The National Prep Football Poll is compiled by high school sports experts Jamie DeMoney and Jeremy Plowman and a panel of sportswriters. The national Top 25 and regional Top 10's follow with won-loss-tie records.
The National Prep Poll has been compiled weekly since 1987 and are the only national high school rankings distributed on the Associated Press national wire service.
# | School | Record | Note | LW |
1. | Southlake, Texas, Carroll | 11-0-0 | led by Missouri recruit QB Chase Daniel | 1 |
2. | Mission Viejo, Calif. | 10-0-0 | has won 51 of last 52 | 2 |
3. | Charlotte, N.C., Independence | 11-0-0 | win streak at 73 games | 3 |
4. | Cincinnati, Ohio, Colerain | 12-0-0 | hammered state-ranked Centerville, 35-0 | 4 |
5. | Hoover, Ala. | 11-0-0 | just four losses since 2000 | 5 |
6. | Jenks, Okla. | 10-0-0 | six Top 25 finishes in last eight seasons | 6 |
7. | Murfreesboro, Tenn., Riverdale | 12-0-0 | 42 straight quarters without a TD allowed | 8 |
8. | Kingsland, Ga., Camden County | 12-0-0 | 16 shutouts in 27-game win streak | 9 |
9. | Seffner, Fla., Armwood | 9-1-0-x | on-field winning streak at 25 | 11 |
10. | Bellevue, Wash. | 10-0-0 | features hard-hitting LB E.J. Savannah | 10 |
11. | River Ridge, La., John Curtis | 11-0-0 | boasts 18 current college players | 12 |
12. | Pittsburgh, Pa., Central Catholic | 12-0-0 | up next regionally ranked Gateway in WPIAL final | 13 |
13. | Lufkin, Texas | 11-0-0 | RB Javorskie Lane headed to Texas A&M | 14 |
14. | Sherman Oaks, Calif., Notre Dame | 10-0-0 | seeks third straight CIF title | 15 |
15. | Olney, Md., Good Counsel | 11-0-0 | has rematch with regionally ranked DeMatha for WCAC crown | 16 |
16. | Joliet, Ill., Joliet Catholic | 12-0-0 | outscored three playoff foes 180-6 | 18 |
17. | Houston, Texas, North Shore | 11-0-0 | defending 5A/I state titlist | 17 |
18. | Springdale, Ark. | 11-0-0 | six shutouts this season | 19 |
19. | Richmond, Va., Varina | 10-0-0 | earned 10th straight playoff berth | 20 |
20. | Madison, Fla., Madison County | 10-0-0 | shut out first playoff opponent | 21 |
21. | Pasco, Wash. | 11-0-0 | coach Steve Graff is 82-13 at school | 22 |
22. | Rock Hill, S.C., Northwestern | 12-0-0 | 40-point rout to open postseason | 24 |
23. | Olathe, Kan., North | 11-0-0 | seven state crowns in last eight years | 23 |
24. | New Rochelle, N.Y. | 10-0-0 | only 32 points allowed this season | 25 |
25. | LaGrange, Ga. | 12-0-0 | defending AAA state titlist | NR |
Northeast Region
1.
Pittsburgh, Pa., Central Catholic (12-0-0) (1)
2.
New Rochelle, N.Y. (10-0-0) (2)
3.
Monroeville, Pa., Gateway (11-1-0) (3)
4.
Easton, Pa. (10-0-0) (4)
5.
Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep (8-1-0) (6)
6.
Oradell, N.J., Bergen Catholic (8-2-0) (7)
7.
Syracuse, N.Y., Christian Brothers (11-0-0) (8)
8.
Langhorne, Pa., Neshaminy (10-1-0) --
9.
Everett, Mass. (8-0-0) (9)
10.
Jersey City, N.J., St. Peter's (10-0-0) (10)
East Coast Region
1.
Charlotte, N.C., Independence (11-0-0) (1)
2.
Olney, Md., Good Counsel (11-0-0) (2)
3.
Richmond, Va., Varina (10-0-0) (3)
4.
Rock Hill, S.C., Northwestern (12-0-0) (4)
5.
Fairfax, Va., Robinson (10-0-0) (5)
6.
Chesapeake, Va., Oscar Smith (10-0-0) (6)
7.
Hampton, Va. (10-0-0) (7)
8.
Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (9-1-0) (8)
9.
Rockingham, N.C., Richmond (12-0-0) (9)
10.
Rock Hill, S.C. (10-1-0) (10)
Southeast Region
1.
Hoover, Ala. (11-0-0) (1)
2.
