Illinois High School Football Top 10 Poll

September 21, 2021

Associated Press,

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. Loyola (9)	(4-0)	90	1
2. Naperville Central	(3-1)	69	3
3. Naperville Neuqua Valley	(4-0)	62	5
4. Chicago (Marist)	(3-1)	52	2
5. Glenbard West	(4-0)	49	T6
6. Gurnee Warren	(3-1)	44	4
7. Maine South	(3-1)	35	1
8. Lincoln-Way East	(3-1)	33	T6
9. Bolingbrook	(3-0)	17	8
10. Lockport	(4-0)	12	NR
(tie) O’Fallon	(3-1)	12	NR

Others receiving votes: South Elgin 9, Palatine 4, Glenbard East 3, Hinsdale Central 2, Homewood-Flossmoor 1, Oswego East 1.

Class 7A
School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. Chicago Mt. Carmel (9)	(4-0)	99	2
2. Brother Rice (1)	(3-1)	85	3
3. Batavia	(4-0)	80	4
4. Wheaton North	(3-1)	64	5
5. Chicago (St. Rita)	(2-2)	57	7
6. Hersey	(4-0)	50	6
7. Normal Community	(4-0)	37	T9
8. Hononegah	(4-0)	23	NR
9. Buffalo Grove	(4-0)	21	NR
10. Wheaton Warrenville South	(2-2)	8	8

Others receiving votes: St. Charles North 6, Libertyville 6, Prospect 5, Pekin 3, Collinsville 2, Moline 2, Geneva 2.

Class 6A
School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. East St. Louis (9)	(3-1)	106	3
2. Cary-Grove (2)	(4-0)	96	1
3. Kankakee	(4-0)	83	2
4. Crete-Monee	(3-1)	76	4
5. Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge	(4-0)	69	7
6. Lemont	(4-0)	65	5
7. Kenwood	(4-0)	22	NR
(tie) Lake Forest	(3-1)	22	10
9. Wauconda	(4-0)	14	NR
10. Oak Lawn Richards	(3-1)	10	NR

Others receiving votes: Machesney Park Harlem 9, Chicago (Simeon) 8, Springfield 6, St. Ignatius 6, Vernon Hills 3, Belvidere North 3, Chatham Glenwood 3, Crystal Lake Central 3, Deerfield 1.

Class 5A
School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. Rochester (10)	(3-1)	100	1
2. Oak Park (Fenwick)	(3-1)	77	3
3. Providence	(2-2)	71	2
4. Mascoutah	(4-0)	67	5
5. Sycamore	(3-1)	55	6
6. Peoria	(3-1)	52	7
7. Morris	(4-0)	42	8
8. Metamora	(4-0)	35	T10
9. Sterling	(3-1)	21	NR
10. Mahomet-Seymour	(4-0)	15	NR

Others receiving votes: Marion 6, Chicago (Morgan Park) 6, Glenbard South 3.

Class 4A
School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. Joliet Catholic (12)	(4-0)	120	1
2. Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield)	(3-1)	103	2
3. Richmond-Burton	(4-0)	92	3
4. St. Francis	(3-1)	87	4
5. Quincy Notre Dame	(4-0)	75	5
6. Chicago (Phillips)	(2-2)	47	8
7. Coal City	(2-2)	37	9
8. Genoa-Kingston	(3-1)	29	6
9. Mt. Zion	(3-1)	18	T10
10. Stillman Valley	(3-1)	16	NR

Others receiving votes: Bethalto Civic Memorial 12, Carterville 9, Hyde Park 6, Dixon 4, Murphysboro 2, Cahokia 1, Plano 1, Breese Central 1.

Class 3A
School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. Wilmington (7)	(4-0)	96	1
2. Princeton (3)	(4-0)	89	2
3. Monticello	(4-0)	79	3
4. Tolono Unity	(4-0)	62	4
5. Williamsville	(4-0)	60	5
6. Byron	(4-0)	56	6
7. Farmington	(4-0)	37	7
8. Mt. Carmel	(4-0)	31	8
9. Montini	(1-3)	13	9
10. Reed-Custer	(4-0)	9	NR

Others receiving votes: Durand 8, Wheaton Academy 3, Benton 3, Paxton-Buckley-Loda 2, Nashville 1, Carlinville 1.

Class 2A
School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. Decatur St. Teresa (7)	(4-0)	97	1
2. IC Catholic (3)	(4-0)	88	2
3. Maroa-Forsyth	(4-0)	82	3
4. Breese Mater Dei	(4-0)	71	4
5. Downs Tri-Valley	(4-0)	56	6
6. Bismarck-Henning	(4-0)	54	7
7. Pana	(4-0)	40	8
8. Rushville-Industry	(4-0)	22	10
9. Knoxville	(4-0)	18	NR
10. Rockridge	(2-2)	6	5
(tie) Sterling Newman	(2-2)	6	9

Others receiving votes: Clifton Central 5, Athens 3, Tremont 2, Bishop McNamara 1.

Class 1A
School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. Lena-Winslow (9)	(4-0)	90	1
2. Mt. Sterling (Brown County)	(4-0)	73	T2
3. Moweaqua Central A&M	(3-1)	71	T2
4. Winchester West Central	(4-0)	39	9
5. Camp Point Central	(3-1)	38	6
(tie) Carrollton	(3-1)	38	8
7. Fulton	(3-1)	36	7
8. Abingdon	(4-0)	20	NR
(tie) Kewanee (Wethersfield)	(3-1)	20	10
10. Forreston	(3-1)	17	NR