Illinois prep football rankings: QND falls out of Class 4A top 10, Class 1A stays strong

Here are the state rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class heading into Week 7, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters. They were released on Oct. 5, 2021.

Class 8A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Wilmette Loyola (11) (6-0) 110 1

2. Naperville Neuqua Valley (6-0) 96 2

3. Gurnee Warren (5-1) 79 5

4. Maine South (5-1) 71 8

5. Lockport (6-0) 54 10

6. Chicago Marist (4-2) 50 4

7. South Elgin (6-0) 44 9

8. York (6-0) 42 NR

9. Glenbard West (5-1) 14 3

10. Bolingbrook (5-1) 10 NR

Others receiving votes: Hinsdale Central 9. Lincoln-Way East 8. Naperville Central 8. Palatine 5. Glenbrook South 3. Glenbard North 1. O’Fallon 1.

Class 7A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Brother Rice (10) (5-1) 118 1

2. Batavia (2) (6-0) 109 2

3. Wheaton North (5-1) 88 4

4. Chicago Mt. Carmel (4-2) 73 3

5. Chicago St. Rita (4-2) 63 5

6. Hersey (6-0) 58 6

7. Normal Community (6-0) 51 7

8. Hononegah (6-0) 37 8

9. Prospect (5-1) 27 9

10. Collinsville (6-0) 11 NR

Others receiving votes: Hoffman Estates 10. Moline 10. Buffalo Grove 2. Wheaton Warrenville South 2. Geneva 1.

Class 6A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. East St. Louis (11) (5-1) 128 1

2. Cary-Grove (2) (6-0) 118 2

3. Kankakee (6-0) 98 3

4. Chicago St. Ignatius (6-0) 83 5

5. Lemont (6-0) 77 4

6. Crete-Monee (4-2) 58 6

7. Wauconda (6-0) 42 9

8. Kenwood (6-0) 38 7

9. Lake Forest (5-1) 24 10

10. Oak Lawn Richards (5-1) 20 10

Others receiving votes: Deerfield 11. Machesney Park Harlem 7. Chatham Glenwood 7. Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge 3. Washington 1.

Class 5A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Rochester (10) (5-1) 116 1

2. Oak Park Fenwick (1) (4-2) 98 2

3. Mascoutah (6-0) 93 3

4. Morris (1) (6-0) 73 7

5. Sterling (5-1) 61 9

6. Mahomet-Seymour (6-0) 53 10

7. Providence (3-3) 49 T4

8. Peoria High (4-2) 46 T4

9. Glenbard South (5-1) 32 NR

10. Marion (5-1) 13 NR

Others receiving votes: Metamora 10. Sycamore 10. Morton 5. Decatur MacArthur 1.

Class 4A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Joliet Catholic (14) (6-0) 140 1

2. Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin (5-1) 119 2

3. Richmond-Burton (6-0) 114 3

4. St. Francis (5-1) 100 4

5. Kewanee (6-0) 59 8

5. Genoa-Kingston (5-1) 59 7

7. Chicago Phillips (4-2) 58 5

8. Coal City (4-2) 54 6

9. Stillman Valley (5-1) 28 NR

10. Peoria Notre Dame (4-2) 13 NR

Others receiving votes: Dixon 10. Hyde Park 5. Breese Central 5. Quincy Notre Dame 4. Murphysboro 2.

Class 3A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Wilmington (5) (6-0) 121 1

2. IC Catholic (8) (6-0) 114 3

3. Monticello (6-0) 98 2

4. Tolono Unity (6-0) 88 4

5. Williamsville (5-1) 74 5

6. Byron (6-0) 73 6

7. Farmington (6-0) 44 8

8. Princeton (5-1) 40 7

9. Lombard Montini (3-3) 23 NR

10. Benton (6-0) 9 NR

Others receiving votes: Mt. Carmel 8. Reed-Custer 7. Nashville 6. Chicago Clark 4. Durand 2. Carlinville 2. Monmouth-Roseville 1. Wheaton Academy 1.

Class 2A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Decatur St. Teresa (11) (6-0) 128 1

2. Breese Mater Dei (2) (6-0) 115 2

3. Downs Tri-Valley (6-0) 99 4

4. Maroa-Forsyth (5-1) 90 5

5. Bismarck-Henning (6-0) 80 6

6. Pana (6-0) 66 7

7. Knoxville (6-0) 47 T7

8. Clifton Central (5-1) 40 10

9. Athens (5-1) 22 NR

10. Vandalia (5-1) 8 NR

Others receiving votes: Rushville-Industry 6. Johnston City 6. Sterling Newman 3. Bishop McNamara 2. Rockridge 2. Chester 1.

Class 1A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Lena-Winslow (13) (6-0) 130 1

2. Carrollton (5-1) 96 4

3. Abingdon-Avon (6-0) 94 3

3. Camp Point Central (5-1) 94 2

5. Forreston (5-1) 81 5

6. Mt. Sterling Brown County (5-1) 50 7

7. St. Bede (5-1) 46 6

8. Winchester West Central (5-1) 32 9

9. Moweaqua Central A&M (4-2) 22 10

10. Ottawa Marquette (5-1) 16 NR

Others receiving votes: Greenfield-Northwestern 14. Catlin Salt Fork 12. Fulton 11. Cumberland 9. Nokomis 6. Aurora Christian 2.