Murfreesboro, Tenn., Riverdale (12-0-0) (3)
3.
Kingsland, Ga., Camden County (12-0-0) (4)
4.
Seffner, Fla., Armwood (9-1-0-x) (5)
5.
River Ridge, La., John Curtis (11-0-0) (6)
6.
Madison, Fla., Madison County (10-0-0) (7)
7.
LaGrange, Ga. (12-0-0) (8)
8.
Boutte, La., Hahnville (11-0-0) (9)
9.
Hollywood, Fla., Chaminade-Madonna (10-0-0) --
10.
Batesville, Miss., South Panola (12-0-0) (10)
Midwest Region
1.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Colerain (12-0-0) (1)
2.
Joliet, Ill., Joliet Catholic (12-0-0) (2)
3.
Park Ridge, Ill., Maine South (12-0-0) (4)
4.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Moeller (10-2-0) --
5.
Cleveland, Ohio, Glenville (11-1-0) --
6.
Avon Lake, Ohio (12-0-0) (6)
7.
Lowell, Mich. (12-0-0) (7)
8.
Libertyville, Ill. (12-0-0) (8)
9.
Fort Wayne, Ind., Snider (13-0-0) (9)
10.
Mukwonago, Wis. (13-0-0) (10)
Midlands Region
1.
Olathe, Kan., North (11-0-0) (1)
2.
Kansas City, Mo., Rockhurst (9-1-0) (3)
3.
Columbia, Mo., Hickman (9-1-0) (2)
4.
West Des Moines, Iowa, Valley (12-0-0) (5)
5.
Champlin, Minn., Champlin Park (11-0-0) (7)
6.
Bettendorf, Iowa (12-0-0) (4)
7.
Minnetonka, Minn. (11-1-0) (8)
8.
Denver, Colo., Mullen (10-1-0) (9)
9.
Omaha, Neb., Creighton Prep (11-1-0) (10)
10.
Peculiar, Mo., Raymore-Peculiar (11-0-0) --
Southwest Region
1.
Southlake, Texas, Carroll (11-0-0) (1)
2.
Jenks, Okla. (10-0-0) (2)
3.
Lufkin, Texas (11-0-0) (3)
4.
Houston, Texas, North Shore (11-0-0) (4)
5.
Springdale, Ark. (11-0-0) (5)
6.
Longview, Texas (11-0-0) (6)
7.
Abilene, Texas (11-0-0) (7)
8.
Tulsa, Okla., Union (10-1-0) (8)
9.
Converse, Texas, Judson (11-0-0) (9)
10.
Tucson, Ariz., Sunnyside (11-0-0) --
West Coast Region
1.
Mission Viejo, Calif. (10-0-0) (1)
2.
Bellevue, Wash. (10-0-0) (2)
3.
Sherman Oaks, Calif., Notre Dame (10-0-0) (3)
4.
Pasco, Wash. (11-0-0) (4)
5.
Long Beach, Calif., Poly (9-1-0) (5)
6.
Los Alamitos, Calif. (9-1-0) (6)
7.
Valencia, Calif. (9-1-0) (9)
8.
Orange, Calif., Lutheran (9-1-0) --
9.
Oceanside, Calif. (10-0-0-xx) (10)
10.
Corona, Calif., Centennial (9-1-0) --
x-Only loss by forfeit FEATS OF THE WEEK: Third-ranked Charlotte, N.C., Independence now owns the second-longest winning streak in prep football history at 73. The University of Georgia-bound pass-catch duo of Joe Cox and Mohamed Massaquoi burned Kernersville, East Forsyth for five touchdowns in a 60-14 opening-round Class 4AA playoff rout. The Patriots' win streak, which began in 2000, is now one game better than the 72-win streak compiled by Hudson, Mich., from 1968-75. Concord, Calif., De La Salle had the longest streak, 151 consecutive wins from 1992-2003 . . . State champions were crowned in North Dakota, South Dakota and Vermont. At the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, N.D., Cavalier whipped Lisbon, 36-12, to claim its third consecutive Class AA title and its third straight 12-0 season . . . At the DakotaDome in Vermillion, S.D., Sioux Falls, O'Gorman held off Sioux Falls, Roosevelt, 14-7, to cap a 13-0 season and win its seventh Class 11AA title since 1993 . . . On the campus of Mount St. Joseph's Academy in Rutland, hometown Rutland High stopped Middlebury, 27-12, to claim its fourth Division I title in the last five years. Copyright 2004 World Features Syndicate, Inc...endit
xx-Includes one win by forfeit