Prep Football Rankings 12.10.07
Cincinnati's St. Xavier Takes Lead in National Composite Standings
Northwestern of Miami slips to second. Katy and South Panola move up. Top 25 still includes nineteen unbeaten teams. Florida, California still dominating states.
The St. Xavier Bombers of Cincinnati, Ohio moved into first place in the December 11 composite high school football rankings, edging previous leader Northwestern of Miami, Florida 74-72. St. Xavier completed its season with a 15-0 record and Ohio's Division 1 state championship.
Northwestern (14-0) extended its winning streak to 29 games, but slipped from first after struggling to defeat Deerfield Beach, 18-14, in Florida's Division 6A state championship semi-final game.
Katy and South Panola Move Up to Third and Fourth
Katy, TX (14-0) finished in third place with 67 points. South Panola (15-0) of Batesville took over fourth place as it won its fifth consecutive Mississippi state championship.
This week's composite rankings were based on the Prep Nation, Rise Magazine and Sports Illustrated polls, awarding 25 points for first place, 24 for second, etc. in each poll. The ESPN and USA Today polls will not be updated until later in December.
Nine Teams Have 15-0 Records
Nineteen of the teams in the Top 25 composite rankings were undefeated. Nine had 15-0 records; six were 14-0, two were 13-0 and another pair were 12-0. All of the top 10 teams were undefeated.
With Northwestern, Booker T. Washington and Pahokee all in the top eight, Florida continued to dominate the Top 25 composite rankings with a total of 193 points. Californnia was second with 152, Texas third with 89 and Ohio fourth with 85.
Here are the rankings following the December 7-9 weekend games. Season records are shown in parenthesis, followed by the team's composite points in the three polls.
- 1. St. Xavier, Cincinnati OH (15-0)--74 State Division 1 champion
- 2. Northwestern of Miami FL (14-0)--72
- 3. Katy TX (14-0)--67
- 4. South Panola, Batesville MS (15-0)--65 State 5A Champion
- 5. De la Salle, Concord CA (12-0)--60
- 6. Booker T. Washington, Miami FL (13-0)--58
- 7. Prattville AL (15-0)--55 State Class 6A champion
- 8. Pahokee, FL (14-0)--53
- 9.Tie Maryville TN (15-0)--45 State 4A Champion
- 9.Tie Northside, Warner Robins GA (14-0)--45
- 11. Jenks OK (13-1)--42 State 6A Champion
- 12. Birmingham, Van Nuys CA (13-1)--37 Los Angeles City Section Champion
- 13.Tie Don Bosco, Ramsey NJ (12-0)--36 State Non-Public Group IV Champion
- 13.Tie Brynes, Duncan SC (15-0)--36 State Class 4A Division I Champion
- 15. Central Catholic,Pittsburgh PA (15-0)--29
- 16. Long Beach Poly CA (13-1)--28 Southern Section Pac-5 Division Champion
- 17.Tie Westfield, Chantilly VA (15-0)--27 State Group AAA Division 6 Champion
- 17.Tie Centennial, Corona CA (13-1)--27
- 19.Tie Rockhust, Kansas City MO (13-0)--22 State Class 6 Champion
- 19.Tie Trinity, Euless TX (13-1)--22
- 21. Eden Prairie MN (14-0)--20 State Class AAAAA Champion
- 22. Bastrop LA (15-0)--13 State Class 4A Champion
- 23. Colerain,Cincinnati OH (12-1)--10
- 24. Parkland, Allentown PA (15-0)--8
- 25.Tie Union, Tulsa, OK (13-1) --5
- 25.Tie North Shore, Houston (14-0)--5
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