QHS, QND in state rankings at same time for first time as Illinois AP reveals first polls of season
QUINCY — History occurred Wednesday on the Gem City gridiron.
The release of the Associated Press state football rankings resulted in both the Quincy High School and Quincy Notre Dame football teams being ranked in their respective classes at the same time for the first time ever.
The Blue Devils (2-0) are ranked ninth in the Class 7A poll, while the Raiders (1-1) are No. 5 in Class 2A. QHS beat QND 40-12 in the season opener at Advance Physical Therapy Field and finds itself in the state poll for the second straight season, having reached No. 5 last season.
QND is ranked for the first time since reaching No. 5 in Class 4A in 2021.
Camp Point Central also is ranked, checking in at No. 3 in Class 1A. The Panthers (1-1) sit behind Calhoun and Lena-Winslow. Calhoun beat Central 14-13 last Friday night in Hardin, Ill., ending the reigning Class 1A state champion’s 15-game win streak.
Here is a look at the complete Associated Press state rankings:
Class 8A
| 1. Lincoln-Way East (8) | (2-0) | 89 | |
| 2. Loyola (1) | (1-1) | 80 | |
| 3. Maine South | (1-1) | 57 | |
| 4. Chicago (Marist) | (2-0) | 47 | |
| 5. Barrington | (2-0) | 46 | |
| 6. Gurnee Warren | (1-1) | 33 | |
| 7. York | (2-0) | 30 | |
| (tie) Naperville Central | (2-0) | 30 | |
| 9. Oswego | (2-0) | 23 | |
| 10. Homewood-Flossmoor | (2-0) | 15 |
Others receiving votes: Lyons 10. Downers South 7. Chicago (St. Ignatius) 7. Fremd 6. Minooka 6. Plainfield South 4. Huntley 2. Glenbard West 2. Aurora West 1.
Class 7A
| 1. Chicago Mt. Carmel (8) | (1-1) | 89 | |
| 2. Batavia | (2-0) | 74 | |
| 3. Downers North | (2-0) | 67 | |
| 4. Brother Rice | (1-1) | 61 | |
| 5. St. Charles North | (2-0) | 41 | |
| 6. Lincoln Way West (1) | (2-0) | 33 | |
| 7. Wheaton North | (2-0) | 29 | |
| 8. Normal Community | (2-0) | 27 | |
| 9. Quincy | (2-0) | 23 | |
| 10. Bradley-Bourbonnais | (2-0) | 12 | |
| (tie) Wheaton Warrenville South | (1-1) | 12 |
Others receiving votes: Chicago (St. Rita) 9. Edwardsville 9. Hersey 3. Moline 2. Romeoville 2. Lincoln-Way Central 1. Machesney Park Harlem 1.
Class 6A
| 1. Cary-Grove (2) | (2-0) | 74 | |
| 2. East St. Louis (6) | (2-0) | 72 | |
| 3. Kankakee | (1-1) | 63 | |
| 4. Geneva | (2-0) | 47 | |
| 5. Oak Park Fenwick | (2-0) | 29 | |
| 6. Libertyville | (2-0) | 28 | |
| 7. Lake Forest | (2-0) | 22 | |
| 8. Chicago (Simeon) | (1-1) | 15 | |
| 9. Belvidere North | (2-0) | 12 | |
| (tie) Dunlap | (2-0) | 12 |
Others receiving votes: Oak Lawn Richards 10. Blue Island Eisenhower 8. Bloomington 7. Champaign Centennial 6. Kaneland 6. Niles Notre Dame 5. Normal West 5. Chatham Glenwood 5. Wauconda 5. Chicago (Kennedy) 4. Amundsen 2. Glenbard South 1. Crete-Monee 1. Lake View 1.
Class 5A
| 1. LaGrange Park (Nazareth) (5) | (2-0) | 67 | |
| 2. Joliet Catholic (1) | (1-1) | 56 | |
| 3. Prairie Ridge (1) | (2-0) | 47 | |
| 4. Wheaton St. Francis | (2-0) | 38 | |
| 5. Sycamore | (2-0) | 35 | |
| (tie) Morris | (2-0) | 35 | |
| 7. Chicago (Morgan Park) | (1-1) | 28 | |
| 8. Providence | (1-1) | 17 | |
| 9. Mahomet-Seymour | (1-1) | 14 | |
| 10. Carmel | (1-1) | 12 |
Others receiving votes: Peoria 10. Metamora 8. Aurora (Marmion) 5. Burlington Central 4. Highland 3. Rochelle 3. Jacksonville 1. Benet 1. East Peoria 1.
