Illinois state football rankings: QND is new No. 1 in Class 2A, while QHS sits at No. 2 in Class 7A
CHICAGO — Here are the Associated Press state rankings for Illinois high school football as voted on by a statewide panel of sportswriters and sportscasters. First-place votes in parenthesis:
Class 8A
| School | Record | Total Points | Previous |
| 1. Lincoln-Way East (14) | 8-0 | 140 | 1 |
| 2. Naperville Central | 8-0 | 112 | 2 |
| 3. Lyons | 8-0 | 103 | 4 |
| 4. Oswego | 8-0 | 100 | 3 |
| 5. Chicago (Marist) | 7-1 | 88 | 5 |
| 6. Loyola | 6-3 | 80 | 6 |
| 7. Palatine | 8-1 | 50 | 7 |
| 8. Barrington | 7-1 | 40 | 8 |
| 9. Fremd | 7-1 | 35 | 10 |
| 10. Aurora West | 8-0 | 16 | NR |
Others receiving votes: 11, York 3. 12, Naperville North 2. 13, Maine South 1.
Class 7A
| School | Record | Total Points | Previous |
| 1. Chicago Mt. Carmel (8) | 6-2 | 124 | 1 |
| 2. Quincy (6) | 8-0 | 121 | 2 |
| 3. Batavia | 7-1 | 99 | T3 |
| 4. Downers North | 7-1 | 98 | T3 |
| 5. St. Charles North | 7-1 | 77 | 5 |
| 6. Chicago (St. Rita) | 6-2 | 72 | T6 |
| 7. Normal Community | 7-1 | 52 | T6 |
| 8. Brother Rice | 5-3 | 47 | 9 |
| 9. Edwardsville | 6-2 | 30 | 8 |
| 10. Bradley-Bourbonnais | 7-1 | 26 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Prospect 10. 12, Hononegah 8. 13, Glenbard East 2. 14, Jacobs 2. 15, Lincoln-Way Central 1. 16, Hersey 1.
Class 6A
| School | Record | Total Points | Previous |
| 1. East St. Louis (12) | 8-0 | 129 | 1 |
| 2. Cary-Grove (1) | 8-0 | 116 | 2 |
| 3. Geneva | 8-0 | 101 | 3 |
| 4. Kankakee | 7-1 | 87 | 4 |
| 5. Oak Park (Fenwick) | 6-2 | 62 | 6 |
| 6. Oak Lawn Richards | 7-1 | 56 | 8 |
| 7. Chicago (Simeon) | 7-1 | 45 | 9 |
| 8. Libertyville | 7-1 | 41 | 5 |
| 9. Lake Forest | 6-2 | 38 | NR |
| 10. Washington | 6-2 | 13 | NR |
Others receiving votes: 11, Crete-Monee 11. 12, Belvidere North 10. 13, Bloomington 2. 14, Chatham Glenwood 2. 15, Bensenville (Fenton) 1. 16, Normal West 1.
Class 5A
| School | Record | Total Points | Previous |
| 1. LaGrange Park (Nazareth) (13) | 7-1 | 130 | 1 |
| 2. Sycamore | 8-0 | 113 | 2 |
| 3. Joliet Catholic | 5-3 | 93 | 3 |
| 4. Peoria | 7-1 | 89 | 4 |
| 5. St. Francis Wheaton | 6-2 | 69 | 5 |
| 6. Chicago (Morgan Park) | 7-1 | 65 | 6 |
| 7. Rochelle | 7-1 | 63 | 7 |
| 8. Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge | 6-2 | 30 | 9 |
| 9. Mahomet-Seymour | 6-2 | 27 | 10 |
| 10. Triad | 7-1 | 15 | NR |
| (tie) Burlington Central | (6-2) | 15 | NR |
Others receiving votes: 12, Providence 2. 13, Woodstock North 2. 14, Benet 1. 15, Morris 1.
Class 4A
| School | Record | Total Points | Previous |
| 1. Breese Central (12) | 8-0 | 134 | 1 |
| 2. Wheaton Academy (1) | 7-1 | 102 | 4 |
| 3. Rochester (1) | 6-2 | 97 | 6 |
| 4. Dixon | 7-1 | 92 | 2 |
| 5. St. Laurence | 6-2 | 75 | 3 |
| (tie) Olney (Richland County) | 8-0 | 75 | 7 |
| 7. Normal University | 6-2 | 56 | 8 |
| 8. Coal City | 6-2 | 49 | 9 |
| 9. Greenville | 7-1 | 23 | NR |
| 10. Manteno | 7-1 | 18 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: 11, IC Catholic 13. 12, Cahokia 12. 13, Waterloo 11. 14, Carterville 7. 15, Murphysboro 5. 16, Mt. Zion 1.
Class 3A
| School | Record | Total Points | Previous |
| 1. Byron (11) | 8-0 | 128 | 1 |
| 2. Wilmington (2) | 8-0 | 112 | 2 |
| 3. Montini | 6-2 | 99 | 3 |
| 4. St. Joseph-Ogden | 8-0 | 95 | 4 |
| 5. Seneca | 8-0 | 59 | 6 |
| 6. Williamsville | 7-1 | 51 | NR |
| 7. Monticello | 7-1 | 48 | 8 |
| 8. DePaul College Prep | 6-2 | 37 | 7 |
| 9. Monmouth-Roseville | 7-1 | 32 | 5 |
| (tie) Princeton | 7-1 | 32 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Eureka 11. 12, Paxton-Buckley-Loda 5. 13, Durand-Pecatonica 4. 14, Tolono Unity 1. 15, Nashville 1.
Class 2A
| School | Record | Total Points | Previous |
| 1. Quincy Notre Dame (6) | 7-1 | 115 | 4 |
| 2. Farmington (3) | 8-0 | 112 | 2 |
| 3. Bismarck-Henning (2) | 8-0 | 99 | 3 |
| 4. Maroa-Forsyth | 7-1 | 84 | 1 |
| 5. Downs Tri-Valley | 7-1 | 75 | 5 |
| 6. Chester (1) | 8-0 | 63 | 6 |
| 7. Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond (1) | 8-0 | 58 | T7 |
| 8. Johnston City | 7-1 | 35 | T7 |
| 9. Momence | 7-1 | 25 | 9 |
| 10. Rockridge | 6-2 | 22 | NR |
Others receiving votes: 11, Chicago Christian 18. 12, Eastland-Pearl City 7. 13, Vandalia 2.
Class 1A
| School | Record | Total Points | Previous |
| 1. Althoff Catholic (11) | 8-0 | 128 | 1 |
| 2. Lena-Winslow (2) | 8-0 | 115 | 2 |
| 3. LeRoy | 8-0 | 98 | 3 |
| 4. Camp Point Central | 7-1 | 89 | 5 |
| 5. Hardin (Calhoun) | 7-1 | 76 | 7 |
| 6. Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) | 7-1 | 60 | 9 |
| 7. Casey-Westfield | 7-1 | 40 | 6 |
| 8. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley | 7-1 | 39 | 4 |
| 9. Stark County | 7-1 | 23 | NR |
| 10. Sesser (S.-Valier) | 7-1 | 10 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Princeville 9. 12, Carrollton 7. 13, Jacksonville Routt 6. 14, Greenfield-Northwestern 5. 15, Rushville-Industry 4. 16, Stockton 2. 17, Winchester West Central 2. 18, Galena 1. 19, Rockford Lutheran 1.
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