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The IHSAA recently implemented a Tournament Success Factor for every sport. During each two-year classification cycle, schools receive points for winning a postseason tournament championship (one for sectional, two for regional, three for semi-state or four for state). If that school reaches six points or more, they are automatically bumped up to the next class for the following two-year cycle.
While the IHSAA uses a two-year snapshot, we wondered what the results would be if we applied this same formula to the entire history of the IHSAA football playoffs, from 1973 to present. Well, we did just that, and we'd like to share it with you.
Keep in mind that we have no affiliation with the IHSAA, we're just big fans of what they do to help promote high school football. Without further adieu, AlmanacSports.com would like to present the "Indiana High School Football Tournament Success Factor Historical Index."
There have been 338 high schools to compete in the IHSAA football playoffs. Here is how they rank:
- 66: Fort Wayne Luers, Indianapolis Chatard
- 63: Carmel, Indianapolis Cathedral
- 53: Ben Davis, Sheridan
- 51: Fort Wayne Dwenger, Penn
- 49: Roncalli
- 46: Hobart
- 44: Fort Wayne Snider, Jimtown
- 42: Indianapolis Ritter
- 39: Warren Central
- 36: Evansville Mater Dei
- 33: Andrean, NorthWood
- 30: Tri-West
- 29: Adams Central
- 28: Jasper, Lafayette Central Catholic
- 27: Franklin Central
- 26: Bremen, Lawrenceburg
- 25: Evansville Reitz
- 24: Bloomington South, Heritage Hills
- 23: Center Grove, East Central
- 22: Columbus East, Griffith, Lowell, West Lafayette
- 21: Valparaiso
- 20: Indianapolis Scecina, Linton-Stockton, South Bend St. Joseph's
- 19: Evansville Memorial, North Judson, Zionsville
- 18: Castle, Goshen, Hamilton Southeastern, Merrillville, South Putnam
- 17: Fountain Central, Mishawaka Marian
- 16: Concord, Rensselaer Central
- 15: Eastbrook, Eastern Hancock, New Palestine, Perry Central, Tipton
- 14: Fort Wayne Wayne, Harding (Fort Wayne) (closed), Pioneer, Southridge, Southwood, Tell City, Western Boone
- 13: Mishawaka, Portage
- 12: Avon, Brownsburg, Brownstown Central, Hagerstown, Harrison (West Lafayette), Indianapolis Washington, Lewis Cass, Norwell, Westfield
- 11: Blackford, Delta, Lawrence Central, Seeger, Speedway
- 10: Carroll (Flora), Danville, DeKalb, Greenwood, Hamilton Heights, Plymouth, Whiteland
- 9: Batesville, Franklin County, Martinsville, Mooresville, North Montgomery, North Posey, North White, Providence, Rochester, Tippecanoe Valley
- 8: Churubusco, East Noble, Frontier, Knightstown, Lake Central, McCutcheon, North Miami, North Putnam, Oak Hill, South Adams, South Bend Washington, Southern Wells, Springs Valley, Tecumseh
- 7: Columbus North, Evansville North, Garrett, Heritage Christian, Marion, New Haven, New Prairie, North Vermillion, Plainfield, Seymour, South Decatur, Vincennes Lincoln, Winamac
- 6: Charlestown, Greenfield-Central, Guerin Catholic, Homestead, Lapel, Milan, Monrovia, Northwestern, Rockville, Tri-Central, Wawasee, West Washington, Woodlan
- 5: Bellmont, Boonville, Carroll (Fort Wayne), Clarksville, Clinton Central, Crown Point, Evansville Harrison, Fishers, Fort Wayne Concordia, Franklin, Hammond, Hammond Morton, Highland, Lafayette Jefferson, LaPorte, Leo, Mississinewa, Munster, Noblesville, Paoli, Pike, Shenandoah, South Spencer, Southport, Twin Lakes
- 4: Central Noble, Crawfordsville, Culver, Elwood, Evansville Bosse, Fort Wayne North, Gibson Southern, Hammond Noll, Indian Creek, Jeffersonville, John Glenn, LaVille, Logansport, Mount Vernon (Fortville), Muncie Central, North Central (Indianapolis), River Forest, South Newton, Tri-County, Triton Central, West Central, Whiting, Whitko, Yorktown
- 3: Attica, , Bloomington North, Brebeuf Jesuit, Fort Wayne South, Frankfort, Frankton, Greencastle, Heritage, Indianapolis Lutheran, Lawrence North, Manchester, North Newton, Terre Haute North, Terre Haute South, Tri
- 2: Bluffton, Corydon Central, East Chicago Central, Evansville Central, Floyd Central, Fort Wayne Northrop, Greensburg, Hammond Gavit, Indianapolis Arlington (closed), Kankakee Valley, Lake Station, Madison-Grant, Mount Vernon, Muncie South (closed), New Albany, North Daviess, North Decatur, North Knox, Northridge, Park Tudor, Pendleton Heights, Perry Meridian, Peru, Richmond, South Bend Clay, Triton, Wes-Del, Western, Wheeler
- 1: Anderson Highland (closed), Bedford North Lawrence, Brown County, Cascade, Cloverdale, Columbia City, Culver Military Academy, Decatur Central, Delphi, Edgewood, Elkhart Central, Elkhart Memorial, Fairfield, Gary Wallace (closed), Huntington North, Indianapolis Marshall, Jay County, Kokomo, Lebanon, Michigan City Elston (closed), Mitchell, Owen Valley, Princeton, Riverton Parke, Rushville, Salem, South Bend Riley, South Central (Union Mills), Turkey Run, West Vigo, Wood Memorial
- 0: Alexandria, Anderson, Anderson Madison-Heights (closed), Angola, Beech Grove, Benton Central, Boone Grove, Bowman Academy, Brazil (closed), Brookville (closed), Calumet, Cambridge City Lincoln, Caston, Centerville, Chesterton, Clinton Prairie, Connersville, Covington, Crawford County, East Chicago Roosevelt (closed), East Chicago Washington (closed), Eastern (Greentown), Eastern (Pekin), Eastern Greene, Eastside, Edinburgh, Forest Park, Fort Wayne Elmhurst (closed), Fremont, Gary Mann (closed), Gary Roosevelt, Gary West, Gary Wirt (closed), Hamilton (closed), Hammond Clark, Howe Military, Indiana Deaf, Indianapolis Broad Ripple, Indianapolis Crispus Attucks (closed), Indianapolis Howe, Indianapolis Manual, Indianapolis Northwest, Indianapolis Shortridge, Indianapolis Tech, Indianapolis Tindley, Jennings County, Knox, Lakeland, Maconaquah, Madison, Michigan City, Michigan City Rogers (closed), Monroe Central, Muncie North (closed), New Castle, North Central (Farmersburg), North Harrison, Northeastern, Northfield, Northview, Pike Central, Prairie Heights, Shelbyville, Silver Creek, South Bend Adams, South Bend LaSalle (closed), South Dearborn, South Vermillion, Southmont, Sullivan, Taylor, Trinity Lutheran, Union (Dugger) (closed), Union City, Union County, Wabash, Warsaw, Washington, West Noble, Winchester
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Dan Engler
