Illinois boys basketball state rankings: QHS sits at No. 4 in Class 4A, West Hancock No. 8 in Class 2A
CHICAGO — Here is a look at the first Illinois Associated Press boys basketball state rankings, as voted on by a panel of sports writers and sportscasters from throughout the state:
Class 4A
| Rank | School | Total Points | |
| 1. | Gurnee Warren (5) (4-0) | 76 | |
| 2. | Homewood-Flossmoor (2) (4-0) | 67 | |
| 3. | Kenwood (2-0) | 63 | |
| 4. | Quincy (1) (3-0) | 62 | |
| 5. | Bolingbrook (3-1) | 55 | |
| 5. | Moline (1) (4-0) | 55 | |
| 7. | Marist (5-0) | 23 | |
| 8. | St. Ignatius (5-0) | 20 | |
| (tie) | Waubonsie Valley | 20 | |
| 10. | Lisle (Benet Academy) (3-1) | 16 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Rich Township 12. 12, Lincoln Park 11. 13, Simeon 7. 14, Bradley-Bourbonnais 4. 15, Alton 3. 16, Edwardsville 1.
Class 3A
| Rank | School | Total Points | |
| 1. | Chicago Mt. Carmel (2) (4-0) | 80 | |
| 2. | DePaul College Prep (5) (3-1) | 78 | |
| 3. | Mt. Zion (4-0) | 64 | |
| 4. | Peoria (H.S.) (2) (4-0) | 61 | |
| 5. | Brother Rice (4-0) | 56 | |
| 6. | Kankakee (1-0) | 49 | |
| 7. | St. Laurence (2-1) | 34 | |
| 8. | Morton (1-3) | 17 | |
| 9. | St. Patrick (4-0) | 16 | |
| 10. | Metamora (3-2) | 10 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Lake Forest 9. 12, Fenwick 9. 13, Lemont 4. 14, De La Salle 2. 15, Centralia 2. 16, Richwoods 2. 17, Deerfield 1. 18, Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights) 1.
Class 2A
| Rank | School | Total Points | |
| 1. | Peoria Manual (8) (3-1) | 80 | |
| 2. | Columbia (4-0) | 69 | |
| 3. | Benton (2-0) | 65 | |
| 4. | Williamsville (1-0) | 42 | |
| 5. | Pinckneyville (4-0) | 39 | |
| 6. | Bismarck-Henning (5-0) | 34 | |
| 7. | Belleville (Althoff Catholic) (3-2) | 20 | |
| 8. | West Hancock (2-1) | 18 | |
| 9. | Chicago (Christ the King) (3-1) | 15 | |
| 10. | Chicago Dyett (3-1) | 9 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Rockford Christian 8. 12, Warrensburg-Latham 7. 13, Rockridge 6. 14, Nashville 6. 15, Clark 5. 16, Kankakee (McNamara) 4. 17, Auburn 4. 18, IC Catholic 3. 19, Quincy Notre Dame 2. 20, Teutopolis 2. 21, Elmhurst Timothy Christian 2.
Class 1A
| Rank | School | Total Points | |
| 1. | Pecatonica (7) (0-0) | 88 | |
| 2. | Hope Academy (2) (2-2) | 81 | |
| 3. | Mounds Meridian (3-1) | 61 | |
| 4. | Lanark Eastland (1-0) | 56 | |
| 5. | Tuscola (2-0) | 37 | |
| 6. | Waltonville (3-0) | 32 | |
| 7. | Springfield Calvary (1-2) | 28 | |
| 8. | Effingham St. Anthony (3-2) | 25 | |
| 9. | Yorkville Christian (3-2) | 22 | |
| 10. | South Beloit (4-1) | 13 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Calhoun 10. 12, Peoria Christian 9. 13, Aurora Christian 9. 14, Jacksonville Routt 7. 15, Chicago (Fenger) 6. 16, Annawan 5. 17, Goreville 2. 18, Providence-St. Mel 2. 19, Brown County 1. 20, Lexington 1.
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