Class 4A
| 1. Rochester (2) | (1-1) | 53 | |
| 2. Breese Central (2) | (2-0) | 51 | |
| 3. IC Catholic (3) | (2-0) | 48 | |
| 4. St. Laurence | (2-0) | 34 | |
| 5. Dixon | (2-0) | 33 | |
| 6. Mt. Zion | (1-1) | 20 | |
| 7. Wheaton Academy | (1-1) | 19 | |
| 8. Greenville | (2-0) | 18 | |
| 9. St. Viator | (2-0) | 17 | |
| 10. Richmond-Burton | (1-1) | 12 |
Others receiving votes: Rockford Boylan 11. Coal City 11. Cahokia 9. Chicago (De La Salle) 8. Manteno 8. Geneseo 6. Murphysboro 5. Charleston 5. Waterloo 4. Effingham 4. Streator 3. Macomb 2. Lincoln 2. Columbia 1. Harvard 1.
Class 3A
| 1. Byron (4) | (2-0) | 50 | |
| 2. Wilmington (2) | (2-0) | 45 | |
| 3. Princeton | (2-0) | 35 | |
| 4. Williamsville | (2-0) | 33 | |
| 5. Montini | (2-0) | 30 | |
| 6. St. Joseph-Ogden | (2-0) | 28 | |
| 7. Peotone | (2-0) | 16 | |
| 8. Seneca | (2-0) | 15 | |
| 9. Benton | (2-0) | 14 | |
| 10. Tolono Unity | (1-1) | 13 |
Others receiving votes: Dwight 9. Mt. Carmel 6. Aurora Central Catholic 5. DePaul College Prep 5. Monmouth-Roseville 4. Durand-Pecatonica 4. Chicago (Carver) 3. Nashville 3. Stanford Olympia 3. Monticello 3. Eureka 2. Fairfield 2. Carlinville 1. Genoa-Kingston 1.
Class 2A
| 1. Maroa-Forsyth (4) | (2-0) | 55 | |
| 2. Bloomington Central Catholic (2) | (2-0) | 47 | |
| 3. Farmington | (2-0) | 35 | |
| (tie) Momence | (2-0) | 35 | |
| 5. Quincy Notre Dame | (1-1) | 32 | |
| 6. Rockridge | (1-1) | 30 | |
| (tie) Johnston City | (2-0) | 30 | |
| 8. Shelbyville | (2-0) | 27 | |
| 9. Chester (1) | (2-0) | 11 | |
| 10. Bismarck-Henning | (2-0) | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Chicago (Christ the King) 9. Knoxville 9. Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond 8. Downs Tri-Valley 8. Breese Mater Dei 6. Pana 5. El Paso-Gridley 5. Eldorado 5. Bishop McNamara 4. Colfax Ridgeview 4. Decatur St. Teresa 3. North-Mac 2. Westmont 2. Carlyle 1. Erie-Prophetstown 1. Carmi White County 1.
Class 1
| 1. Hardin (Calhoun) (1) | (2-0) | 47 | |
| 2. Lena-Winslow (2) | (2-0) | 46 | |
| 3. Camp Point Central | (1-1) | 38 | |
| 4. Althoff Catholic (2) | (2-0) | 36 | |
| 5. LeRoy | (2-0) | 22 | |
| 6. Aurora Christian | (2-0) | 20 | |
| 7. Casey-Westfield | (2-0) | 15 | |
| 8. Stark County | (2-0) | 13 | |
| 9. Fulton | (1-1) | 12 | |
| (tie) Greenfield-Northwestern | (2-0) | 12 |
Others receiving votes: Catlin (Salt Fork) 11. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 10. Abingdon 10. Jacksonville Routt 7. Cumberland 7. Sesser (S.-Valier) 7. Heyworth 5. Ottawa Marquette 3. Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) 3. Princeville 2. Forreston 2. ROWVA 1. Hope Academy 1.
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