1. Abilene Abilene (Texas)
2. Plant Tampa (Florida)
3. Poly Long Beach (California)
4. West Monroe West Monroe (Louisiana)
5. Trinity Euless (Texas)
6. Hamilton Chandler (Arizonia)
7. Hoover Hoover (Alabama)
8. South Panola Batesville (Mississippi)
9. Glenville Cleveland (Ohio)
10. Dorman Roebuck (South Carolina)
11. De La Salle Concord (California)
12. Miami Central Miami (Florida)
13. Crenshaw Los Angeles (California)
14. Camden County Kingsland (Georgia)
15. Phoebus Hampton (Virginia)
16. DeMatha Hyattsville (Maryland)
17. Dwyer West Palm Beach (Florida)
18. Centennial Corona (California)
19. Bingham South Jordan (Utah)
20. Shiloh Christian Springdale (AR)
21. Armwood Seffer (Florida)
22. Austin Westlake Austin (Texas)
23. Byrnes Duncan (South Carolina)
24. Katy Katy (Texas)
25. St. Thomas Aquinas Ft. Lauderdale (Florida)
Ossports preseason poll is compiled by Andre Odums and Undre Smith based on impact players, returning lettermen and strength of schedule.
Many teams will face huge obstacles to stay in contention for a national title. One such will be when No. 1 Plant (Florida) visits No. 3 Abilene (Texas) in an early season show down, that also may be televised on national TV; and Armwood later in the season.
There will be a host of other big matchups and great kickoff classics throughout the nation.
National competition serves a small way in deciding who the might be the mythical national champion.