By Jamie DeMoney and Jeremy Plowman
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 Football Poll is published each week at CBS Sportsline.com
Jamie DeMoney and Jeremy Plowman also compiled the preseason Power 50 national and regional rankings for the Sporting News/School Sports 2005 High School Football Preview Magazine. The publication (available on newstands now) includes an in-depth breakdown on all 50 nationaly ranked and 100 regionally ranked teams, including key players, strengths, weaknesses and overall outlook.
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# | School | Record | Note | LW |
1. | Mission Viejo, Calif. | 5-0-0 | earned 36-26 win over regionally ranked Concord De La Salle | 1 |
2. | Southlake, Texas, Carroll | 6-0-0 | averaging over 45 points per game last 4 seasons | 2 |
3. | Lakeland, Fla. | 7-0-0 | only 37 points allowed this season | 3 |
4. | Indianapolis, Ind., Warren Central | 8-0-0 | slammed state-ranked North Central, 35-0 | 4 |
5. | Bellevue, Wash. | 5-0-0 | winning streak at 28 | 5 |
6. | Springdale, Ark. | 6-0-0 | 6-7 OT Bartley Webb will play at Notre Dame | 6 |
7. | Longview, Texas | 7-0-0 | whipped Tyler Lee, 35-7, on FOX Sports Net | 9 |
8. | Duncan, S.C., Byrnes | 6-0-0 | game versus Spartanburg moved to Monday due to weather | 7 |
9. | Charlotte, N.C., Independence | 6-0-0 | unbeaten since 2000 season | 8 |
10. | Kingsland, Ga., Camden County | 7-0-0 | 53 straight regular-season wins | 10 |
11. | Cleveland, Ohio, Glenville | 7-0-0 | at least 11 seniors Division I prospects | 11 |
12. | Virginia Beach, Va., Landstown | 6-0-0 | defending Class AAA/6 state champ | 12 |
13. | Joliet, Ill., Joliet Catholic | 7-0-0 | beat state-ranked St. Viator, 42-28 | 13 |
14. | Batesville, Miss., South Panola | 6-0-0 | thumped state-ranked Olive Branch before estimated 13,000 fans | 15 |
15. | Houston, Texas, Westfield | 4-0-0 | Class 5A/I state runner-up last year | 14 |
16. | Cincinnati, Ohio, St. Xavier | 7-0-0 | blanked then-unbeaten La Salle, 28-0 | 16 |
17. | Chandler, Ariz., Hamilton | 6-0-0 | back-to-back Class 5A state titlist | 17 |
18. | Frankfort, Ill., Lincoln-Way East | 7-0-0 | forced eight turnovers in win over rival Lincoln-Way Central | 18 |
19. | Lansdale, Pa., North Penn | 5-0-0 | game versus Bensalem moved to Monday due to weather | 19 |
20. | Miami, Fla., Central | 5-0-0 | only 7 points allowed in five games | 20 |
21. | Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep | 4-0-0 | blanked state-ranked Montvale St. Joseph Regional, 24-0 | NR |
22. | Baltimore, Md., Gilman | 5-0-0 | six state private school titles in eight years | 21 |
23. | Murfreesboro, Tenn., Riverdale | 7-0-0 | averaging only 1.5 losses per season under coach Gary Rankin | 22 |
24. | Sherman Oaks, Calif., Notre Dame | 5-0-0 | outlasted regionally ranked Valencia, 35-28 | NR |
25. | Harrisburg, Pa., Bishop McDevitt | 6-0-0 | got 28-14 win at Class 3A power Berwick | 25 |
Northeast Region
1.
Lansdale, Pa., North Penn (5-0-0) (1)
2.
Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep (4-0-0) (5)
3.
Harrisburg, Pa., Bishop McDevitt (6-0-0) (2)
4.
Philadelphia, Pa., St. Joseph's Prep (5-1-0) (3)
5.
Pittsburgh, Pa., Central Catholic (6-1-0) --
6.
Langhorne, Pa., Neshaminy (5-1-0) (6)
7.
Middletown, N.J., South (5-0-0) (10)
8.
Syracuse, N.Y., Christian Brothers (6-0-0) (9)
9.
Montvale, N.J., St. Joseph Regional (4-1-0) (7)
10.
Brockton, Mass. (5-0-0) (8)
East Coast Region
1.
Duncan, S.C., Byrnes (6-0-0) (1)
2.
Charlotte, N.C., Independence (6-0-0) (2)
3.
Virginia Beach, Va., Landstown (6-0-0) (3)
4.
Baltimore, Md., Gilman (5-0-0) (4)
5.
Fairfax, Va., Robinson (5-0-0) (5)
6.
Rockingham, N.C., Richmond (7-0-0) (6)
7.
Chantilly, Va., Westfield (5-0-0) (7)
8.
Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (4-1-0) (8)
9.
Hampton, Va., Phoebus (4-0-0) (9)
10.
Columbia, S.C., Richland Northeast (7-0-0) (10)
Southeast Region
1.
Lakeland, Fla. (7-0-0) (1)
2.
Kingsland, Ga., Camden County (7-0-0) (2)
3.
Batesville, Miss., South Panola (6-0-0) (3)
4.
