Final PrepNation National Prep Football Poll

WAUKEE, Iowa -- For the second time in three years, the No. 1 team in the final National Prep Poll is Las Vegas powerhouse Bishop Gorman. The Gaels are the sixth team in the poll’s 30-year history to win two more national championships within a span of three or fewer seasons.

Bishop Gorman (15-0) ended the seaon with its eighth consecutive Nevada Class 4A state championship and the nation’s second-longest active win streak at 54 games. Its unbeaten run against in-state competition is now 86 in a row.

In addition to dominating within in its own state, the Gaels went 5-0 against non-Nevada teams – all of which finished the year nationally or regionally ranked. Their remarkable resume included 15-point win over No. 3 St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) and a triple-overtime decision against No. 7 St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.).

Even with the rigorous schedule, Bishop Gorman ended up outscoring its opponents by an average margin of 44 points.  

Under coach Kenny Sanchez, Bishop Gorman is a perfect 30-0 with two state championships in two seasons. Sanchez’s brother Tony Sanchez – now head coach at Nevada-Las Vegas – was the Gaels’ head coach when they were crowned national champions in 2014.

The National Prep Football Poll is compiled by high school sports expert Jamie DeMoney of XOS Digital with input from sportswriters, experts, and coaches. The Week 18 national Top 25 and regional Top 15's follow with final won-loss records:

