The National Prep Basketball Poll is compiled by national high school sports experts Jamie DeMoney and Jeremy Plowman and a panel of sportswriters. The national Top 25 and regional Top 10's follow with won-loss records:
#1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill (14-1), won Les Schwab Invitational in Hillsboro, Ore.
#2. Manhasset, N.Y., St. Mary's (8-0), won Beach Ball Classic in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
#3. Niagara Falls, N.Y. (8-0), led by versatile junior G/F Paul Harris
#4. Indianapolis, Lawrence North (7-1), trounced state-ranked Romulus, Mich.
#5. Snellville, Ga., South Gwinnett (11-1), won Deep South Classic in Snellville, Ga.
#6. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Etiwanda (13-0), features UCLA-bound G Darren Collison
#7. Harvey, Ill., Thornton (14-0), Detroit Lions WR Tai Streets played here
#8. Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King (7-1), won Academy National Invitational in Houston
#9. Jacksonville, Fla., Arlington Country Day (10-2), both losses to Top 10 teams
#10. Oklahoma City, Putnam City (8-0), coach A.D. Burtschi over 500 wins
#11. Gainesville, Ga., East Hall (11-0), beat then-No. 6 Seton Hall Prep
#12. New York, Rice (6-0), Houston Rockets G Andre Barrett an alum
#13. Indianapolis, Arlington (8-0), only team to beat No. 4 Lawrence North
#14. West Palm Beach, Fla., Palm Beach Lakes (10-2), back-to-back runner-up finishes at national tourneys
#15. Westchester, Ill., St. Joseph (12-0), won Proviso West Shootout in Hillside, Ill.
#16. Seattle, Seattle Prep (7-2), paced by 6-7 Washington recruit Martell Webster
#17. Los Angeles, Westchester (5-2), runner-up at Academy National Invitational
#18. Greensboro, N.C., Dudley (9-0), led by Wake Forest-bound F Kevin Swinton
#19. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian (9-1), upset by regionally ranked Portland, Ore., Jefferson
#20. Poplar Bluff, Mo. (9-2), both losses to Top 10 foes
#21. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha (8-1), only loss to No. 17 Westchester
#22. West Orange, N.J., Seton Hall Prep (6-1), runner-up at Red Cross-Rotary Roundball Classic in Charleston, S.C.
#23. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick's (6-1), only loss to No. 2 St. Mary's
#24. Marion, Iowa, Linn-Mar (5-0), winner of 22 straight
#25. Flossmoor, Ill., Homewood-Flossmoor (12-2), prep home of Capital One Bowl hero Warren Holloway
NORTHEAST
#1. Manhasset, N.Y., St. Mary's, 8-0
#2. Niagara Falls, N.Y., 8-0
#3. Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King, 7-1
#4. New York, Rice, 6-0
#5. West Orange, N.J., Seton Hall Prep, 6-1
#6. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick's, 6-1
#7. Mount Vernon, N.Y., 7-1
#8. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony, 4-1
#9. Merion, Pa., Episcopal, 9-1
#10. Brooklyn, N.Y., Xaverian, 6-1
EAST COAST
#1. Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill, 14-1
#2. Greensboro, N.C., Dudley, 9-0
#3. Rockville, Md., Montrose Christian, 9-1
#4. Hyattsville, Md., DeMatha, 8-1
#5. Upper Marlboro, Md., Riverdale Baptist, 13-0
#6. Arlington, Va., O'Connell, 9-0
#7. Baltimore, Mount St. Joseph, 11-1
#8. Dumfries, Va., Potomac, 8-0
#9. Hopkins, S.C., Lower Richland, 7-1
