Preseason PrepNation National Prep Football Poll

WAUKEE, Iowa – Orange County powerhouse Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) hopes to end the 2017 season as California’s first National Prep Poll titlist since 2003.

The top-ranked Monarchs are loaded with talent and experience on both sides of the ball. Junior quarterback J.T. Daniels already has 100 touchdowns and nearly 8,000 passing yards in his high school career. The USC commit is one of 10 returning offensive starters and is surrounded by eight other Mater Dei players who have four or five-star recruiting rankings on Rivals.com.

Mater Dei will play a schedule that certainly aligns with a national-championship run. No. 3 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), No. 4 St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) and No. 13 Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.) await on the regular season schedule before the playoffs begin in California’s most challenging postseason division.

Bruce Rollinson will guide Mater Dei for the 28^th consecutive season. His record includes 259 victories with five CIF championships.

The Monarchs have never won a National Prep Poll title but were ranked No. 1 in the final USA Today Super 25 rankings in 1994 and 1996.

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 preseason national Top 25 and regional Top 15's follow:

NOTE: The Week 2 PrepNation National Prep Football Poll will be released on Monday August 28. 

NATIONAL TOP 25

1. Mater Dei HS (Santa Ana, Calif.)

2. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)

3. Bishop Gorman HS (Las Vegas)

4. St. John Bosco HS (Bellflower, Calif.)

5. St. Thomas Aquinas HS (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)

6. DeMatha HS (Hyattsville, Md.)

7. Allen HS (Texas)

8. Hoover HS (Ala.)

9. Chandler HS (Ariz.)

10. Grayson HS (Loganville, Ga.)

11. Centennial HS (Corona, Calif.)

12. Katy HS (Texas)

13. Bergen Catholic HS (N.J.)

14. St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia)

15. Union HS (Tulsa, Okla.)

16. South Pointe HS (Rock Hill, S.C.)

17. Bingham HS (South Jordan, Utah)

18. John Curtis Christian HS (River Ridge, La.)

19. DeSoto HS (Texas)

20. St. Xavier HS (Cincinnati)

21. Ben Davis HS (Indianapolis)

22. American Heritage HS (Plantation, Fla.)

23. De La Salle HS (Concord, Calif.)

24. Judson HS (Converse, Texas)

25. Northwestern HS (Miami)

NORTHEAST

1. Bergen Catholic HS (Oradell, N.J.)

2. St. Joseph’s Prep HS (Philadelphia)

3. St. Joseph Regional HS (Montvale, N.J.)

4. Archbishop Wood HS (Warminster, Pa.)

5. St. Peter’s Prep HS (Jersey City, N.J.)

6. Central Catholic HS (Pittsburgh)

7. Don Bosco Prep HS (Ramsey, N.J.)

8. Pine-Richland HS (Gibsonia, Pa.)

9. Paramus Catholic HS (N.J.)

10. Everett HS (Mass.)

11. DePaul HS (Wayne, N.J.)

12. Cathedral Prep HS (Erie, Pa.)

13. La Salle HS (Wyndmoor, Pa.)

14. Canisius HS (Buffalo, N.Y.)

15. Xavier HS (Middleton, Conn.)

EAST COAST

1. DeMatha HS (Hyattsville, Md.)

2. South Pointe HS (Rock Hill, S.C.)

3. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)

4. Dutch Fork HS (Irmo, S.C.)

5. Wake Forest HS (N.C.)

6. St. John’s College HS (Washington)

7. Fort Dorchester HS (North Charleston, S.C.)

8. Wise HS (Upper Marlboro, Md.)

9. Bishop Sullivan HS (Virginia Beach, Va.)

10. Scotland HS (Laurinburg, N.C.)

11. McDonogh HS (Owings Mills, Md.)

12. Dudley HS (Greensboro, N.C.)

13. Archbishop Spalding HS (Severn, Md.)

14. Mallard Creek HS (Charlotte, N.C.)

15. Westfield HS (Chantilly, Va.)

SOUTHEAST

1. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)

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

3. Hoover HS (Ala.)

4. Grayson HS (Loganville, Ga.)

5. John Curtis Christian HS (River Ridge, La.)

6. American Heritage HS (Plantation, Fla.)

7. Northwestern HS (Miami)

8. Carol City HS (Miami)

9. Pearl HS (Miss.)

10. Colquitt County HS (Moultrie, Ga.)

11. Brentwood Academy (Tenn.)

12. Central HS (Miami)

13. Tucker HS (Ga.)

14. Booker T. Washington HS (Miami)

15. Cartersville HS (Ga.)

MIDWEST

1. St. Xavier HS (Cincinnati)

2. Ben Davis HS (Indianapolis)

3. Trinity HS (Louisville, Ky.)

4. Wayne HS (Huber Heights, Ohio)

5. Carmel HS (Indianapolis)

6. Warren Central HS (Indianapolis)

7. St. Ignatius HS (Cleveland)

8. Cass Tech HS (Detroit)

9. Pickerington Central HS (Ohio)

10. Prairie Ridge HS (Crystal Lake, Ill.)

11. Kimberly HS (Wis.)

12. Colerain HS (Cincinnati)

13. Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.)

14. St. Edward HS (Lakewood, Ohio)

15. La Salle HS (Cincinnati)

MIDLANDS

1. Bingham HS (South Jordan, Utah)

2. Valor Christian HS (Highlands Ranch, Colo.)

3. Blue Springs HS (Mo.)

4. East HS (Salt Lake City)

5. Christian Brothers HS (St. Louis)

6. Pomona HS (Arvada, Colo.)

7. Eden Prairie HS (Minn.)

8. Rockhurst HS (Kansas City, Mo.)

9. Bishop Miege HS (Roeland Park, Kan.)

10. Centennial HS (Ankeny, Iowa)

11. Kirkwood HS (Mo.)

12. Cherry Creek HS (Greenwood Village, Colo.)

13. Bellevue West HS (Neb.)

14. Rocky Mountain HS (Meridian, Idaho)

15. Dowling Catholic HS (West Des Moines, Iowa)

SOUTHWEST

1. Bishop Gorman HS (Las Vegas)

2. Allen HS (Texas)

3. Chandler HS (Ariz.)

4. Katy HS (Texas)

5. Union HS (Tulsa, Okla.)

6. DeSoto HS (Texas)

7. Judson HS (Converse, Texas)

8. Lake Travis HS (Austin, Texas)

9. Steele HS (Cibolo, Texas)

10. Saguaro HS (Scottsdale, Ariz.)

11. Manvel HS (Texas)

12. Mountain Pointe HS (Phoenix)

13. Aledo HS (Texas)

14. Westlake HS (Austin, Texas)

15. Har-Ber HS (Springdale, Ark.)

WEST COAST

1. Mater Dei HS (Santa Ana, Calif.)

2. St. John Bosco HS (Bellflower, Calif.)

3. Centennial HS (Corona, Calif.)

4. De La Salle HS (Concord, Calif.)

5. St. Louis HS (Honolulu)

6. Mission Viejo HS (Calif.)

7. Chaminade HS (West Hills, Calif.)

8. Kahuku HS (Hawaii)

9. Narbonne HS (Harbor City, Calif.)

10. Serra HS (Gardena, Calif.)

11. Rancho Cucamonga HS (Calif.)

12. Long Beach Poly HS (Calif.)

13. Eastside Catholic HS (Sammamish, Wash.)

14. Jesuit HS (Portland, Ore.)

15. Pittsburg HS (Calif.)

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.

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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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