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 (14) | (4-0) | 140 | 1 |
| 2. Lincoln-Way East | (4-0) | 125 | 2 |
| 3. Gurnee Warren | (4-0) | 110 | 3 |
| 4. Glenbard West | (4-0) | 94 | 4 |
| 5. O’Fallon | (4-0) | 73 | 6 |
| 6. Bolingbrook | (3-1) | 37 | NR |
| 7. Maine South | (2-2) | 35 | 7 |
| 8. York | (4-0) | 34 | NR |
| 9. Glenbrook South | (4-0) | 26 | NR |
| 10. Edwardsville | (3-1) | 24 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: Naperville Neuqua Valley 22, Lyons 17, Naperville North 11, South Elgin 11, Plainfield North 6, Chicago (Marist) 5.
| Class 7A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Chicago Mt. Carmel (14) | (4-0) | 140 | 1 |
| 2. Prospect | (4-0) | 126 | 2 |
| 3. Jacobs | (4-0) | 110 | 4 |
| 4. Chicago (St. Rita) | (2-2) | 83 | 5 |
| 5. Pekin | (4-0) | 64 | 6 |
| 6. Geneva | (4-0) | 56 | 8 |
| 7. Wheaton North | (3-1) | 55 | 3 |
| 8. Batavia | (2-2) | 47 | 7 |
| 9. Hersey | (4-0) | 35 | 9 |
| 10. Hononegah | (4-0) | 32 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: St. Charles North 10, Yorkville 10, DeKalb 1, Downers North 1.
| Class 6A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. East St. Louis (14) | (2-2) | 144 | 1 |
| 2. Chicago (Simeon) (1) | (4-0) | 133 | 3 |
| 3. Lemont | (4-0) | 120 | 4 |
| 4. Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge | (3-1) | 84 | 2 |
| 5. Chatham Glenwood | (4-0) | 75 | 6 |
| 6. Crete-Monee | (2-2) | 68 | 5 |
| 7. Niles Notre Dame | (3-1) | 59 | 7 |
| 8. Kenwood | (3-1) | 47 | 8 |
| 9. Carmel | (4-0) | 36 | NR |
| 10. Wauconda | (4-0) | 17 | NR |
| (tie) Cary-Grove | (3-1) | 17 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Chicago (St. Ignatius) 11, Crystal Lake South 9, Normal West 2, Grayslake North 2, Belvidere North 1.
| Class 5A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Morris (7) | (4-0) | 141 | 1 |
| 2. Kankakee (7) | (3-1) | 123 | 2 |
| 3. Mahomet-Seymour (1) | (4-0) | 113 | 3 |
| 4. Sycamore | (4-0) | 106 | 4 |
| 5. Peoria | (4-0) | 85 | 6 |
| 6. Chicago (Morgan Park) | (4-0) | 72 | 7 |
| 7. Glenbard South | (4-0) | 55 | 8 |
| 8. LaGrange Park (Nazareth) | (1-3) | 41 | 5 |
| 9. Highland | (3-1) | 32 | 10 |
| 10. Sterling | (3-1) | 24 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Chicago (St. Patrick) 20, Rockford Boylan 5, St. Viator 4, Mascoutah 3, Decatur MacArthur 1.
| Class 4A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Joliet Catholic (9) | (4-0) | 144 | T1 | |
| 2. Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) | (6) | (4-0) | 139 | T1 |
| 3. Richmond-Burton | (4-0) | 112 | 4 | |
| 4. St. Francis | (4-0) | 109 | 3 | |
| 5. Rochester | (3-1) | 85 | 5 | |
| 6. Stillman Valley | (4-0) | 73 | 6 | |
| 7. Wheaton Academy | (4-0) | 64 | 8 | |
| 8. Carterville | (4-0) | 38 | 9 | |
| 9. Genoa-Kingston | (3-1) | 21 | 7 | |
| 10. Macomb | (4-0) | 14 | NR |
Others receiving votes: St. Laurence 11, Breese Central 7, East Alton-Wood River 3, Columbia 2, Coal City 1, Murphysboro 1, Freeburg 1.
| Class 3A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. IC Catholic (13) | (3-1) | 148 | 1 |
| 2. Williamsville (1) | (4-0) | 122 | 2 |
| 3. Reed-Custer (1) | (4-0) | 120 | 3 |
| 4. Princeton | (4-0) | 107 | 4 |
| 5. Byron | (3-1) | 86 | 5 |
| 6. Mt. Carmel | (4-0) | 73 | 6 |
| 7. Fairbury Prairie Central | (4-0) | 63 | 7 |
| 8. Eureka | (4-0) | 54 | 8 |
| 9. Paxton-Buckley-Loda | (4-0) | 19 | NR |
| 10. Seneca | (4-0) | 12 | NR |
| (tie) Tolono Unity | (3-1) | 12 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Peotone 5, Durand-Pecatonica 4.
| Class 2A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Wilmington (12) | (4-0) | 138 | 1 |
| 2. Decatur St. Teresa (2) | (4-0) | 128 | 2 |
| 3. Maroa-Forsyth | (4-0) | 106 | 3 |
| 4. Bismarck-Henning | (4-0) | 97 | 4 |
| 5. North-Mac | (4-0) | 88 | 5 |
| 6. Knoxville | (4-0) | 63 | 6 |
| 7. Rockridge | (3-1) | 47 | 7 |
| 8. Downs Tri-Valley | (3-1) | 39 | 8 |
| 9. Johnston City | (4-0) | 20 | 10 |
| 10. Carmi White County | (4-0) | 11 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Nashville 9, Pana 9, El Paso-Gridley 5, Vandalia 5, Mercer County 4, Farmington 1.
| Class 1A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Lena-Winslow (15) | (4-0) | 150 | 1 |
| 2. Athens | (4-0) | 123 | 2 |
| 3. Colfax Ridgeview | (4-0) | 121 | 3 |
| 4. Camp Point Central | (4-0) | 99 | 5 |
| 5. Hope Academy | (4-0) | 87 | 6 |
| 6. Fulton | (3-1) | 70 | 4 |
| 7. St. Bede | (5-0) | 42 | NR |
| 8. Shelbyville | (4-0) | 35 | NR |
| 9. Gilman Iroquois West | (4-0) | 34 | T8 |
| 10. Ottawa Marquette | (4-0) | 20 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Greenfield-Northwestern 18, Moweaqua Central A&M 11, Tuscola 8, Forreston 6, Dakota 1.
