Prep football rankings: QND, Brown County in preseason top 10, Central receiving votes

Here are the preseason state rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters:

Class 8A

School, points

1. Gurnee Warren (6) 78

2. Lincoln-Way East (2) 73

3. Chicago Marist 54

4. Maine South 50

5. Hinsdale Central 47

6. Naperville Neuqua Valley 30

7. Naperville Central 26

8. Edwardsville 25

9. Huntley 14

t-10. Glenbard West 9

t-10. Palatine 9

Others receiving votes: Barrington 8, O’Fallon 5, Homewood-Flossmoor 4, Bolingbrook 3, Evanston Township 2, New Trier 2, South Elgin 1.

Class 7A

School, points

1. Chicago St. Rita (6) 68

2. Loyola (1) 63

3. Brother Rice 58

4. Wheaton North 55

5. Chicago Mt. Carmel (1) 42

6. St. Charles North 31

7. Batavia 27

8. Prospect 22

9. Willowbrook 17

10. Wheaton Warrenville South 15

Others receiving votes: Lincoln Way West 9, Hononegah 8, Normal Community 7, Hersey 7, Shepard 4, Bradley-Bourbonnais 1.

Class 6A

School, points

1. Cary-Grove (10) 10

2. Crete-Monee 65

3. Washington 50

4. Lake Forest 49

5. Rockford Boylan 47

6. Chicago Simeon 34

7. Antioch 31

8. Kankakee 30

9. Lisle (Benet) 28

10. Springfield 23

Others receiving votes: Rock Island 19, Machesney Park Harlem 14, Vernon Hills 11, Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge 9, Lemont 9, Crystal Lake Central 9, Chatham Glenwood 8, Niles Notre Dame 7, Kaneland 6, Wauconda 1.

Class 5A

School, points

1. East St. Louis (7) 80

2. Rochester (1) 75

3. Peoria High 60

4. Sycamore 50

5. Providence 35

6. Sterling 34

t-7. Decatur MacArthur 23

t-7. Marion (1) 23

9. Chicago Morgan Park 20

10. Oak Park Fenwick 19

Others receiving votes: Mascoutah 15, Highland 12, Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) 12, LaGrange Park (Nazareth) 8, St. Viator 8, Triad 7, Morris 6, LaSalle-Peru 5, Glenbard South 2, Metamora 1.

Class 4A

School, points

1. Joliet Catholic (5) 94

2. Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) (5) 93

3. St. Francis 80

4. Richmond-Burton (1) 63

5. Quincy Notre Dame 43

6. Genoa-Kingston 40

7. Coal City 39

8. Chicago Phillips 36

9. Peoria Notre Dame 30

t-10. Mt. Zion 24

t-10. Effingham 24

Others receiving votes: Marengo 10, Johnsburg 10, Cahokia 6, Phillips 6, Macomb 5, St. Laurence 5, Stillman Valley 4, Carterville 4, Manteno 3, Canton 1, Murphysboro 1.

Class 3A

School, points

1. Wilmington (3) 96

2. Williamsville (4) 95

3. Monticello 77

4. Princeton (1) 63

t-5. Tolono Unity 35

t-5. Farmington 35

7. Byron 34

8. Nashville (1) 29

9. Mt. Carmel 27

10. Montini 26

Others receiving votes: Benton 17, Paxton-Buckley-Loda 12, Peotone 10, Newton 9, Carlinville 9, Fairfield 8, Fairbury Prairie Central 5, Rock Island Alleman 4, Eureka 3, DuQuoin 1.

Class 2A

School, points

1. Decatur St. Teresa 88

2. Rockridge (1) 74

3. Bishop McNamara (5) 73

4. Maroa-Forsyth (3) 70

5. Breese Mater Dei 46

6. Sterling Newman 42

t-7. IC Catholic (2) 42

t-7. Clifton Central 42

9. Downs Tri-Valley 37

10. North Mac 29

Others receiving votes: Fieldcrest 20, Bismarck-Henning 14, Pana 10, Athens 9, Rushville-Industry 6, Althoff Catholic 2, St. Edward 1.

Class 1A

School, points

1. Moweaqua Central A&M (2) 93

2. Lena-Winslow (7) 90

3. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (1) 73

4. Mt. Sterling Brown County 46

5. Arcola 44

6. Annawan/Wethersfield 43

7. Fulton 36

8. Cumberland 33

t-9. Forreston (1) 21

t-9. Galena 21

Others receiving votes: Greenfield-Northwestern 20, St. Bede 14, Camp Point Central 14, Carrollton 14, Tuscola 13, Princeville 12, Dakota 8, Aurora Christian 4, Winchester West Central 3, Jacksonville Routt 2, East Dubuque 1.