By Jamie DeMoney and Jeremy Plowman

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 last year's won-loss-tie records:

Jamie DeMoney and Jeremy Plowman also compiled the preseason Power 50 national and regional rankings for the Sporting News/School Sports 2005 -06 High School Hoops Preview Magazine. The publication (available on newstands now) includes an in-depth breakdown on all 50 nationaly ranked and 100 regionally ranked teams, including key players, strengths, weaknesses and overall outlook.

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Northeast Region
1. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick (3-1) (1)
2. Philadelphia, Pa., Neumann-Goretti (5-3) (2)
3. Mount Vernon, N.Y. (4-2) (3)
4. Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King (6-0) (8)
5. Bloomfield, N.J., Tech (4-1) (5)
6. Philadelphia, Pa., Roman Catholic (10-1) (6)
7. Newton, Mass., North (3-0) (7)
8. Brooklyn, N.Y., Lincoln (9-2) (9)
9. Harrisburg, Pa. (10-0) (10)
10. Philadelphia, Pa., St. Joseph's Prep (11-0) --

East Coast Region
1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (21-0) (1)
2. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (12-0) (2)
3. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian (6-1) (3)
4. Baltimore, Md., Mount St. Joseph (15-0) (4)
5. Charlotte, N.C., Christian (17-0) (5)
6. Herndon, Va. (8-3) --
7. Dumfries, Va., Potomac (9-0) (6)
8. Greenbelt, Md., Roosevelt (8-0) --
9. Huntington, W.Va. (4-0) (9)
10. Baltimore, Md., St. Frances (7-1) (10)

Southeast Region
1. Brentwood, Tenn., Academy (13-1) (1)
2. Marietta, Ga., Wheeler (10-1) (4)
3. Memphis, Tenn., Hamilton (12-0) (3)
4. Jacksonville, Fla., Arlington Country Day (9-2) (2)
5. Memphis, Tenn., Raleigh-Egypt (16-1) (5)
6. Winter Park, Fla., Lake Howell (11-2) (6)
7. Georgetown, Ky., Scott County (8-1) (8)
8. Norcross, Ga. (12-2) (7)
9. Reserve, La., Christian (26-4) --
10. Memphis, Tenn., Mitchell (11-4) --

Midwest Region
1. Indianapolis, Ind., Lawrence North (8-0) (1)
2. Cincinnati, Ohio, North College Hill (9-0) (2)
3. Canton, Ohio, McKinley (7-1) (4)
4. Northbrook, Ill., Glenbrook North (13-1) (3)
5. Dayton, Ohio, Dunbar (8-2) (8)
6. Bloomington, Ind., South (7-0) (6)
7. Indianapolis, Ind., Pike (7-1) (7)
8. Chicago, Ill., Crane (9-0) (9)
9. Chicago, Ill., Simeon (8-2) --
10. Cincinnati, Ohio, Hughes (6-1) --

Midlands Region
1. St. Louis, Mo., Vashon (10-1) (1)
2. Aurora, Colo., Central (9-0) (4)
3. Eden Prairie, Minn. (8-0) --
4. Braham, Minn. (8-1) (2)
5. Aurora, Colo., Grandview (8-1) --
6. Salt Lake City, Utah, Highland (7-0) (7)
7. Marion, Iowa, Linn-Mar (5-0) (6)
8. Oakdale, Minn., Tartan (8-0) (9)
9. Kansas City, Mo., Rockhurst (9-1) (10)
10. Parker, Colo., Chaparral (7-0) (8)

Southwest Region
1. Houston, Texas, Westfield (19-0) (1)
2. Kingwood, Texas (19-2) (2)
3. DeSoto, Texas (20-0) (5)
4. Edmond, Okla., Santa Fe (8-1) (3)
5. Las Vegas, Nev., Palo Verde (15-0) (6)
6. Dallas, Texas, Seagoville (18-1) (4)
7. Bellaire, Texas (12-3) (7)
8. Tempe, Ariz., Corona del Sol (14-0) --
9. Oklahoma City, Okla., Putnam City (5-2) (9)
10. Dallas, Texas, South Oak Cliff (15-4) (10)

West Coast Region
1. Lakewood, Calif., Artesia (12-1) (2)
2. Los Angeles, Calif., Fairfax (9-2) (3)
3. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (13-1) (1)
4. Fresno, Calif., San Joaquin Memorial (16-1) (6)
5. Los Angeles, Calif., Westchester (11-2) (4)
6. Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., Santa Margarita (14-0) (8)
7. Lake Oswego, Ore. (6-3) (5)
8. Fresno, Calif., Clovis West (12-2) --
9. Compton, Calif., Dominguez (12-4) (7)
10. University Place, Wash., Curtis (7-0) (10)

Dropped out: No. 20 Redford (Detroit); Northeast No. 4 Haddonfield (N.J.), East Coast No. 7 Dudley (Greensboro, N.C.); East Coast No. 8 Lower Richland (Hopkins, S.C.); Southeast No. 9 Shelbyville (Tenn.) Central; Southeast No. 10 LeFlore (Mobile, Ala.); Midwest No. 10 Wauwatosa (Wis.) East; Midlands No. 3 Webster Groves (Mo.); Midlands No. 5 Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minn.); Southwest No. 8 Mountain View (Mesa, Ariz.); and West Coast No. 9 Centennial (Compton, Calif.).

FEATS OF THE WEEK: More than half the national Top 25 teams participated in holiday tournaments and events across the country. Over 4,000 fans at Campbell Center in Houston and a national television audience on ESPNU watched No. 2 Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill win the Academy National Invitational for the third time since 2001. The Warriors blitzed No. 9 Los Angeles, Fairfax, 75-48, in the final and whipped No. 11 Marietta, Ga., Wheeler, 76-56, in the semifinals. Oak Hill's point guard Tywon Lawson, a North Carolina recruit, averaged a tournament-best 20.5 points per game . . . No. 4 Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha won the Beach Ball Classic in Myrtle Beach, S.C., for the fourth time. The Stags outgunned regionally ranked Memphis, Tenn., Mitchell, 89-67, in the championship game. Virginia Tech-bound point guard Nigel Munson was named tournament MVP . . . Senior guard Jon Scheyer of No. 13 Northbrook, Ill., Glenbrook North set single-game and overall tournament scoring records in the Proviso West Holiday Tournament in Hillside, Ill. The Duke recruit scored 52 points in an 85-79 upset loss to host Proviso West. It included an amazing 21 points in a span of 1:15 to spark a furious late-game attempted comeback.

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