Illinois prep football rankings: Central is only area team in top 10
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 (7) | (7-0) | 70 | 1 |
| 2. Naperville Neuqua Valley | (7-0) | 62 | 2 |
| 3. Maine South | (6-1) | 52 | 4 |
| 4. Gurnee Warren | (6-1) | 51 | 3 |
| 5. Lockport | (7-0) | 40 | 5 |
| 6. Chicago (Marist) | (5-2) | 38 | 6 |
| 7. South Elgin | (7-0) | 23 | 7 |
| 8. Hinsdale Central | (6-1) | 14 | NR |
| 9. Glenbard West | (6-1) | 10 | 9 |
| 10. York | (6-1) | 7 | 8 |
Others receiving votes: Lincoln-Way East 6, Naperville Central 4, Palatine 4, O’Fallon 3, Bolingbrook 1.
Class 7A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Batavia (7) | (7-0) | 88 | 2 |
| 2. Brother Rice (2) | (5-2) | 79 | 1 |
| 3. Wheaton North | (6-1) | 73 | 3 |
| 4. Chicago Mt. Carmel | (5-2) | 57 | 4 |
| 5. Chicago (St. Rita) | (5-2) | 50 | 5 |
| 6. Hersey | (7-0) | 43 | 6 |
| 7. Normal Community | (7-0) | 38 | 7 |
| 8. Hononegah | (7-0) | 32 | 8 |
| 9. Prospect | (6-1) | 15 | 9 |
| 10. Moline | (6-1) | 10 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Hoffman Estates 8, Buffalo Grove 1, Pekin 1.
Class 6A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. East St. Louis (8) | (6-1) | 98 | 1 |
| 2. Cary-Grove (2) | (7-0) | 91 | 2 |
| 3. Kankakee | (7-0) | 75 | 3 |
| 4. Chicago (St. Ignatius) | (7-0) | 72 | 6 |
| 5. Lemont | (7-0) | 59 | 4 |
| 6. Crete-Monee | (5-2) | 49 | 5 |
| 7. Wauconda | (7-0) | 30 | 7 |
| 8. Oak Lawn Richards | (6-1) | 24 | NR |
| 9. Kenwood | (7-0) | 20 | 8 |
| (tie) Lake Forest | (6-1) | 20 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Deerfield 7, Machesney Park Harlem 4, Washington 1.
Class 5A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Rochester (9) | (6-1) | 90 | 1 |
| 2. Oak Park (Fenwick) | (5-2) | 77 | 2 |
| 3. Mascoutah | (7-0) | 72 | 3 |
| 4. Morris | (7-0) | 57 | 4 |
| 5. Sterling | (6-1) | 54 | 5 |
| 6. Mahomet-Seymour | (7-0) | 41 | 6 |
| 7. Peoria | (5-2) | 38 | 8 |
| 8. Glenbard South | (6-1) | 26 | 9 |
| 9. Marion | (6-1) | 13 | 10 |
| 10. Sycamore | (4-2) | 12 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Providence 8, Morton 6, Aurora (Marmion) 1.
Class 4A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Joliet Catholic (10) | (7-0) | 100 | 1 |
| 2. Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) | (6-1) | 85 | 2 |
| 3. Richmond-Burton | (7-0) | 82 | 3 |
| 4. Kewanee | (7-0) | 58 | 5 |
| 5. Genoa-Kingston | (6-1) | 54 | 6 |
| 6. Chicago (Phillips) | (5-2) | 46 | 7 |
| 7. St. Francis | (5-2) | 45 | 4 |
| 8. Coal City | (5-2) | 26 | 8 |
| 9. Stillman Valley | (6-1) | 24 | 9 |
| 10. Peoria Notre Dame | (5-2) | 20 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Carterville 4, Wheaton Academy 3, Dixon 1, Mt. Zion 1, Murphysboro 1.
Class 3A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Wilmington (4) | (7-0) | 94 | 1 |
| 2. IC Catholic (6) | (7-0) | 85 | 2 |
| 3. Williamsville | (6-1) | 69 | 5 |
| 4. Byron | (7-0) | 68 | 6 |
| 5. Tolono Unity | (7-0) | 66 | 4 |
| 6. Princeton | (6-1) | 47 | 8 |
| 7. Farmington | (7-0) | 34 | 7 |
| 8. Monticello | (6-1) | 28 | 3 |
| 9. Mt. Carmel | (6-0) | 13 | NR |
| (tie) Durand | (6-1) | 13 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Benton 12, Reed-Custer 10, Montini 6, Paxton-Buckley-Loda 3, Monmouth-Roseville 1, Fairbury Prairie Central 1.
Class 2A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Decatur St. Teresa (10) | (7-0) | 100 | 1 |
| 2. Breese Mater Dei | (7-0) | 87 | 2 |
| 3. Downs Tri-Valley | (7-0) | 74 | 3 |
| 4. Maroa-Forsyth | (6-1) | 73 | 4 |
| 5. Bismarck-Henning | (7-0) | 62 | 5 |
| 6. Pana | (7-0) | 44 | 6 |
| 7. Knoxville | (7-0) | 40 | 7 |
| 8. Athens | (6-1) | 24 | 9 |
| 9. Bishop McNamara | (4-3) | 16 | NR |
| 10. Clifton Central | (5-2) | 10 | 8 |
Others receiving votes: Vandalia 9, Johnston City 5, Rushville-Industry 3, Westville 1, Erie-Prophetstown 1, Rockridge 1.
Class 1A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Carrollton (7) | (6-1) | 80 | 2 |
| 2. Lena-Winslow (1) | (6-1) | 73 | 1 |
| 3. Abingdon (1) | (7-0) | 71 | T3 |
| 4. Camp Point Central | (6-1) | 65 | T3 |
| 5. Fulton | (5-2) | 44 | NR |
| 6. Forreston | (5-2) | 36 | 5 |
| 7. Ottawa Marquette | (6-1) | 35 | 10 |
| 8. Moweaqua Central A&M | (5-2) | 34 | 9 |
| 9. St. Bede | (5-2) | 20 | 7 |
| 10. Aurora Christian | (4-2) | 16 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Mt. Sterling (Brown County) 6, Cumberland 6, Nokomis 5, Sesser (S.-Valier) 2, Winchester West Central 2.
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