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National Prep Poll: The FIRST national rankings released in the preseason and each week during the regular season.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei's absence from the national rankings was a short one. After cruising past then-No. 17 Servite (Anaheim), 38-13, on Friday, Mater Dei returned to the Top 25.

The Monarchs were No. 18 in the Week 14 National Prep Football Poll released Monday morning. They are the sixth different CIF Southern Section team to be nationally ranked this season, and the first two be ranked again after dropping from the Top 25.

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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 with regional Top 10's follow with won-loss-tie records:

Northeast Region
1. Wexford, Pa., North Allegheny (11-0-0) (1)
2. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep (9-0-0) (2)
3. Everett, Mass. (10-0-0) (3)
4. Pittsburgh, Pa., Central Catholic (11-0-0) (4)
5. Warrington, Pa., Central Bucks South (11-0-0) (5)
6. Allentown, Pa., Parkland (11-0-0) (6)
7. Monroeville, Pa., Gateway (10-1-0) (7)
8. Jersey City, N.J., St. Peter's (9-0-0) (8)
9. Wayne, N.J., Wayne Hills (10-0-0) (9)
10. Harrisburg, Pa. (9-1-0) (10)

East Coast Region
1. Chantilly, Va., Westfield (11-0-0) (1)
2. Duncan, S.C., Byrnes (12-0-0) (2)
3. Chesapeake, Va., Oscar Smith (11-0-0) (3)
4. Gaithersburg, Md., Quince Orchard (10-0-0) (4)
5. Hampton, Va., Phoebus (11-0-0) (5)
6. Virginia Beach, Va., Salem (11-0-0) (6)
7. Summerville, S.C. (11-1-0) (7)
8. Charlotte, N.C., West Charlotte (11-1-0) (8)
9. Matthews, N.C., Butler (10-2-0) (9)
10. Olney, Md., Good Counsel (10-1-0) (10)

Southeast Region
1. Miami, Fla., Northwestern (10-0-0) (1)
2. Batesville, Miss., South Panola (11-0-0) (2)
3. Prattville, Ala. (11-0-0) (3)
4. Pahokee, Fla. (10-0-0) (4)
5. Miami, Fla., Booker T. Washington (9-0-0) (5)
6. Warner Robins, Ga., Northside (10-0-0) (6)
7. Maryville, Tenn. (11-0-0) (7)
8. West Monroe, La. (10-0-0) (8)
9. Bastrop, La. (11-0-0) (9)
10. Kennesaw, Ga., North Cobb (10-0-0) (10)

Midwest Region
1. Cincinnati, Ohio, St. Xavier (12-0-0) (1)
2. Cincinnati, Ohio, Colerain (12-0-0) (2)
3. Youngstown, Ohio, Mooney (12-0-0) (3)
4. Wheaton, Ill., Wheaton-Warrenville South (12-0-0) (4)
5. Louisville, Ky., St. Xavier (11-0-0) (5)
6. Cleveland, Ohio, Glenville (10-2-0) (6)
7. Louisville, Ky., Trinity (9-2-0) (7)
8. Chicago, Ill., Mount Carmel (12-0-0) (8)
9. Joliet, Ill., Joliet Catholic (11-1-0) (9)
10. Naperville, Ill., North (11-1-0) (10)

Midlands Region
1. Littleton, Colo., Columbine (11-0-0) (1)
2. Eden Prairie, Minn. (12-0-0) (2)
3. Denver, Colo., Mullen (11-0-0) (3)
4. Kansas City, Mo., Rockhurst (11-0-0) (4)
5. St. Paul, Minn., Cretin-Derham Hall (12-0-0) (5)
6. Blue Springs, Mo., South (9-1-0) (6)
7. Hutchinson, Kan. (11-0-0) (7)
8. Sandy, Utah, Alta (12-1-0) --
9. Ankeny, Iowa (11-1-0) --
10. Omaha, Neb., Millard North (10-2-0) --

