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2004 USA Today Final Poll

1. Southlake (Texas) Carroll (16-0)
Previous: 1. Result: d. Smithson Valley (Spring Branch) 27-24 in Class 5A, Division II final.

2. Independence, Charlotte (15-0)
Previous: 2. Result: d. South View (Hope Mills) 41-7 in Class 4AA final.

3. Mission Viejo, Calif. (14-0)
Previous: 3. Result: d. Valencia 49-21 in CIF-Southern Section, Division II final.

4. Hoover, Ala. (15-0)
Previous: 4. Result: d. Prattville 22-7 in Class 6A state final. Won fourth state title in five years.

5. Colerain, Cincinnati (15-0)
Previous: 5. Result: Won Division I state title. Averaged 46.3 points with an average margin of victory of nearly 40 points.

6. Central Catholic, Pittsburgh (16-0)
Previous: 6. Result: d. Neshaminy (Langhorne) 49-14 in PIAA Class 4A final.

7. South Panola, Batesville, Miss. (15-0)
Previous: 7. Result: Won Class 5A state title.

8. Bellevue, Wash. (13-0)
Previous: 8. Result: Won Class 3A state title.

9. John Curtis, River Ridge, La. (14-0)
Previous: 9. Result: d. Northside (Lafayette) 29-14 in Class 4A state final.

10. Poly, Long Beach, Calif. (13-1)
Previous: 10. Result: d. Los Alamitos 21-6 in CIF-Southern Section, Division I final.

11. Lowndes, Valdosta, Ga. (15-0)
Previous: 12. Result: Won Class 5A state title.

12. Christian Brothers Academy, Syracuse, N.Y. (13-0)
Previous: 13. Result: Won Class AA state title.

13. Muskegon, Mich. (14-0)
Previous: 14. Result: Won Division II state title.

14. Joliet (Ill.) Catholic (14-0)
Previous: 15. Result: Won Class 5A championship. Won its Illinois record 12th football state title.

15. Riverdale, Murfreesboro, Tenn. (15-0)
Previous: 16. Result: Won Class 5A state title.

16. Notre Dame, Sherman Oaks, Calif. (14-0)
Previous: 17. Result: d. Dominguez (Compton) 38-21 in CIF-Southern Section, Division III final.

17. Killian, Miami (13-1)
Previous: Not ranked. Result: d. then-No. 19 Edgewater (Orlando) 28-7 in Class 6A state final.

18. Lakeland, Fla. (15-0)
Previous: Not ranked. Result: d. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) 31-7 in Class 5A final.

19. Union, Tulsa (13-1)
Previous: 18. Result: Won Class 6A state title.

20. DeMatha, Hyattsville, Md. (10-1)
Previous: 20. Result: Won Washington Catholic Athletic Association championship.

21. Jenks, Okla. (12-1)
Previous: 21. Result: Finished second in Class 6A state tournament.

22. St. Joseph Regional, Montvale, N.J. (11-1)
Previous: 22. Result: Won Non-Public Group 3 state championship.

23. St. Xavier, Louisville (14-1)
Previous: 23. Result: Won Class 4A state title.

24. Camden County, Kingsland, Ga. (13-1)
Previous: 24. Result: Advanced to Class 5A state semifinals.

25. Mullen, Denver (13-1)
Previous: 25. Result: Won Class 5A state championship. Coach Dave Logan, a former NFL player, won his third state title, all with different schools.

Dropped out: No. 11 Lufkin (Texas) lost to No..1 Southlake Carroll 37-30 in Class 5A, Division II state semifinals; No. 19 Edgewater (Orlando) lost to Killian (Miami) 28-7 in Class 6A state final.

Records through Sunday games.

About the rankings: USA TODAY's Super 25 football rankings are compiled by Lawlor, who consults with a national network of high school sportswriters, analysts and coaches. Among the criteria considered are a school's strength of schedule, the quality of competition in its state or league and the quality of its players.

The rankings appear on Tuesdays throughout the fall.