Illinois boys basketball state rankings: Liberty is lone area team in top 10

Here are the state rankings of Illinois high school boys basketball teams in each class for Jan. 5, 2022, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters.

Class 4A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Glen Ellyn Glenbard West (10) 14-0 100 1

2. Chicago Kenwood 12-2 87 3

3. Glenview Glenbrook South 13-1 72 T4

4. Chicago Curie 15-1 71 T4

5. Chicago Whitney Young 7-4 50 2

6. Normal Community 14-1 38 T7

7. Winnetka New Trier 15-2 32 6

8. Wheaton Warrenville South 14-1 26 NR

9. Elgin Larkin 14-1 18 NR

10. Homewood-Flossmoor 9-2 14 NR

Others receiving votes: Rolling Meadows 11. Oswego East 7. Moline 6. Bolingbrook 6. Chicago Brother Rice 4. O’Fallon 4. Chicago St. Rita 3. Rockford Auburn 1.

Class 3A

School W-L Pts

1. Chicago Simeon (10) 10-1 100 1

2. Chicago Mount Carmel 15-0 80 NR

3. Country Club Hills Hillcrest 12-2 66 2

4. Chicago Hyde Park 9-3 63 NR

5. East St. Louis 11-3 60 4

6. Peoria Notre Dame 9-2 30 3

t-7. Burlington Central 12-2 28 NR

t-7. Sacred Heart-Griffin (SF) 15-2 28 NR

9. Decatur MacArthur 13-2 27 NR

10. Centralia 12-1 24 10

Others receiving votes: Lake Forest 20. Rock Island 5. Oak Forest 5. Harvey Thornton 4. Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights) 3. Metamora 3. Lincoln 2. Olney (Richland County) 1. Rockford Boylan 1.

Class 2A

School W-L Pts

1. Chicago Orr (6) 7-2 104 1

2. Chicago DePaul College Prep (2) 10-1 80 2

3. Nashville 15-2 76 8

4. Chicago Leo (3) 7-2 74 T8

5. Chicago Clark 11-3 52 6

6. Monticello 14-1 46 NR

7. Teutopolis 12-3 40 7

8. Breese Central 13-3 33 3

9. Murphysboro 11-1 23 NR

10. El Paso-Gridley 12-2 19 NR

Others receiving votes: Macomb 18. Pana 15. Pinckneyville 15. St. Joseph-Ogden 15. Newton 9. Rockford Lutheran 8. Eureka 7. Columbia 7. Mt. Carmel 6. Warrensburg-Latham 5. Tolono Unity 4. Hamilton County 2. Rockridge 1. Beecher 1.

Class 1A

School W-L Pts

1. Yorkville Christian (7) 10-8 106 1

2. Fulton (2) 15-1 92 5

3. Macon Meridian (1) 11-3 89 2

4. South Beloit 10-1 71 3

5. Scales Mound (3) 9-0 56 NR

6. Peoria Christian 10-2 43 4

7. Liberty 12-3 40 7

t-8. Madison 10-4 32 NR

t-8. Steeleville 13-3 32 6

10. Tuscola 11-3 29 10

Others receiving votes: Cerro Gordo 23. Christopher 17. Concord Triopia 13. Augusta Southeastern 11. Stewardson-Strasburg 11. Effingham St. Anthony 7. Jacksonville Routt 6. Champaign St. Thomas More 6. East Dubuque 5. Altamont 5. Sesser-Valier 5. Cisne 4. Monmouth United 3. Windsor 3. Crab Orchard 2. Midland 2. Okaw Valley 2.