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URBANDALE, Iowa -- After defeating a Top 10 team for the second time in less than a month, Northland (Columbus, Ohio) solidified its position as the No. 1 team in the National Prep Poll released Monday.

Despite getting only three points from blue chip center Jared Sullinger (Ohio St.), the Vikings defeated No. 8 Oak Hill (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), 47-46, Saturday at the Spalding Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Mass. On December 17, Northland beat defending Prep Poll champion and No. 3 Findlay (Henderson, Nev.), 53-52.

The Vikings' next major test is a February 6 trip to Saginaw, Mich., where they are scheduled to play No. 22 Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills, Mich.). If Northland -- which features four players committed to Big Ten or Big East colleges -- can finish the season undefeated, it likely will become the first public school to capture a Prep Poll title in basketball since Lawrence North (Indianapolis) did it in 2006.

The National Prep Football 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	8-0	owns two Top 10 wins	1
2.	Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick	10-0	meets No. 3 Findlay Monday on ESPNU	2
3.	Henderson, Nev., Findlay	21-1	has beaten teams from 11 states and Australia	3
4.	Houston, Texas, Yates	18-0	six straight games scoring 100 or more	4
5.	Bloomington, Ind., South	12-0	extended win streak to 38	5
6.	Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha	16-0	plays No. 17 Mater Dei Monday on ESPNU	6
7.	Los Angeles, Calif., Westchester	14-2	crushed rival Fairfax, 72-39	7
8.	Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill	18-2	both losses to Top 10 teams	8
9.	Paterson, N.J., Catholic	10-0	3-0 against ranked teams	9
10.	Philadelphia, Pa., Neumann-Goretti	12-1	features Wake Forest-bound G Tony Chennault	10
11.	Newark, N.J., St. Benedict's	9-1	only loss to No. 12 Winter Park	13
12.	Winter Park, Fla.	15-4	has beaten four ranked teams	16
13.	Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian	10-1	led by blue chip G Terrence Ross	15
14.	Ames, Iowa	9-0	winning streak at 35	14
15.	Bellaire, Texas	23-1	led by Texas A&M-bound F Tobi Oyedeji	18
16.	Memphis, Tenn., Ridgeway	14-0	C Tarik Black will play at Memphis	22
17.	Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei	15-1	coach Gary McKnight tied state record with 843 wins	17
18.	Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy	16-4	all losses to ranked teams	20
19.	Memphis, Tenn., White Station	14-3	won Bass Pro Tournament of Champions in Springfield, Mo.	NR
20.	Alpharetta, Ga., Milton	14-2	lost to No. 19 White Station in Bass Pro final	12
21.	Memphis, Tenn., Melrose	18-1	upset by city-ranked Memphis Central	11
22.	Beverly Hills, Mich., Detroit Country Day	10-0	beat regionally ranked Pershing, 81-72	25
23.	Las Vegas, Nev., Bishop Gorman	14-1	only loss to No. 3 Findlay	21
24.	Atlanta, Ga., Westlake	14-1	lone defeat to No. 16 Ridgeway	NR
25.	Federal Way, Wash.	12-0	defending 4A champ, 29 straight wins	NR

Northeast Region
1. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick (10-0) (1)
2. Paterson, N.J., Catholic (10-0) (2)
3. Philadelphia, Pa., Neumann-Goretti (12-1) (3)
4. Newark, N.J., St. Benedict's (9-1) (4)
5. New York, N.Y., Rice (11-2) (5)
6. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (11-1) (6)
7. Pittsburgh, Pa., Mount Lebanon (11-0) (7)
8. Plymouth Meeting, Pa., Plymouth-Whitemarsh (11-0) (8)
9. Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King (9-3) (9)
10. Lansdowne, Pa., Penn Wood (10-3) (10)

East Coast Region
1. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (16-0) (1)
2. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (18-2) (2)
3. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian (10-1) (3)
4. Arden, N.C., Christ (21-1) (5)
5. Washington, D.C., Gonzaga (13-3) (4)
6. Kinston, N.C. (9-3) (6)
7. Huntersville, N.C., Hopewell (17-0) (7)
8. Baltimore, Md., Mount St. Joseph (17-2) (8)
9. Petersburg, Va. (13-0) --
10. Greer, S.C. (16-0) --

