URBANDALE, Iowa -- Houston juggernaut Yates has made its closing argument for a mythical national title.

In the Week 17 National Prep Poll released Monday morning, the Lions moved up one spot to No. 3 after winning their second straight Texas 4A state title and finished undefeated in back-to-back years. Yates beat regionally ranked Lancaster, 92-73, before a record crowd of over 16,000 in Saturday's state final at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin. In their 106-76 semifinals win over The Colony, the Lions established a new national record of 15 consecutive games scoring at least 100 points.

PrepNation Founder and Editor Jamie DeMoney is beginning his second decade compiling World Features Syndicate's National Prep Poll. To mark the occasion, PrepNation.com begins a feature called This Week in Prep Poll History. This week, we take a look back at the Feats of the Week from March 13, 2000.

Three years ago, winning a district championship was a huge accomplishment for a Northland team mired in mediocrity for the better part of two decades. A state championship and a No. 1 national ranking will change such perceptions, so winning a third Division I district title in four seasons yesterday qualified as a minor achievement for the Vikings.

SANTA ANA - For Mater Dei, it's 3 down, 2 to go. Mater Dei beat the state's No. 3-ranked Taft of Woodland Hills, 75-73, Saturday and now gets ready to play No. 2 Westchester. Mater Dei, No. 1 in calhisports.com's California rankings, will play Westchester next Saturday at 8 p.m. at USC's Galen Center in the CIF Southern California Regionals Division 1 championship game.

SEYMOUR — After Class 4A No. 1 Bloomington South's 86-55 shellacking of Jeffersonville in December, Red Devil head coach Tim LaGrange said he hoped his players learned a lesson in facing the best team in Indiana. They learned their lesson well.