PrepNation.com - National Prep Basketball Poll

The National Prep Basketball Poll is compiled by high school sports experts Jamie DeMoney and Jeremy Plowman and a panel of sportswriters. The national Top 25 and regional Top 10's follow with last year's won-loss-tie records:

Jamie DeMoney and Jeremy Plowman also compiled the preseason Power 50 national and regional rankings for the Sporting News/School Sports 2005 -06 High School Hoops Preview Magazine. The publication (available on newstands now) includes an in-depth breakdown on all 50 nationaly ranked and 100 regionally ranked teams, including key players, strengths, weaknesses and overall outlook.

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# School Record Note LW

1. Indianapolis, Ind., Lawrence North 6-0 beat regionally ranked Dayton Dunbar on ESPN2 1

2. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill 13-0 winning without suspended star PG Tywon Lawson 2

3. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha 5-0 beat three top D.C.-area foes last week 6

4. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian 4-0 headlines field at upcoming Iolani Classic in Honolulu 3

5. Cincinnati, Ohio, North College Hill 3-0 pummeled Wellston by 104 4

6. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei 5-0 coach Gary McKnight is 701-66 7

7. Jacksonville, Fla., Arlington Country Day 4-0 PG Josue Soto will play at Florida St. 8

8. Northbrook, Ill., Glenbrook North 8-0 has all-senior starting lineup 9

9. Houston, Texas, Westfield 11-0 led by tenacious 5-9 PG Chris Hagan 10

10. Kingwood, Texas 13-1 only loss to No. 9 Westfield 11

11. Edmond, Okla., Santa Fe 3-0 beat state-ranked Putnam City North 12

12. Canton, Ohio, McKinley 1-1 features Michigan St.-bound F Raymar Morgan 13

13. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick 0-0 6-7 PF Yves Mekongo-Mbala committed to La Salle 15

14. Marietta, Ga., Wheeler 5-0 three state titles in five seasons 18

15. Lakewood, Calif., Artesia 4-0 boasts 6-11, 300-pound post Shawntell Norman 19

16. Los Angeles, Calif., Fairfax 3-1 high school home of actress Demi Moore 20

17. Winter Park, Fla., Lake Howell 8-0 reached state final 4 last two seasons 25

18. Philadelphia, Pa., Neumann-Goretti 3-0 three Philly Catholic titles this decade 22

19. Brentwood, Tenn., Academy 5-1 led by 6-10 North Carolina recruit Brandan Wright NR

20. Memphis, Tenn., Hamilton 8-0 beat then-No. 16 Memphis Mitchell, 106-95 NR

21. Detroit, Mich., Redford 0-0 defending Detroit Public League champ 23

22. St. Louis, Mo., Vashon 5-1 nine state crowns under coach Floyd Irons 14

23. Minnetonka, Minn., Hopkins 2-0 two 4A titles last four years NR

24. Los Angeles, Calif., Westchester 4-0 beat two regionally ranked teams last week NR

25. Mount Vernon, N.Y. 0-0 also in the field at the Iolani Classic 24

Northeast Region
1. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick (0-0) (2)
2. Philadelphia, Pa., Neumann-Goretti (3-0) (3)
3. Mount Vernon, N.Y. (0-0) (4)
4. Haddonfield, N.J. (0-0) (5)
5. Bloomfield, N.J., Tech (0-0) (7)
6. Philadelphia, Pa., Roman Catholic (3-0) --
7. Newton, Mass., North (0-0) (8)
8. Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King (2-0) (9)
9. New York, N.Y., Rice (0-1) (1)
10. Harrisburg, Pa. (3-0) (10)

East Coast Region
1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (13-0) (1)
2. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (5-0) (3)
3. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian (4-0) (2)
4. Baltimore, Md., Mount St. Joseph (5-0) (4)
5. Hopkins, S.C., Lower Richland (4-0) (5)
6. Greensboro, N.C., Dudley (3-0) (6)
7. Dumfries, Va., Potomac (1-0) (7)
8. Herndon, Va. (2-1) (9)
9. Huntington, W.Va. (0-0) (10)
10. Lexington, S.C. (9-0) --

Southeast Region
1. Jacksonville, Fla., Arlington Country Day (4-0) (1)
2. Marietta, Ga., Wheeler (5-0) (4)
3. Winter Park, Fla., Lake Howell (8-0) (5)
4. Brentwood, Tenn., Academy (5-1) (8)
5. Memphis, Tenn., Hamilton (8-0) --
6. Norcross, Ga. (6-0) (6)
7. Memphis, Tenn., Mitchell (8-2) (2)
8. Lexington, Ky., Clay (4-0) --
9. Shelbyville, Tenn., Central (6-0) (9)
10. Georgetown, Ky., Scott County (2-1) (7)

