Northeast Region
1. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep (12-0-0) (1)
2. Upper St. Clair, Pa. (15-0-0) (2)
3. Wayne, N.J., Wayne Hills (12-0-0) (3)
4. Bethlehem, Pa., Liberty (14-1-0) (4)
5. Manasquan, N.J. (12-0-0) (5)
6. Jersey City, N.J., St. Peter's (11-1-0) (6)
7. Fairless Hills, Pa., Pennsbury (13-2-0) (7)
8. Everett, Mass. (12-0-0) (8)
9. Pittsburgh, Pa., Penn Hills (10-2-0) --
10. Melville, N.Y., St. Anthony's (11-0-0) (10)

East Coast Region
1. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (12-0-0) (1)
2. Charlotte, N.C., Independence (16-0-0) (2)
3. Gaffney, S.C. (15-0-0) (3)
4. Manassas, Va., Osbourn (14-0-0) (4)
5. Greenville, N.C., Rose (16-0-0) (5)
6. Duncan, S.C., Byrnes (11-2-0) (6)
7. Fort Washington, Md., Friendly (14-0-0) (7)
8. Parkersburg, W.Va. (14-0-0) (8)
9. Virginia Beach, Va., Salem (12-1-0) --
10. Forestville, Md., Suitland (13-1-0) --

Southeast Region
1. Lakeland, Fla. (15-0-0) (1)
2. River Ridge, La., John Curtis (14-0-0) (2)
3. Miami, Fla., Northwestern (15-0-0) (3)
4. Batesville, Miss., South Panola (15-0-0) (4)
5. Bastrop, La. (15-0-0) (6)
6. Prattville, Ala. (15-0-0) (10)
7. Maryville, Tenn. (15-0-0) (7)
8. Warner Robins, Ga., Northside (14-0-0) (8)
9. Pahokee, Fla. (14-0-0) (9)
10. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas (12-2-0) --

Midwest Region
1. Indianapolis, Ind., Warren Central (15-0-0) (1)
2. Hilliard, Ohio, Davidson (15-0-0) (2)
3. Wheaton, Ill., Wheaton-Warrenville South (14-0-0) (3)
4. Muskegon, Mich. (14-0-0) (4)
5. Mentor, Ohio (13-2-0) (5)
6. Cincinnati, Ohio, Colerain (13-1-0) (6)
7. Cincinnati, Ohio, St. Xavier (10-2-0) (7)
8. Springfield, Ill., Sacred Heart-Griffin (14-0-0) (8)
9. Louisville, Ky., Trinity (14-1-0) (9)
10. Mequon, Wis., Homestead (14-0-0) (10)

Midlands Region
1. Eden Prairie, Minn. (14-0-0) (1)
2. Blue Springs, Mo., South (13-0-0) (2)
3. South Jordan, Utah, Bingham (14-0-0) (3)
4. Littleton, Colo., Columbine (13-1-0) (4)
5. Denver, Colo., Mullen (13-1-0) (5)
6. Hutchinson, Kan. (13-0-0) (6)
7. Stilwell, Kan., Blue Valley (13-0-0) (7)
8. Lakeville, Minn., South (13-1-0) (8)
9. Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Lake City (12-0-0) (9)
10. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Xavier (13-0-0) (10)

Southwest Region
1. Southlake, Texas, Carroll (14-0-0) (1)
2. Euless, Texas, Trinity (11-1-0) (3)
3. Cedar Hill, Texas (14-0-0) (4)
4. Jenks, Okla. (13-1-0) (5)
5. Chandler, Ariz., Hamilton (14-1-0) (6)
6. Peoria, Ariz., Centennial (14-0-0) (7)
7. Allen, Texas (13-1-0) --
8. Houston, Texas, Cypress Falls (11-3-0) --
9. Las Vegas, Nev. (12-2-0) (9)
10. Las Cruces, N.M., Mayfield (13-0-0) (10)

West Coast Region
1. Concord, Calif., De La Salle (13-0-0) (1)
2. Westlake Village, Calif., Oaks Christian (14-0-0) (2)
3. Portland, Ore., Jesuit (13-0-0) (3)
4. Bellevue, Wash. (14-0-0) (4)
5. Sacramento, Calif., Grant (13-0-0) (5)
6. Orange, Calif., Lutheran (13-1-0) (6)
7. Canyon Country, Calif., Canyon (11-2-0) (7)
8. Kahuku, Hawaii (11-1-0) (9)
9. Long Beach, Calif., Poly (11-2-0) (10)
10. Sherman Oaks, Calif., Notre Dame (11-1-0) --

Dropped out: No. 13 Hoover (Ala.), No. 18 Katy (Texas); Northeast: No. 9 State College (Pa.); East Coast: No. 9 Chantilly (Va.), No. 10 Sherwood (Sandy Spring, Md.); Southwest: No. 8 Westfield (Houston); West Coast: No. 8 Edison (Huntington Beach, Calif.).

FEATS OF THE WEEK: Top-ranked Lakeland, Fla., captured its third consecutive Class 5A state championship in a 45-42 double-overtime thriller over regionally ranked Fort Lauderdale, Aquinas. The Dreadnaughts held a seemingly insurmountable 35-14 lead with only 2:15 left to play in regulation. But, aided by the recovery of two onside kicks, the Raiders stunned the Dolphin Stadium crowd and regional FOX Sports Net audience with three late touchdowns to tie the game. Lakeland running back Chris Rainey (Florida), who played the game while an investigation is underway into comments him made to a newspaper reporter about accepting illegal gifts, ran for 276 yards and three touchdowns . . . No. 4 Concord, Calif., De La Salle whipped Pleasanton, Foothill, 33-7, for its 15th straight North Coast Section championship. The Spartans next play regionally ranked Canyon Country, Canyon Saturday in California's first-ever Division I state championship bowl game . . . No. 10 Charlotte, N.C., Independence extended the nation's longest current win streak to 108. The Patriots won their seventh straight state championship with a 49-19 rout of Durham, Riverside in the Class 4AA final . . . No. 17 Bastrop, La., thumped Marrero, Shaw, 28-14, for its second consecutive on-field Class 4A championship. The Rams also won the title last season, but it was stripped when it was ruled the school improperly recruited five players who had been displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

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. The National Prep Poll are the only high school rankings distributed to newspapers and Web sites 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.

Doug Huff (now with Student Sports) started the National Prep Poll with 35 national panelists in 1987. Jamie DeMoney became author of the National Prep Poll in 1999.

DeMoney is a 1994 graduate of the University of Iowa School of Journalism, a member of the Football Writers Association of America, and has been involved with prep recruiting and evaluation for more than a decade.

DeMoney compiled the preseason Power 50 national and regional rankings (the very FIRST rankings to be released each season) for the 2005 and 2006 editions of the RISE/Sporting News 2005 and 2006 High School Football and High School Hoops preview magazines. RISE contributes football and basketball rankings to Sports Illustrated.

DeMoney is currently a full-time staff member of Forbes Recruit Evaluation. Each football season, DeMoney evaluates thousands of high school football players and teams in person and on tape while helping produce The Forbes Report, a football recruiting report to which more than 100 Division I-A schools subscribe. DeMoney has a library of more than 2,000 high school game tapes from the last two seasons. It isn't likely that any other national high school rankings compiler watches even 10 percent as much game tape of the teams he considers for rankings as DeMoney does.