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URBANDALE, Iowa -- The teams that make up the Top 10 of the National Prep Poll are the same for the second straight week, but there was changeup in the order.

Paterson Catholic (N.J.) made the most significant jump in the Week 16 poll, which was released Monday morning. The Cougars vaulted five spots to No. 3, well within striking distance of their first Prep Poll title should No. 1 Northland (Columbus, Ohio) or No. 2 Findlay (Henderson, Nev.) lose a game.

Paterson Catholic is 3-0 against current Top 25 teams (No. 23 Penn Wood, No. 15 Montverde Academy, and No. 14 Winter Park). The Cougars also beat eventual Florida 4A champion Fort Myers by 28 and could pick up another Top-25 win Tuesday when they play No. 20 St. Anthony (Jersey City) for the Non-Public North B state championship.

Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia) also crept closer to the top of the poll, from No. 7 to No. 5. The Saints' only loss was by one point to No. 4 Yates (Houston) at the Iolani Classic in Hawaii. They captured the Philadelphia Catholic League and city championship games last week and begin the state Class 3A playoffs Friday.

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

#	School	Record	Note	LW
1.	Columbus, Ohio, Northland	21-0	35-point average win margin in postseason	1
2.	Henderson, Nev., Findlay	29-2	4-2 vs. Top 25 teams	2
3.	Paterson, N.J., Catholic	28-0	3-0 against Top 25	8
4.	Houston, Texas, Yates	32-0	14th consecutive 100-point game tied national record	3
5.	Philadelphia, Pa., Neumann-Goretti	25-1	won Catholic League and city titles	7
6.	Bloomington, Ind., South	22-0	extended win streak to 48	4
7.	Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei	29-1	won 20th CIF-SS title	5
8.	Newark, N.J., St. Benedict's	20-1	3-1 vs. Top 25 foes	6
9.	Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick	24-3	postseason ban appeal denied	9
10.	Los Angeles, Calif., Westchester	27-3	captured 11th city section crown	10
11.	Ames, Iowa	24-0	owns 50-game winning streak	11
12.	Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill	29-3	seeks 12th straight 30-win season	12
13.	Las Vegas, Nev., Bishop Gorman	30-2	repeat 4A champion	13
14.	Winter Park, Fla.	28-5	won first 6A championship	14
15.	Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy	21-4	defeated three Top 25 teams	15
16.	Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha	28-3	all losses to ranked teams	18
17.	Jacksonville, Fla., Providence	31-1	romped to first 2A crown	19
18.	Arden, N.C., Christ	37-1	earned fourth consecutive independent state title	20
19.	Dix Hills, N.Y., Half Hollow Hills West	23-0	won Suffolk County title	22
20.	Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony	26-2	F Derrick Williams will play at Richmond	21
21.	Petersburg, Va.	28-0	advanced to 3A state semis	25
22.	Memphis, Tenn., Melrose	33-4	hammered White Station for region crown	NR
23.	Lansdowne, Pa., Penn Wood	23-3	edged then-No. 24 Plymouth-Whitemarsh for district title	NR
24.	Romulus, Mich.	19-1	nipped then-No. 23 Country Day in regular season finale	NR
25.	San Antonio, Texas, Wagner	38-1	avenged only loss, reached 5A final four	NR

Northeast Region
1. Paterson, N.J., Catholic (28-0) (3)
2. Philadelphia, Pa., Neumann-Goretti (25-1) (2)
3. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict's (20-1) (1)
4. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick (24-3) (4)
5. Dix Hills, N.Y., Half Hollow Hills West (23-0) (6)
6. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (26-2) (5)
7. Lansdowne, Pa., Penn Wood (23-3) (8)
8. Plymouth Meeting, Pa., Plymouth-Whitemarsh (25-2) (7)
9. Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King (22-5) (9)
10. Jersey City, N.J., St. Peter's (23-3) (10)

East Coast Region
1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (29-3) (1)
2. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (28-3) (2)
3. Arden, N.C., Christ (37-1) (3)
4. Petersburg, Va. (28-0) (4)
5. Washington, D.C., Gonzaga (25-6) (5)
6. Fayetteville, N.C., Sanford (31-0) (8)
7. Washington, D.C., Ballou (30-4) (7)
8. Towson, Md., Calvert Hall (21-7) --
9. Gaffney, S.C. (27-2) --
10. Baltimore, Md., Mount St. Joseph (30-4) (6)

Southeast Region
1. Winter Park, Fla. (28-5) (1)
2. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy (21-4) (2)
3. Jacksonville, Fla., Providence (31-1) (4)
4. Memphis, Tenn., Melrose (33-4) (7)
5. Alpharetta, Ga., Milton (27-4) (5)
6. Tallahassee, Fla., Rickards (27-0) --
7. Atlanta, Ga., Westlake (29-2) --
8. Alexandria, La., Peabody (39-0) (9)
9. Decatur, Ga., Columbia (24-5) --
10. Starkville, Miss. (29-2) --

Midwest Region
1. Columbus, Ohio, Northland (21-0) (1)
2. Bloomington, Ind., South (22-0) (2)
3. Romulus, Mich. (19-1) (5)
4. Beverly Hills, Mich., Detroit Country Day (18-2) (3)
5. Detroit, Mich., Pershing (18-2) (4)
6. Waukegan, Ill. (23-4) (6)
7. Louisville, Ky., Ballard (28-4) (7)
8. Champaign, Ill., Centennial (28-1) (8)
9. Georgetown, Ky., Scott County (26-6) --
10. Cincinnati, Ohio, La Salle (20-2) (10)

