorgonio, San Bernardino, California |
| 2 |
Poly, Long Beach, California |
| 3 |
East St. Louis, Illinois |
| 1980 |
| 1 |
Kennedy, Granada Hills, California |
| 2 |
Poly, Long Beach, California |
| 3 |
Plainfield, New Jersey |
| 1981 |
| 1 |
Kennedy, Granada Hills, California |
| 2 |
Manual Arts, Los Angeles, California |
| 3 |
Berkeley, California |
| 1982 |
| 1 |
Dorsey, Los Angeles, California |
| 2 |
Central, Seat Pleasant, Maryland |
| 3 |
Ganesha, Pomona, California |
| 1983 |
| 1 |
Central, Seat Pleasant, Maryland |
| 2 |
Dorsey, Los Angeles, California |
| 3 |
Marshall, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 1984 |
| 1 |
Locke, Los Angeles, California |
| 2 |
Compton, California |
| 3 |
Central, Seat Pleasant, Maryland |
| 1985 |
| 1 |
Muir, Pasadena, California |
| 2 |
Hawthorne, California |
| 3 |
Sterling, Houston, Texas |
| 1986 |
| 1 |
Compton, California |
| 2 |
Sterling, Houston, Texas |
| 3 |
Hawthorne, California |
| 1987 |
| 1 |
Seminole, Sanford, Florida |
| 2 |
Poly, Long Beach, California |
| 3 |
Tyler, Texas |
| 1988 |
| 1 |
Tilden, Brooklyn, New York |
| 2 |
Penn, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 3 |
Hawthorne, California |
| 1989 |
| 1 |
Sterling, Houston, Texas |
| 2 |
Tilden, Brooklyn, New York |
| 3 |
Hawthorne, California |
| 1990 |
| 1 |
Tilden, Brooklyn, New York |
| 2 |
Morningside, Inglewood, California |
| 3 |
Penn, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 1991 |
| 1 |
Penn, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 2 |
Bethel, Hampton, Virginia |
| 3 |
Penn Wood, Lansdowne, Pennsylvania |
| 1992 |
| 1 |
Madison, Dallas, Texas |
| 2 |
Roosevelt, Greenbelt, Maryland |
| 3 |
Poly, Long Beach, California |
| 1993 |
| 1 |
Poly, Long Beach, California |
| 2 |
Skyline, Oakland, California |
| 3 |
Morningside, Inglewood, California |
| 1994 |
| 1 |
Skyline, Oakland, California |
| 2 |
Poly, Long Beach, California |
| 3 |
Morningside, Inglewood, California |
| 1995 |
| 1 |
Poly, Long Beach, California |
| 2 |
Roosevelt, Greenbelt, Maryland |
| 3 |
Carter, Dallas, Texas |
| 4 |
Camden, New Jersey |
| 5 |
Penn, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 1996 |
| 1 |
Wilson, Long Beach, California |
| 2 |
Logan, Union City, California |
| 3 |
Penn, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 4 |
Poly, Long Beach, California |
| 5 |
Yates, Houston, Texas |
| 1997 |
| 1 |
St. Bernard, Playa del Rey, California |
| 2 |
Wilson, Long Beach, California |
| 3 |
Poly, Long Beach, California |
| 4 |
Penn, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 5 |
Collinwood, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 1998 |
| 1 |
Wilson, Long Beach, California |
| 2 |
Montclair, New Jersey |
| 3 |
Poly, Long Beach, California |
| 4 |
Gratz, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 5 |
Menchville, Newport News, Virginia |
| 1999 |
| 1 |
Wilson, Long Beach, California |
| 2 |
Gratz, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 3 |
Bethel, Hampton, Virginia |
| 4 |
Poly, Long Beach, California |
| 5 |
Willingboro, New Jersey |
| 2000 |
| 1 |
North, Riverside, California |
| 2 |
Northwestern, Miami, Florida |
| 3 |
Wilson, Long Beach, California |
| 4 |
Houston, Arlington, Texas |
| 5 |
Westbury, Houston, Texas |
| 2001 |
| 1 |
Wilson, Long Beach, California |
| 2 |
Poly, Long Beach, California |
| 3 |
North, Riverside, California |
| 4 |
Penn, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 5 |
Randolph, New York, New York |
| 2002 |
| 1 |
Poly, Long Beach, California |
| 2 |
Wilson, Long Beach, California |
| 3 |
Randolph, New York, New York |
| 4 |
Skyline, Dallas, Texas |
| 5 |
Penn, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 2003 |
| 1 |
Poly, Long Beach, California |
| 2 |
Wilson, Long Beach, California |
| 3 |
Skyline, Dallas, Texas |
| 4 |
Elsik, Alief, Texas |
