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December 25, 2006
National Prep Basketball Poll - Week 5

The National Prep Basketball Poll is compiled by national high school sports experts Jamie DeMoney and Jeremy Plowman with input from sportswriters, analysts, and coaches. The Top 25 and regional Top 10's follow with won-loss records through December 24:

  • Our criteria: How national and regional rankings are determined

    # School Record Note LW
    1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill 16-0 headlines this week's Les Schwab Invitational in Hillsboro, Ore.
    2. Lakewood, Calif., Artesia 8-0 G James Harden headed to Arizona St.
    3. Huntington, W.Va. 5-0 G Chris Early signed with Oklahoma
    4. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei 11-0 won City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, Fla.
    5. Norcross, Ga. 7-1 among five Top 25 teams at this week's Academy National Invitational in Houston
    6. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick 4-0 top seed at Academy National
    7. Chicago, Ill., Simeon 4-0 F Kevin Johnson committed to Wis.-Green Bay
    8. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict's 7-0 beat top-ranked British Columbia team White Rock Christian
    9. Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King 4-0 defending champion at Academy National
    10. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha 4-1 also Top 10 in final National Prep Football Poll 10 
    11. Lake Oswego, Ore. 4-0 could meet No. 1 Oak Hill at Les Schwab Invitational 11 
    12. Kingwood, Texas 18-0 plays No. 9 Christ the King in first round of Academy National Invitational 12 
    13. Decatur, Ga., Columbia 9-0 seeks repeat title at this week's Kingdom of the Sun tourney in Ocala, Fla. 14 
    14. Jackson, Tenn., Liberty Tech 12-1 only loss to No. 4 Mater Dei NR 
    15. Winter Park, Fla., Lake Howell 10-2 beat regionally ranked Cox for 3rd place at City of Palms 13 
    16. Mount Vernon, N.Y. 4-0 outscored two foes 202-91 last week 16 
    17. Indianapolis, Ind., North Central 6-0 led by Indiana-bound G Eric Gordon 18 
    18. Saginaw, Mich., Arthur Hill 5-0 G Dar Tucker headed to DePaul 19 
    19. Duncanville, Texas 13-0 beat state-ranked South Oak Cliff at PrimeTime Tour in Dallas 22 
    20. Medford, Ore., South 4-0 has won 26 of last 27 23 
    21. Mobile, Ala., LeFlore 13-0 won Iolani Classic in Honolulu NR 
    22. Baltimore, Md., Towson Catholic 6-1 led by Syracuse-bound F Donte Green 24 
    23. Minnetonka, Minn., Hopkins 5-0 coach Ken Novak has over 500 wins 25 
    24. Georgetown, Ky., Scott County 8-0 leads field at this week's Beach Ball Classic in Myrtle Beach, S.C. NR 
    25. Mesa, Ariz., Mountain View 7-1 fourth Top 25 team at Les Schwab Invitational NR 

    Northeast Region
    1. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick (4-0) (1)
    2. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict's (7-0) (2)
    3. Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King (4-0) (3)
    4. Mount Vernon, N.Y. (4-0) (4)
    5. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (2-0) (6)
    6. Philadelphia, Pa., Roman Catholic (7-1) --
    7. Philadelphia, Pa., Neumann-Goretti (4-2) (7)
    8. Harrisburg, Pa. (6-0) (8)
    9. New York, N.Y., Rice (7-0) (10)
    10. Brooklyn, N.Y., Lincoln (6-3) --

    East Coast Region
    1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (16-0) (1)
    2. Huntington, W.Va. (5-0) (2)
    3. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (4-1) (3)
    4. Baltimore, Md., Towson Catholic (6-1) (5)
    5. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian (8-0) (6)
    6. Baltimore, Md., Mount St. Joseph (6-1) (4)
    7. Washington, D.C., St. John's (7-1) (7)
    8. Greensboro, N.C., Dudley (6-1) (8)
    9. Kinston, N.C. (11-0) (10)
    10. Washington, D.C., Gonzaga (8-1) --

    Southeast Region
    1. Norcross, Ga. (7-1) (1)
    2. Decatur, Ga., Columbia (9-0) (3)
    3. Jackson, Tenn., Liberty Tech (12-1) (5)
    4. Winter Park, Fla., Lake Howell (10-2) (2)
    5. Mobile, Ala., LeFlore (13-0) (9)
    6. Savannah, Ga., Beach (9-0) (7)
    7. Memphis, Tenn., Raleigh-Egypt (7-1) (4)
    8. Harvey, La., Cox (18-3) (10)
    9. Pompano Beach, Fla., Ely (9-1) --
    10. Starkville, Miss. (11-1) --

