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There is a new No. 1 team in the USA Today top 25. Previously unranked Dorman (Roebuck, S.C.) upset then No. 1 Byrnes (Duncan, S.C.). Dorman enter's this weeks poll at No. 14.
1. Trinity, Euless, Texas (8-0)
Previous: 2. Result: RB Tevin Williams had five carries for touchdowns of 53 yards and 4 yards in a 45-0 win at Grapevine. Next: Friday vs. Northwest (Justin).
2. St. Thomas Aquinas, Fort Lauderdale (7-0)
Previous: 3. Result: RB James White had three TD runs on six carries and WR Duron Carter had a 70-yard TD reception in a 49-8 win vs. South Broward (Hollywood). Next: Friday at McArthur (Hollywood).
3. Gateway, Monroeville, Pa. (9-0)
Previous: 4. Result: QB Rob Kalkstein threw TD passes of 12 and 36 yards to Corey Brown in a 31-27 defeat of McKeesport. Next: Playoffs, Friday vs. Mount Lebanon.
4. Armwood, Seffner, Fla. (8-0)
Previous: 5. Result: DB Angelo Hadley returned one interception for a TD and had an interception and a fumble recovery that led to TDs in a 46-7 win at Hillsborough (Tampa). Next: Friday at Freedom (Tampa).
5. Long Beach Poly, Long Beach (7-0)
Previous: 6. Result: QB Morgan Fennell threw for 100 yards and two TDs in the first half to WR Jordan Johnson in a 34-7 win at Wilson (Long Beach). Next: Thursday at Cabrillo (Long Beach).
6. Lowndes, Valdosta, Ga. (8-0)
Previous: 7. Result: Greg Reid had a 24-yard run for a TD and set up another TD with a long interception return in a 52-14 win vs. Houston County (Warner Robins). Next: Friday at Coffee County (Douglas).
7. Skyline, Issaquah, Wash. (8-0)
Previous: 8. Result: QB Jake Heaps passed for 271 yards and four TDs in the first half of a 41-6 win vs. Redmond. WR Kasen Williams caught two TDs and had 123 receiving yards. Next: Conference championship, Thursday vs. Bothell on ESPNU, 8 ET.
8. Centennial, Corona, Calif. (7-0)
Previous: 10. Result: RB Arthur Burns ran for 123 yards and four TDs and Ricky Marvray had several long punt returns, including a 68-yarder for a TD, in a 56-6 defeat of Poly (Riverside). Next: Friday at North (Riverside).
9. Madison County, Madison, Fla. (6-0)
Previous: 11. Result: Cory Akins ran for 247 yards and three TDs in a 44-28 win at previously unbeaten Fort White. Next: Friday vs. Godby (Tallahassee), ESPNU, 8 ET.
10. South Panola, Batesville, Miss. (9-0)
Previous: 12. Result: Tigers WR Xavier Lee had TD catches of 33 and 32 yards in a 35-7 defeat of Southaven. Next: Friday at Starkville.
11. Lakeland, Fla. (7-0)
Previous: 13. Result: RB Aaron Truedell ran for 94 yards and two TDs in a 42-7 defeat of Jenkins (Lakeland). Next: Friday at Ridge Community (Davenport).
12. River Hill, Clarksville, Md. (8-0)
Previous: 9. Result: QB Luke Hostetler ran for two TDs in a muddy 12-0 win vs. previously unbeaten Wilde Lake (Columbia). Next: Friday at Hammond (Columbia).
13. Oscar Smith, Chesapeake, Va. (9-0)
Previous: 14. Result: QB Phillip Sims threw for 283 yards and four TD passes, two of them to WR Tim Smith, in a 49-0 win at Deep Creek (Chesapeake). Next: Friday vs. Lakeland (Suffolk).
14. Dorman, Roebuck, S.C. (9-0)
Previous: Not ranked. Result: Upset then-No. 1 Byrnes (Duncan) 35-28 before a crowd of more than 15,000. It was Chris Miller's first loss as Byrnes coach after 23 consecutive wins. Next: Friday at Hillcrest (Simpsonville).
15. Lake Travis, Austin (8-0)
Previous: 15. Result: Idle. Next: Friday vs. Dripping Springs.
16. Allen, Texas (7-1)
Previous: 16. Result: QB Matt Brown ran for TDs of 22 and 6 yards and threw a 33-yard TD pass to Bradlee Waddell in a 49-17 defeat of Jesuit (Dallas). Next: Friday at Plano East.
17. Stone Bridge, Ashburn, Va. (9-0)
Previous: 17. Result: QB Patrick Thompson threw for two TDs and ran for one and Michael Prince caught one TD pass and ran for two in a 70-7 win at Jefferson (Alexandria). Next: Friday vs. W.T. Woodson (Fairfax).
18. Glenville, Cleveland (10-0)
Previous: 18. Result: RB Shane Wynn ran in two TDs in a 41-0 defeat of Cleveland East (Cleveland). Next: Playoffs, Saturday vs. Brecksville Broadview Heights (Broadview Heights).
19. Elder, Cincinnati (9-1)
Previous: 19. Result: WR Tim O'Conner had TD catches of 17 and 3 yards and WR Josh Jones ran in a 27-yard TD and caught a 20-yarder for another TD in a 49-20 win vs. Western Hills (Cincinnati). Next: Playoffs, Saturday vs. Centerville.
20. Don Bosco Prep, Ramsey, N.J. (5-1)
Previous: 20. Result: RB Dillon Romain ran for three TDs and QB Brett Knief ran for two TDs in a 51-7 win at Ridgewood. Next: Saturday at Bergen Catholic (Oradell).
21. Tuscaloosa County, Northport, Ala. (9-0)
Previous: 21. Result: The Wildcats clinched Region 5-6A with a 17-6 win at Minor (Adamsville). Next: Thursday vs. Oxford.
22. De La Salle, Concord, Calif. (6-1)
Previous: 22. Result: Terron Wiliams-Ward blocked a field goal and returned it 69 yards for a TD and QB Blake Wayne threw two TD passes and ran for another in a 34-14 win at Amador Valley (Pleasanton). Next: Friday vs. Monte Vista (Danville).
23. St. Xavier, Louisville (7-0)
Previous: 23. Result: RB Deuce Finch had TD runs of 62, 35 and 5 yards and had an interception return of 94 yards in a 57-6 win at Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville). Next: Friday vs. Central (Louisville).
24. Northside, Warner Robins, Ga. (7-1)
Previous: 24. Result: RB Xavier Bacon ran for three TDs in a 30-14 defeat of Tift County (Tifton), which was held to 13 yards rushing. Next: Friday vs. Warner Robins.
25. Oceanside, Calif. (7-0)
Previous: 25. Result: QB Jordan Wynn threw for 186 yards and three TDs in a 59-14 defeat of Mount Carmel (San Diego). Next: Friday at Orange Glen (Escondido).
Dropped out: No. 1 Byrnes (Duncan, S.C.).
USA TODAY's Super 25 rankings were compiled by Jim Halley. Among criteria considered are a team's strength of schedule, quality of wins and players. Next rankings: Nov. 4.
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