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URBANDALE, Iowa -- Six weeks into the year 2010 and the top five teams in the country remain the same, according to the National Prep Basketball Poll released Monday morning.

All five squads either went unbeaten or did not play last week. The most impressive showing was by No. 4 St. Patrick (Elizabeth, N.J.), which traveled to Santa Ana, Calif., and whipped regionally ranked Taft (Woodland Hills, Calif.), 91-64, at the Nike Extravaganza. However, the news was not all good for the Celtics. The team should learn this week if it will be allowed to defend its state Tournament of Champions title. It might be banned from competing in the postseason after allegations surfaced of multiple unauthorized practices being held before the start of the season.

Meanwhile, last week's snowy weather did not allow top-ranked Northland (Columbus, Ohio) to travel to Michigan for a scheduled matchup with No. 22 Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills, Mich.). The Detroit News reports the game might be rescheduled for this Saturday.

The National Prep Basketball Poll is compiled by high school sports experts Jamie DeMoney and Jeremy Plowman with input from sportswriters, analysts, and coaches. The national Top 25 and regional Top 10's follow with won-loss records:

Northeast Region
1. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick (17-2) (1)
2. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict's (17-1) (2)
3. Paterson, N.J., Catholic (17-0) (3)
4. Philadelphia, Pa., Neumann-Goretti (18-1) (4)
5. Plymouth Meeting, Pa., Plymouth-Whitemarsh (18-1) (5)
6. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (16-2) (6)
7. Lansdowne, Pa., Penn Wood (17-3) (7)
8. Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King (16-4) (9)
9. New York, N.Y., Rice (15-4) (8)
10. Pittsburgh, Pa., Mount Lebanon (18-1) (10)

East Coast Region
1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (23-2) (1)
2. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (20-3) (2)
3. Arden, N.C., Christ (28-1) (3)
4. Washington, D.C., Gonzaga (18-4) (5)
5. Kinston, N.C. (17-3) (6)
6. Petersburg, Va. (18-0) (7)
7. Baltimore, Md., Mount St. Joseph (26-2) (8)
8. Huntersville, N.C., Hopewell (20-0) (9)
9. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian (13-3) (4)
10. Greer, S.C. (21-0) (10)

Southeast Region
1. Winter Park, Fla. (21-4) (1)
2. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy (22-4) (2)
3. Memphis, Tenn., Ridgeway (20-0) (3)
4. Memphis, Tenn., White Station (20-4) (4)
5. Jacksonville, Fla., Providence (25-1) (6)
6. Alpharetta, Ga., Milton (19-4) (5)
7. Pompano Beach, Fla., Ely (23-0) (8)
8. Marietta, Ga., Wheeler (18-4) --
9. Alexandria, La., Peabody (30-0) --
10. Jackson, Miss., Wingfield (27-0) --

Midwest Region
1. Columbus, Ohio, Northland (15-0) (1)
2. Bloomington, Ind., South (16-0) (2)
3. Beverly Hills, Mich., Detroit Country Day (12-1) (3)
4. Detroit, Mich., Pershing (13-2) (4)
5. Chicago, Ill., Young (18-3) (5)
6. Louisville, Ky., Trinity (22-2) (6)
7. Indianapolis, Ind., North Central (14-2) (7)
8. Romulus, Mich. (13-1) (8)
9. Gary, Ind., Bowman (15-0) (9)
10. Dayton, Ohio, Dunbar (14-1) (10)

Midlands Region
1. Ames, Iowa (18-0) (1)
2. Aurora, Colo., Regis (18-1) (2)
3. Roeland Park, Kan., Miege (15-0) (3)
4. St. Paul, Minn., Johnson (17-0) (4)
5. Washington, Mo., Borgia (20-0) (6)
6. South Jordan, Utah, Bingham (16-1) (8)
7. Minnetonka, Minn., Hopkins (16-2) (9)
8. Colorado Springs, Colo., Rampart (18-1) --
9. St. Louis Park, Minn., Benilde-St. Margaret's (14-3) --
10. Webster Groves, Mo. (20-1) (5)

Southwest Region
1. Henderson, Nev., Findlay (25-2) (1)
2. Houston, Texas, Yates (24-0) (2)
3. Las Vegas, Nev., Bishop Gorman (23-2) (3)
4. Bellaire, Texas (28-1) (4)
5. DeSoto, Texas (26-3) (6)
6. Flower Mound, Texas, Marcus (26-2) (7)
7. San Antonio, Texas, Wagner (31-1) (8)
8. Lancaster, Texas (26-2) (9)
9. Phoenix, Ariz., North (21-3) (10)
10. Cedar Hill, Texas (23-4) (5)

West Coast Region
1. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (22-1) (1)
2. Los Angeles, Calif., Westchester (21-3) (2)
3. Woodland Hills, Calif., Taft (19-4) (3)
4. Gardena, Calif., Serra (23-2) (4)
5. Richmond, Calif., Salesian (20-1) (5)
6. Long Beach, Calif., Poly (21-3) (6)
7. Portland, Ore., Jesuit (17-1) (7)
8. North Hollywood, Calif., Harvard-Westlake (20-4) (8)
9. Portland, Ore., Westview (15-3) (9)
10. Enumclaw, Wash. (18-0) (10)

Dropped out: No. 22 Memphis, Tenn., Melrose. Southeast: No. 9 Decatur, Ga., Columbia; No. 10 Jacksonville, Fla., Arlington Country Day. Midlands: No. 7 Eden Prairie, Minn.; No. 10 New Hope, Minn., Cooper.

FEATS OF THE WEEK: In an ESPN2-televised matchup featuring the top-rated guards from the Classes of 2010 and 2011, junior Austin Rivers and No. 12 Winter Park, Fla., came out on top. The 6-foot-4 Florida recruit scored 41 points as his team prevailed, 87-76, over Fort Lauderdale, Pine Crest and Brandon Knight (uncommitted), who exploded for 48 . . . No. 4 Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick was an easy winner over regionally ranked Woodland Hills, Calif., Taft at the Nike Extravaganza in Santa Ana, Calif. Senior guard Kyrie Irving (Duke) scored 24 points while superstar junior forward Michael Gilchrist had 22 points and 13 rebounds in a 91-64 rout . . . In other Extravaganza action, No. 7 Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei got 26 points from senior guard Tyler Lamb (UCLA) in an 82-76 defeat of No. 15 Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman. The Gaels were led by highly rated sophomore guard Shabazz Muhammad, who scored 29 . . . No. 19 Memphis, Tenn., White Station finished with a 21-6 run to beat then-No. 22 Memphis, Melrose, 80-78. Senior guard Joe Jackson (Memphis) had 30 points . . . No. 11 Ames, Iowa, extended its winning streak to 42 with a 73-53 blowout of Sioux City, North. The Little Cyclones were led by North Carolina recruit Harrison Barnes (30 points) and Northern Iowa signee Doug McDermott (25).

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This is Jamie DeMoney's 10th year compiling the World Features Syndicate/Associated Press National Prep Poll. He has covered high school sports and recruiting for more than 15 years and compiled the National Prep Poll since 1999. DeMoney has also compiled high school football and basketball rankings for Sporting News, School Sports, and RISE. DeMoney was managing editor of American Football Monthly and assistant national editor of All-Stater 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.

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 ESPN RISE 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.

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