Illinois girls basketball state rankings: QND climbs to No. 2, CSE moves in at No. 5 and Pittsfield at No. 9
CHICAGO — Here are the Associated Press girls basketball state rankings as compiled by a statewide panel of sportswriters and sportscasters. First-place votes in parenthesis:
Class 4A
| Rank | School | Total Points | Previous |
| 1. | Benet (4) (15-1) | 72 | 2 |
| 2. | Lyons (2) (16-1) | 68 | 1 |
| 3. | Kenwood (1) (16-1) | 64 | 3 |
| 4. | Alton (1) (16-1) | 53 | T8 |
| 5. | Waubonsie Valley (14-1) | 42 | 4 |
| 6. | Fremd (15-4) | 40 | 5 |
| 7. | Huntley (16-0) | 30 | T10 |
| 8. | Loyola (14-2) | 18 | T8 |
| 9. | Whitney Young (10-5) | 16 | 7 |
| 10. | Nazareth (13-2) | 12 | T10 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Prospect 8. 12, Normal Community 8. 13, St. Charles North 7. 14, Maine South 2.
Class 3A
| Rank | School | Total Points | Previous |
| 1. | Washington (8) (20-0) | 88 | T1 |
| 2. | Quincy Notre Dame (16-0) | 74 | 6 |
| 3. | Mount Vernon (14-2) | 67 | 3 |
| 4. | St. Ignatius (13-3) | 58 | 5 |
| 5. | Bethalto Civic Memorial (15-1) | 54 | 4 |
| 6. | Galesburg (15-3) | 30 | 7 |
| 7. | Chicago Heights Marian Catholic (16-2) | 24 | 10 |
| 8. | Sterling (14-2) | 22 | NR |
| 9. | Morton (13-4) | 21 | 9 |
| 10. | Morris (15-1) | 17 | NR |
Others receiving votes: 11, Montini 16. 12, Dixon 14. 13, Effingham 9. 14, Kankakee 1.
Class 2A
| Rank | School | Total Points | Previous |
| 1. | Breese Central (11) (13-1) | 119 | 1 |
| 2. | Stillman Valley (16-0) | 75 | 3 |
| (tie) | Peoria Notre Dame (1) (15-3) | 75 | 6 |
| 4. | Nashville (13-2) | 74 | 2 |
| 5. | Teutopolis (15-2) | 62 | 5 |
| (tie) | Central-Southeastern (16-3) | 62 | NR |
| 7. | Carlyle (13-2) | 45 | 4 |
| 8. | Byron (14-1) | 44 | NR |
| 9. | Pittsfield (16-0) | 32 | NR |
| 10. | Watseka (12-2) | 13 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Vienna 10. 12, Bishop McNamara 10. 13, Deer Creek-Mackinaw 8. 14, Sullivan 8. 15, Sherrard 7. 16, Rock Island Alleman 6. 17, Breese Mater Dei 5. 18, Bloomington Central Catholic 2. 19, Mt. Carmel 1. 20, Petersburg PORTA 1. 21, Tremont 1.
Class 1A
| Rank | School | Total Points | Previous |
| 1. | Effingham St. Anthony (4) (13-3) | 54 | 1 |
| 2. | Abingdon (A.-Avon) (1) (14-3) | 49 | T3 |
| 3. | Cissna Park (1) (12-2) | 45 | T3 |
| 4. | Okawville (1) (9-4) | 43 | 2 |
| 5. | Orangeville (15-3) | 38 | T5 |
| 6. | Pecatonica (13-5) | 37 | 8 |
| 7. | Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (14-2) | 34 | 7 |
| 8. | Brownstown/St. Elmo | 25 | T5 |
| 9. | Brown County (12-4) | 12 | NR |
| (tie) | Roanoke-Benson (14-3) | 12 | NR |
| (tie) | Catlin (Salt Fork) (16-1) | 12 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Monmouth United 9. 13, Hardin Calhoun 8. 14, St. Edward 3. 15, Rockford Lutheran 2. 16, Chicago Morgan Park Academy 2.
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