NATIONAL TOP 25

1. Bishop Gorman HS (Las Vegas), 15-0

2. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 11-0

3. St. John Bosco HS (Bellflower, Calif.), 13-2

4. DeSoto HS (Texas), 16-0

5. Grayson HS (Loganville, Ga.), 14-1

6. St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia), 14-0

7. St. Thomas Aquinas HS (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 13-2

8. Lake Travis HS (Austin, Texas), 15-1

9. Mater Dei HS (Santa Ana, Calif.), 13-1

10. DeMatha HS (Hyattsville, Md.), 12-0

11. Cass Tech HS (Detroit), 13-0

12. Roswell HS (Ga.), 14-1

13. Centennial HS (Corona, Calif.), 11-2

14. American Heritage HS (Plantation, Fla.), 14-0

15. Bingham HS (South Jordan, Utah), 14-1

16. The Woodlands HS (Texas), 15-1

17. Allen HS (Texas), 14-1

18. Trinity HS (Louisville, Ky.), 15-0

19. Chandler HS (Ariz.), 13-2

20. Hoover HS (Ala.), 12-2

21. East HS (Salt Lake City), 14-0

22. St. Louis HS (Honolulu), 10-1

23. Edna Karr HS (New Orleans), 14-0

24. Dutch Fork HS (Irmo, S.C.), 15-0

25. Wake Forest HS (N.C.), 16-0

NORTHEAST

1. St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia), 14-0

2. St. Joseph Regional HS (Montvale, N.J.), 9-2

3. Paramus Catholic HS (N.J.), 9-2

4. Archbishop Wood HS (Warminster, Pa.), 11-2-1

5. North Penn HS (Lansdale, Pa.), 14-1

6. Central Catholic HS (Pittsburgh), 14-2

7. Cathedral Prep (Erie, Pa.), 15-0

8. Timber Creek HS (Erial, N.J.), 12-0

9. Duxbury HS (Mass.), 12-1

10. St. Peter’s Prep (Jersey City, N.J.), 8-4

11. Bergen Catholic HS (Oradell, N.J.), 7-4

12. Everett HS (Mass.), 10-2

13. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.), 6-5

14. Darien HS (Conn.), 12-0

15. Bishop Hendricken HS (Warwick, R.I.), 11-0

EAST COAST

1. DeMatha HS (Hyattsville, Md.), 12-0

2. Dutch Fork HS (Irmo, S.C.), 15-0

3. Wake Forest HS (N.C.), 16-0

4. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore), 10-2

5. South Pointe HS (Rock Hill, S.C.), 14-1

6. Wise HS (Upper Marlboro, Md.), 14-0

7. Damascus HS (Md.), 14-0

8. Highland Springs HS (Va.), 14-1

9. Dudley HS (Greensboro, N.C.), 15-1

10. Martinsburg HS (W.Va.), 14-0

11. Page HS (Greensboro, N.C.), 14-2

12. Boiling Springs HS (S.C.), 13-2

13. St. John’s College HS (Washington), 8-4

14. Salem HS (Va.), 13-1

15. Westfield HS (Chantilly, Va.), 13-2

SOUTHEAST

1. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 11-0

2. Grayson HS (Loganville, Ga.), 14-1

3. St. Thomas Aquinas HS (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 13-2

4. Roswell HS (Ga.), 14-1

5. American Heritage HS (Plantation, Fla.), 14-0

6. Hoover HS (Ala.), 12-2

7. Edna Karr HS (New Orleans), 14-0

8. Carol City HS (Miami), 11-3

9. Whitehaven HS (Memphis, Tenn.), 15-0

10. Cocoa HS (Fla.), 12-1

11. Clinton HS (Miss.), 14-1

12. Cartersville HS (Ga.), 15-0

13. Southridge HS (Miami), 13-2

14. McGill-Toolen HS (Mobile, Ala.), 13-1

15. Brentwood Academy (Tenn.), 10-2

MIDWEST

1. Cass Tech HS (Detroit), 14-0

2. Trinity HS (Louisville, Ky.), 15-0

3. St. Xavier HS (Cincinnati), 10-5

4. St. Ignatius HS (Cleveland), 13-2

5. Kimberly HS (Wis.), 14-0

6. East St. Louis HS (Ill.), 14-0

7. Detroit Catholic Central HS (Novi, Mich.), 13-1

8. Carmel HS (Ind.), 9-5

9. King HS (Detroit), 12-2

10. Maine South HS (Park Ridge, Ill.), 11-3

11. Center Grove HS (Greenwood, Ind.), 12-2

12. Wayne HS (Huber Heights, Ohio), 11-1-1

13. Bowling Green HS (Ky.), 15-0

14. Warren Central HS (Indianapolis), 10-2

15. Colerain HS (Cincinnati), 11-1

MIDLANDS

1. Bingham HS (South Jordan, Utah), 14-1

2. East HS (Salt Lake City), 14-0

3. Derby HS (Kan.), 13-0

4. Bellevue West HS (Neb.), 13-0

5. Kirkwood HS (Mo.), 12-1

6. Totino-Grace HS (Fridley, Minn.), 13-0

7. Valor Christian HS (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), 11-3

8. Dowling Catholic HS (West Des Moines, Iowa), 12-1

9. Blue Valley HS (Stillwell, Kan.), 12-1

10. Bishop Miege HS (Roeland Park, Kan.), 12-1

11. Mountain View HS (Meridian, Id.), 11-2

12. Lone Peak HS (Highland, Utah), 12-2

13. Blue Springs HS (Mo.), 11-3

14. Eden Prairie HS (Minn.), 11-2

