Week 18 PrepNation National Prep Football Poll

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 current 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.), 12-2

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), 14-0

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

17. Allen HS (Texas), 14-1

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

19. Chandler HS (Ariz.), 12-2

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 (Spartanburg, 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.), 12-2

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), 14-0

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.), 12-2

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

Team of the Week

No. 3 St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) overpowered regionally ranked De La Salle (Concord), 56-33, to win the California Open Division state championship. The Braves, who went 5-2 against ranked teams this season, had over 350 rushing yards in the game. It’s the second time in four years the Braves have beaten De La Salle for the title. The Spartans have seven state championships in 12 seasons and are the only team to finish No. 1 in the National Prep Poll six times.

Worth Noting

Lake Travis (Austin, Texas) surged back into Top 25 after dominating No. 16 The Woodlands, 41-13, for the Texas Class 6A Division I state championship. It was the first state crown since 2011 for the No. 8 Cavaliers (15-1), who ended the season on a 15-game winning streak. … The Texas 6A-II crown went to No. 4 DeSoto (16-0), which topped regionally ranked Steele (Cibolo), 38-29, for its first football championship in school history. … No. 24 Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.) completed its first ever 15-0 season and earned its second state championship with a 28-21 win over regionally ranked Boiling Spring in the Class 5A title game. … No. 25 Wake Forest (N.C.) also finished unbeaten for the first time after a 29-0 shutout of regionally ranked Page (Greensboro) for the Class 4AA state crown. It was the first state title in school history for the Cougars (16-0).

For the Record

No individual or team records of note to report this week.

Editors Note: The final PrepNation National Prep Football Poll of the 2016 season will be released on Monday December 26. 

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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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