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National Prep Poll

March 28, 2005

National Prep Basketball Poll - Final 2004-05

The National Prep Basketball Poll is compiled by high school sports experts Jamie DeMoney and Jeremy Plowman and a panel of sportswriters. The national Top 25 and regional Top 10's follow with won-loss-tie records.

The National Prep Poll has been compiled weekly since 1987 and are the only national high school rankings distributed on the Associated Press national wire service.

#	School	Record	Note	LW
1.	Niagara Falls, N.Y.	28-1	state champ, 5-1 vs. Top 25 teams	1
2.	Jackson, Miss., Lanier	35-2	sixth state title in 13 years	2
3.	Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill	33-2	beat teams from 10 states	3
4.	Indianapolis, Ind., Lawrence North	24-2	back-to-back 4A state titles	4
5.	Los Angeles, Calif., Westchester	25-3	fourth state title since 1998	5
6.	Marietta, Ga., Wheeler	31-1	beat two Top 25 teams to win Class AAAAA state crown	6
7.	West Orange, N.J., Seton Hall Prep	30-1	earned state T of C title	7
8.	Arlington, Va., O'Connell	30-3	beat No. 9 DeMatha for third straight Alhambra Catholic Invitational title in Cumberland, Md.	8
9.	Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha	29-2	both losses to Top 10 teams	9
10.	Northbrook, Ill., Glenbrook North	32-2	first Class AA state title	10
11.	Snellville, Ga., South Gwinnett	28-3	all losses to ranked teams	11
12.	Jacksonville, Fla., Arlington Country Day	28-3	first state championship	12
13.	Poplar Bluff, Mo.	27-4	repeat Class 5 state titlist	13
14.	Braham, Minn.	33-0	back-to-back 2A state champ, 58 straight wins	14
15.	Portland, Ore., Jesuit	28-1	second 4A state championship	15
16.	Brooklyn, N.Y., Xaverian	20-12	state runner-up, 3-1 versus Top 25 teams in March	16
17.	Manhasset, N.Y., St. Mary's	25-1	eliminated by No. 16 Xaverian in playoffs last two seasons	17
18.	Gaffney, S.C.	27-1	third straight Class AAAA state championship	18
19.	Gainesville, Ga., East Hall	31-1	third state title in five years	20
20.	Huntersville, N.C., North Mecklenburg	31-1	Class 4A state titlist	21
21.	Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick	28-4	most wins in school history	19
22.	Memphis, Tenn., Ridgeway	33-5	won Class AAA state title	22
23.	Kingwood, Texas	37-4	state champ in Class 5A	23
24.	Mesa, Ariz., Mountain View	32-1	fourth 5A state title	24
25.	Whitefish Bay, Wis., Dominican	27-0	second straight Division 3 crown	25

Northeast Region
1. Niagara Falls, N.Y. (28-1) (1)
2. West Orange, N.J., Seton Hall Prep (30-1) (2)
3. Brooklyn, N.Y., Xaverian (20-12) (3)
4. Manhasset, N.Y., St. Mary's (25-1) (4)
5. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick (28-4) (5)
6. New Rochelle, N.Y. (26-2) (6)
7. New York, N.Y., Rice (22-4) (7)
8. Merion, Pa., Episcopal (25-3) (8)
9. Waterbury, Conn., Crosby (27-0) (9)
10. Chester, Pa. (27-6) (10)

East Coast Region
1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (33-2) (1)
2. Arlington, Va., O'Connell (30-3) (2)
3. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (29-2) (3)
4. Gaffney, S.C. (27-1) (4)
5. Huntersville, N.C., North Mecklenburg (31-1) (5)
6. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian (25-3) (6)
7. Baltimore, Md., Mount St. Joseph (31-4) (7)
8. Newport News, Va., Woodside (30-2) (9)
9. Oxon Hill, Md., Potomac (27-0) (8)
10. Greensboro, N.C., Dudley (29-3) (10)

Southeast Region
1. Jackson, Miss., Lanier (35-2) (1)
2. Marietta, Ga., Wheeler (31-1) (2)
3. Snellville, Ga., South Gwinnett (28-3) (3)
4. Jacksonville, Fla., Arlington Country Day (28-3) (4)
5. Gainesville, Ga., East Hall (31-1) (5)
6. Memphis, Tenn., Ridgeway (33-5) (6)
7. New Orleans, La., Brother Martin (40-2) (9)
8. St. Petersburg, Fla., Lakewood (32-2) (7)
9. Melbourne, Fla., Florida Air (32-0) (8)
10. London, Ky., South Laurel (32-1 (tie)) (10)
10. Bolivar, Tenn., Central (29-5 (tie)) (10)

