Final 2012 Region-By-Region Rankings

We go 20 deep from five separate regions of the nation and including honorable mention have listed more than 150 teams. No. 1 teams are North Allegheny (East), John Curtis (Southeast), Moeller (Midwest) and Concord De La Salle (West).

Anu Solomon was a four-year starter at Bishop Gorman of Las Vegas and had the team near the top of the national rankings both for 2011 and 2012. Photo by Willie Eashman.

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NATIONAL SPORTS NEWS SERVICE
FINAL EAST REGION TOP 20 FOOTBALL TEAMS (2012)
(Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia)

1. North Allegheny (Wexford, Pa.) 16-0
2. Good Counsel (Olney, Md.) 11-1
3. Lake Taylor (Norfolk, Va.) 15-0
4. Gilman (Baltimore, Md.) 9-2
5. Cathedral Prep (Erie, Pa.) 15-0
6. Bird (Chesterfield, Va.) 14-0
7. Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 10-3
8. Wise (Upper Marlboro, Md.) 14-0
9. St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.) 10-2
10. Paramus Catholic (Paramus, N.J.) 10-2
11. Briar Woods (Ashburn, Va.) 15-0
12. Hand (Madison, Conn.) 13-0
13. Coatesville (Coatesville, Pa.) 13-3
14. LaSalle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.) 12-2
15. Elizabeth (Elizabeth, N.J.) 11-0
16. Maine-Endwell (Endwell, N.Y.) 13-0
17. Everett (Everett, Mass.) 11-1
18. Stone Bridge (Ashburn, Va.) 14-1
19. Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach, Va.) 14-1
20. Martinsburg (Martinsburg, W.Va.) 13-1

Other No. 1 teams by state and honorable mention:
Bishop Hendricken (Warwick, R.I.) 10-2; Clairton (Clairton, Pa.) 16-0; Exeter (Exeter, N.H.) 11-1; Hartford (White River Junction, Vt.) 11-0; Middletown (Middletown, Del.) 12-0; New Rochelle (New Rochelle, N.Y.) 11-1; Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg, Md.) 12-2; St. John’s Prep (Danvers, Mass.) 11-1; Thornton Academy (Saco, Maine) 11-1; Xavier (Middletown, Conn.) 12-1; Wayne (Wayne, W. Va. ) 14-0; Westminster (Westminster, Md.) 12-1; Wyomissing (Wyomissing, Pa.) 16-0.

NATIONAL SPORTS NEWS SERVICE
FINAL SOUTHEAST REGION TOP 20 FOOTBALL TEAMS (2012)
(Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee)

1. John Curtis (River Ridge, La.) 14-0
2. Norcross (Norcross, Ga.) 15-0
3. Hoover (Hoover, Ala.) 15-0
4. Miami Central (Miami, Fla.) 12-2
5. Butler (Matthews, N.C.) 15-0
6. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) 13-2
7. Ensworth (Nashville, Tenn.) 13-0
8. Manatee (Bradenton, Fla.) 13-1
9. B.T. Washington (Miami, Fla.) 13-1
10. Karr (New Orleans, La.) 14-0
11. University (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) 12-0
12. Lovejoy (Lovejoy, Ga.) 13-2
13. Archbishop Rummel (Metairie, La.) 14-0
14. Greenwood (Greenwood, S.C.) 15-0
15. South Panola (Batesville, Miss.) 13-2
16. Whitehaven (Memphis, Tenn.) 15-0
17. North Gwinnett (Suwanee, Ga.) 11-2
18. Sandy Creek (Tyrone, Ga.) 15-0
19. Noxubee County (Macon, Miss.) 16-0
20. Northern Guilford (Greensboro, N.C.) 15-0

Other No. 1 teams by state and honorable mention:
Apopka (Apopka, Fla.) 13-2; Byrnes (Duncan, S.C.) 12-2; Camden County (Kingsland, Ga.) 11-2; Carver (Montgomery, Ala.) 12-2; Colquitt County (Moultrie, Ga.) 10-4; Gaffney (Gaffney, S.C.) 12-3; Grayson (Loganville, Ga.) 10-2; Maryville (Maryville, Tenn.) 14-1; Neville (Monroe, La.) 13-1; New Bern (New Bern, N.C.) 15-0; Northwestern (Rock Hill, S.C.) 12-3; Spanish Fort (Spanish Fort, Ala.) 14-1; Starkville (Starkville, Miss.) 12-3.

