New #1 In Lastest USA Today Super 25 High School Football Rankings

It took a couple of years, but De La Salle (Concord, CA) is back to its familiar perch....#1 in the latest USA Today Super 25 High School Football Rankings.

The Spartans climbed three spots, after Hoover lost to John Curtis last Friday. It's the first time that De La Salle has been in the #1 spot since is 151-game win streak was snapped back in 2004.

Here are the rankings as of October 3, 2006:

1. De La Salle, Concord, Calif. (4-0)
Previous rank: 4. Result: d. Freedom (Oakley) 34-12. Next: Saturday vs. Mission Viejo on ESPNU, 10 p.m. ET.

2. Byrnes, Duncan, S.C. (6-0)
Previous: 2. Result: d. Spartanburg 55-17. Next: Friday vs. Hillcrest (Simpsonville).

3. Lakeland, Fla. (6-0)
Previous: 3. Result: d. Lake Gibson 46-7. Next: Friday at Centennial (Port St. Lucie).

4. Lufkin, Texas (4-0)
Previous: 5. Result: Idle. Next: Thursday vs. Longview on Fox Sports Net, 8:30 ET.

5. John Curtis, River Ridge, La. (4-0)
Previous: 11. Result: d. then-No. 1 Hoover (Ala.) 28-14. Next: Friday vs. Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach, Fla.).

6. Southlake (Texas) Carroll (4-0)
Previous: 6. Result: d. Keller Central 57-7. Next: Friday vs. Heritage (Colleyville).

7. Warren Central, Indianapolis (7-0)
Previous: 7. Result: d. vs. Carmel 28-0. Next: Friday vs. Terre Haute South.

8. Oaks Christian, Westlake Village, Calif. (4-0)
Previous: 8. Result: d. Venice 47-17. Next: Friday vs. Diamond Ranch (Pomona).

9. Hoover, Ala. (4-1)
Previous: 1. Result: Lost to then-No. 11 John Curtis (River Ridge, La.) 28-14. Next: Friday vs. Minor (Adamsville).

10. St. Xavier, Cincinnati (5-1)
Previous: 9. Result: d. Elder (Cincinnati) 30-15. Next: Friday at LaSalle (Cincinnati).

11. Lincoln-Way East, Frankfort, Ill. (6-0)
Previous: 10. Result: d. Bolingbrook 22-14. Next: Friday at Lincoln-Way Central (New Lenox).

12. St. Edward, Lakewood, Ohio (5-1)
Previous: 12. Result: d. St. Francis (Athol Springs, N.Y.) 45-0. Next: Saturday vs. East Tech (Cleveland).

13. Independence, Charlotte (6-0)
Previous: 13. Result: d. Providence (Charlotte) 20-14. Next: Friday vs. Ardrey Kell (Charlotte).

14. Northwestern, Miami (5-0)
Previous: 14. Result: d. Hialeah 51-0. Next: Saturday vs. Columbus (Miami).

15. St. Peter's Prep, Jersey City (3-0)
Previous: 15. Result: d. North Bergen (N.J.) 44-26. Next: Saturday vs. Hudson Catholic (Jersey City).

16. Summerville, S.C. (6-0)
Previous: 16. Result: d. Goose Creek 49-28. Next: Friday vs. West Ashley (Charlestown).

17. South Panola, Batesville, Miss. (6-0)
Previous: 17. Result: d. Olive Branch 12-7. Next: Friday vs. Columbus.

18. DeMatha, Hyattsville, Md. (5-0)
Previous: 18. Result: d. St. John's (Washington, D.C.) 42-6. Next: Saturday at Bishop O'Connell (Arlington, Va.).

19. Colerain, Cincinnati (6-0)
Previous: 19. Result: d. Lakota East (Liberty Township, Ohio) 34-0. Next: Friday at Hamilton.

20. Smithson Valley, Spring Branch, Texas (5-0)
Previous: 20. Result: d. Madison (San Antonio) 30-27. Next: Friday vs. Converse Wagner.

21. Mater Dei, Santa Ana, Calif. (4-0)
Previous: 21. Result: d. Edison (Huntington Beach) 21-14. Next: Saturday vs. Loara (Anaheim).

22. Don Bosco Prep, Ramsey, N.J. (3-0)
Previous: 22. Idle. Next: Friday vs. Montclair.

23. Mount Carmel, Chicago (6-0)
Previous: 23. Result: d. Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Ill.) 32-14. Next: Friday at De La Salle (Chicago).

24. Central Catholic, Pittsburgh (4-1)
Previous: 24. Result: d. Penn-Trafford (Harrison City, Pa.) 37-18. Next: Saturday vs. Norwin (North Huntingdon).

25. West Monroe, La. (5-0)
Previous: 25. Result: d. Natchitoches Central 48-6. Next: Friday vs. Byrd (Shreveport).