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 October 1:

Northeast Region
1. Jersey City, N.J., St. Peter's (3-0-0) (1)
2. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep (3-0-0) (2)
3. Harrisburg, Pa. (5-0-0) (3)
4. Bethlehem, Pa., Liberty (5-0-0) (4)
5. Upper St. Clair, Pa. (5-0-0) (5)
6. Pittsburgh, Pa., Woodland Hills (4-1-0) (6)
7. Philadelphia, Pa., St. Joseph's Prep (3-2-0) (7)
8. Phillipsburg, N.J. (4-0-0) (8)
9. Syracuse, N.Y., Christian Brothers (5-0-0) (9)
10. Brookhaven, N.Y., Bellport (3-0-0) (10)

East Coast Region
1. Charlotte, N.C., Independence (6-0-0) (1)
2. Duncan, S.C., Byrnes (6-0-0) (2)
3. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (5-0-0) (3)
4. Woodbridge, Va., Hylton (4-0-0) (4)
5. Gaffney, S.C. (6-0-0) (5)
6. Summerville, S.C. (6-0-0) (6)
7. Greenville, N.C., Rose (6-0-0) (8)
8. Chesapeake, Va., Oscar Smith (4-0-0) (10)
9. Olney, Md., Good Counsel (5-0-0) (9)
10. Chantilly, Va., Westfield (5-0-0) --

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

Midwest Region
1. Indianapolis, Ind., Warren Central (7-0-0) (2)
2. Cincinnati, Ohio, St. Xavier (5-1-0) (1)
3. Lakewood, Ohio, St. Edward (5-1-0) (3)
4. Chicago, Ill., Mount Carmel (6-0-0) (4)
5. Frankfort, Ill., Lincoln-Way East (6-0-0) (5)
6. Cincinnati, Ohio, Colerain (6-0-0) (6)
7. Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Brother Rice (6-0-0) (7)
8. Wheaton, Ill., Wheaton-Warrenville South (6-0-0) (8)
9. Canton, Ohio, McKinley (6-0-0) (9)
10. Orchard Lake, Mich., St. Mary's (5-1-0) (10)

Midlands Region
1. Eden Prairie, Minn. (5-0-0) (1)
2. Castle Rock, Colo., Douglas County (5-0-0) (2)
3. Denver, Colo., Mullen (5-0-0) (3)
4. St. Paul, Minn., Cretin-Derham Hall (5-0-0) (4)
5. Blue Springs, Mo., South (5-0-0) (5)
6. Columbia, Mo., Rock Bridge (5-0-0) (6)
7. Lincoln, Neb., Southwest (6-0-0) (7)
8. South Jordan, Utah, Bingham (7-0-0) (8)
9. Stilwell, Kan., Blue Valley (5-0-0) (10)
10. Bettendorf, Iowa (5-0-0) (9)

Southwest Region
1. Lufkin, Texas (4-0-0) (1)
2. Southlake, Texas, Carroll (4-0-0) (2)
3. Houston, Texas, North Shore (4-0-0) (3)
4. Muskogee, Okla. (5-0-0) (4)
5. Chandler, Ariz., Hamilton (4-1-0) (5)
6. Spring Branch, Texas, Smithson Valley (5-0-0) (6)
7. Katy, Texas (4-0-0) (7)
8. Cedar Hill, Texas (4-0-0) (8)
9. Fayetteville, Ark. (5-0-0) (9)
10. Las Vegas, Nev., Cimarron-Memorial (6-0-0) (10)

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

Dropped out: East Coast: No. 7 Centreville (Clifton, Va.).

FEATS OF THE WEEK: More than 10,000 fans at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium and an ESPNU national television audience watched No. 4 River Ridge, La., John Curtis upset then-No. 1 Hoover, Ala., 28-14. After spotting the Bucs a 14-0 first-quarter lead, the Patriots stormed back behind 204 yards of total offense and two touchdowns from senior running back/receiver Joe McKnight (uncommitted) . . . Paul McCoy (uncommitted) of Matewan, W. Va., ran for 658 yards in a 64-0 rout of Delbarton, Burch, a new national single-game rushing record according to the National High School Sports Record Book. The previous record of 617 rushing yards was set by Ronney Jenkins of Oxnard, Calif., Hueneme in 1995. McCoy, a 5-foot-9, 170-pound senior, had 29 carries and scored 10 touchdowns in the game. In an earlier game this season, he ran for 537 yards and six touchdowns . . . On the same night his father earned his 200th win as a high school coach, Kellen Moore (Boise St.) completed 15 of 18 passes for 392 yards and six touchdowns in a 77-7 blowout of Toppenish. The 6-1, 185-pound senior quarterback has 8,855 passing yards and 131 touchdowns in his career. Prosser coach Tom Moore is 200-36 in his 21st season. He is the second fastest Washington coach to reach 200 wins.

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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.

Attention media, coaches and fans: We want your nominations for the PrepNation Regional Players and National Coach of the Week. Each Wednesday during the season, the online home of the National Prep Poll will honor the on-field achievements of one high school football player from each of the seven regions of the country, and one coach from across the nation. If you would like to nominate an individual for the weekly honor, please email the pertinent information on the player or coach and his accomplishments for that week to prepnation@aol.com (please include a player/coach photo when possible). Note: Only nominations received BEFORE 9 PM Central on Tuesday can be considered.