Miami, Fla., Central (5-0-0) (4)
5.
Murfreesboro, Tenn., Riverdale (7-0-0) (5)
6.
Warner Robins, Ga. (7-0-0) (6)
7.
Miami, Fla., Booker T. Washington (5-0-0) (7)
8.
Prattville, Ala. (6-0-0) (8)
9.
Snellville, Ga., Brookwood (7-0-0) (10)
10.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas (6-0-0) --
Midwest Region
1.
Indianapolis, Ind., Warren Central (8-0-0) (1)
2.
Cleveland, Ohio, Glenville (7-0-0) (2)
3.
Joliet, Ill., Joliet Catholic (7-0-0) (3)
4.
Cincinnati, Ohio, St. Xavier (7-0-0) (4)
5.
Frankfort, Ill., Lincoln-Way East (7-0-0) (5)
6.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Colerain (6-1-0) (6)
7.
Lakewood, Ohio, St. Edward (6-0-0) (7)
8.
Louisville, Ky., St. Xavier (7-0-0) (8)
9.
Louisville, Ky., Male (7-0-0) (9)
10.
Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Brother Rice (7-0-0) (10)
Midlands Region
1.
Kansas City, Mo., Rockhurst (5-1-0) (1)
2.
Greenwood Village, Colo., Cherry Creek (6-0-0) (2)
3.
Omaha, Neb., Millard North (5-1-0) (4)
4.
Peculiar, Mo., Raymore-Peculiar (6-0-0) (6)
5.
West Des Moines, Iowa, Valley (6-0-0) (3)
6.
Salina, Kan., Central (6-0-0) (8)
7.
South Jordan, Utah, Bingham (8-0-0) (7)
8.
Arvada, Colo., West (5-1-0) --
9.
Olathe, Kan., South (6-0-0) (9)
10.
Plymouth, Minn., Wayzata (5-1-0) (10)
Southwest Region
1.
Southlake, Texas, Carroll (6-0-0) (1)
2.
Springdale, Ark. (6-0-0) (2)
3.
Longview, Texas (7-0-0) (3)
4.
Houston, Texas, Westfield (4-0-0) (4)
5.
Chandler, Ariz., Hamilton (6-0-0) (5)
6.
Lufkin, Texas (5-0-0) (6)
7.
Euless, Texas, Trinity (6-0-0) (7)
8.
La Marque, Texas (5-0-0) (8)
9.
Abilene, Texas (6-0-0) (9)
10.
Tulsa, Okla., Union (5-1-0) (10)
West Coast Region
1.
Mission Viejo, Calif. (5-0-0) (1)
2.
Bellevue, Wash. (5-0-0) (2)
3.
Sherman Oaks, Calif., Notre Dame (5-0-0) (4)
4.
Ventura, Calif., St. Bonaventure (5-0-0) (5)
5.
Valencia, Calif. (4-1-0) (7)
6.
Ferndale, Wash. (6-0-0) (8)
7.
Concord, Calif., De La Salle (3-2-0) (6)
8.
Orange, Calif., Lutheran (5-0-0) --
9.
Newhall, Calif., Hart (4-1-0) --
10.
Salem, Ore., Sprague (6-0-0) (10)
Dropped out: No. 24 Clovis West (Fresno, Calif.) lost Corona Centennial, 42-21; Northeast No. 4 Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh) lost to Central Catholic (Pittsburgh), 23-13; Southeast No. 9 Immokalee (Fla.) lost to Gulf Coast (Naples), 19-17; Midlands No. 5 Columbine (Littleton, Colo.) lost to Arvada West, 39-33; West Coast No. 9 Clovis (Calif.) East lost to Edison (Clovis), 21-20. FEATS OF THE WEEK: Top-ranked Mission Viejo, Calif., scored the final 14 points of a 36-26 FOX Sports Net-telecast victory over regionally ranked Concord, De La Salle. Senior running back Chane Moline rushed 33 times for 179 yards and two touchdowns as the Diablos defeated the six-time Prep Poll champion Spartans for the second straight year. It was the fifth loss in 18 games for De La Salle, which won 151 straight games from 1992-2003 . . . Senior running back Alexander Robinson of Minneapolis, De La Salle rushed for a Minnesota record 473 yards on 30 carries with five touchdowns in a 42-31 win over Columbia Heights . . . Easton Johnson, a senior running back from Renton, Wash., Hazen, rushed for 471 yards and five touchdowns in a 58-21 rout of cross-town rival Renton . . . Modesto, Calif., Catholic extended the nation's second-longest current winning streak to 54 with an 87-0 drubbing of Gustine. The Raiders are unbeaten since the 2001 season and have seven CIF titles in eight years. Copyright 2005 World Features Syndicate, Inc...endit
The nation's longest current winning streaks . . . 1. Independence (Charlotte, N.C.) - 83
Here are the nation's longest current winning streaks, as reported to us at PrepNation.com. If you know of a high school program with a current winning streak that belongs on this list, please email the information to PrepNation@aol.com.
2. Central Catholic (Modesto, Calif.) - 54
3. South Panola (Batesville, Miss.) - 36
4. Tri-West (Lizton, Ind.) - 30
5. Bellevue (Wash.) - 28
6. Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.) - 27