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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Defending 5A champion St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) moved into the No. 1 spot of this week's National Prep Poll, giving the talent-rich state of Florida the top-ranked team in the Top 25 for at least one week for the third consecutive season

The Raiders, who defeated previously unbeaten South Plantation 38-10 following a two-week layoff, join Miami Northwestern -- which spent 12 weeks at No. 1 last season before finishing the year ranked No. 2 -- and Lakeland -- which took over the top spot in Week 8 of 2006 and ended the season as Prep Poll champion -- as recent Florida-based top-ranked teams.

Defending South Carolina 4A/I titlist Byrnes (Duncan) moved up one spot to No. 2 after routing rival Gaffney, 42-14. The Rebels, who already own two impressive wins against out-of-state opponents, host reigning Florida 2B champion Pahokee this Friday on ESPNU.

Previous No. 1-ranked Euless (Texas) Trinity dropped two spots to No. 3 after defeating then-unbeaten district foe Keller, 17-10. The Trojans fell in the rankings despite having defeated four opponents with a combined record of 13-3 this season.

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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 preseason national Top 25 with expanded regional Top 25's follow with won-loss-tie records:

Northeast Region
1. Monroeville, Pa., Gateway (5-0) (1)
2. Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco Prep (2-1-0) (2)
3. Everett, Mass. (3-0-0) (3)
4. Lansdale, Pa., North Penn (5-0-0) (4)
5. Montvale, N.J., St. Joseph Regional (2-0-0) (5)
6. Rochester, N.Y., Aquinas (4-0-0) (6)
7. Philadelphia, Pa., Cardinal O'Hara (5-0-0) --
8. Somerville, N.J., Immaculata (3-0-0) (8)
9. Bethel Park, Pa. (5-0-0) (9)
10. Oradell, N.J., Bergen Catholic (3-0-0) --

East Coast Region
1. Duncan, S.C., Byrnes (5-0) (1)
2. Chesapeake, Va., Oscar Smith (5-0-0) (2)
3. Ashburn, Va., Stone Bridge (5-0-0) (3)
4. Gaithersburg, Md., Quince Orchard (4-0-0) (4)
5. Olney, Md., Good Counsel (4-0-0) (5)
6. Hampton, Va., Phoebus (5-0-0) (6)
7. Charlotte, N.C., Independence (3-0-0) (7)
8. Roebuck, S.C., Dorman (5-0-0) (8)
9. Rock Hill, S.C., South Pointe (5-0-0) (9)
10. Rock Hill, S.C., Northwestern (5-0-0) --

Southeast Region
1. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas (3-0) (1)
2. Valdosta, Ga., Lowndes (5-0-0) (2)
3. Batesville, Miss., South Panola (5-0-0) (3)
4. Seffner, Fla., Armwood (4-0-0) (4)
5. Bastrop, La. (3-0-0) (5)
6. Kingsland, Ga., Camden County (4-0-0) (7)
7. Lakeland, Fla. (4-0-0) (6)
8. Maryville, Tenn. (6-0-0) (8)
9. Warner Robins, Ga., Northside (5-0-0) (9)
10. Apopka, Fla. (3-1-0) (10)

Midwest Region
1. Cleveland, Ohio, Glenville (6-0) (1)
2. Louisville, Ky., Trinity (4-0-0) (2)
3. Cincinnati, Ohio, Colerain (6-0-0) (3)
4. Cleveland, Ohio, St. Ignatius (5-1-0) (4)
5. Carmel, Ind. (6-0-0) (5)
6. Park Ridge, Ill., Maine South (5-0-0) (6)
7. Cincinnati, Ohio, Elder (5-1-0) (10)
8. Greenwood, Ind., Center Grove (5-1-0) (7)
9. Hartland, Wis., Arrowhead (5-0-0) (8)
10. Chicago, Ill., St. Rita (5-0-0) (9)

