The National Prep Football Poll is compiled by high school sports journalist Jamie DeMoney with input from sportswriters, experts, and coaches. The national Top 25 and regional Top 10's follow with won-loss-tie records through November 12:
# | School | Record | Note | LW |
1. | Lakeland, Fla. | 11-0-0 | winning streak at 46 | 1 |
2. | Westlake Village, Calif., Oaks Christian | 10-0-0 | 41 consecutive wins | 2 |
3. | Southlake, Texas, Carroll | 10-0-0 | fifth straight unbeaten regular season | 3 |
4. | River Ridge, La., John Curtis | 10-0-0 | seeks 21st state title in 37 years | 4 |
5. | Concord, Calif., De La Salle | 10-0-0 | six-time Prep Poll champ | 5 |
6. | Indianapolis, Ind., Warren Central | 13-0-0 | routed rival Ben Davis, 42-7, to reach 5A semis | 6 |
7. | Lufkin, Texas | 10-0-0 | among three Top 25 teams in Texas 5A/I playoff bracket | 7 |
8. | Cincinnati, Ohio, St. Xavier | 10-1-0 | plays No. 12 Colerain for regional crown | 8 |
9. | Miami, Fla., Northwestern | 11-0-0 | allowed first points in 31 quarters during playoff opening win | 9 |
10. | Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha | 11-0-0 | seeks fourth straight Washington Catholic crown | 11 |
11. | Charlotte, N.C., Independence | 12-0-0 | 31st straight playoff win | 12 |
12. | Cincinnati, Ohio, Colerain | 12-0-0 | 37-2 over last three seasons; both losses to No. 8 St. Xavier | 13 |
13. | Batesville, Miss., South Panola | 12-0-0 | nation's second-longest current win streak (57) | 14 |
14. | Jersey City, N.J., St. Peter's | 9-0-0 | thumped Bergen Catholic, 63-14, in playoff opener | 17 |
15. | Frankfort, Ill., Lincoln-Way East | 12-0-0 | edged Bolingbrook to reach 8A semis | 15 |
16. | Hoover, Ala. | 10-1-0 | only loss to No. 4 John Curtis | 16 |
17. | Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep | 9-0-0 | scored 70 in first round of playoffs | 18 |
18. | Sherman Oaks, Calif., Notre Dame | 10-0-0 | OL Sam DeMartinis will play at California | 19 |
19. | Denver, Colo., Mullen | 11-0-0 | average win margin is 47-13 | 23 |
20. | Portland, Ore., Jesuit | 9-0-0 | had first-round bye in 6A playoffs | 20 |
21. | Gaffney, S.C. | 12-0-0 | rematch Friday vs. regionally ranked Byrnes | 21 |
22. | Euless, Texas, Trinity | 10-0-0 | could meet No. 3 Carroll in 2nd round of playoffs | 22 |
23. | Eden Prairie, Minn. | 12-0-0 | advanced to 5A state semis | 25 |
24. | Upper St. Clair, Pa. | 11-0-0 | LB Dane Conwell committed to Indiana | NR |
25. | Maryville, Tenn. | 12-0-0 | coach George Quarles is 105-9 in 8 seasons | 24 |
Northeast Region
1.
Jersey City, N.J., St. Peter's (9-0-0) (1)
2.
Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep (9-0-0) (2)
3.
Upper St. Clair, Pa. (11-0-0) (3)
4.
Allentown, Pa., Parkland (11-0-0) (4)
5.
Pittsburgh, Pa., Central Catholic (10-1-0) (5)
6.
Philadelphia, Pa., St. Joseph's Prep (8-2-0) (6)
7.
Harrisburg, Pa. (10-1-0) (7)
8.
Wayne, N.J., Wayne Hills (10-0-0) (8)
9.
Phillipsburg, N.J. (9-0-0) (9)
10.
Central Valley, N.Y., Monroe-Woodbury (11-0-0) (10)
East Coast Region
1.
Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (11-0-0) (1)
2.
Charlotte, N.C., Independence (12-0-0) (2)
3.
Gaffney, S.C. (12-0-0) (3)
4.
Greenville, N.C., Rose (12-0-0) (4)
5.
Duncan, S.C., Byrnes (11-1-0) (5)
6.
Summerville, S.C. (12-0-0) (6)
7.
Virginia Beach, Va., Salem (10-0-0) (7)
8.
Chantilly, Va., Westfield (10-0-0) (8)
9.
Fort Washington, Md., Friendly (10-0-0) (9)
10.
Ashburn, Va., Stone Bridge (10-0-0) (10)
Southeast Region
1.
Lakeland, Fla. (11-0-0) (1)
2.
River Ridge, La., John Curtis (10-0-0) (2)
3.
Miami, Fla., Northwestern (11-0-0) (3)
4.
Batesville, Miss., South Panola (12-0-0) (4)
5.
Hoover, Ala. (10-1-0) (5)
6.
Maryville, Tenn. (12-0-0) (6)
7.
Bastrop, La. (11-0-0) (7)
8.
Warner Robins, Ga., Northside (10-0-0) (8)
9.
West Monroe, La. (10-0-0) (9)
10.