Southwest Region
1. Katy, Texas (10-0-0) (1)
2. Southlake, Texas, Carroll (9-1-0) (2)
3. Tulsa, Okla., Union (11-0-0) (3)
4. Chandler, Ariz., Hamilton (11-0-0) (4)
5. Jenks, Okla. (10-1-0) (5)
6. Odessa, Texas, Permian (10-0-0) (6)
7. Allen, Texas (10-0-0) (7)
8. Euless, Texas, Trinity (9-1-0) --
9. Las Vegas, Nev., Bishop Gorman (11-0-0) (9)
10. Plano, Texas (9-1-0) --

West Coast Region
1. Concord, Calif., De La Salle (9-0-0) (1)
2. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (8-1-0) (7)
3. Lake Balboa, Calif., Birmingham (9-1-0) (3)
4. Orange, Calif., Lutheran (8-1-0) (4)
5. Corona, Calif., Centennial (9-1-0) (6)
6. Long Beach, Calif., Poly (9-1-0) (10)
7. Anaheim, Calif., Servite (7-2-0) (2)
8. Encino, Calif., Crespi (8-2-0) --
9. Honolulu, Hawaii, St. Louis (10-0-0) (9)
10. Lake Oswego, Ore. (10-0-0) --

Dropped out: Midlands: No. 8 Kearney, Neb. (11-1-0), No. 9 South Jordan, Utah, Bingham (11-2-0), No. 10 West Des Moines, Iowa, Valley (10-1-0). Southwest: No. 8 Arlington, Texas, Bowie (9-1-0), No. 10 Stephenville, Texas (9-1-0). West Coast: No. 5 Sherman Oaks, Calif., Notre Dame (8-2-0), No. 8 Lakewood, Wash., Lakes (9-1-0).

FEATS OF THE WEEK: James Vandenberg of Keokuk, Iowa, broke the single-season state record for touchdown passes in a 42-7 Class 3A quarterfinals rout of DeWitt, Central. Vandenberg had two touchdown tosses in the game, giving him 43 for the season and 87 for his career -- both state records . . . According to the Louisville Courier-Journal, Alex Matthews of Shelbyville, Ky., Shelby County tied a state record with nine touchdown passes in a 60-56 Class 6A playoff win against Georgetown, Scott County. Matthews had 497 yards on 30-52 passing . . . Ansonia, Conn., senior running back Alex Thomas scored the 102nd touchdown of his career in a 20-12 defeat of Seymour. The touchdown total is a new state record, according to the Hartford Courant . . . Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei returned to the Top 25 after a convincing 38-13 defeat of then-No. 17 rival Anaheim, Servite. More than 20,000 fans at Angel Stadium watched as No. 18 Mater Dei junior standout quarterback Matt Barkley complete 16 of 26 passes for 348 yards and three scores . . . Odessa, Texas, Permian, the program featured in the book and movie "Friday Night Lights," whipped Midland, 52-16, to complete its first undefeated regular season since 1991. The No. 19 Panthers are aiming to win their first state championship since 1989 when they also captured the National Prep Poll title.

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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 high school football and boys basketball poll to released in the preseason and during each week of the regular season. Criteria considered for the National Prep Poll rankings are strength of schedule, the ability to accomplish the ultimate goal on a team's schedule (i.e. winning a championship), impact players and performers, a team's coaching and recent tradition.

Jamie DeMoney has covered high school sports and been involved with prep recruiting and evaluation for nearly 15 years. He has compiled the National Prep Poll for World Features Syndicate and the Associated Press since 1999. He is former managing editor of American Football Monthly, the premier trade publication in America for football coaches. DeMoney is also a full-time staff member of Forbes Recruit Evaluation, a football scouting service subscribed to by more than 300 college coaching staffs. Each football season, DeMoney evaluates thousands of high school football players and teams in person and on tape. DeMoney maintains a library of more than 3,000 high school game tapes from the last three 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. DeMoney's other credits include serving on the selection panel for the Old Spice Red Zone Player of the Year, as editor of Gridiron Greats recruiting yearbook (1995-99), Associate Editor of Hawkeye Nation magazine, contributor to NFLHS.com and doing play-by-play high school sports for KCJJ-AM in Iowa City, Iowa, during the mid-90s. DeMoney is a 1994 graduate of the University of Iowa School of Journalism, a member of the Football Writers Association of America and the United States Basketball Writers Association.