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 national Top 25 and regional Top 15's follow:

Editors note: Due to the Christmas holiday, next week's poll will be released on Tuesday December 26. It will be the final rankings of the season. 

NATIONAL TOP 25

1. Mater Dei HS (Santa Ana, Calif.), 15-0

2. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 8-0

3. Allen HS (Texas), 15-0

4. American Heritage HS (Plantation, Fla.), 13-0

5. Bingham HS (South Jordan, Utah), 13-0

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

7. South Pointe HS (Rock Hill, S.C.), 15-0

8. Ben Davis HS (Indianapolis), 14-0

9. Pine-Richland HS (Gibsonia, Pa.), 16-0

10. Northwestern HS (Miami), 12-2

11. Bishop Gorman HS (Las Vegas), 13-2

12. Lake Travis HS (Austin, Texas), 13-2

13. St. Louis HS (Honolulu), 10-0

14. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore), 12-0

15. Cy-Fair HS (Cypress, Texas), 14-0

16. Trotwood-Madison HS (Trotwood, Ohio), 15-0

17. Pickerington Central HS (Ohio), 14-1

18. Wake Forest HS (N.C.), 15-0

19. Venice HS (Fla.), 14-1

20. North Gwinnett HS (Suwanee, Ga.), 14-1

21. Rome HS (Ga.), 15-0

22. St. John Bosco HS (Bellflower, Calif.), 11-3

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

24. St. John’s College HS (Washington), 9-2

25. North Little Rock HS (Ark.), 13-0

NORTHEAST

1. Pine-Richland HS (Gibsonia, Pa.), 16-0

2. St. Joseph’s Prep HS (Philadelphia), 13-1

3. Archbishop Wood HS (Warminster, Pa.), 12-2

4. Bergen Catholic HS (Oradell, N.J.), 10-2

5. Everett HS (Mass.), 11-0

6. Cathedral Prep HS (Erie, Pa.), 14-0

7. Troy HS (N.Y.), 13-0

8. DePaul HS (Wayne, N.J.), 8-3

9. St. Joseph Regional HS (Montvale, N.J.), 8-4

10. Coatesville HS (Pa.), 13-2

11. St. Peter’s Prep HS (Jersey City, N.J.), 9-3

12. Montclair HS (N.J.), 12-0

13. Lenape HS (Medford, N.J.), 11-1

14. Westfield HS (N.J.), 12-0

15. Archbishop Stepinac HS (White Plains, N.Y.), 10-2

EAST COAST

1. South Pointe HS (Rock Hill, S.C.), 15-0

2. St. John’s College HS (Washington), 9-2

3. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore), 12-0

4. Wake Forest HS (N.C.), 15-0

5. Dutch Fork HS (Irmo, S.C.), 13-1

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

7. Mallard Creek HS (Charlotte, N.C.), 14-1

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

9. Westfield HS (Chantilly, Va.), 14-0

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

11. Dorman HS (Roebuck, S.C.), 12-3

12. Fort Dorchester HS (North Charleston, S.C.), 13-1

13. Good Counsel HS (Olney, Md.), 8-3

14. Charlotte Catholic HS (N.C.), 16-0

15. Harding University HS (Charlotte, N.C.), 14-1

SOUTHEAST

1. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 8-0

2. American Heritage HS (Plantation, Fla.), 13-0

3. Northwestern HS (Miami), 12-2

4. Venice HS (Fla.), 14-1

5. North Gwinnett HS (Suwanee, Ga.), 14-1

6. Rome HS (Ga.), 15-0

7. Armwood HS (Seffner, Fla.), 14-1

8. University Lab HS (Baton Rouge, La.), 13-0

9. Brentwood Academy (Tenn.), 12-0

10. Pearl HS (Miss.), 16-0

11. Hoover HS (Ala.), 11-3

12. Colquitt County HS (Moultrie, Ga.), 11-4

13. West Point HS (Miss.), 15-0

14. Central HS (Miami), 9-3

15. Pinson Valley HS (Pinson, Ala.), 15-0

MIDWEST

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

2. Ben Davis HS (Indianapolis), 14-0

3. Trotwood-Madison HS (Trotwood, Ohio), 15-0

4. Pickerington Central HS (Ohio), 14-1

5. Lincoln-Way East HS (Frankfort, Ill.), 14-0

6. Muskegon HS (Mich.), 14-0

7. Prairie Ridge HS (Crystal Lake, Ill.), 14-0

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

9. Phillips Academy (Chicago), 14-0

10. Mentor HS (Ohio), 13-2

11. Colerain HS (Cincinnati), 11-3

12. St. Xavier HS (Cincinnati), 10-2

13. St. Ignatius HS (Cleveland), 11-2

14. Clarkston HS (Mich.), 12-2

15. Hoban HS (Akron, Ohio), 14-1

MIDLANDS

1. Bingham HS (South Jordan, Utah), 13-0

2. Bishop Miege HS (Roeland Park, Kan.), 13-0

3. Eden Prairie HS (Minn.), 13-0

4. Christian Brothers HS (St. Louis), 13-1

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

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

7. East HS (Salt Lake City), 11-3

8. Staley HS (Kansas City, Mo.), 14-0

9. Bishop Carroll HS (Wichita, Kan.), 12-1

10. Highland HS (Pocatello, Id.), 10-1

11. North HS (Omaha, Neb.), 12-1

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

13. Webb City HS (Mo.), 15-0

14. Washington HS (Sioux Falls, S.D.), 12-0

15. Blue Valley North HS (Overland Park, Kan.), 9-4

SOUTHWEST

1. Allen HS (Texas), 15-0

2. Bishop Gorman HS (Las Vegas), 13-2

3. Lake Travis HS (Austin, Texas), 13-2

4. Cy-Fair HS (Cypress, Texas), 14-0

5. Midway HS (Waco, Texas), 15-0

6. North Little Rock HS (Ark.), 13-0

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

8. Owasso HS (Okla.), 12-1

9. Katy HS (Texas), 12-1

10. Westlake HS (Austin, Texas), 14-1

11. Aledo HS (Texas), 14-0

12. Manvel HS (Texas), 13-0

13. Union HS (Tulsa, Okla.), 12-1

14. Centennial HS (Peoria, Ariz.), 12-1

15. Pulaski Academy (Little Rock, Ark.), 14-0

WEST COAST

1. Mater Dei HS (Santa Ana, Calif.), 15-0

2. St. Louis HS (Honolulu), 10-0

3. St. John Bosco HS (Bellflower, Calif.), 11-3

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

5. Folsom HS (Calif.), 16-0

6. Centennial HS (Corona, Calif.), 10-2

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

8. Clackamas HS (Ore.), 14-0

9. Richland HS (Wash.), 14-0

10. Helix HS (La Mesa, Calif.), 12-2

11. Narbonne HS (Harbor City, Calif.), 12-3

12. Kahuku HS (Hawaii), 11-2

13. Pittsburg HS (Calif.), 9-3

14. Central HS (Fresno, Calif.), 12-2

15. Santa Margarita HS (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.), 7-4

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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.

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