Midlands Region
1. Blue Springs, Mo. (5-0) (1)
2. Kansas City, Mo., Rockhurst (4-1-0) (2)
3. Provo, Utah, Timpview (5-0-0) (3)
4. West Des Moines, Iowa, Valley (5-0-0) (5)
5. Eden Prairie, Minn. (5-0-0) (6)
6. Aurora, Colo., Grandview (5-0-0) (7)
7. Plymouth, Minn., Wayzata (5-0-0) (8)
8. Littleton, Colo., Columbine (5-0-0) (9)
9. Murray, Utah, Cottonwood (6-0-0) --
10. Omaha, Neb., Creighton Prep (5-0-0) (10)

Southwest Region
1. Euless, Texas, Trinity (4-0) (1)
2. Houston, Texas, North Shore (2-0-0) (2)
3. Plano, Texas (5-0-0) (3)
4. Peoria, Ariz., Centennial (4-0-0) (4)
5. Abilene, Texas (5-0-0) (6)
6. Southlake, Texas, Carroll (3-0-0) (5)
7. Allen, Texas (4-1-0) (7)
8. Norman, Okla., North (4-0-0) (8)
9. The Woodlands, Texas (3-0-0) (9)
10. Broken Arrow, Okla. (4-0-0) (10)

West Coast Region
1. Corona, Calif., Centennial (3-0) (2)
2. Long Beach, Calif., Poly (3-0-0) (3)
3. Sammamish, Wash., Skyline (4-0-0) (4)
4. Ventura, Calif., St. Bonaventure (4-0-0) --
5. Mission Viejo, Calif. (4-0-0) (5)
6. San Jose, Calif., Bellarmine Prep (3-0-0) (9)
7. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (3-1-0) (7)
8. Encino, Calif., Crespi (3-1-0) (6)
9. Oceanside, Calif. (3-0-0) (8)
10. Bellevue, Wash. (4-0-0) (10)

Dropped out: Top 25: No. 8 Concord, Calif., De La Salle (2-1-0). Northeast: No. 10 Harrisburg, Pa., McDevitt (5-0-0). East Coast: No. 10 Chantilly, Va., Westfield (5-0-0). Midlands: No. 4 Hutchinson, Kan. (2-2-0).

FEATS OF THE WEEK: An ESPNU television audience watched regionally ranked Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco upset six-time National Prep Poll champ and then No. 8-ranked Concord, Calif., De La Salle, 23-21, in a game played at De La Salle. Senior kicker Patrick Murray, who missed a crucial PAT earlier in the game, nailed the game-winning 19-yard field goal for the Ironmen with 10 seconds left to play . . . Tampa, Fla., Plant senior quarterback Aaron Murray (Georgia) passed for eight touchdowns and 385 yards while playing in the first half only of a 63-6 rout of Riverview . . . According to the Chicago Tribune, senior quarterback Jordan Roberts of Aurora, Ill., Christian set a new state record for career touchdown passes in a 42-28 defeat of Chicago, Christian. Roberts had four touchdown throws in the game, breaking the old record of 94 and giving him 98 for his career . . . Ventura, Calif., St. Bonaventure entered the Top 25 after beating regionally ranked Encino, Crespi, 31-14. USC-bound running back Patrick Hall led the No. 18 Seraphs with touchdown runs of 53 and 82 yards. He finished the game with 145 rushing yards in only four carries . . . Regionally ranked Cincinnati, Elder beat defending Prep Poll champ and league rival Cincinnati, St. Xavier for the first time since 2003. Elder, which won 33-15, improved to 5-1-0 while dropping the Bombers to 3-3-0. Elder's only loss this season was to national No. 1 Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Aquinas.

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About the National Prep Poll: Compiled weekly weekly since 1987 and distributed by World Features Syndicate and the Associated Press, the National Prep Poll is the nation's second oldest weekly high school sports rankings. Doug Huff of Student Sports compiled the rankings from 1987 until 1999. Jamie DeMoney has compiled the poll since the start of the 1999 basketball season. The National Prep Poll is the only high school poll 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 recruiting for more than 15 years. He has compiled the National Prep Poll for World Features Syndicate and the Associated Press since 1999 and has also compiled high school rankings for Sporting News and RISE. DeMoney was managing editor of American Football Monthly and assistant national editor of All-State Sports/Highwired Sports. DeMoney is a graduate of the University of Iowa School of Journalism, and a member of the Football Writers Association of America and the United States Basketball Writers Association.