Northeast Region
1. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep (12-0-0) (1)
2. Upper St. Clair, Pa. (16-0-0) (2)
3. Wayne, N.J., Wayne Hills (12-0-0) (3)
4. Manasquan, N.J. (12-0-0) (4)
5. Pittsburgh, Pa., Penn Hills (10-2-0) (5)
6. Jersey City, N.J., St. Peter's (11-1-0) (6)
7. Bethlehem, Pa., Liberty (14-2-0) (7)
8. Fairless Hills, Pa., Pennsbury (13-2-0) (8)
9. Everett, Mass. (12-0-0) (9)
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) (9)
10. Forestville, Md., Suitland (13-1-0) (10)

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) (5)
6. Prattville, Ala. (15-0-0) (6)
7. Maryville, Tenn. (15-0-0) (7)
8. Warner Robins, Ga., Northside (15-0-0) (8)
9. Pahokee, Fla. (14-0-0) (9)
10. Tampa, Fla., Plant (15-0-0) (10)

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 (16-0-0) (1)
2. Cedar Hill, Texas (16-0-0) (3)
3. Euless, Texas, Trinity (11-1-0) (2)
4. Jenks, Okla. (13-1-0) (4)
5. Chandler, Ariz., Hamilton (14-1-0) (5)
6. Peoria, Ariz., Centennial (14-0-0) (6)
7. Austin, Texas, Westlake (12-3-0) --
8. Las Vegas, Nev. (12-2-0) (9)
9. Springdale, Ark., Shiloh Christian (14-0-0) --
10. Las Cruces, N.M., Mayfield (13-0-0) (10)

West Coast Region
1. Westlake Village, Calif., Oaks Christian (15-0-0) (1)
2. Portland, Ore., Jesuit (13-0-0) (2)
3. Canyon Country, Calif., Canyon (12-2-0) (3)
4. Orange, Calif., Lutheran (14-1-0) (4)
5. Concord, Calif., De La Salle (13-1-0) (5)
6. Bellevue, Wash. (14-0-0) (6)
7. Sacramento, Calif., Grant (13-0-0) (7)
8. Kahuku, Hawaii (11-1-0) (8)
9. Long Beach, Calif., Poly (11-2-0) (9)
10. Sherman Oaks, Calif., Notre Dame (11-1-0) (10)

Dropped out: Southwest: No. 7 Cypress Falls (Houston), No. 8 Katy (Texas).

FEATS OF THE WEEK: The coach Todd Dodge era at No. 2 Southlake, Texas, Carroll drew to a close with the Dragons winning their fourth Class 5A championship in five seasons. Carroll defeated regionally ranked Austin, Westlake, 43-29, for its 48th consecutive win. Dodge, who is leaving Carroll to become head coach at the University of North Texas, has led the Dragons to a 79-1 record since joining Class 5A in 2002. Carroll won National Prep Poll titles in 2004 and 2005 and added Top 10 finishes in 2002 and 2006. Playing his final high school game with his father as coach, junior quarterback Riley Dodge completed 16 of 26 passes for 303 yards with three touchdowns . . . Long the breeding ground for some of America's top individual college football prospects, the state of Florida is now home to its first National Prep Poll championship team. Lakeland finished the season with its third consecutive Class 5A state championship and a 45-game winning streak. It's the third longest run of wins in state history. The Bill Castle-coached Dreadnaughts were the only team in the final Top 25 that beat an out-of-state foe that finished the year ranked (Cincinnati St. Xavier). Lakeland featured top Division I talent up and down its lineup. Eight Lakeland seniors have accepted scholarship offers to Southeastern Conference universities, including running back Chris Rainey (Florida) who was named state player of the year after running for 2,439 yards in 232 carries (10.5 average) with 30 total touchdowns . . .

Past National Prep Poll champs, with records and coaches:
1987--Fontana, Calif. (14-0-0), Dick Bruich
1988--Prichard, Ala., Vigor (13-0-0), Harold Clark
1989--Odessa, Texas, Permian (16-0-0), Gary Gaines
1990--Aldine, Texas (15-0-0), Bill Smith
1991--Indianapolis, Ben Davis (14-0-0), Dick Dullaghan
1992--Valdosta, Ga. (14-0-0), Nick Hyder
1993--Cleveland, St. Ignatius (14-0-0), Chuck Kyle
1994--Concord, Calif., De La Salle (13-0-0), Bob Ladouceur
1995--Cleveland, St. Ignatius (14-0-0), Chuck Kyle
1996--Hampton, Va. (14-0-0), Mike Smith
1997--Hampton, Va. (13-0-0), Mike Smith
1998--Concord, Calif., De La Salle (12-0-0), Bob Ladouceur
1999--Shreveport, La., Evangel (15-0-0), Dennis Dunn
2000--Concord, Calif., De La Salle (13-0-0), Bob Ladouceur
2001--Concord, Calif., De La Salle (12-0-0), Bob Ladouceur
2002--Concord, Calif., De La Salle (13-0-0), Bob Ladouceur
2003--Concord, Calif., De La Salle (13-0-0), Bob Ladouceur
2004--Southlake, Texas, Carroll (16-0-0), Todd Dodge
2005--Southlake, Texas, Carroll (16-0-0), Todd Dodge
2006--Lakeland, Fla. (15-0-0), Bill Castle.

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.