| 5 |
Rancho Cucamonga, California |
| 2004 |
| 1 |
Poly, Long Beach, California |
| 2 |
Logan, Union City, California |
| 3 |
Oak Ridge, Orlando, Florida |
| 4 |
Westside, Houston, Texas |
| 5 |
Skyline, Dallas, Texas |
| 2005 |
| 1 |
Marshall, Missouri City, Texas |
| 2 |
Wilson, Long Beach, California |
| 3 |
West Catholic, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 4 |
Lancaster, Texas |
| 5 |
Rancho Cucamonga, California |
| 2006 |
| 1 |
Wilson, Long Beach, California |
| 2 |
Poly, Long Beach, California |
| 3 |
Roosevelt, Greenbelt, Maryland |
| 4 |
Marshall, Missouri City, Texas |
| 5 |
Hightower, Sugar Land, Texas |
| 2007 |
| 1 |
Roosevelt, Greenbelt, Maryland |
| 2 |
Northwestern, Miami, Florida |
| 3 |
Poly, Long Beach, California |
| 4 |
Boys & Girls, Brooklyn, New York |
| 5 |
Lancaster, Texas |
| 2008 |
| 1 |
Roosevelt, Greenbelt, Maryland |
| 2 |
Boys & Girls, Brooklyn, New York |
| 3 |
Poly, Long Beach, California |
| 4 |
Lancaster, Texas |
| 5 |
Skyline, Dallas, Texas |
| 2009 |
| 1 |
Cardozo, Oakland Gardens, New York |
| 2 |
Northwestern, Miami, Florida |
| 3 |
Roosevelt, Greenbelt, Maryland |
| 4 |
Lamar, Houston, Texas |
| 5 |
Serra, Gardena, California |
| 2010 |
| 1 |
Cardozo, Oakland Gardens, New York |
| 2 |
Poly, Long Beach, California |
| 3 |
Columbia, Maplewood, New Jersey |
| 4 |
Serra, Gardena, California |
| 5 |
Lamar, Houston, Texas |
| 2011 |
| 1 |
DeSoto, Texas |
| 2 |
Serra, Gardena, California |
| 3 |
Poly, Long Beach, California |
| 4 |
Evers, Brooklyn, New York |
| 5 |
Cardozo, Oakland Gardens, New York |
| 2012 |
| 1 |
Timberview, Arlington, Texas |
| 2 |
Serra, Gardena, California |
| 3 |
American Heritage, Plantation, Florida |
| 4 |
St. Thomas Aquinas, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida |
| 5 |
Lancaster, Texas |
| 2013 |
| 1 |
Columbia, Maplewood, New Jersey |
| 2 |
St. Thomas Aquinas, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida |
| 3 |
Piedmont Hills, San José, California |
| 4 |
Woodbridge, Virginia |
| 5 |
Poly, Long Beach, California |
| 2014 |
| 1 |
St. Thomas Aquinas, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida |
| 2 |
Poly, Long Beach, California |
| 3 |
Oak Park, Michigan |
| 4 |
Columbia, Maplewood, New Jersey |
| 5 |
Western Branch, Chesapeake, Virginia |
| 2015 |
| 1 |
Union Catholic, Scotch Plains, New Jersey |
| 2 |
Oak Park, Michigan |
| 3 |
Western Branch, Chesapeake, Virginia |
| 4 |
Nansemond River, Suffolk, Virginia |
| 4 |
Northwestern, Miami, Florida |
| 2016 |
| 1 |
Nansemond River, Suffolk, Virginia |
| 2 |
Hightower, Missouri City, Texas |
| 3 |
Union Catholic, Scotch Plains, New Jersey |
| 4 |
Cypress Springs, Cypress, Texas |
| 5 |
Northwestern, Miami, Florida |
| 2017 |
| 1 |
DeSoto, Texas |
| 2 |
Union Catholic, Scotch Plains, New Jersey |
| 3 |
Bullis, Potomac, Maryland |
| 4 |
Northwestern, Miami, Florida |
| 5 |
Duncanville, Texas |
| 2018 |
| 1 |
DeSoto, Texas |
| 2 |
Bullis, Potomac, Maryland |
| 3 |
Duncanville, Texas |
| 4 |
American Heritage, Plantation, Florida |
| 5 |
Northwestern, Miami, Florida |
| 2019 |
| 1 |
Bullis |
Potomac, Maryland |
| 2 |
DeSoto |
Texas |
| 3 |
Northeast |
Oakland Park, Florida |
| 4 |
Valor |
Highlands Ranch, Colorado |
| 5 |
North Canyon |
Phoenix, Arizona |
| 2021 |
| 1 |
Niwot |
Colorado |
| 2 |
Oak Park |
Michigan |
| 3 |
Northwestern |
Miami, Florida |
| 4 |
Seven Lakes |
Katy, Texas |
| 5 |
DeSoto |
Texas |
| 2022 |
| 1 |
Bullis |
Potomac, Maryland |
| 2 |
Shadow Creek |
Pearland, Texas |
| 3 |
Lowndes |
Valdosta, Georgia |
| 4 |
Robeson |
Brooklyn, New York |
| 5 |
St. Thomas Aquinas |
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida |
| 2023 |
| 1 |
Bullis |
Potomac, Maryland |
| 2 |
Academy |
Montverde, Florida |
| 3 |
Shadow Creek |
Pearland, Texas |
| 4 |
Culver City |
California |
| 5 |
Wilson |
Long Beach, California |