15. Pomona HS (Arvada, Colo.), 12-2

SOUTHWEST

1. Bishop Gorman HS (Las Vegas), 15-0

2. DeSoto HS (Texas), 16-0

3. Lake Travis HS (Austin, Texas), 15-1

4. The Woodlands HS (Texas), 15-1

5. Allen HS (Texas), 14-1

6. Chandler HS (Ariz.), 13-2

7. Saguaro HS (Scottsdale, Ariz.), 14-0

8. Union HS (Tulsa, Okla.), 11-2

9. Mountain Pointe HS (Phoenix), 13-1

10. Aledo HS (Texas), 16-0

11. Cedar Hill HS (Texas), 11-3

12. Steele HS (Cibolo, Texas), 14-2

13. Fayetteville HS (Ark.), 12-1

14. West Orange-Stark HS (Orange, Texas), 16-0

15. Norman North HS (Okla.), 12-1

WEST COAST

1. St. John Bosco HS (Bellflower, Calif.), 13-2

2. Mater Dei HS (Santa Ana, Calif.), 13-1

3. Centennial HS (Corona, Calif.), 11-2

4. St. Louis HS (Honolulu), 10-1

5. Cathedral Catholic HS (San Diego), 15-0

6. West Linn HS (Ore.), 14-0

7. De La Salle HS (Concord, Calif.), 11-2

8. Camas HS (Wash.), 14-0

9. St. Mary’s HS (Stockton, Calif.), 14-2

10. Rancho Cucamonga HS (Calif.), 12-1

11. Narbonne HS (Harbor City, Calif.), 14-1

12. Mission Viejo HS (Calif.), 11-1

13. Kahuku HS (Hawaii), 11-2

14. San Clemente HS (Calif.), 13-3

15. Madison HS (San Diego), 13-2

All-time National Prep Poll champs, with records and coaches*:

1987--Fontana, Calif. (14-0), Dick Bruich

1988--Prichard, Ala., Vigor (13-0), Harold Clark

1989--Odessa, Texas, Permian (16-0), Gary Gaines

1990--Aldine, Texas (15-0), Bill Smith

1991--Indianapolis, Ben Davis (14-0), Dick Dullaghan

1992--Valdosta, Ga. (14-0), Nick Hyder

1993--Cleveland, St. Ignatius (14-0), Chuck Kyle

1994--Concord, Calif., De La Salle (13-0), Bob Ladouceur

1995--Cleveland, St. Ignatius (14-0), Chuck Kyle

1996--Hampton, Va. (14-0), Mike Smith

1997--Hampton, Va. (13-0), Mike Smith

1998--Concord, Calif., De La Salle (12-0), Bob Ladouceur

1999--Shreveport, La., Evangel (15-0), Dennis Dunn

2000--Concord, Calif., De La Salle (13-0), Bob Ladouceur

2001--Concord, Calif., De La Salle (12-0), Bob Ladouceur

2002--Concord, Calif., De La Salle (13-0), Bob Ladouceur

2003--Concord, Calif., De La Salle (13-0), Bob Ladouceur

2004--Southlake, Texas, Carroll (16-0), Todd Dodge

2005--Southlake, Texas, Carroll (16-0), Todd Dodge

2006--Lakeland, Fla. (15-0), Bill Castle

2007--Cincinnati, St. Xavier (15-0), Steve Specht

2008--Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas (15-0), George Smith

2009--Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco (12-0), Greg Toal

2010--Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas (15-0), George Smith

2011--Ramsey, N.J., Don Bosco (12-0), Greg Toal

2012--River Ridge, La., John Curtis (14-0), J.T. Curtis

2013--Miami, Booker T. Washington (14-0), Tim Harris

2014--Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman (15-0), Tony Sanchez

2015--Katy, Texas (16-0), Gary Joseph

2016--Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman (15-0), Kenny Sanchez

*From 1987-2014, the National Prep Poll was published by World Features Syndicate and distributed to news outlets by the Associated Press.

All content Copyright 2016 Jamie DeMoney/PrepNation.com

About the PrepNation National Prep Poll

The PrepNation National Prep Poll is a continuation of World Feature Syndicate’s National Prep Poll, which was published and distributed to the Associated Press and other news organizations from 1987 to 2015.

The National Prep Poll is second only to the USA Today Super 25 as the longest continually published weekly high school rankings. While a product of World Features Syndicate (1987-2015), the National Prep Poll was the only high school poll distributed to newspapers and websites around the United States by the Associated Press.

Before authoring rankings for Student Sports and ESPN, National High School Sports Hall of Fame journalist Doug Huff compiled the National Prep Poll rankings from 1987 until 1999. Current author Jamie DeMoney has compiled the poll since the start of the 1999 basketball season to the present.

Among the criteria used in the weekly compilation of 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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