Mirroring the boys, domination in the 8-lapper is from the East Coast and Midwest, as schools from states in those regions claim about 85% of the selections… New York is clearly the most dominant with 9 No. 1s. New Jersey is next at 7… Twice a state sweep was close: New York schools went 1–4 in ’10 and 1–3 in ’02 (the first year our rankings increased from 3-deep to 5).
| 1978-96 |
| (event not ranked) |
| 1997 |
| 1 |
Columbia, Maplewood, New Jersey |
| 2 |
Poly, Long Beach, California |
| 3 |
North Penn, Lansdale, Pennsylvania |
| 1998 |
| 1 |
Columbia, Maplewood, New Jersey |
| 2 |
Central, Manchester, New Hampshire |
| 3 |
Wachusett, Holden, Massachusetts |
| 1999 |
| 1 |
Central, Manchester, New Hampshire |
| 2 |
Beaumont, Cleveland Heights, Ohio |
| 3 |
Mesquite, Texas |
| 2000 |
| 1 |
Rockford, Michigan |
| 2 |
Boys & Girls, Brooklyn, New York |
| 3 |
Central, Manchester, New Hampshire |
| 2001 |
| 1 |
Boys & Girls, Brooklyn, New York |
| 2 |
Rockford, Michigan |
| 3 |
Kaukauna, Wisconsin |
| 2002 |
| 1 |
Boys & Girls, Brooklyn, New York |
| 2 |
Bronxville, New York |
| 3 |
Randolph, New York, New York |
| 4 |
Voorhees, Glen Gardner, New Jersey |
| 5 |
Beaumont, Cleveland Heights, Ohio |
| 2003 |
| 1 |
Bay Shore, New York |
| 2 |
Bronxville, New York |
| 3 |
Poly, Long Beach, California |
| 4 |
Rockford, Michigan |
| 5 |
Smoky Hill, Aurora, Colorado |
| 2004 |
| 1 |
Bay Shore, New York |
| 2 |
Eureka, Missouri |
| 3 |
Mercy, Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania |
| 4 |
Boys & Girls, Brooklyn, New York |
| 5 |
Saratoga Springs, New York |
| 2005 |
| 1 |
Bay Shore, New York |
| 2 |
Minnetonka, Minnesota |
| 3 |
Yankton, South Dakota |
| 4 |
Boys & Girls, Brooklyn, New York |
| 5 |
Suffern, New York |
| 2006 |
| 1 |
Suffern, New York |
| 2 |
Roosevelt, Greenbelt, Maryland |
| 3 |
Valley Central, Warwick, New York |
| 4 |
Chesterton, Indiana |
| 5 |
Central Bucks West, Doylestown, Pennsylvania |
| 2007 |
| 1 |
Roosevelt, Greenbelt, Maryland |
| 2 |
Pope John XXIII, Sparta, New Jersey |
| 3 |
Xavier, Phoenix, Arizona |
| 4 |
Valley Central, Warwick, New York |
| 5 |
Carmel, New York |
| 2008 |
| 1 |
Roosevelt, Greenbelt, Maryland |
| 2 |
Valley Central, Warwick, New York |
| 3 |
Cardozo, Oakland Gardens, New York |
| 4 |
Barrington, Illinois |
| 5 |
Mercy, Gwynedd Valley, New York |
| 2009 |
| 1 |
Southern Ocean, Manahawkin, New Jersey |
| 2 |
Thompson Valley, Loveland, Colorado |
| 3 |
Newton South, Newton, Massachusetts |
| 4 |
Mountain Brook, Alabama |
| 5 |
Poly, Long Beach, California |
| 2010 |
| 1 |
Fayetteville-Manlius, Manlius, New York |
| 2 |
Garden City, New York |
| 3 |
Saratoga Springs, New York |
| 4 |
Bronxville, New York |
| 5 |
Harvard-Westlake, Studio City, California |
| 2011 |
| 1 |
Bronxville, New York |
| 2 |
Henderson, West Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 3 |
Fayetteville-Manlius, Manlius, New York |
| 4 |
Catholic, Red Bank, New Jersey |
| 5 |
Poly, Long Beach, California |
| 2012 |
| 1 |
Grosse Pointe South, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan |
| 2 |
Fayetteville-Manlius, Manlius, New York |
| 3 |
Ridgewood, New Jersey |
| 4 |
Warrenville South, Wheaton, Illinois |
| 5 |
Neenah, Wisconsin |
| 2013 |
| 1 |
Columbia, Maplewood, New Jersey |
| 2 |
Eastern, Greentown, Indiana |
| 3 |
Davis, Kaysville, Utah |
| 4 |
Grosse Pointe South, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan |
| 5 |
Northport, New York |
| 2014 |
| 1 |
Columbia, Maplewood, New Jersey |
| 2 |
Western Branch, Chesapeake, Virginia |
| 3 |
Central Bucks South, Warrington, Pennsylvania |
| 4 |
Township, Freehold, New York |
| 5 |
Strath Haven, Wallingford, Pennsylvania |
| 2015 |
| 1 |
West Lafayette, Indiana |
| 2 |
Wilson, West Lawn, Pennsylvania |
| 3 |
Great Valley, Malvern, Pennsylvania |
| 4 |
Geneva, Ohio |
| 5 |
Centerville, Ohio |
| 2016 |
| 1 |
Shenendehowa, Clifton Park, New York |
| 2 |
Western Branch, Chesapeake, Virginia |
| 3 |
Pioneer, Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 4 |
Mamaroneck, New York |
| 5 |
North Rockland, Thiells, New York |
| 2017 |
| 1 |
Ridge, Basking Ridge, New Jersey |
| 2 |
Shoreham-Wading River, Shoreham, New York |
| 3 |
Pioneer, Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 4 |
North Penn, Lansdale, Pennsylvania |
| 5 |
Fayetteville-Manlius, Manlius, New York |
| 2018 |
| 1 |
Neumann Goretti, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 2 |
Lincoln, Gahanna, Ohio |
| 3 |
Shenendehowa, Clifton Park, New York |
| 4 |
Kings, Kings Mills, Ohio |
| 5 |
West, Lees Summit, Missouri |
| 2019 |
| 1 |
Thomas Worthington |
Worthington, Ohio |
| 2 |
Lincoln |
Gahanna, Ohio |
| 3 |
Union Catholic |
Scotch Plains, New Jersey |
| 4 |
Beavercreek |
Ohio |
| 5 |
Neumann Goretti |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 2021 |
| 1 |
Niwot |
Colorado |
| 2 |
IMG Academy |
Bradenton, Florida |
| 3 |
Memorial |
Haddonfield, New Jersey |
| 4 |
Union Catholic |
Scotch Plains, New .Jersey |
| 5 |
La Cañada |
La Cañada Flintridge, California |
| 2022 |
| 1 |
Niwot |
Colorado |
| 2 |
JSerra |
San Juan Capistrano, California |
| 3 |
Cuthbertson |
Waxhaw, North Carolina |
| 4 |
Pioneer |
Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 5 |
Cherry Creek |
Greenwood Village, Colorado |
| 2023 |
| 1 |
Union Catholic |
Scotch Plains, New Jersey |
| 2 |
Cuthbertson |
Waxhaw, North Carolina |
| 3 |
Del Norte |
San Diego, California |
| 4 |
JSerra |
San Juan Capistrano, California |
| 5 |
South Lakes |
Reston, Virginia |