Illinois girls basketball state rankings: QND, Illini West, Unity, Brown County sit in top 10

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

Class 4A

School W-L Pts

1. Lisle Benet 14-2 59 5

2. Lincolnshire Stevenson (2) 17-1 57 NR

3. Arlington Heights Hersey (3) 14-3 54 1

4. Chicago Kenwood (1) 10-3 48 6

5. Wilmette Loyola 16-2 33 4

t-6. Edwardsville 12-4 31 3

t-6. Fremd (2) 14-4 31 NR

t-8. Lyons 14-3 21 NR

t-8. Normal Community 12-3 21 8

10. Bolingbrook 6-3 16 2

Others receiving votes: Geneva 12. Naperville North 10. Chicago Whitney Young 9. O’Fallon 7. Chicago Marist 7. Chicago Simeon 7. Homewood-Flossmoor 7. Rockton Hononegah 3. Joliet West 2. South Elgin 2. St. Charles East 1. Lincoln-Way East 1. Alton 1.

Class 3A

School W-L Pt

1. Geneseo (6) 16-0 76 4

2. Morton 13-2 51 2

3. Peoria High (1) 12-3 49 1

4. Bethalto Civic Memorial 14-2 45 3

5. Sycamore 14-0 42 7

6. Lincoln 15-2 31 NR

7. Chicago Heights Marian Catholic 12-3 28 5

8. Metamora 14-2 27 6

9. LaGrange Park Nazareth (1) 13-1 26 NR

10. Mattoon 13-1 23 NR

Others receiving votes: Peoria Notre Dame 14. Dixon 11. Washington 8. Providence 4. Mount Vernon 3. Deerfield 1. Ottawa 1.

Class 2A

School W-L Pts

1. Winnebago (9) 17-0 99 1

2. Quincy Notre Dame (1) 12-0 90 2

3. Paris 15-2 68 3

4. Carthage Illini West 16-1 52 NR

5. Teutopolis 10-3 34 T8

6. Minonk Fieldcrest 18-0 29 NR

t-7. Carterville 14-5 24 T4

t-7. Chicago (Noble Street Butler) 12-4 24 NR

t-9. Monmouth-Roseville 15-1 20 NR

t-9. Arthur-Lovington-Hammond-Atwood 16-1 20 10

Others receiving votes: Pana 16. Eureka 14. Freeburg 14. Fairfield 12. Benton 12. Breese Mater Dei 8. Peotone 5. Breese Central 4. Princeton 2. St. Joseph-Ogden 2. DuQuoin 1.

Class 1A

School W-L Pts

1. Brimfield (6) 13-2 101 1

2. Okawville (5) 17-0 88 NR

3. Mendon Unity 13-2 76 3

4. Hume Shiloh 13-3 61 4

5. River Ridge 13-0 59 6

6. Cowden-Herrick 14-1 52 9

7. Mount Sterling Brown County 15-2 36 NR

8. Serena 17-2 33 NR

9. Havana 11-3 29 5

t-10. Neoga 14-2 24 NR

t-10. Carlyle 16-2 24 NR

Others receiving votes: Glen Carbon Father McGivney Catholic 6. Abingdon-Avon) 6. Stockton 4. Galena 4. Catlin Salt Fork 1. Christopher 1.