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AURORA — Regis Jesuit was the lone Colorado school to finish in the top 25 of the CBS MaxPreps Cup rankings, which honor the top all-around athletic departments across the nation.
The Raiders finished 12th with 739 overall points for the 2013-14 school year. Bentonville (Arkansas) topped the national rankings. Montana was the only other state from the Rocky Mountain region with a school in the top 25, as Bozeman finished No. 18.
The MaxPreps Cup rankings are determined on a points system which factors in state championship, runner-up finishes, playoff classification size, state size and type of sport. MaxPreps’ Computer Rankings and Xcellent 25 Rankings are also used, as are Dyestat’s national track and cross country rankings, and On The Mat’s wrestling rankings.
Regis Jesuit won six state championships in 2013-14 — all in Class 5A: boys golf, boys lacrosse, boys swimming, girls basketball, girls golf and girls swimming.