#10. Gaffney, S.C., 10-1
SOUTHEAST
#1. Snellville, Ga., South Gwinnett, 11-1
#2. Jacksonville, Fla., Arlington Country Day, 10-2
#3. Gainesville, Ga., East Hall, 11-0
#4. West Palm Beach, Fla., Palm Beach Lakes, 10-2
#5. Memphis, Tenn., Raleigh-Egypt, 10-0
#6. Jackson, Miss., Lanier, 14-2
#7. Norcross, Ga., 14-0
#8. Mobile, Ala., LeFlore, 20-0
#9. Memphis, Tenn., Ridgeway, 11-3
#10. Jeffersontown, Ky., 11-1
MIDWEST
#1. Indianapolis, Lawrence North, 7-1
#2. Harvey, Ill., Thornton, 14-0
#3. Indianapolis, Arlington, 8-0
#4. Westchester, Ill., St. Joseph, 12-0
#5. Flossmoor, Ill., Homewood-Flossmoor, 12-2
#6. Milwaukee, Vincent, 6-2
#7. Milwaukee, Rufus King, 4-0
#8. Benton Harbor, Mich., 7-0
#9. Canton, Ohio, McKinley, 8-0
#10. Madison, Wis., Memorial, 7-0
MIDLANDS
#1. Poplar Bluff, Mo., 9-2
#2. Marion, Iowa, Linn-Mar, 5-0
#3. Bellevue, Neb., West, 10-0
#4. Braham, Minn., 10-0
#5. Minneapolis, Henry, 8-0
#6. St. Louis, Vashon, 12-0
#7. Webster Groves, Mo., 10-1
#8. Minnetonka, Minn., Hopkins, 9-0
#9. Provo, Utah, Timpview, 8-1
#10. Littleton, Colo., Heritage, 9-1
SOUTHWEST
#1. Oklahoma City, Putnam City, 8-0
#2. Beaumont, Texas, Ozen, 13-0
#3. Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman, 15-1
#4. DeSoto, Texas, 18-2
#5. Fort Bend, Texas, Marshall, 19-2
#6. Dallas, Carter, 19-2
#7. Oklahoma City, Southeast, 7-0
#8. Mesa, Ariz., Mountain View, 14-0
#9. Spring, Texas, Westfield, 18-3
#10. Humble, Texas, Kingwood, 19-2
WEST COAST
#1. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Etiwanda, 13-0
#2. Seattle, Seattle Prep, 7-2
#3. Los Angeles, Westchester, 5-2
#4. Spring Valley, Calif., Steele Canyon, 10-0
#5. Santa Ana, Calif., Mater Dei, 12-2
#6. Portland, Ore., Jesuit, 7-1
#7. Portland, Ore., Jefferson, 5-2
#8. Seattle, O'Dea, 8-2
#9. Los Angeles, Fairfax, 10-2
#10. Newark, Calif., Memorial, 10-2
FEATS OF THE WEEK: Five-time National Prep Poll champion Mouth of Wilson, Va., Oak Hill is back at No. 1 after rolling through the Les Schwab Invitational in Hillsboro, Ore. The Warriors obliterated host Hillsboro, 98-54, in the championship. Oak Hill has won 10 straight since an early season loss to No. 25 Flossmoor, Ill., Homewood-Flossmoor.
Regionally ranked Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony, ranked No. 1 in last week's poll, committed 33 turnovers and was upset by regionally ranked Spring Valley, Calif., Steele Canyon, 67-65, in the semifinals of the Torrey Pines Holiday Prep Classic in San Diego. The Friars are playing without injured leading scorer Sean McCurdy (broken foot) for another 4-6 weeks.
Manhasset, N.Y., St. Mary's vaulted to No. 2 after topping the field at the Beach Ball Classic in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The Gaels were led by North Carolina recruit Danny Green, who was named tourney MVP.
No. 8 Middle Village, N.Y., Christ the King defeated a field that included four Top 25 teams to win the Academy National Invitational in Houston. The Royals beat No. 17 Los Angeles, Westchester, 49-41, in the final.
Louisville, Ky., Pleasure Ridge Park coach Dale Mabrey earned his 600th win during his team's 77-64 defeat of Miami, Dr. Krop at the Kingdom of the Sun Classic in Ocala, Fla.
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