Midwest Region
1. Indianapolis, Ind., Lawrence North (24-2) (1)
2. Northbrook, Ill., Glenbrook North (32-2) (2)
3. Whitefish Bay, Wis., Dominican (27-0) (3)
4. Carbondale, Ill. (31-3) (4)
5. Canton, Ohio, McKinley (26-1) (5)
6. Madison, Wis., Memorial (24-2) (6)
7. Upper Sandusky, Ohio (27-0) (9)
8. Indianapolis, Ind., Pike (22-2) (8)
9. Indianapolis, Ind., Arlington (23-1) --
10. Holt, Mich. (26-2) (10)

Midlands Region
1. Poplar Bluff, Mo. (27-4) (1)
2. Braham, Minn. (33-0) (2)
3. Bellevue, Neb., West (27-1) (3)
4. Littleton, Colo., Heritage (27-1) (4)
5. St. Louis, Mo., Vashon (29-1) (5)
6. Minnetonka, Minn., Hopkins (31-1) (6)
7. Plain City, Utah, Fremont (23-2) (7)
8. Springfield, Mo., Kickapoo (28-2) (8)
9. Bettendorf, Iowa (25-1) (9)
10. Wichita, Kan., East (21-4) (10)

Southwest Region
1. Kingwood, Texas (37-4) (1)
2. Mesa, Ariz., Mountain View (32-1) (2)
3. Las Vegas, Nev., Bishop Gorman (31-3) (3)
4. Edmond, Okla., Santa Fe (25-4) (4)
5. Oklahoma City, Okla., Putnam City (25-2) (5)
6. Oklahoma City, Okla., Southeast (27-0) (6)
7. Dallas, Texas, South Oak Cliff (32-7) (7)
8. West Memphis, Ark. (23-4) (8)
9. Albuquerque, N.M., El Dorado (25-3) (9)
10. DeSoto, Texas (37-4) (10)

West Coast Region
1. Los Angeles, Calif., Westchester (25-3) (1)
2. Portland, Ore., Jesuit (28-1) (2)
3. Los Angeles, Calif., Fairfax (26-6) (3)
4. Seattle, Wash., O'Dea (26-4) (4)
5. Santa Cruz, Calif. (36-1) (5)
6. North Hollywood, Calif., Campbell Hall (32-0) (6)
7. El Dorado Hills, Calif., Oak Ridge (31-4) (7)
8. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (31-4) (8)
9. Compton, Calif., Dominguez (26-6) (9)
10. Etiwanda, Calif. (31-2) (10)

FEATS OF THE WEEK: Six different New York teams spent time in the Top 25 this season, so it is only appropriate that the top team in the state, Niagara Falls, would capture the 2004-05 The National Prep Poll title. The Wolverines won Class AA and Federation state titles while compiling 10 wins over state-ranked teams. Coach Dan Bazzani's team also conquered a City of Palms Classic (Fort Myers, Fla.) field that included 10 nationally or regionally ranked teams from nine different states. Overall, Falls went 5-1 against teams that spent time in the national Top 25. Its only loss was to regionally ranked St. Louis, Vashon in overtime. The Wolverines were led by the standout play of 6-foot-5 senior forward Paul Harris, who averaged nearly 20 points per game. He carried the Wolverines to their biggest wins despite playing with a broken thumb the last month of the season. Niagara Falls is the first New York team since Bronx, Tolentine in 1987-88 to win a National Prep Poll title . . . Previous National Prep Poll champions with records and coaches: 1988--Bronx, N.Y., Tolentine (30-1), John Sarandrea; 1989--Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (32-0), Bob Hurley; 1990--Chicago, King (32-0), Landon Cox; 1991--Philadelphia, Simon Gratz (27-1), Bill Ellerbee; 1992--Baltimore, Dunbar (29-0), Pete Pompey; 1993--Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (30-0), Steve Smith; 1994--Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (30-1), Steve Smith; 1995--New Orleans, St. Augustine (37-1), Bernard Griffith; 1996--Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (31-0), Bob Hurley; 1997--Peoria, Ill., Manual (31-1), Wayne McClain; 1998--Frederick, Md., St. John's at Prospect Hall (25-0), Stu Vetter; 1999--Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (31-0), Steve Smith; 2000--Compton, Calif., Dominguez (35-2), Russell Otis; 2001--Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (32-1), Steve Smith; 2002--Dallas, Lincoln (40-0), Leonard Bishop; 2003--Akron, Ohio, St. Vincent-St. Mary (25-1), Dru Joyce II; and 2004--Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (38-0), Steve Smith.