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URBANDALE, Iowa -- The top three teams in the weekly National Prep Poll to start the month of March are the same that held those spots at the start of February.

Northland (Columbus), a heavy favorite to defend its Ohio Division I title, remains No. 1 in the country for the 11th consecutive week. Led by Ohio State recruits Jared Sullinger and J.D. Weatherspoon, the Vikings are bidding to become the first public school Prep Poll champion since 2006.

Findlay (Henderson, Nev.), the national champion last year in only its second season fielding a team, is No. 2 for the sixth straight week. The Pilots have four weeks off before playing in the second annual ESPN RISE National High School Invitational April 1-3. That event might be a swan song for the program, which will lose its academic affiliation with neighboring Henderson International School next season.

High-flying Yates (Houston) holds the No. 3 spot for the sixth consecutive time. The Lions average 118 points per game and have surpassed the century mark in a state-record 11 straight games.

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. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict's (19-1) (1)
2. Philadelphia, Pa., Neumann-Goretti (23-1) (2)
3. Paterson, N.J., Catholic (26-0) (3)
4. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick (24-3) (4)
5. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (22-2) (6)
6. Dix Hills, N.Y., Half Hollow Hills West (20-0) (7)
7. Plymouth Meeting, Pa., Plymouth-Whitemarsh (24-1) (5)
8. Lansdowne, Pa., Penn Wood (21-3) (8)
9. Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King (21-5) (9)
10. Jersey City, N.J., St. Peter's (21-3) (10)

East Coast Region
1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (29-3) (1)
2. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (26-3) (2)
3. Arden, N.C., Christ (37-1) (3)
4. Petersburg, Va. (26-0) (5)
5. Washington, D.C., Gonzaga (23-6) (4)
6. Baltimore, Md., Mount St. Joseph (31-3) (8)
7. Washington, D.C., Ballou (24-4) (9)
8. Fayetteville, N.C., Sanford (29-0) --
9. Norfolk, Va., Maury (21-6) --
10. Baltimore, Md., St. Frances (22-9) (7)

Southeast Region
1. Winter Park, Fla. (26-5) (1)
2. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy (21-4) (2)
3. Memphis, Tenn., Ridgeway (26-2) (3)
4. Jacksonville, Fla., Providence (30-1) (4)
5. Alpharetta, Ga., Milton (25-4) (6)
6. Marietta, Ga., Wheeler (24-5) (8)
7. Memphis, Tenn., Melrose (29-4) --
8. Jacksonville, Fla., Arlington Country Day (22-5) (10)
9. Alexandria, La., Peabody (37-0) (9)
10. Memphis, Tenn., White Station (24-7) (5)

Midwest Region
1. Columbus, Ohio, Northland (20-0) (1)
2. Bloomington, Ind., South (20-0) (2)
3. Beverly Hills, Mich., Detroit Country Day (17-1) (3)
4. Detroit, Mich., Pershing (17-2) (5)
5. Romulus, Mich. (18-1) (6)
6. Waukegan, Ill. (21-4) (8)
7. Louisville, Ky., Ballard (26-4) --
8. Champaign, Ill., Centennial (26-1) (7)
9. Louisville, Ky., Trinity (26-3) (4)
10. Cincinnati, Ohio, La Salle (19-2) (10)

Midlands Region
1. Ames, Iowa (23-0) (1)
2. Aurora, Colo., Regis (23-1) (2)
3. Roeland Park, Kan., Miege (20-0) (3)
4. St. Paul, Minn., Johnson (24-0) (4)
5. Washington, Mo., Borgia (27-0) (5)
6. South Jordan, Utah, Bingham (20-1) (6)
7. Minnetonka, Minn., Hopkins (22-2) (7)
8. New Hope, Minn., Cooper (21-3) (8)
9. Fountain, Colo., Fountain-Fort Carson (21-3) (9)
10. Kaysville, Utah, Davis (19-2) (10)

Southwest Region
1. Henderson, Nev., Findlay (29-2) (1)
2. Houston, Texas, Yates (29-0) (2)
3. Las Vegas, Nev., Bishop Gorman (30-2) (3)
4. Bellaire, Texas (33-1) (4)
5. San Antonio, Texas, Wagner (36-1) (5)
6. Lancaster, Texas (32-2) (6)
7. Flower Mound, Texas, Marcus (34-2) (7)
8. Phoenix, Ariz., North (26-3) (8)
9. Fort Worth, Texas, North Crowley (32-4) (9)
10. Garland, Texas, Lakeview Centennial (29-3) (10)

West Coast Region
1. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (28-1) (1)
2. Los Angeles, Calif., Westchester (26-3) (2)
3. Woodland Hills, Calif., Taft (24-4) (3)
4. Gardena, Calif., Serra (29-2) (4)
5. Richmond, Calif., Salesian (29-1) (5)
6. Portland, Ore., Jesuit (22-2) (7)
7. Portland, Ore., Westview (21-3) (9)
8. Huntington Beach, Calif., Ocean View (27-3) --
9. Etiwanda, Calif. (23-8) --
10. Lawndale, Calif., Leuzinger (23-6) --

Dropped out: East Coast: No. 6 Charlotte, N.C., Christian; No. 10 Richmond, Va., Benedictine. Midwest: No. 9 Milwaukee, Hamilton. West Coast: No. 6 Long Beach, Calif., Poly; No. 8 North Hollywood, Calif., Harvard-Westlake; No. 10 Enumclaw, Wash.

FEATS OF THE WEEK: Senior guard Corey Hawkins broke state scoring records while leading Goodyear, Ariz., Estrella Foothills to its third consecutive 3A title. Hawkins (Arizona St.) had only 12 in the Wolves' 77-57 victory over Edgar, Round Valley in the 3A championship game, but still ended with a single-season record 1,249 points. He is also the state's career leading scorer. Both scoring marks previously belonged to Mike Bibby, now with the Atlanta Hawks . . . No. 25 Petersburg, Va., entered the national rankings after beating Richmond, Marshall, 77-70, in the Class AAA region semifinals. Senior forward Du'Vaughn Maxwell (uncommitted) scored 28 points while Marshall's Travis McKie (Wake Forest) had 20 . . . No. 13 Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman thumped North Las Vegas, Canyon Springs, 69-48, to win its fourth Class 4A state title since 2002 and second in a row . . . Regionally ranked Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King got 23 points from sophomore guard Omar Calhoun and beat Brooklyn, Loughlin, 66-61, for its second consecutive Brooklyn/Queens Diocesan championship . . . Junior guard Tony Kimbro scored 18 points, leading No. 20 Arden, Christ to its fourth straight North Carolina 3-A independent schools title. The Greenies outgunned then-regionally ranked Charlotte Christian, 78-59, in the championship game.

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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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