Illinois girls basketball state rankings: QND, Central-Southeastern crack top 10
CHICAGO — Here is a look at the first Illinois Associated Press girls 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. | Loyola (4) (5-0) | 40 | |
| 2. | Whitney Young (1-0) | 35 | |
| 3. | Lyons (5-0) | 27 | |
| 4. | St. Ignatius (5-0) | 25 | |
| 5. | Nazareth (4-1) | 23 | |
| 6. | Maine South (6-0) | 20 | |
| (tie) | Benet (5-1) | 20 | |
| 8. | Kenwood (4-1) | 16 | |
| 9. | Waubonsie Valley (6-0) | 15 | |
| 10. | Fremd (6-1) | 13 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Bolingbrook 11. 12, Gurnee Warren 10. 13, Homewood-Flossmoor 8. 14, Quincy 6. 15, Alton 6. 16, Bloom Township 4. 17, Rich South 3. 18, Moline 1. 19, Hersey 1.
Class 3A
| Rank | School | Total Points | |
| 1. | Washington (2) (7-0) | 39 | |
| (tie) | Effingham (1) (6-0) | 39 | |
| 3. | Dixon (1) (7-0) | 32 | |
| 4. | Kankakee (5-0) | 30 | |
| 5. | Montini (4-2) | 25 | |
| (tie) | St. Ignatius (5-0) | 25 | |
| 7. | Morton (1) (3-1) | 18 | |
| 8. | Bethalto Civic Memorial (6-0) | 15 | |
| (tie) | Quincy Notre Dame (4-0) | 15 | |
| 10. | Galesburg (6-1) | 12 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Chicago Heights Marian Catholic 10. 12, DePaul College Prep 8. 13, Grayslake Central 6. 14, Chatham Glenwood 6. 15, Marion 4. 16, St. Viator 3. 17, Chicago (Butler) 3. 18, Taylorville 1.
Class 2A
| Rank | School | Total Points | |
| 1. | Nashville (2) (6-0) | 55 | |
| 2. | Peoria Notre Dame (3) (5-1) | 48 | |
| 3. | Teutopolis (4-1) | 37 | |
| 4. | Bishop McNamara (5-0) | 35 | |
| 5. | Newton (4-1) | 24 | |
| 6. | Regina (4-3) | 23 | |
| 7. | Rock Island Alleman (5-1) | 22 | |
| 8. | Watseka (5-1) | 12 | |
| 9. | Central Southeastern (4-1) | 11 | |
| 10. | Staunton (5-0) | 10 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Stillman Valley 9. 12, Breese Central 9. 13, Breese Mater Dei 8. 14, Sherrard 7. 15, Pittsfield 7. 16, Mt. Carmel 4. 17, Bloomington Central Catholic 4. 18, Chicago (Crane Medical Prep 3. 19, Petersburg PORTA 2.
Class 1A
| Rank | School | Total Points | |
| 1. | Okawville (4) (4-1) | 58 | |
| 2. | Effingham St. Anthony (2) (6-1) | 52 | |
| 3. | Cissna Park (4-1) | 43 | |
| 4. | Abingdon (A.-Avon) (6-0) | 32 | |
| 5. | Serena (5-1) | 31 | |
| 6. | Hardin Calhoun (2-1) | 30 | |
| 7. | Ottawa Marquette (4-1) | 21 | |
| 8. | Galena (3-1) | 19 | |
| 9. | Brownstown (6-2) | 18 | |
| 10. | Chicago Morgan Park Academy (4-0) | 6 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Roanoke-Benson 4. 12, Illini Bluffs 3. 13, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 3. 14, Catlin (Salt Fork) 3. 15, St. Elmo 2. 16, Aquin 2. 17, Brown County 2. 18, Carrollton 1.
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