Illinois prep football state rankings: Central, Macomb hold steady with undefeated records
Here are the latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters:
Class 8A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Loyola (9) | (7-0) | 108 | 1 |
| 2. Lincoln-Way East (2) | (7-0) | 101 | 2 |
| 3. York | (7-0) | 88 | 3 |
| 4. Glenbard West | (6-1) | 74 | 4 |
| 5. Gurnee Warren | (6-1) | 59 | 5 |
| 6. O’Fallon | (6-1) | 44 | 6 |
| 7. Maine South | (5-2) | 34 | 7 |
| 8. Naperville Neuqua Valley | (6-1) | 31 | 8 |
| 9. Edwardsville | (6-1) | 20 | 9 |
| 10. South Elgin | (7-0) | 15 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Plainfield North 13, Glenbrook South 8, Palatine 5, Chicago (Marist) 3, Naperville Central 1, Lyons 1.
Class 7A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Chicago Mt. Carmel (11) | (7-0) | 110 | 1 |
| 2. Hersey | (7-0) | 94 | 2 |
| 3. Prospect | (6-1) | 76 | 3 |
| 4. St. Charles North | (6-1) | 66 | 5 |
| (tie) Chicago (St. Rita) | (5-2) | 66 | 4 |
| 6. Pekin | (7-0) | 56 | 6 |
| 7. Wheaton North | (6-1) | 48 | 7 |
| 8. Jacobs | (6-1) | 36 | 8 |
| 9. Batavia | (5-2) | 25 | 9 |
| 10. Lake Zurich | (6-1) | 21 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Brother Rice 4, Yorkville 2, Moline 1.
Class 6A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. East St. Louis (11) | (5-2) | 110 | 1 |
| 2. Chicago (Simeon) | (7-0) | 96 | 2 |
| 3. Lemont | (7-0) | 88 | 3 |
| 4. Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge | (6-1) | 73 | 4 |
| 5. Crete-Monee | (5-2) | 58 | 5 |
| 6. Wauconda | (7-0) | 54 | 7 |
| 7. Belvidere North | (7-0) | 45 | 8 |
| 8. Normal West | (6-1) | 26 | 10 |
| 9. Niles Notre Dame | (5-2) | 23 | 9 |
| 10. Champaign Centennial | (7-0) | 14 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Chicago (St. Ignatius) 11, Chatham Glenwood 5, Grayslake North 2.
Class 5A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Kankakee (10) | (6-1) | 100 | 1 |
| 2. Sycamore (1) | (7-0) | 96 | 2 |
| 3. Mahomet-Seymour | (7-0) | 84 | 3 |
| 4. Peoria | (7-0) | 81 | 4 |
| 5. Chicago (Morgan Park) | (7-0) | 68 | 5 |
| 6. Morris | (6-1) | 53 | 6 |
| 7. Sterling | (6-1) | 39 | 8 |
| 8. Highland | (6-1) | 38 | 7 |
| 9. Rockford Boylan | (6-1) | 27 | 9 |
| 10. Glenbard South | (6-1) | 13 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: LaGrange Park (Nazareth) 2, Providence 2, Rochelle 2.
Class 4A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) (9) | (7-0) | 107 | T1 |
| 2. Richmond-Burton (1) | (7-0) | 97 | T1 |
| 3. St. Francis (1) | (7-0) | 92 | 3 |
| 4. Rochester | (6-1) | 75 | 5 |
| 5. Joliet Catholic | (5-2) | 63 | 4 |
| 6. Stillman Valley | (7-0) | 55 | 6 |
| 7. Carterville | (7-0) | 42 | 7 |
| 8. Macomb | (7-0) | 32 | 8 |
| 9. Wheaton Academy | (6-1) | 27 | 10 |
| 10. Breese Central | (6-1) | 11 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Genoa-Kingston 2, Coal City 1, Murphysboro 1.
Class 3A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. IC Catholic (10) | (6-1) | 115 | 1 |
| 2. Reed-Custer (2) | (7-0) | 109 | 2 |
| 3. Princeton | (7-0) | 97 | 4 |
| 4. Byron | (6-1) | 74 | 5 |
| 5. Fairbury Prairie Central | (7-0) | 71 | 6 |
| 6. Mt. Carmel | (7-0) | 60 | 7 |
| 7. Williamsville | (6-1) | 49 | 3 |
| 8. Seneca | (7-0) | 41 | 9 |
| 9. Tolono Unity | (6-1) | 20 | 10 |
| 10. Eureka | (6-1) | 19 | 8 |
Others receiving votes: Benton 3, Durand-Pecatonica 2.
Class 2A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Decatur St. Teresa (9) | (7-0) | 117 | 1 |
| 2. Maroa-Forsyth (3) | (7-0) | 111 | 2 |
| 3. Bismarck-Henning | (7-0) | 92 | 3 |
| 4. North-Mac | (7-0) | 84 | 4 |
| 5. Wilmington | (6-1) | 71 | 5 |
| 6. Rockridge | (6-1) | 57 | 6 |
| 7. Downs Tri-Valley | (6-1) | 46 | 7 |
| 8. Carmi White County | (7-0) | 35 | 8 |
| 9. Johnston City | (7-0) | 23 | 9 |
| 10. Nashville | (5-2) | 11 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Pana 8, Knoxville 4, Red Bud 1.
Class 1A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Lena-Winslow (13) | (7-0) | 130 | 1 |
| 2. Colfax Ridgeview | (7-0) | 114 | 2 |
| 3. Camp Point Central | (7-0) | 98 | 3 |
| 4. Hope Academy | (7-0) | 96 | 4 |
| 5. Shelbyville | (7-0) | 74 | 5 |
| 6. Athens | (6-1) | 53 | 7 |
| 7. Fulton | (5-2) | 45 | 8 |
| 8. Greenfield-Northwestern | (7-0) | 39 | 9 |
| 9. Ottawa Marquette | (6-1) | 27 | 10 |
| 10. St. Bede | (6-1) | 26 | 6 |
Others receiving votes: Kewanee-Annawan-Wethersfield 9, Tuscola 3, Gilman Iroquois West 1.
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