NATIONAL SPORTS NEWS SERVICE
FINAL 1997 TOP 25 FOOTBALL RANKINGS
Note: Also released as National Prep Poll/Student Sports Magazine
1. Hampton (Hampton, Va.) 13-0
2. McKinley (Canton, Ohio) 14-0
3. De La Salle (Concord, Calif.) 12-0
4. Carol City (Miami, Fla.) 15-0
5. Long Beach Poly (Long Beach, Calif.) 14-0
6. Jenks (Jenks, Okla.) 14-0
7. Mountain View (Mesa, Ariz.) 14-0
8. Richmond (Rockingham, N.C.) 15-0
9. Fairfield Central (Winnsboro, S.C.) 15-0
10. West Monroe (Monroe, La.) 14-0
11. Central Bucks West (Doylestown, Pa.) 15-0
12. Thomas Central (Thomasville, Ga.) 15-0
13. Lincoln Way (New Lenox, Ill.) 14-0
14. Katy (Katy, Texas) 14-1
15. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) 13-1
16. Columbia (Lake City, Fla.) 14-1
17. Southridge (Miami, Fla.) 13-1
18. St. Joseph (Montvale, N.J.) 11-0
19. St. Louis (Honolulu, Hawaii) 13-1
20. Santa Margarita (Rancho SM, Calif.) 14-0
21. Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie, Minn.) 13-0
22. St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio) 11-2
23. Harrison (Farmington Hills, Mich.) 13-0
24. Southeast (Lincoln, Neb.) 13-0
25. Penn (Mishawaka, Ind.) 14-1
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