Illinois High School Football Top 10 Poll
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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 (11) | (9-0) | 110 | 1 |
| 2. Lincoln-Way East | (9-0) | 99 | 2 |
| 3. Barrington | (9-0) | 88 | 3 |
| 4. Maine South | (8-1) | 73 | 4 |
| 5. York | (8-1) | 58 | 6 |
| 6. Edwardsville | (8-1) | 38 | 7(7A) |
| 7. Huntley | (8-1) | 35 | 7 |
| 8. Glenbard West | (7-2) | 31 | 8 |
| 9. Gurnee Warren | (7-2) | 24 | 9 |
| 10. South Elgin | (8-1) | 17 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Naperville Central 11, Joliet West 9, Minooka 6, Belleville East 2, Naperville Neuqua Valley 1, Palatine 1, Chicago (St. Ignatius) 1, Stevenson 1.
| Class 7A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Chicago Mt. Carmel (9) | (8-1) | 105 | 1 |
| 2. Hersey (2) | (9-0) | 95 | 2 |
| 3. Batavia | (8-1) | 85 | 4 |
| 4. Normal Community | (9-0) | 82 | 3 |
| 5. Quincy | (9-0) | 64 | 5 |
| 6. Hononegah | (9-0) | 41 | 6 |
| 7. Lincoln-Way Central | (8-1) | 32 | 8 |
| 8. Lincoln Way West | (7-2) | 25 | NR |
| 9. Maine West | (9-0) | 24 | 9 |
| 10. Downers North | (7-2) | 11 | NR |
| (tie) Glenbard East | (8-1) | 11 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Prospect 7, St. Charles North 7, Yorkville 5, Chicago (St. Rita) 4, Kenwood 2, Bradley-Bourbonnais 2, Brother Rice 2, Lincoln Park 1.
| Class 6A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. East St. Louis (9) | (7-2) | 107 | 1 |
| 2. Kankakee (2) | (9-0) | 97 | 2 |
| 3. Washington | (8-1) | 82 | 3 |
| 4. Lake Zurich | (8-1) | 79 | 4 |
| 5. Cary-Grove | (7-2) | 68 | 5 |
| 6. Geneva | (7-2) | 60 | 6 |
| 7. Normal West | (7-2) | 32 | 7 |
| 8. Oak Lawn Richards | (7-2) | 20 | NR |
| 9. Belvidere North | (7-2) | 19 | 9 |
| 10. Wauconda | (7-2) | 14 | NR |
| (tie) Crete-Monee | (6-3) | 14 | 8 |
Others receiving votes: Chatham Glenwood 5, Kaneland 3, Lemont 2, Lake View 2, Chicago (Simeon) 1.
| Class 5A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge (9) | (9-0) | 90 | 1 |
| 2. Morris | (9-0) | 78 | 2(4A) |
| 3. Carmel | (8-1) | 74 | 3 |
| 4. Chicago (Morgan Park) | (8-1) | 52 | 4 |
| 5. Sycamore | (8-1) | 45 | 2 |
| 6. St. Francis Wheaton | (7-2) | 43 | 6 |
| 7. Antioch (1) | (9-0) | 40 | 7 |
| 8. Peoria | (7-2) | 29 | 8 |
| 9. Morton | (8-1) | 25 | 5 |
| 10. Joliet Catholic | (6-3) | 20 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: Glenbard South 10, Highland 9, Mahomet-Seymour 9, Decatur MacArthur 5, Thornton Fractional North 5, Providence 5, LaGrange Park (Nazareth) 4, Payton 3, Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) 2, Rochelle 2.
| Class 4A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Rochester (10) | (9-0) | 100 | 1 |
| 2. IC Catholic | (7-2) | 78 | 4 |
| 3. Rockford Boylan | (8-1) | 66 | 6 |
| 4. Wheaton Academy | (8-1) | 58 | 7 |
| 5. Richmond-Burton | (7-2) | 52 | 5 |
| 6. Murphysboro | (8-1) | 49 | 3 |
| 7. St. Laurence | (6-3) | 35 | 8 |
| 8. Dixon | (8-1) | 34 | 9 |
| 9. Kewanee | (8-1) | 20 | 10 |
| 10. Breese Central | (7-2) | 16 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Coal City 12, Carterville 10, St. Viator 9, Mt. Zion 6, Cahokia 2, Geneseo 1, Normal University 1, Chicago (Phillips) 1.
| Class 3A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Byron (10) | (9-0) | 100 | 1 |
| 2. Princeton | (8-1) | 86 | 2 |
| 3. Roxana | (9-0) | 68 | 4 |
| 4. DuQuoin | (9-0) | 61 | 5 |
| 5. Montini | (6-3) | 56 | 9 |
| 6. Greenville | (9-0) | 39 | 6 |
| 7. Williamsville | (7-2) | 31 | 10 |
| 8. Mt. Carmel | (8-1) | 30 | NR |
| 9. St. Joseph-Ogden | (7-2) | 29 | 8 |
| 10. Durand-Pecatonica | (7-2) | 27 | 7 |
Others receiving votes: Stanford Olympia 14, Tolono Unity 8, Sullivan 1.
| Class 2A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Maroa-Forsyth (10) | (9-0) | 100 | 1 |
| 2. Bloomington Central Catholic | (9-0) | 81 | 3 |
| 3. Downs Tri-Valley | (9-0) | 75 | 2 |
| 4. Seneca | (9-0) | 59 | 4 |
| 5. Wilmington | (8-1) | 57 | 3(3A) |
| 6. Rockridge | (8-1) | 43 | 6 |
| 7. Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond | (9-0) | 28 | 8 |
| 7. Athens | (7-2) | 28 | 7 |
| 9. Shelbyville | (8-1) | 18 | 5 |
| 10. Momence | (8-1) | 15 | T9 |
Others receiving votes: Farmington 13, Johnston City 11, Westville 11, Lawrenceville 6, Bismarck-Henning 3, Nashville 1, Knoxville 1.
| Class 1A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Lena-Winslow (10) | (9-0) | 100 | 1 |
| 2. Camp Point Central | (9-0) | 82 | 2 |
| 3. Althoff Catholic | (8-1) | 77 | 3 |
| 4. Greenfield-Northwestern | (9-0) | 63 | 4 |
| 5. Hope Academy | (8-1) | 38 | 7 |
| 6. Stark County | (9-0) | 35 | 5 |
| (tie) Morrison | (8-1) | 35 | 6 |
| 8. Kewanee -Annawan-Wethersfield | (8-1) | 33 | 9 |
| 9. Sesser (S.-Valier) | (9-0) | 28 | 10 |
| 10. Aurora Christian | (7-2) | 25 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Forreston 17, Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) 12, Fulton 4, Casey-Westfield 1.