Week 18 PrepNation National Prep Football Poll

The National Prep Football Poll is compiled by high school sports expert Jamie DeMoney of XOS Digital. The Week 18 national Top 25 and regional Top 15's follow:

Editor's note: Due to the Christmas holiday, the final poll of the season will be delayed until Thursday December 27. 

NATIONAL TOP 25

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

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

3. North Shore HS (Houston), 15-0

4. Duncanville HS (Texas), 14-0

5. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 7-1

6. Warren Central HS (Indianapolis), 14-0

7. Dutch Fork HS (Irmo, S.C.), 13-0

8. Archbishop Hoban HS (Akron, Ohio), 15-0

9. Central HS (Phenix City, Ala.), 14-0

10. Lakeland HS (Fla.), 15-0

11. De La Salle HS (Concord, Calif.), 12-1

12. Milton HS (Ga.), 13-2

13. Lee County HS (Leesburg, Ga.), 15-0

14. Broken Arrow HS (Okla.), 13-0

15. St. Louis School (Honolulu), 11-0

16. John Curtis Christian HS (River Ridge, La.), 13-0

17. Folsom HS (Calif.), 13-1

18. St. John’s College HS (Washington), 9-1

19. St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia), 13-0

20. Centennial HS (Corona, Calif.), 12-1

21. Centennial HS (Peoria, Ariz.), 14-0

22. Christian Brothers HS (St. Louis), 12-1

23. Valor Christian HS (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), 14-0

24. Horn Lake HS (Miss.), 15-0

25. St. Edward HS (Lakewood, Ohio), 11-3

x-Includes one loss by forfeit

NORTHEAST

1. St. Joseph’s Prep HS (Philadelphia), 13-0

2. St. Joseph Regional HS (Montvale, N.J.), 10-2

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

4. Penn Hills HS (Pittsburgh), 16-0

5. Harrisburg HS (Pa.), 13-2

6. Coatesville HS (Pa.), 14-1

7. Red Bank Catholic (N.J.), 10-0

8. Greenwich HS (Conn.), 13-0

9. Manheim Central HS (Pa.), 14-1

10. Piscataway HS (N.J.), 13-0

11. Malvern Prep (Pa.), 11-0

12. Ramapo HS (N.J.), 13-0

13. Haddonfield HS (N.J.), 13-0

14. St. John’s Prep (Danvers, Mass.), 10-2

15. Aquinas Institute (Rochester, N.Y.), 12-1

EAST COAST

1. Dutch Fork HS (Irmo, S.C.), 13-0

2. St. John’s College HS (Washington), 9-1

3. Gonzaga College HS (Washington), 9-3

4. Wake Forest HS (N.C.), 14-0

5. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore), 8-0

6. Manchester HS (Midlothian, Va.), 15-0

7. DeMatha HS (Hyattsville, Md.), 8-3

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

9. Highland Springs HS (Va.), 15-0

10. Charlotte Christian HS (N.C.), 11-0

11. Hanna HS (Anderson, S.C.), 14-1

12. Good Counsel HS (Olney, Md.), 6-4

13. Vance HS (Charlotte, N.C.), 14-2

14. Calvert Hall HS (Baltimore), 12-1

15. Quince Orchard HS (Gaithersburg, Md.), 13-1

SOUTHEAST

1. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 7-1

2. Central HS (Phenix City, Ala.), 14-0

3. Lakeland HS (Fla.), 15-0

4. Milton HS (Ga.), 13-2

5. Lee County HS (Leesburg, Ga.), 15-0

6. John Curtis HS (River Ridge, La.), 13-0

7. Horn Lake HS (Miss.), 15-0

8. Colquitt County HS (Norman Park, Ga.), 14-1

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

10. Karr HS (New Orleans), 15-0

11. Carol City HS (Miami), 11-1

12. Miami Central HS (Fla.), 10-3

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

14. Mandarin HS (Jacksonville, Fla.), 11-4

15. Oakland HS (Murfreesboro, Tenn.), 14-1

MIDWEST

1. Warren Central HS (Indianapolis), 14-0

2. Archbishop Hoban HS (Akron, Ohio), 15-0

3. St. Edward HS (Lakewood, Ohio), 11-3

4. Colerain HS (Cincinnati), 14-1

5. South Warren HS (Bowling Green, Ky.), 15-0

6. Washington HS (Massillon, Ohio), 14-1

7. Muskego HS (Wis.), 14-0

8. Chippewa Valley HS (Clinton Township, Mich.), 14-0

9. Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.), 11-3

10. Martin Luther King HS (Detroit), 12-2

11. Cary-Grove HS (Cary, Ill.), 14-0

12. New Palestine HS (Ind.), 14-0

13. Muskegon HS (Mich.), 13-1

14. Brother Rice HS (Chicago), 13-1

15. Kimberly HS (Wis.), 12-2

MIDLANDS

1. Christian Brothers HS (St. Louis), 12-1

2. Valor Christian HS (Highlands Ranch, Colo.), 14-0

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

4. Lakeville North HS (Minn.), 13-0

5. St. Thomas Aquinas HS (Overland Park, Kan.), 12-0

6. Corner Canyon HS (Draper, Utah), 12-0

7. Burke HS (Omaha, Neb.), 13-0

8. Ladue HS (St. Louis), 15-0

9. Xavier Catholic HS (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), 13-0

10. Rocky Mountain HS (Meridian, Idaho), 12-0

11. Loveland HS (Colo.), 14-0

12. Dowling Catholic HS (West Des Moines, Iowa), 11-2

13. Lone Peak HS (Highland, Utah), 10-3

14. Cherry Creek HS (Greenwood Village, Colo.), 12-2

15. Rockhurst HS (Kansas City, Mo.), 11-3

SOUTHWEST

1. North Shore HS (Houston), 15-0

2. Duncanville HS (Texas), 14-0

3. Broken Arrow HS (Okla.), 13-0

4. Centennial HS (Peoria, Ariz.), 14-0

5. Chandler HS (Ariz.), 13-1

6. Allen HS (Texas), 14-1

7. Bishop Gorman HS (Las Vegas), 11-3

8. Aledo HS (Texas), 15-0

9. Longview HS (Texas), 15-0

10. Highland Park HS (Dallas), 15-0

11. Katy HS (Texas), 11-2

12. Jenks HS (Okla.), 11-2

13. Bryant HS (Ark.), 11-2

14. Marshall HS (Missouri City, Texas), 15-0

15. Shadow Creek HS (Pearland, Texas), 15-0

WEST COAST

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

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

3. De La Salle HS (Concord, Calif.), 12-1

4. St. Louis HS (Honolulu), 11-0

5. Folsom HS (Calif.), 14-1

6. Centennial HS (Corona, Calif.), 12-1

7. JSerra Catholic HS (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.), 9-3

8. Oaks Christian HS (Westlake Village, Calif.), 12-1

9. Liberty HS (Brentwood, Calif.), 13-1

10. Eastside Catholic HS (Sammamish, Wash.), 12-1

11. Union HS (Vancouver, Wash.), 14-0

12. Cathedral HS (San Diego), 12-2

13. Lake Oswego HS (Ore.), 13-1

14. Central HS (Fresno, Calif.), 13-1

15. Mission Viejo HS (Calif.), 6-6-xx

x-Includes one loss by forfeit

x-Includes five losses by forfeit

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