Midlands Region
1. Ames, Iowa (24-0) (1)
2. Aurora, Colo., Regis (25-1) (2)
3. Roeland Park, Kan., Miege (22-0) (3)
4. St. Paul, Minn., Johnson (26-0) (4)
5. Washington, Mo., Borgia (29-0) (5)
6. Minnetonka, Minn., Hopkins (24-2) (7)
7. New Hope, Minn., Cooper (23-3) (8)
8. Marion, Iowa, Linn-Mar (22-1) --
9. Sandy, Utah, Alta (21-4) --
10. Gillette, Wyo., Campbell County (24-0) --

Southwest Region
1. Henderson, Nev., Findlay (29-2) (1)
2. Houston, Texas, Yates (32-0) (2)
3. Las Vegas, Nev., Bishop Gorman (30-2) (3)
4. San Antonio, Texas, Wagner (38-1) (5)
5. Phoenix, Ariz., North (27-3) (8)
6. Richmond, Texas, Bush (33-4) --
7. Lancaster, Texas (35-2) (6)
8. Flower Mound, Texas, Marcus (37-2) (7)
9. Garland, Texas, Lakeview Centennial (32-3) (10)
10. Bellaire, Texas (35-2) (4)

West Coast Region
1. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (29-1) (1)
2. Los Angeles, Calif., Westchester (27-3) (2)
3. Woodland Hills, Calif., Taft (24-5) (3)
4. Gardena, Calif., Serra (30-2) (4)
5. Portland, Ore., Jesuit (23-2) (6)
6. Los Angeles, Calif., Price (29-3) --
7. Portland, Ore., Westview (23-3) (7)
8. Portland, Ore., Jefferson (23-3) --
9. Lawndale, Calif., Leuzinger (24-6) (10)
10. Santa Ana, Calif., Foothill (29-2) --

Dropped out: No. 17 Memphis, Ridgeway. East Coast: No. 9 Norfolk, Va., Maury; No. 10 Baltimore, Md., St. Frances. Southeast: No. 6 Marietta, Ga., Wheeler; No. 8 Jacksonville, Fla., Arlington Country Day; No. 10 Memphis, Tenn., White Station. Midwest: No. 9 Louisville, Ky., Trinity. Midlands: No. 6 South Jordan, Utah, Bingham; No. 9 Fountain, Colo., Fountain-Fort Carson; No. 10 Kaysville, Utah, Davis. Southwest: No. 9 Fort Worth, Texas, North Crowley. West Coast: No. 5 Richmond, Calif., Salesian; No. 8 Huntington Beach, Calif., Ocean View; No. 9 Etiwanda, Calif.

FEATS OF THE WEEK: No. 4 Houston, Yates' season of offensive platitudes continued. The Lions beat La Marque, 101-83, for their 56th consecutive victory and earned a repeat trip to the 4A state semifinals. In doing so, Yates tied a national record by scoring in the 100s for the 14th straight game . . . Junior guard Chris Jones (Tennessee) poured in 42 points as No. 22 Memphis, Tenn., Melrose thumped Memphis, White Station, 83-60, in a 3A regional final . . . Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers was on hand at The Lakeland Center in Lakeland, Fla., as his son Austin Rivers (Florida) scored 23 points to lead No. 14 Winter Park past Orlando, Dr. Phillips, 76-57, for its first Class 6A championship . . . In the 2A title game, No. 17 Jacksonville, Fla., Providence picked up its first state crown with a 63-46 defeat of Tampa, Tampa Prep. Senior center Patric Young (Florida) paced the Stallions on both ends of the court, finishing with 13 points and seven blocks . . . Regionally ranked Tallahassee, Rickards became the first Florida team to complete an undefeated season since 2005 when it routed Fort Lauderdale, Pine Crest, 70-46, in the 3A final. Rickards senior guard Avery Moore (uncommitted) led all scorers with 23 points while Pine Crest superstar guard Brandon Knight (uncommitted) finished with 18.

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This is Jamie DeMoney's 10th year compiling the World Features Syndicate/Associated Press National Prep Poll. He has covered high school sports and recruiting for more than 15 years and compiled the National Prep Poll since 1999. DeMoney has also compiled high school football and basketball rankings for Sporting News, School Sports, and RISE. DeMoney was managing editor of American Football Monthly and assistant national editor of All-Stater Sports/Highwired Sports. DeMoney is a graduate of the University of Iowa School of Journalism, and a member of the Football Writers Association of America and the United States Basketball Writers Association.

About the National Prep Poll: Compiled weekly weekly since 1987 and distributed by World Features Syndicate and the Associated Press, the National Prep Poll is the nation's second oldest weekly high school sports rankings. Doug Huff of ESPN RISE compiled the rankings from 1987 until 1999. Jamie DeMoney has compiled the poll since the start of the 1999 basketball season. The National Prep Poll is the only high school poll distributed to newspapers and Web sites around the United States by the Associated Press national wire service. The National Prep Poll is the first high school football and boys basketball poll to released in the preseason and during each week of the regular season. Criteria considered for the National Prep Poll rankings are strength of schedule, the ability to accomplish the ultimate goal on a team's schedule (i.e. winning a championship), impact players and performers, a team's coaching and recent tradition.

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