USA Today Pre-Season Top 25 Poll

Who's #1 in the nation??

According to USA Today it's the Dragons of Southlake Carroll. The Dragons are the publication's pre-season Numero Uno and will be tested September 15th when they meet #2 Northwestern (Miami) in Dallas at SMU's Ford Stadium in a made-for-TV showdown.

Below you'll find the rest of the paper's Top 25 with 2006 records. To read capsules from USA Today of each Top 25 team, please click on The High School Football Huddle headline "USA TODAY PRE-SEASON TOP 25 POLL".

1. Southlake Caroll (TX) 16-0
2. Northwestern (Miami, FL) 15-0
3. Independence (Charlotte, NC) 16-0
4. St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) 10-2
5. DeMatha (Hyattsville, MD) 12-0
6. De La Salle (Concord, CA) 13-1
7. Katy (TX) 13-1
8. Prattville (AL) 15-0
9. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA) 8-3
10. Gateway (Monroeville, PA) 6-5
11. Poly (Long Beach, CA) 11-2
12. Jenks (OK) 13-1
13. Summerville (SC) 12-1
14. Pahokee (FL) 14-0
15. John Curtis (River Ridge, LA) 14-0
16. Booker T. Washington (Miami, FL) 12-2
17. Northside (Warner Robins, GA) 15-0
18. Edison (Huntington Beach, CA) 11-3
19. Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, CA) 11-1
20. Maryville (TN) 15-0
21. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NJ) 12-0
22. St. Anthony's (South Huntington, NY) 11-0
23. Colerain (Cincinnati, OH) 13-1
24. St. Rita (Chicago, IL) 13-1
25. Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown, OH) 14-0