Defending state champion QND opens as No. 1 team in Class 2A, Unity starts No. 3 in Class 1A
QUINCY — The initial Associated Press state basketball rankings set up an intriguing showdown in just two days.
The Quincy Notre Dame girls basketball team — the defending Class 2A state champion — opens the season as the No. 1-ranked team in the state. The Raiders are 5-0 going into Thursday’s game at West Hancock and received all of the first-place votes from a statewide panel.
In Class 1A, Unity is off to a 7-0 start and is ranked third out of the gate. The Mustangs reached the sectional championship game last season, losing to eventual state champion Brimfield, and they return a stacked lineup led by Quincy University signee Ashlynn Arnsman.
At 11 a.m. Saturday, the Raiders and the Mustangs go head-to-head at The Pit.
Here is a look at the entire state poll:
Class 4A
| School | W-L | Pts |
| 1. Benet (4) | 5-1 | 40 |
| 2. Hersey | 6-1 | 32 |
| 3. Loyola | 4-1 | 31 |
| 4. Fremd | 6-0 | 30 |
| 5. Stevenson | 4-1 | 20 |
| 6. O’Fallon | 4-1 | 16 |
| (tie) Bolingbrook | 6-0 | 16 |
| 8. Kenwood | 6-0 | 12 |
| 9. Geneva | 3-1 | 8 |
| 10. Lyons | 5-1 | 7 |
Others receiving votes: Barrington 4. Normal Community 2. Hononegah 1. Whitney Young 1.
Class 3A
| School | W-L | Pts |
| 1. Nazareth (4) | 5-0 | 40 |
| 2. Carmel | 5-1 | 36 |
| 3. Peoria Central | 6-0 | 31 |
| 4. Montini | 5-1 | 29 |
| 5. Washington | 5-0 | 21 |
| 6. Geneseo | 5-0 | 19 |
| 7. Deerfield | 6-0 | 18 |
| 8. Lincoln | 6-0 | 10 |
| 9. Peoria Notre Dame | 7-0 | 9 |
| 10. Oak Forest | 3-2 | 2 |
| (tie) Chicago Heights Marian Catholic | 5-0 | 2 |
| (tie) Rockford Boylan | 4-1 | 2 |
Others receiving votes: Rochester 1.
Class 2A
| School | W-L | Pts |
| 1. Quincy Notre Dame (4) | 5-0 | 40 |
| 2. Fieldcrest | 7-0 | 35 |
| 3. Chicago (Noble Street Butler) | 0-2 | 33 |
| 4. Stillman Valley | 7-0 | 26 |
| 5. Teutopolis | 3-1 | 21 |
| 6. Princeton | 5-0 | 15 |
| (tie) Byron | 5-0 | 15 |
| 8. Paris | 5-0 | 10 |
| 9. Pana | 7-1 | 8 |
| 10. Canton | 6-3 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: Winnebago 4. Althoff Catholic 3. Peotone 2. Knoxville 1. Sherrard 1. Eureka 1.
Class 1A
| School | W-L | Pts |
| 1. Galena (3) | 5-0 | 39 |
| 2. Okawville (1) | 5-0 | 37 |
| 3. Mendon Unity | 7-0 | 29 |
| 4. Neoga | 5-0 | 27 |
| 4. Havana | 6-0 | 27 |
| 6. Tuscola | 8-0 | 17 |
| 7. Effingham St. Anthony | 7-0 | 12 |
| 8. Orangeville | 5-1 | 9 |
| 9. Brimfield | 6-2 | 7 |
| (tie) Christopher | 5-0 | 7 |
Others receiving votes: Waterloo Gibault 5. Altamont 2. Carrollton 1. Tri-County 1.
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