Illinois boys basketball state rankings: Blue Devils stay No. 1 ahead of Quincy Shootout showdown
CHICAGO — Here are the latest Illinois Associated Press boys basketball state rankings, as compiled by a panel of sportswriters and sportscasters from across the state. First-place votes are in parenthesis:
Class 4A
| School | Record | Total Points | Previous |
| 1. Quincy (8) | 18-1 | 142 | 1 |
| 2. Kenwood (2) | 20-1 | 126 | 2 |
| 3. Bolingbrook (3) | 20-2 | 122 | 4 |
| 4. Waubonsie Valley | 21-0 | 112 | 5 |
| 5. Rich Township (3) | 14-4 | 106 | 3 |
| 6. Hinsdale Central | 19-2 | 66 | 8 |
| 7. Homewood-Flossmoor | 19-2 | 65 | 7 |
| 8. Lisle Benet | 18-4 | 58 | 6 |
| 9. Rock Island | 19-2 | 31 | 9 |
| 10. Lincoln Park | 18-3 | 13 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: 11, St. Ignatius 9. 12, Joliet West 7. 13, Marist 5. 14, Fremd 4. 15, Edwardsville 4. 16, Hersey 3. 17, Gurnee Warren 2. 18, Moline 2. 19, Plainfield South 1. 20, Evanston Township 1. 21, Alton 1.
Class 3A
| School | Record | Total Points | Previous |
| 1. DePaul College Prep (15) | 20-1 | 150 | 1 |
| 2. Brother Rice | 17-3 | 115 | 2 |
| 3. Metamora | 18-4 | 89 | T5 |
| 4. Morton | 13-5 | 87 | T5 |
| 5. Chicago Mt. Carmel | 17-3 | 85 | 4 |
| 6. Kankakee | 14-3 | 75 | 3 |
| 7. Centralia | 16-3 | 37 | 10 |
| 8. St. Laurence | 16-5 | 35 | 9 |
| 9. Fenwick | 14-6 | 31 | 7 |
| 10. Kaneland | 17-1 | 30 | NR |
Others receiving votes: 11, Peoria (H.S.) 29. 12, Mt. Zion 13. 13, Carmel 9. 14, Lemont 7. 15, Crystal Lake South 7. 16, St. Viator 6. 17, Dixon 6. 18, Morris 6. 19, Mount Vernon 3. 20, St. Patrick 2. 21, East Peoria 2. 22, Deerfield 1.
Class 2A
| School | Record | Total Points | Previous |
| 1. Auburn (4) | 19-1 | 124 | 8 |
| 2. Belleville Althoff (8) | 15-4 | 106 | 4 |
| 3. Williamsville (1) | 17-1 | 102 | 1 |
| 4. Bismarck-Henning (2) | 20-0 | 84 | 5 |
| 5. Pinckneyville | 16-2 | 76 | 10 |
| 6. Benton | 17-1 | 72 | 2 |
| 7. Peoria Manual | 13-7 | 69 | 3 |
| 8. Sherrard | 18-2 | 34 | NR |
| 9. Rockford Christian | 18-1 | 28 | 7 |
| 10. Breese Central | 15-4 | 19 | NR |
Others receiving votes: 11, Chicago Dyett 15. 12, Murphysboro 14. 13, Columbia 11. 14, IC Catholic 10. 15, Chicago (Christ the King) 9. 16, Riverton 9. 17, Fieldcrest 9. 18, St. Joseph-Ogden 7. 19, Kankakee (McNamara) 6. 20, Tremont 5. 21, Carlyle 5. 22, Rockridge 3. 23, Nashville 3. 24, Coal City 2. 25, Westville 2. 26, Wilmington 1.
Class 1A
| School | Record | Total Points | Previous |
| 1. Pecatonica (13) | 18-0 | 139 | 1 |
| 2. Effingham St. Anthony (2) | 17-2 | 130 | 2 |
| 3. Waltonville | 15-0 | 107 | 3 |
| 4. Lanark Eastland | 17-3 | 96 | 5 |
| 5. Jacksonville Routt | 19-2 | 72 | 4 |
| 6. Hope Academy | 12-5 | 64 | 6 |
| 7. Goreville | 14-2 | 50 | 8 |
| 8. Yorkville Christian | 16-6 | 37 | 9 |
| 9. Lexington | 18-3 | 32 | T10 |
| (tie) Tuscola | 15-4 | 32 | 7 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Casey-Westfield 17. 12, Dieterich 15. 13, Edinburg 7. 14, Winchester-West Central 7. 15, Bluford Webber 5. 16, South Beloit 4. 17, Princeville 3. 18, Mounds Meridian 3. 19, Hinckley-Big Rock 2. 20, Dakota 2. 21, Okaw Valley 1.
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