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.

Northeast Region
1. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (2-0) (1)
2. West Orange, N.J., Seton Hall Prep (4-0) (2)
3. Niagara Falls, N.Y. (8-0) (7)
4. Mount Vernon, N.Y. (4-0) (3)
5. New York, N.Y., Rice (6-0) --
6. Manhasset, N.Y., St. Mary's (4-0) (4)
7. Merion, Pa., Episcopal (6-1) (8)
8. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick (3-0) (6)
9. Paterson, N.J., Catholic (3-0) (9)
10. Brooklyn, N.Y., Xaverian (6-1) (10)

East Coast Region
1. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian (6-0) (1)
2. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (10-1) (2)
3. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (6-0) (3)
4. Greensboro, N.C., Dudley (7-0) (4)
5. Upper Marlboro, Md., Riverdale Baptist (12-0) (5)
6. Arlington, Va., O'Connell (6-0) (6)
7. Severn, Md., Spalding (10-1) (7)
8. Baltimore, Md., Mount St. Joseph (8-1) (8)
9. Dumfries, Va., Potomac (5-0) (9)
10. Hopkins, S.C., Lower Richland (7-1) (10)

Southeast Region
1. West Palm Beach, Fla., Palm Beach Lakes (9-1) (3)
2. Jacksonville, Fla., Arlington Country Day (8-1) (1)
3. Snellville, Ga., South Gwinnett (7-1) (4)
4. New Orleans, La., Brother Martin (16-0) (2)
5. Memphis, Tenn., White Station (7-1) (5)
6. Georgetown, Ky., Scott County (6-0) (6)
7. Memphis, Tenn., Raleigh-Egypt (10-0) (7)
8. Jackson, Miss., Lanier (10-2) (8)
9. Mobile, Ala., LeFlore (17-0) (10)
10. Dunwoody, Ga. (8-2) (9)

Midwest Region
1. Country Club Hills, Ill., Hillcrest (9-0) (2)
2. Flossmoor, Ill., Homewood-Flossmoor (9-1) (3)
3. Indianapolis, Ind., Lawrence North (6-1) (4)
4. Harvey, Ill., Thornton (10-0) (6)
5. Milwaukee, Wis., Vincent (5-2) (1)
6. Cincinnati, Ohio, St. Xavier (6-0) --
7. Milwaukee, Wis., Rufus King (3-0) (7)
8. Detroit, Mich., King (3-0) (8)
9. Indianapolis, Ind., Arlington (6-0) (9)
10. Madison, Wis., Memorial (6-0) (10)

Midlands Region
1. Poplar Bluff, Mo. (6-2) (1)
2. Marion, Iowa, Linn-Mar (5-0) (2)
3. Bellevue, Neb., West (7-0) (3)
4. Braham, Minn. (7-0) (4)
5. Minneapolis, Minn., Henry (5-0) (5)
6. St. Louis, Mo., Vashon (9-0) (6)
7. Webster Groves, Mo. (6-1) (7)
8. Provo, Utah, Timpview (5-0) (8)
9. St. Charles, Mo., Howell Central (9-0) (9)
10. Littleton, Colo., Heritage (9-1) (10)

Southwest Region
1. Oklahoma City, Okla., Putnam City (8-0) (1)
2. Kingwood, Texas (18-0) (2)
3. Beaumont, Texas, Ozen (13-0) (3)
4. Dallas, Texas, Carter (14-1) (4)
5. Dallas, Texas, Lincoln (8-2) (5)
6. Cedar Hill, Texas (12-1) (6)
7. Bellaire, Texas (14-2) (7)
8. Dallas, Texas, Seagoville (14-0) (8)
9. Las Vegas, Nev., Bishop Gorman (12-1) (9)
10. Mesa, Ariz. (10-0) (10)

West Coast Region
1. Seattle, Wash., Seattle Prep (7-2) (1)
2. Etiwanda, Calif. (9-0) (4)
3. Los Angeles, Calif., Westchester (3-1) (3)
4. Los Angeles, Calif., Fairfax (8-1) (2)
5. Portland, Ore., Jesuit (4-0) (6)
6. Portland, Ore., Jefferson (3-0) (7)
7. Compton, Calif., Dominguez (6-1) (8)
8. Seattle, Wash., O'Dea (6-2) (9)
9. Concord, Calif., De La Salle (6-0) (10)
10. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (9-2) (5)

FEATS OF THE WEEK: With a field that boasted nine nationally or regionally ranked teams, the City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, Fla., had a major impact on this week's Prep Poll. No team received a bigger boost than tournament champion Niagara Falls, N.Y. The Wolverines jumped from No. 7 in the Northeast Region to No. 5 in the nation after defeating No. 8 West Palm Beach, Fla., Palm Beach Lakes, 52-51, in the tourney final. Senior guard Johnny Flynn nailed a 3-pointer with 18 seconds to play to clinch the victory. Niagara Falls also recorded wins over No. 9 Jacksonville, Fla., Arlington Country Day and previously Top 10-ranked Jacksonville, Raines en route to the tourney title . . . New York Catholic High School Athletic Association rivals traveled five time zones and nearly 5,000 miles to the West to battle it out in the finals of the Iolani Classic in Honolulu. Fifteenth-ranked New York, Rice defeated regionally ranked Brooklyn, Xaverian, 62-42, for its second Iolani title in as many trips. Rice senior guard Tasco Brown led all scorers with 24.

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