Ben Davis High School has won multiple state championships under the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA). They have won a total of 30 IHSAA state championships:
Nine in Football (1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2014, 2017;
Four in Cross Country (1962, 1989, 1990, 1995);
Three in Girls' Swimming (1978, 1979, 1980),
Four in Girls' Basketball (2000, 2001, 2009, 2010);
Four in Boys' Basketball (1995, 1996, 2017, 2023);
Three in Boys' Track and Field (2008, 2009,2010);
Volleyball in 1979;
Baseball in 1981;
Boys' Golf in 1992
Ben Davis High School is a member of the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference, which is known as one of the most competitive conferences in the Midwest. The team's nickname is the Giants. The 2008/2009 Lady Giants basketball team finished the season ranked number one in the nation by USA Today's Top 25 poll and ESPN's Rise Poll. This marks the third team national championship in school history. Boys' Track and Field 2009 being the second and the 1991 football team was national champion in the former ESPN/Scholastic Sports America poll, as well as the National Prep Poll and National Sports News Service Poll.
In 2023, The boys basketball team become the 14th team in state history to finish the season undefeated finishing with a 33–0 record.