Southeast Region
1. Winter Park, Fla. (15-4) (3)
2. Memphis, Tenn., Ridgeway (14-0) (5)
3. Montverde, Fla., Montverde Academy (16-4) (4)
4. Memphis, Tenn., White Station (14-3) --
5. Alpharetta, Ga., Milton (14-2) (2)
6. Memphis, Tenn., Melrose (18-1) (1)
7. Atlanta, Ga., Westlake (14-1) (7)
8. Jacksonville, Fla., Providence (18-1) (8)
9. Pompano Beach, Fla., Ely (18-0) (9)
10. Decatur, Ga., Columbia (13-4) (6)

Midwest Region
1. Columbus, Ohio, Northland (8-0) (1)
2. Bloomington, Ind., South (12-0) (2)
3. Beverly Hills, Mich., Detroit Country Day (10-0) (4)
4. Romulus, Mich. (8-0) --
5. Chicago, Ill., Young (12-3) (3)
6. Detroit, Mich., Pershing (7-2) (5)
7. Dayton, Ohio, Dunbar (11-0) --
8. Gary, Ind., Bowman (12-0) (6)
9. Louisville, Ky., Trinity (16-2) --
10. Muskegon Heights, Mich. (9-0) (9)

Midlands Region
1. Ames, Iowa (9-0) (1)
2. Aurora, Colo., Regis (12-1) (2)
3. Roeland Park, Kan., Miege (6-0) (5)
4. Webster Groves, Mo. (14-0) (7)
5. Washington, Mo., Borgia (11-0) (3)
6. St. Paul, Minn., Johnson (12-0) (4)
7. Florissant, Mo., McCluer North (11-0) (6)
8. New Hope, Minn., Cooper (10-0) (8)
9. South Jordan, Utah, Bingham (11-1) (9)
10. Kansas City, Mo., O'Hara (11-1) (10)

Southwest Region
1. Henderson, Nev., Findlay (21-1) (1)
2. Houston, Texas, Yates (18-0) (2)
3. Bellaire, Texas (23-1) (3)
4. Las Vegas, Nev., Bishop Gorman (14-1) (4)
5. Cedar Hill, Texas (19-3) (5)
6. DeSoto, Texas (20-3) (6)
7. Flower Mound, Texas, Marcus (20-2) (7)
8. Dallas, Texas, Lincoln (20-1) (8)
9. San Antonio, Texas, Wagner (25-1) (9)
10. Lancaster, Texas (21-2) (10)

West Coast Region
1. Los Angeles, Calif., Westchester (14-2) (1)
2. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei (15-1) (2)
3. Federal Way, Wash. (12-0) (3)
4. Gardena, Calif., Serra (18-1) (7)
5. Los Angeles, Calif., Loyola (16-1) (4)
6. Richmond, Calif., Salesian (14-1) (5)
7. Long Beach, Calif., Poly (15-3) (6)
8. Portland, Ore., Jesuit (11-1) (8)
9. Newark, Calif., Memorial (15-2) (9)
10. Corona, Calif., Centennial (15-3) (10)

Dropped out: East Coast: No. 9 Washington, Ballou; No. 10 Danville, Va., Washington. Southeast: No. 10 Jacksonville, Fla., Arlington Country Day. Midwest: No. 7 Louisville, Ky., Ballard; No. 8 Cincinnati, Princeton; No. 10 Chicago, Foreman.

FEATS OF THE WEEK: Top-ranked Columbus, Ohio, Northland picked up its second win over a Top 10 team and former Prep Poll champion. Despite only three points from superstar big man Jared Sullinger (Ohio St.), the Vikings slipped past No. 8 Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill, 47-46, at the Spalding Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Mass. The game was televised by ESPN. Last month, Northland beat defending Prep Poll titlist Henderson, Nev., Findlay . . . Also at the Hoophall Classic, No. 12 Winter Park, Fla., beat then-No. 23 Washington, Gonzaga, 73-69. The Wildcats, who won despite a fourth-quarter ankle injury to standout Austin Rivers (Florida), have four victories against Top 25 teams . . . No. 19 Memphis, Tenn., White Station won the Bass Pro Tournament of Champions in Springfield, Mo., for the fifth time since 2000. The Spartans beat No. 20 Alpharetta, Ga., Milton, 68-63, in the championship game. Senior guard Joe Jackson (Memphis) scored 29 points to lead White Station, which fought back from a 13-point first-quarter deficit . . . Senior guard Brandon Knight, the nation's top-rated recruit by rivals.com, scored 33 points with six assists to lead Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Pine Crest past then-regionally ranked Cincinnati, Princeton, 64-61, at the Flyin' to the Hoop Invitational in Kettering, Ohio.

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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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