1. DeMatha (11-1, 2)
With eight defensive starters back, the Stags shoot for a fourth consecutive WCAC title and sixth in seven years.

2. Hylton (12-1, 5)
Twenty starters -- including OL William Alvarez (Virginia Tech) -- are back as the Bulldogs vie for a ninth straight region championship.

3. Centreville (8-2, 13)
Several key players are back for the highest-scoring public school offense in the area; both losses last year were by three points to region finalists.

4. Friendly (9-2, NR)
Maryland 3A title contenders will again turn to QB Joe Haden (Florida) and WR Vincent Hill (Akron).

5. Damascus (14-0, 1)
Hornets have reached past three Maryland 4A title games (winning two) during a stretch of eight straight playoff appearances.

6. Dunbar (9-2, 20)
A fourth consecutive Turkey Bowl title is possible for the Crimson Tide and All-Met WR Arrelious Benn, a national recruit.

7. Urbana (9-2, 17)
More than half of last season's starters are back from a team that averaged 38.5 points and lost to Seneca Valley in triple OT in Md. region playoffs.

8. St. John's (6-5, NR)
The Cadets, 29-23 the past five seasons, might have the talent to win their first WCAC championship since 1989.

9. Quince Orchard (10-2, 11)
Senior QB Pepper Coe leads an air attack that also brings back three top receivers.

10. Robinson (9-2, 12)
Most of the Rams' losses have been to graduation: The team has won 75 of its past 85 games.

11. Gwynn Park (14-0, 3)
OT-DE Courtney Prince (Virginia Tech) and TE-LB Taylor Watson (Maryland) are back after playing key roles in school's first Maryland 3A title.

12. Good Counsel (8-4, 19)
The Falcons and LT-DE Nick Jenkins (Virginia) are seeking their first WCAC title; they lost to DeMatha by one point in the past two championships.

13. Sherwood (12-2, 6)
QB Deontay Twyman could break the career 7,000-yard and 75-touchdown marks this season for 2005's Maryland 4A runners-up.

14. Northwest (5-5, NR)
The Jaguars' five losses last year were by a total of 23 points, including four to teams that reached the postseason.

15. Stone Bridge (12-2, 7)
Eight offensive starters, including OL-DL Andrew Nuss (Notre Dame), are back for the Virginia AAA Division 5 state runners-up.

16. Westfield (10-2, 10)
The Bulldogs are 43-5 in their past 48 games. Four of those losses have come to Concorde District rival Oakton.

17. Seneca Valley (10-2, 16)
The Screaming Eagles boast at least six potential Division I recruits, including DT Donald Langley.

18. Ballou (4-7, NR)
Three Division I-caliber transfers from Coolidge give the Knights a chance for their first DCIAA championship.

19. Oakton (12-2, 4)
The defending Virginia AAA Division 6 champion must find 11 new defensive starters and weather a schedule comprised of teams that went 68-41 last season.

20. C.H. Flowers (10-2, 9)
All five starting offensive linemen are back off a Maryland 4A South region runner-up team that averaged 35.5 points in its victories.