Prattville, Ala. (11-0-0) (10)
Midwest Region
1.
Indianapolis, Ind., Warren Central (13-0-0) (1)
2.
Cincinnati, Ohio, St. Xavier (10-1-0) (2)
3.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Colerain (12-0-0) (4)
4.
Frankfort, Ill., Lincoln-Way East (12-0-0) (5)
5.
Wheaton, Ill., Wheaton-Warrenville South (12-0-0) (6)
6.
Hilliard, Ohio, Davidson (12-0-0) (8)
7.
Mentor, Ohio (11-1-0) (10)
8.
Youngstown, Ohio, Mooney (12-0-0) --
9.
Louisville, Ky., Male (11-0-0) --
10.
Muskegon, Mich. (12-0-0) --
Midlands Region
1.
Denver, Colo., Mullen (11-0-0) (1)
2.
Eden Prairie, Minn. (12-0-0) (2)
3.
Overland Park, Kan., Shawnee Mission West (11-0-0) (3)
4.
South Jordan, Utah, Bingham (13-0-0) (6)
5.
Stilwell, Kan., Blue Valley (11-0-0) (4)
6.
Blue Springs, Mo., South (11-0-0) (8)
7.
Lakeville, Minn., South (12-0-0) (5)
8.
Hutchinson, Kan. (11-0-0) (9)
9.
Omaha, Neb., Westside (12-0-0) --
10.
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Lake City (11-0-0) --
Southwest Region
1.
Southlake, Texas, Carroll (10-0-0) (1)
2.
Lufkin, Texas (10-0-0) (2)
3.
Euless, Texas, Trinity (10-0-0) (3)
4.
Houston, Texas, North Shore (10-0-0) (4)
5.
Katy, Texas (10-0-0) (5)
6.
Cedar Hill, Texas (10-0-0) (6)
7.
Jenks, Okla. (10-1-0) (7)
8.
Chandler, Ariz., Hamilton (10-1-0) (8)
9.
Dallas, Texas, Highland Park (10-0-0) (9)
10.
Rogers, Ark. (11-0-0) (10)
West Coast Region
1.
Westlake Village, Calif., Oaks Christian (10-0-0) (1)
2.
Concord, Calif., De La Salle (10-0-0) (2)
3.
Sherman Oaks, Calif., Notre Dame (10-0-0) (3)
4.
Portland, Ore., Jesuit (9-0-0) (4)
5.
Bellevue, Wash. (11-0-0) (5)
6.
Sacramento, Calif., Grant (10-0-0) (6)
7.
Ventura, Calif., St. Bonaventure (9-1-0) (7)
8.
Burien, Wash., Kennedy (11-0-0) (8)
9.
Honolulu, Hawaii, St. Louis (10-0-0) (9)
10.
Canyon Country, Calif., Canyon (7-2-0) (10)
Dropped out: No. 10 St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio); Midwest: No. 7 Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), No. 9 Cary-Grove (Cary, Ill.); Midlands: No. 7 Millard South (Omaha, Neb.), No. 10 Blue Springs (Mo.). FEATS OF THE WEEK: Aberdeen, S.D., Roncalli allowed its first points of the entire season but still defeated Rapid City, St. Thomas More, 27-13, in the Class 11B state final. The victory gave the Cavaliers, who outscored opponents by a combined 535-13 this season, their second straight state title. Roncalli (12-0) is the 20th team to post 11 or more shutouts in one season, according to the National High School Sports Record Book . . . Robert Fuller (uncommitted) of San Bernardino, Calif., completed 30 of 43 passes for 604 yards and eight touchdowns in a 62-41 win against crosstown rival Pacific . . . Jahvid Best (uncommitted) of Richmond, Calif., Salesian ran 32 times for 421 yards and eight touchdowns in a 63-34 win against Sunnyvale, King's Academy . . . Senior running back Morgan Williams had 410 all-purpose yards and five touchdowns in Canton, Ohio, McKinley's 45-27 Division I playoff win over Brunswick. Williams (uncommitted), who had 257 rushing yards on 30 carries and returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown, became the Bulldogs' all-time leading rusher. McKinley is the seventh winningest program in prep football history . . . Junior standout Will Hill of No. 14 Jersey City, N.J., St. Peter's scored four touchdowns - one rushing, two passing, and one receiving - in the Marauders' 63-14 playoff rout of Oradell, Bergen Catholic. Copyright 2006 World Features Syndicate, Inc...endit About the National Prep Poll: Compiled weekly since 1987 and a property of World Features Syndicate, the National Prep Poll is the nation's second oldest weekly high school sports rankings and are the only high school rankings distributed to newspapers and Web sites around the United States by the Associated Press national wire service. The National Prep Poll is the first of the three major high school football and boys basketball polls to released each week during the season. Note: Jamie DeMoney also compiled the preseason Power 50 national and regional rankings (the very FIRST rankings to be released this season) for the School Sports/Sporting News 2006 High School Football Preview Magazine. The publication (available in bookstores and on newsstands NOW) includes an in-depth breakdown on all 50 nationally ranked and 100 regionally ranked teams, including key players, strengths, weaknesses and overall outlook.