Illinois state football rankings: Central climbs another spot to No. 5 in Class 1A
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) | (2-0) | 118 | 1 |
| 2. Lincoln-Way East (1) | (2-0) | 108 | 2 |
| 3. Glenbard West | (2-0) | 94 | 3 |
| 4. Gurnee Warren | (2-0) | 88 | 5 |
| 5. Naperville North | (2-0) | 65 | 9 |
| 6. O’Fallon | (2-0) | 45 | 8 |
| 7. Maine South | (1-1) | 36 | 7 |
| 8. Chicago (Marist) | (1-1) | 28 | NR |
| 9. Edwardsville | (2-0) | 26 | 10 |
| 10. Bolingbrook | (1-1) | 15 | 4 |
Others receiving votes: York 11, Lockport 7, Palatine 6, South Elgin 4, Plainfield North 3, Glenbrook South 3, Naperville Neuqua Valley 3.
Class 7A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Chicago Mt. Carmel (12) | (2-0) | 120 | 1 |
| 2. Prospect | (2-0) | 102 | 3 |
| 3. Batavia | (1-1) | 94 | 2 |
| 4. Chicago (St. Rita) | (2-0) | 76 | 5 |
| 5. Jacobs | (2-0) | 62 | 6 |
| 6. Glenbard North | (1-1) | 53 | 4 |
| 7. Wheaton North | (2-0) | 47 | 8 |
| 8. Wheaton Warrenville South | (1-1) | 29 | NR |
| 9. Pekin | (2-0) | 22 | T9 |
| 10. Hononegah | (2-0) | 16 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Brother Rice 14, Hersey 11, Geneva 6, Yorkville 5, Downers North 3.
Class 6A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. East St. Louis (13) | (1-1) | 130 | 1 |
| 2. Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge | (2-0) | 108 | 2 |
| 3. Lemont | (2-0) | 99 | 4 |
| 4. Chicago (Simeon) | (2-0) | 96 | T9 |
| 5. Niles Notre Dame | (2-0) | 73 | 6 |
| 6. Crete-Monee | (0-2) | 65 | 5 |
| 7. Chatham Glenwood | (2-0) | 45 | 7 |
| 8. Kenwood | (1-1) | 33 | T10 |
| 9. Cary-Grove | (1-1) | 23 | 3 |
| 10. Carmel | (2-0) | 21 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Chicago (St. Ignatius) 7, Machesney Park Harlem 5, Wauconda 4, Crystal Lake South 3, Normal West 2, Lisle (Benet) 1.
Class 5A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. LaGrange Park (Nazareth) (9) | (1-1) | 116 | 1 |
| 2. Kankakee (1) | (1-1) | 94 | 2 |
| 3. Morris | (2-0) | 91 | 4 |
| 4. Mahomet-Seymour (2) | (2-0) | 90 | 3 |
| 5. Sycamore | (2-0) | 65 | 5 |
| 6. Peoria | (2-0) | 62 | 6 |
| 7. Rockford Boylan | (2-0) | 55 | 7 |
| 8. Chicago (Morgan Park) | (2-0) | 36 | 10 |
| 9. Glenbard South | (2-0) | 14 | NR |
| 10. Mascoutah | (2-0) | 10 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Sterling 9, Chicago (St. Patrick) 7, Highland 6, Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights) 2, St. Viator 2, Oak Park (Fenwick) 1.
Class 4A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) (6) | (2-0) | 105 | T1 |
| 2. Joliet Catholic (5) | (2-0) | 104 | T1 |
| 3. St. Francis | (2-0) | 85 | 3 |
| 4. Richmond-Burton | (2-0) | 73 | 4 |
| 5. Rochester | (1-1) | 66 | 5 |
| 6. Stillman Valley | (2-0) | 50 | 7 |
| 7. Genoa-Kingston | (2-0) | 42 | 6 |
| 8. Wheaton Academy | (2-0) | 36 | 8 |
| 9. Carterville | (2-0) | 15 | 10 |
| 10. Freeburg | (2-0) | 10 | NR |
Others receiving votes: St. Laurence 5, Peoria Notre Dame 5, Quincy Notre Dame 3, Marengo 3, Mt. Zion 2, Murphysboro 1.
Class 3A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. IC Catholic (9) | (1-1) | 117 | 1 |
| 2. Williamsville (2) | (2-0) | 100 | 3 |
| 2. Reed-Custer (1) | (2-0) | 100 | 2 |
| 4. Princeton | (2-0) | 81 | 4 |
| 5. Byron | (1-1) | 71 | 5 |
| 6. Mt. Carmel | (2-0) | 51 | 6 |
| 7. Fairbury Prairie Central | (2-0) | 47 | 8 |
| 8. Eureka | (2-0) | 45 | 7 |
| 9. Durand-Pecatonica | (2-0) | 29 | 9 |
| 10. Peotone | (2-0) | 7 | NR |
| (tie) Tolono Unity | (1-1) | 7 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Paxton-Buckley-Loda 5.
Class 2A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Wilmington (11) | (2-0) | 119 | 1 |
| 2. Decatur St. Teresa (1) | (2-0) | 108 | 2 |
| 3. Downs Tri-Valley | (2-0) | 95 | 3 |
| 4. Maroa-Forsyth | (2-0) | 86 | 4 |
| 5. Bismarck-Henning | (2-0) | 63 | 6 |
| 6. Vandalia | (2-0) | 60 | 7 |
| 7. Knoxville | (2-0) | 49 | 10 |
| 8. North-Mac | (2-0) | 29 | NR |
| 9. Rockridge | (1-1) | 19 | NR |
| 10. Pana | (1-1) | 11 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Nashville 10, Breese Mater Dei 6, Mercer County 4, Johnston City 1.
Class 1A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Lena-Winslow (12) | (2-0) | 121 | 1 |
| 2. Athens | (2-0) | 112 | 2 |
| 3. Moweaqua Central A&M (1) | (2-0) | 104 | 3 |
| 4. Colfax Ridgeview | (2-0) | 90 | 4 |
| 5. Camp Point Central | (2-0) | 80 | 6 |
| 6. Fulton | (2-0) | 52 | 7 |
| 7. Tuscola | (2-0) | 31 | 8 |
| 8. Forreston | (1-1) | 30 | 5 |
| 9. Hope Academy | (2-0) | 28 | T10 |
| 10. Gilman Iroquois West | (2-0) | 24 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: Jacksonville Routt 13, St. Bede 10, Greenfield-Northwestern 7, Annawan-Wethersfield 4, Catlin (Salt Fork) 4, Ottawa Marquette 2, Mt. Sterling (Brown County) 2, Shelbyville 1.
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