Illinois High School Football Top 10 Poll
Here are the latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters:
| Class 8A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Maine South (8) | (3-0) | 107 | 2 |
| 2. Chicago (Marist) (1) | (3-0) | 96 | 3 |
| 3. Naperville Central (2) | (2-1) | 74 | 1 |
| 4. Gurnee Warren | (2-1) | 73 | 4 |
| 5. Naperville Neuqua Valley | (3-0) | 64 | 5 |
| 6. Lincoln-Way East | (2-1) | 53 | T6 |
| (tie) Glenbard West | (3-0) | 53 | T6 |
| 8. Bolingbrook | (3-0) | 26 | 8 |
| 9. Homewood-Flossmoor | (3-0) | 21 | 9 |
| 10. South Elgin | (3-0) | 12 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Hinsdale Central 7, Oswego East 5, Lockport 5, Glenbard East 4, O’Fallon 4, Edwardsville 1.
| Class 7A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Loyola (11) | (3-0) | 119 | 1 |
| 2. Chicago Mt. Carmel (1) | (3-0) | 107 | 2 |
| 3. Brother Rice | (3-0) | 98 | 3 |
| 4. Batavia | (3-0) | 82 | 7 |
| 5. Wheaton North | (2-1) | 53 | 5 |
| 6. Hersey | (3-0) | 49 | 8 |
| 7. Chicago (St. Rita) | (1-2) | 39 | 4 |
| 8. Wheaton Warrenville South | (2-1) | 25 | NR |
| 9. Pekin | (3-0) | 22 | 10 |
| (tie) Normal Community | (3-0) | 22 | NR |
| (tie) St. Charles North | (3-0) | 22 | 6 |
Others receiving votes: Hononegah 13, Buffalo Grove 5, Prospect 4.
| Class 6A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Cary-Grove (6) | (3-0) | 123 | 1 |
| 2. Kankakee | (3-0) | 99 | 2 |
| 3. East St. Louis (7) | (2-1) | 95 | 1 |
| 4. Crete-Monee | (2-1) | 92 | 3 |
| 5. Lemont | (3-0) | 73 | 4 |
| 6. Springfield | (3-0) | 65 | 5 |
| 7. Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge | (3-0) | 62 | 7 |
| 8. Washington | (2-1) | 26 | 8 |
| 9. Crystal Lake Central | (2-1) | 18 | 6 |
| 10. Lake Forest | (2-1) | 15 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: Vernon Hills 14, Kenwood 11, Chicago (Simeon) 6, Oak Lawn Richards 4, Belvidere North 3, Grayslake 3, Chatham Glenwood 2, Wauconda 2, Machesney Park Harlem 1, Carmel 1.
| Class 5A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Rochester (11) | (2-1) | 110 | 2 |
| 2. Providence | (2-1) | 96 | 4 |
| 3. Oak Park (Fenwick) | (2-1) | 70 | 3 |
| 4. Marion | (3-0) | 61 | 5 |
| 5. Mascoutah | (3-0) | 55 | 6 |
| 6. Sycamore | (2-1) | 46 | 8 |
| 7. Peoria | (2-1) | 45 | 7 |
| 8. Morris | (3-0) | 43 | 9 |
| 9. Metamora | (3-0) | 30 | T10 |
| 10. Aurora (Marmion) | (3-0) | 19 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Sterling 10, Chicago (Morgan Park) 7, Streator 6, Glenbard South 3, Decatur MacArthur 2, Mahomet-Seymour 2.
| Class 4A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Joliet Catholic (13) | (3-0) | 130 | 1 |
| 2. Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) | (2-1) | 107 | 2 |
| 3. Richmond-Burton | (3-0) | 101 | 3 |
| 4. St. Francis | (2-1) | 91 | 5 |
| 5. Quincy Notre Dame | (3-0) | 85 | 4 |
| 6. Genoa-Kingston | (3-0) | 59 | 6 |
| 7. Bethalto Civic Memorial | (3-0) | 35 | NR |
| 8. Chicago (Phillips) | (1-2) | 28 | 10 |
| 9. Coal City | (2-1) | 21 | 8 |
| 10. Dixon | (3-0) | 17 | NR |
| (tie) Mt. Zion | (2-1) | 17 | 7 |
Others receiving votes: Stillman Valley 7, Hyde Park 6, Murphysboro 4, Carterville 3, Breese Central 2, Peoria Notre Dame 1, Cahokia 1.
| Class 3A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Wilmington (9) | (3-0) | 117 | 1 |
| 2. Princeton (3) | (3-0) | 107 | 2 |
| 3. Monticello | (3-0) | 91 | 3 |
| 4. Tolono Unity | (3-0) | 77 | 4 |
| 5. Williamsville | (2-1) | 70 | 5 |
| 6. Byron | (3-0) | 55 | 7 |
| 7. Farmington | (3-0) | 42 | 8 |
| 8. Mt. Carmel | (3-0) | 40 | 9 |
| 9. Montini | (1-2) | 26 | 6 |
| 10. Durand | (3-0) | 11 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Reed-Custer 7, Benton 6, Paxton-Buckley-Loda 3, Peotone 3, Nashville 2, Wheaton Academy 2, Carlinville 1.
| Class 2A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Decatur St. Teresa (9) | (3-0) | 117 | 1 |
| 2. IC Catholic (3) | (3-0) | 108 | 2 |
| 3. Maroa-Forsyth | (3-0) | 96 | 3 |
| 4. Breese Mater Dei | (3-0) | 83 | 4 |
| 5. Rockridge | (2-1) | 57 | T6 |
| 6. Downs Tri-Valley | (3-0) | 55 | 5 |
| 7. Bismarck-Henning | (3-0) | 49 | T6 |
| 8. Pana | (3-0) | 34 | 8 |
| 9. Sterling Newman | (2-1) | 25 | 9 |
| 10. Rushville-Industry | (3-0) | 10 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Tremont 8, Knoxville 7, Bishop McNamara 6, Clifton Central 3, Athens 1, Johnston City 1.
| Class 1A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Lena-Winslow (11) | (3-0) | 119 | 2 |
| 2. Moweaqua Central A&M (1) | (2-1) | 92 | 1 |
| (tie) Mt. Sterling (Brown County) | (3-0) | 92 | 3 |
| 4. Cumberland | (3-0) | 75 | 6 |
| 5. Aurora Christian | (3-0) | 73 | 7 |
| 6. Camp Point Central | (3-0) | 59 | 8 |
| 7. Fulton | (2-1) | 38 | T4 |
| 8. Carrollton | (2-1) | 24 | 9 |
| 9. Winchester West Central | (2-0) | 22 | NR |
| 10. Kewanee (Wethersfield) | (2-1) | 19 | T4 |
Others receiving votes: Forreston 18, Greenfield-Northwestern 7, Princeville 6, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 5, Ottawa Marquette 5, St. Bede 4, Abingdon 2.
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