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:

Northeast Region
1. Pittsburgh, Pa., Central Catholic (0-0-0) (1)
2. Jersey City, N.J., St. Peter's (0-0-0) (2)
3. Philadelphia, Pa., St. Joseph's Prep (0-0-0) (3)
4. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep (0-0-0) (4)
5. Pittsburgh, Pa., Woodland Hills (0-0-0) (5)
6. Bethlehem, Pa., Liberty (0-0-0) (6)
7. Harrisburg, Pa. (0-0-0) (7)
8. Oradell, N.J., Bergen Catholic (0-0-0) (8)
9. Central Valley, N.Y., Monroe-Woodbury (0-0-0) (9)
10. Syracuse, N.Y., Christian Brothers (0-0-0) (10)

East Coast Region
1. Charlotte, N.C., Independence (2-0-0) (1)
2. Duncan, S.C., Byrnes (2-0-0) (2)
3. Hampton, Va. (0-0-0) (3)
4. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (0-0-0) (4)
5. Woodbridge, Va., Hylton (0-0-0) (5)
6. Summerville, S.C. (1-0-0) (6)
7. Clifton, Va., Centreville (0-0-0) (7)
8. Matthews, N.C., Butler (1-0-0) (8)
9. Gaffney, S.C. (1-0-0) (9)
10. Greenville, N.C., Rose (1-0-0) --

Southeast Region
1. Hoover, Ala. (1-0-0) (1)
2. Lakeland, Fla. (1-0-0) (2)
3. River Ridge, La., John Curtis (0-0-0) (3)
4. Batesville, Miss., South Panola (1-0-0) (4)
5. Hollywood, Fla., Chaminade-Madonna (1-0-0) (7)
6. Miami, Fla., Northwestern (1-0-0) --
7. Kingsland, Ga., Camden County (0-0-0) (6)
8. Maryville, Tenn. (2-0-0) (10)
9. St. Augustine, Fla. (1-0-0) (5)
10. West Monroe, La. (0-0-0) --

Midwest Region
1. Lakewood, Ohio, St. Edward (1-0-0) (1)
2. Indianapolis, Ind., Warren Central (2-0-0) (2)
3. Cincinnati, Ohio, St. Xavier (1-0-0) (3)
4. Frankfort, Ill., Lincoln-Way East (1-0-0) (4)
5. Orchard Lake, Mich., St. Mary's (1-0-0) (5)
6. Cincinnati, Ohio, Colerain (1-0-0) (9)
7. Massillon, Ohio, Washington (1-0-0) (7)
8. Chicago, Ill., Mount Carmel (1-0-0) (8)
9. Louisville, Ky., St. Xavier (2-0-0) --
10. Mount Prospect, Ill., Prospect (1-0-0) --

Midlands Region
1. Castle Rock, Colo., Douglas County (0-0-0) (1)
2. Kansas City, Mo., Rockhurst (0-0-0) (2)
3. Eden Prairie, Minn. (0-0-0) (3)
4. Denver, Colo., Mullen (0-0-0) (4)
5. West Des Moines, Iowa, Valley (0-0-0) (6)
6. Lincoln, Neb., Southwest (1-0-0) (8)
7. St. Paul, Minn., Cretin-Derham Hall (0-0-0) (7)
8. Salt Lake City, Utah, Skyline (2-0-0) --
9. Peculiar, Mo., Raymore-Peculiar (0-0-0) (9)
10. Stilwell, Kan., Blue Valley (0-0-0) (10)

Southwest Region
1. Lufkin, Texas (0-0-0) (1)
2. Southlake, Texas, Carroll (0-0-0) (2)
3. Jenks, Okla. (0-0-0) (3)
4. Chandler, Ariz., Hamilton (1-0-0) (4)
5. Tulsa, Okla., Union (0-0-0) (5)
6. Houston, Texas, North Shore (0-0-0) (6)
7. Phoenix, Ariz., Brophy (0-0-0) (7)
8. Garland, Texas (0-0-0) (8)
9. College Station, Texas, A&M Consolidated (0-0-0) (9)
10. Muskogee, Okla. (0-0-0) (10)

West Coast Region
1. Westlake Village, Calif., Oaks Christian (0-0-0) (1)
2. Ventura, Calif., St. Bonaventure (0-0-0) (2)
3. Concord, Calif., De La Salle (0-0-0) (3)
4. Canyon Country, Calif., Canyon (0-0-0) (4)
5. Mission Viejo, Calif. (0-0-0) (5)
6. Portland, Ore., Jesuit (0-0-0) (6)
7. Bakersfield, Calif. (0-0-0) (7)
8. Burien, Wash., Kennedy (0-0-0) (8)
9. Bellevue, Wash. (0-0-0) (9)
10. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (0-0-0) (10)

Dropped out: East Coast: No. 10 Morgantown (W.Va.); Southeast: No. 8 Glades Central (Belle Glade, Fla.); No. 9 Bastrop (La.); Midwest: No. 6 Trinty (Louisville, Ky.), No. 10 Wheaton-Warrenville South (Wheaton, Ill.); Midlands: No. 6 Millard North (Omaha, Neb.).

FEATS OF THE WEEK: Top-ranked Hoover, Ala., opened the season with a convincing 38-0 rout of defending 4A state champion Mobile, UMS-Wright. Senior quarterback Ross Wilson (Alabama-baseball) had four touchdown passes for the Bucs, who next play Friday at regionally ranked Tulsa, Okla., Union. FOX Sports Net will televise the game . . . More than 10,000 spectators and a national ESPN television audience watched host No. 10 Duncan, S.C., Byrnes beat then-regionally ranked Belle Glade, Fla., Glades Central, 27-15. Clemson-bound quarterback Willy Korn threw three interceptions and lost one fumble but had three touchdown passes for the Rebels, who have won 27 straight . . . No. 11 Indianapolis, Warren Central hammered two-time defending 8A Illinois runner-up Park Ridge, Maine South, 61-12. The Warriors, who own three consecutive Indiana 5A crowns, limited the Hawks to negative rushing yards. Michigan-bound safety Jerimy Finch scored on a 54-yard punt return . . . Paul McCoy of Matewan, W.Va., ran 33 times for a state-record 537 yards and six touchdowns in a 48-43 win against Pikeville, Ky., Shelby Valley.

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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.