Midwest Region
1. Indianapolis, Ind., Lawrence North (6-0) (1)
2. Cincinnati, Ohio, North College Hill (3-0) (2)
3. Northbrook, Ill., Glenbrook North (8-0) (3)
4. Canton, Ohio, McKinley (1-1) (4)
5. Detroit, Mich., Redford (0-0) (5)
6. Bloomington, Ind., South (4-0) --
7. Milwaukee, Wis., Rufus King (0-0) (7)
8. Dayton, Ohio, Dunbar (2-1) (8)
9. Chicago, Ill., Simeon (2-1) (9)
10. Chicago, Ill., Crane (4-0) --

Midlands Region
1. St. Louis, Mo., Vashon (5-1) (1)
2. Minnetonka, Minn., Hopkins (2-0) (2)
3. Braham, Minn. (4-0) (3)
4. Highlands Ranch, Colo., ThunderRidge (5-0) (5)
5. Webster Groves, Mo. (5-0) (10)
6. Denver, Colo., East (5-0) --
7. Poplar Bluff, Mo. (4-0) --
8. Marion, Iowa, Linn-Mar (3-0) (4)
9. Kaysville, Utah, Davis (5-0) --
10. Duluth, Minn., East (3-0) --

Southwest Region
1. Houston, Texas, Westfield (11-0) (1)
2. Kingwood, Texas (13-1) (2)
3. Edmond, Okla., Santa Fe (3-0) (3)
4. Dallas, Texas, Seagoville (12-0) (6)
5. DeSoto, Texas (11-0) (10)
6. Bellaire, Texas (6-1) (5)
7. Mesa, Ariz., Mountain View (3-1) (7)
8. Las Vegas, Nev., Palo Verde (2-0) --
9. Oklahoma City, Okla., Putnam City (3-2) (9)
10. Albuquerque, N.M., Cibola (6-0) --

West Coast Region
1. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (5-0) (1)
2. Lakewood, Calif., Artesia (4-0) (2)
3. Los Angeles, Calif., Fairfax (3-1) (3)
4. Los Angeles, Calif., Westchester (4-0) --
5. Lake Oswego, Ore. (2-0) (6)
6. Fresno, Calif., San Joaquin Memorial (5-0) (5)
7. Compton, Calif., Dominguez (3-1) (4)
8. North Hollywood, Calif., Harvard-Westlake (4-0) (7)
9. Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., Santa Margarita (4-0) (8)
10. Seattle, Wash., Seattle Prep (4-0) (9)

Dropped out: No. 17 Bolivar (Tenn.) Central; No. 21 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas); Northeast No. 6 Germantown Academy (Fort Washington, Pa.); East Coast No. 8 St. John's (Washington); Southeast No. 10 South Laurel (London, Ky.); Midwest No. 6 Pike (Indianapolis); Midwest No. 10 Proviso East (Maywood, Ill.); Midlands No. 6 Grandview (Aurora, Colo.); Midlands No. 7 North (Minneapolis); Midlands No. 8 Henry (Minneapolis); Midlands No. 9 Bingham (South Jordan, Utah); Southwest No. 8 Aldine (Texas); and West Coast No. 10 Centennial (Compton, Calif.).

FEATS OF THE WEEK: A national ESPN2 television audience and a snowstorm-stymied crowd of less than 1,000 at historic Hinkle Fieldhouse watched the nation's top team and player perform at their collective best. Seven-foot Greg Oden had 23 points, 17 rebounds, and nine blocked shots to lead top-ranked Indianapolis, Lawrence North over regionally ranked Dayton, Ohio, Dunbar, 69-54. The game featured three members of Ohio State's top-ranked 2006 recruiting class in Oden, Lawrence North point guard Michael Conley and Dunbar shooting guard Daequan Cook . . . Chase Budinger of Carlsbad, Calif., La Costa Canyon scored an event record-tying 48 points in a 73-70 win over Lee's Summit, Mo., North at the 25th annual St. Louis Shootout. In other action, regionally ranked Memphis, Tenn., Mitchell got 30 points, 13 rebounds, six blocks, and five assists from Georgia Tech-bound Thaddeus Young in a 75-72 win over No. 22 St. Louis, Vashon . . . No. 24 Los Angeles, Westchester entered the rankings after downing regionally ranked Compton, Dominguez, 55-52, for the Westchester Tip-Off Classic championship.