    Midwest Region
    1. Chicago, Ill., Simeon (4-0) (1)
    2. Indianapolis, Ind., North Central (6-0) (3)
    3. Saginaw, Mich., Arthur Hill (5-0) (4)
    4. Georgetown, Ky., Scott County (8-0) (5)
    5. Solon, Ohio (5-0) (6)
    6. East Grand Rapids, Mich. (3-0) --
    7. Wilmette, Ill., Loyola (11-0) (9)
    8. Detroit, Mich., Redford (5-0) (8)
    9. Valparaiso, Ind. (7-0) (10)
    10. Oshkosh, Wis., West (6-0) --

    Midlands Region
    1. Minnetonka, Minn., Hopkins (5-0) (1)
    2. Aurora, Colo., Central (7-0) (2)
    3. Bellevue, Neb., West (6-1) (3)
    4. Highland, Utah, Lone Peak (8-0) (4)
    5. Omaha, Neb., Central (7-0) (5)
    6. Wichita, Kan., Southeast (6-0) (6)
    7. Raytown, Mo., South (6-0) (7)
    8. Topeka, Kan., Highland Park (6-0) (8)
    9. Webster Groves, Mo. (7-0) (10)
    10. Lakeville, Minn., South (5-0) --

    Southwest Region
    1. Kingwood, Texas (18-0) (1)
    2. Duncanville, Texas (13-0) (2)
    3. Mesa, Ariz., Mountain View (7-1) (3)
    4. Phoenix, Ariz., Desert Vista (11-0) (4)
    5. Fort Worth, Texas, North Crowley (13-2) (5)
    6. Oklahoma City, Okla., Putnam City (5-1) (6)
    7. Houston, Texas, Alief Hastings (15-3) (7)
    8. DeSoto, Texas (15-1) (8)
    9. San Antonio, Texas, Madison (20-2) (9)
    10. Plano, Texas (11-3) (10)

    West Coast Region
    1. Lakewood, Calif., Artesia (8-0) (1)
    2. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (11-0) (2)
    3. Lake Oswego, Ore. (4-0) (3)
    4. Medford, Ore., South (4-0) (4)
    5. Los Angeles, Calif., Westchester (5-1) (5)
    6. Seattle, Wash., Rainier Beach (5-0) (6)
    7. North Hollywood, Calif., Campbell Hall (8-0) (7)
    8. Woodland Hills, Calif., Taft (7-1) (8)
    9. Compton, Calif. (9-2) --
    10. Seattle, Wash., Franklin (2-1) (10)

    Dropped out: No. 17 Vincent (Milwaukee), No. 20 Schenley (Pittsburgh); Northeast: No. 9 St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia); East Coast: No. 9 O'Connell (Arlington, Va.); Southeast: No. 6 Pace (Opa Locka, Fla.), No. 8 Peabody (Alexandria, La.); Midlands: No. 9 Sibley (Mendota Heights, Minn.); West Coast: No. 9 Mitty (San Jose, Calif.).

    FEATS OF THE WEEK: The first major national tournament of the holiday season is in the books with No. 4 Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei winning the City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, Fla. The Monarchs defeated No. 14 Jackson, Tenn., Liberty Tech, 85-80, in the championship. Senior forward Taylor King (Duke) averaged 28 points per game and was named tournament MVP . . . No. 15 Winter Park, Fla., Lake Howell whipped regionally ranked Harvey, La., Cox, 87-34, in the third place game. The Florida-bound duo of Chandler Parsons (35) and Nick Calathes (31) combined for 66 points . . . Guard Lance Stephenson, who is one of the nation's top sophomores, scored 39 points to lead regionally ranked Brooklyn, N.Y., Lincoln past Phoenix, St. Mary's, 76-58, for fifth place . . . Regionally ranked Pompano Beach, Fla., Ely took seventh place behind super sophomore guard Kenny Boynton's 45 points in a 96-72 rout of Jacksonville, Arlington Country Day . . . No. 21 Mobile, Ala., LeFlore entered the national poll after winning the Iolani Classic in Honolulu. The Rattlers topped regionally ranked Philadelphia, Roman Catholic, 59-49, in the final. Marquette-bound junior guard Nick Williams led the way with 24 points . . . Regionally ranked North Hollywood, Calif., Campbell Hall beat Los Angeles, Dorsey, 68-49, to win the Mission Prep Christmas Classic in San Luis Obispo. The brother duo of Justin (committed to Washington) and Jrue Holiday (uncommitted) combined for 42 points and 27 rebounds. Campbell Hall coach Terry Kelly won his 300th game.

    Copyright 2006 World Features Syndicate, Inc...endit

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    About the National Prep Poll: Compiled weekly since 1987 and a property of World Features Syndicate, the National Prep Poll is the nation's second oldest weekly high school sports rankings and are the only high school rankings distributed to newspapers and Web sites around the United States by the Associated Press national wire service. The National Prep Poll is the first of the three major high school football and boys basketball polls to released each week during the season.

    DeMoney and Plowman compiled the preseason Power 50 national and regional rankings (the very FIRST rankings to be released each season) for the 2005 and 2006 editions of the RISE/Sporting News 2005 and 2006 High School Football and High School Hoops preview magazines. RISE contributes football and basketball rankings to Sports Illustrated.