Si's Top 10 Power Rankings

1 NORTHWESTERN ( Miami ) 10--0
Playoffs begin: D must stop Coral Gables ( Fla. ) offense (30.6 ppg)

2 ST. XAVIER ( Cincinnati ) 12--0
Clashes with No. 8 Colerain in Division I regional finals Saturday

3 SOUTH PANOLA ( Batesville , Miss.) 11--0
Ran the table in regular season for sixth straight year

4 CARROLL (Southlake, Texas ) 9--1
Topped 48 points for sixth time with 54--14 W last week

5 KATY ( Texas ) 10--0
Will cruise past 8--2 Jesuit (Strake) in first round of 5A Division II playoffs

6 HAMILTON ( Chandler, Ariz. ) 11--0
Needed fourth-quarter stand to beat 4--7 Mesquite ( Gilbert )

7 MARYVILLE ( Tenn. ) 11--0
Faces rival Knoxville West (7--4) in second round of state playoffs

8 COLERAIN ( Cincinnati ) 12--0
After outrushing Moeller 355 yards to 45, will rely on run—and tailback Dominique Sherrer-to beat St. Xavier

9 BOOKER T. WASHINGTON ( Miami ) 9-0-1
Five-game shutout streak snapped in 41--7 victory

10 NORTHSIDE ( Warner Robins , Ga.) 10--0
Enters playoffs with 25-game win streak on the line