NATIONAL SPORTS NEWS SERVICE
FINAL MIDWEST REGION TOP 20 FOOTBALL TEAMS (2012)
(Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin)

1. Moeller (Cincinnati, Ohio) 12-3
2. Trinity (Louisville, Ky.) 13-1
3. Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn, Ill.) 14-0
4. Lawrence Central (Indianapolis, Ind.) 15-0
5. Whitmer (Toledo, Ohio) 14-1
6. Mt. Carmel (Chicago, Ill.) 13-1
7. Cass Tech (Detroit, Mich.) 12-2
8. Arrowhead (Hartland, Wis.) 13-0
9. Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort, Ill.) 13-1
10. Mentor (Mentor, Ohio) 12-2
11. Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) 12-2
12. Grand Rapids Christian (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 13-1
13. Highlands (Fort Thomas, Ky.) 14-1
14. Ankeny (Ankeny, Iowa) 14-0
15. Totino-Grace (Fridley, Minn.) 13-0
16. Snider (Fort Wayne, Ind.) 14-1
17. Pickerington North (Pickerington, Ohio) 12-2
18. Colerain (Cincinnati, Ohio) 12-1
19. St. Mary Prep (Orchard Lake, Mich.) 11-3
20. St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio) 11-1

Other No. 1 Teams by state and honorable mention:
Bismarck (Bismarck, N.D.) 12-0; Bowling Green (Bowling Green, Ky.) 15-0; Center Grove (Greenwood, Ind.) 12-2; Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie, Minn.) 11-2; Elder (Cincinnati, Ohio) 8-4; Glenbard North (Carol Stream, Ill.) 12-2; Homestead (Mequon, Wis.) 12-1; Montini (Lombard, Ill.) 12-2; Muskegon (Muskegon, Mich.) 12-2; St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio) 11-2; Waunakee (Waunakee, Wis.) 13-1; Washington (Sioux Falls, S.D.) 12-0; Xavier (Grand Rapids, Iowa) 12-1.

NATIONAL SPORTS NEWS SERVICE
FINAL SOUTHWEST REGION TOP 20 FOOTBALL TEAMS (2012)
(Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)

1. Katy (Katy, Texas) 16-0
2. Allen (Allen, Texas) 15-1
3. DeSoto (DeSoto, Texas) 14-1
4. Lamar (Houston, Texas) 15-1
5. Steele (Cibolo, Texas) 14-1
6. Coppell (Coppell, Texas) 11-1
7. Southlake Carroll (Southlake, Texas) 12-2
8. Trinity (Euless, Texas) 10-3
9. Jenks (Jenks, Okla.) 12-2
10. Kirkwood (Kirkwood, Mo.) 13-0
11. Mesquite (Mesquite, Texas) 11-1
12. Union (Tulsa, Okla.) 10-3
13. Bowie (Arlington, Texas) 11-2
14. Skyline (Dallas, Texas) 12-2
15. Blue Springs (Blue Springs, Mo.) 13-1
16. Bishop Carroll (Wichita, Kan.) 13-0
17. Millard North (Omaha, Neb.) 13-0
18. Cedar Hill (Cedar Hill, Texas) 11-5
19. Midway (Hewitt, Texas) 13-1
20. Fayetteville (Fayetteville, Ark.) 12-1

Other No. 1 teams by state and honorable mention:
Abilene (Abilene, Texas) 12-1; Bentonville (Bentonville, Ark.) 13-1; Brandeis (San Antonio, Texas) 11-2; Fort Osage (Independence, Mo.) 12-2; Greenwood (Greenwood, Ark.) 14-0; Guyer (Denton, Texas) 14-2; Heritage (Colleyville, Texas) 11-2; Las Cruces (Las Cruces, N.M.) 11-1; Norman North (Norman, Okla.) 12-2; Omaha North (Omaha, Neb.) 10-3; Smithson Valley (Spring Branch, Texas) 11-1; Webb City (Webb City, Mo.) 15-0; West (Shawnee Mission, Kan.) 12-1. Note: Webb City 45-game winning streak; Greenwood 38-game winning streak.

NATIONAL SPORTS NEWS SERVICE
FINAL WEST REGION TOP 20 FOOTBALL TEAMS (2012)
(Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming)

1. De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) 15-0
2. Bellevue (Bellevue, Wash.) 14-0
3. Skyline (Sammamish, Wash.) 14-0
4. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) 13-1
5. Kahuku (Kahuku, Hawaii) 12-0
6. Centennial (Corona, Calif.) 14-2
7. Narbonne (Harbor City, Calif.) 14-1
8. Vista Murrieta (Murrieta, Calif.) 13-1
9. Serra (Gardena, Calif.) 14-2
10. Sheldon (Eugene, Ore.) 14-0
11. Folsom (Folsom, Calif.) 14-1
12. Granite Bay (Granite Bay, Calif.) 13-3
13. Long Beach Poly (Long Beach, Calif.) 12-4
14. St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) 12-1*
15. Jordan (Sandy, Utah) 12-1
16. Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) 12-2
17. Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.) 12-2
18. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) 11-3
19. Lake Oswego (Lake Oswego, Ore.) 13-1
20. St. Bonaventure (Ventura, Calif.) 11-2

Other No. 1 teams by state and honorable mention:
Butte (Butte, Mont.) 11-2; Chaminade (West Hills, Calif.) 12-2; Cherokee Trail (Aurora, Colo.) 12-2; Eastside Catholic (Sammamish, Wash.) 13-1; Edison (Huntington Beach, Calif.) 13-2; Madison (Rexburg, Idaho) 12-0; Mount Si (Snoqualmie, Wash.) 11-2; Mountain Pointe (Phoenix, Ariz.) 12-2; Natrona County (Casper, Wyo,) 12-0; Oceanside (Oceanside, Calif.) 12-1; South (Anchorage, Alaska) 9-2; Syracuse (Syracuse, Utah) 12-1; Tigard (Tigard, Ore.) 11-2.

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