The National Prep Basketball Poll is compiled by national high school sports experts Jamie DeMoney and Jeremy Plowman and a panel of sportswriters. The preseason national Top 25 and regional Top 10's follow with won-loss records:
#1. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony (0-0), two-time Prep Poll champ
#2. Flossmoor, Ill., Homewood-Flossmoor (6-0), beat defending Prep Poll Oak Hill, 68-67
#3. Indianapolis, Lawrence North (4-0), meets No. 21 Poplar Bluff Thursday on ESPN2
#4. Los Angeles, Westchester (0-0), three state titles since 1998
#5. Snellville, Ga., South Gwinnett (1-0), Georgia-bound G Louis Williams scored 29 in opener
#6. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (3-1), suffered first loss in two seasons
#7. Milwaukee, Vincent (2-0), opened season with two 30-point wins
#8. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian (1-0), led by 6-9 Nigeria native Uche Echefu
#9. West Orange, N.J., Seton Hall Prep (0-0), G Andrew Pusar will play at Harvard
#10. Jacksonville, Fla., Raines (4-0), beat rival Ribault fourth time in last five meetings
#11. Mount Vernon, N.Y. (0-0), junior F Jonathan Mitchell a starter since freshman year
#12. New Orleans, Brother Martin (10-0), led by standout PG D.J. Augustine
#13. Dallas, Carter (11-0), whipped then-No. 10 South Oak Cliff by 29
#14. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (1-0), features 11 potential Division I recruits
#15. Bronx, N.Y., St. Raymond's (1-0), defending New York Catholic champ
#16. Jacksonville, Fla., Arlington Country Day (2-0), beat No. 21 Poplar Bluff
#17. Los Angeles, Fairfax (4-0), won Sea Hawk Classic in Redondo Beach, Calif.
#18. Oklahoma City, Putnam City (1-0), beat state-ranked Edmond Santa Fe
#19. Fort Washington, Pa., Germantown Academy (3-0), won Philadelphia Invitational
#20. Cincinnati, North College Hill (3-0), features soph superstar O.J. Mayo
#21. Poplar Bluff, Mo. (3-1), beat solid field at Rumble on the Ridge tourney in Forestville, Ark.
#22. Seattle, O'Dea (3-0), G Mitch Johnson signed with Stanford
#23. Glendale, Ariz., Deer Valley (4-0), G Joey Shaw will play at Indiana
#24. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman (2-0), paced by 6-4 PG Kashif Watson
#25. Marion, Iowa, Linn-Mar (2-0), gets inside beef from 6-6 Iowa football recruit Andy Kuempel
NORTHEAST
#1. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony, 0-0
#2. West Orange, N.J., Seton Hall Prep, 0-0
#3. Mount Vernon, N.Y., 0-0
#4. Bronx, N.Y., St. Raymond's, 1-0
#5. Fort Washington, Pa., Germantown Academy, 3-0
#6. Chester, Pa., 0-0
#7. Manhasset, N.Y., St. Mary's, 1-0
#8. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick's, 0-0
#9. Richland, N.J., St. Augustine, 0-0
#10. Waterbury, Conn., Crosby, 0-0
EAST COAST
#1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill, 3-1
#2. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian, 1-0
#3. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha, 1-0
#4. Greensboro, N.C., Dudley, 3-0
#5. Baltimore, Mount St. Joseph, 3-0
#6. Upper Marlboro, Md., Riverdale Baptist, 6-0
#7. Winston-Salem, N.C., Reynolds, 4-0
#8. Newport News, Va., Woodside, 0-0
#9. Brandywine, Md., Gwynn Park, 0-0
#10. Gaffney, S.C., 2-0
SOUTHEAST
#1. Snellville, Ga., South Gwinnett, 1-0
#2. Jacksonville, Fla., Raines, 4-0
#3. New Orleans, Brother Martin, 10-0
#4. Jacksonville, Fla., Arlington Country Day, 2-0
#5. Memphis, Tenn., White Station, 5-1
#6. Louisville, Ky., Pleasure Ridge Park, 1-0
#7. Dunwoody, Ga., 3-0
#8. Memphis, Tenn., Raleigh-Egypt, 7-0
#9. Brentwood, Tenn., Brentwood Academy, 3-0
#10. Jackson, Miss., Lanier, 9-2
MIDWESTMIDWEST
#1. Flossmoor, Ill., Homewood-Flossmoor, 6-0
#2. Indianapolis, Lawrence North, 4-0
#3. Milwaukee, Vincent, 2-0
#4. Cincinnati, North College Hill, 3-0
#5. Country Club Hills, Ill., Hillcrest, 5-0
#6. Milwaukee, Rufus King, 1-0
#7. Harvey, Ill., Thornton, 4-0
#8. Detroit, King, 0-0
#9. Northbrook, Ill., Glenbrook North, 5-0
#10. Madison, Wis., Memorial, 2-0
MIDLANDS
#1. Poplar Bluff, Mo., 3-1
#2. Marion, Iowa, Linn-Mar, 2-0
#3. St. Louis, Vashon, 4-0
#4. Webster Groves, Mo., 2-0
#5. Braham, Minn., 2-0
#6. Minneapolis, Henry, 0-0
#7. Denver, East, 2-0
#8. Provo, Utah, Timpview, 1-0
#9. Englewood, Colo., Cherry Creek, 3-0
#10. Bellevue, Neb., West, 2-0
SOUTHWEST
#1. Dallas, Carter, 11-0
#2. Oklahoma City, Putnam City, 1-0
#3. Glendale, Ariz., Deer Valley, 4-0
#4. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman, 2-0
#5. Beaumont, Texas, Ozen, 8-0
#6. Cedar Hill, Texas, 8-0
#7. Houston, Bellaire, 10-1
#8. Oklahoma City, Southeast, 0-0
#9. Humble, Texas, Kingwood, 14-0
#10. Dallas, Lincoln, 6-2
WEST COAST
#1. Los Angeles, Westchester, 0-0
#2. Los Angeles, Fairfax, 4-0
#3. Seattle, O'Dea, 3-0
#4. Compton, Calif., Dominguez, 0-0
#5. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Etiwanda, 1-0
#6. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei, 4-0
#7. Seattle, Seattle Prep, 2-0
#8. Portland, Ore., Jesuit, 1-0
#9. Seattle, Rainier Beach, 1-1
#10. Concord, Calif., De La Salle, 0-0
FEATS OF THE WEEK: One of the season's first major national events took place in Benton, Ky. The Marshall County Hoopfest hosted seven teams in the national or regional rankings. The action was highlighted by No. 2 Flossmoor, Ill., Homewood-Flossmoor's 68-67 defeat of defending Prep Poll champ Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill. The Vikings were led by Kansas recruit Julian Wright's 19 points and nine rebounds. In earlier action, Oak Hill defeated regionally ranked Jackson, Miss., Lanier, 94-80, despite a 46-point outing from Mississippi State recruit Monta Ellis.
Jacksonville, Fla., Arlington Country Day entered the poll at No. 16 on the strength of its 64-56 win over No. 21 Poplar Bluff, Mo., at the Hoopfest. North Carolina-bound Tyler Hansbrough had 34 points and 11 rebounds in a losing effort for the Mules.
Defending 2A state champ and regionally ranked Braham positioned itself as the top team in Minnesota with its 72-63 win over then-regionally ranked Richfield. Highly touted 6-7 junior Isaiah Dahlman scored 27 to lead the Bombers
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