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. Maine South (10) (8-0) 105 1
2. Loyola (1) (7-1) 97 3
3. Mount Carmel (7-1) 82 4
4. Neuqua Valley (8-0) 78 5
5. Palatine (7-1) 63 6
6. Waubonsie Valley (7-1) 42 8
7. Edwardsville (7-1) 35 9
8. Glenbard North (7-1) 34 T10
9. Marist (7-1) 27 2
10. Simeon (6-1) 12 T10
Others receiving votes: O’Fallon 8, Sandburg 7, Bolingbrook 5, Homewood-Flossmoor 4, Stevenson 3, Oswego 1.
Class 7A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Glenbard West (6) (8-0) 104 1
(tie) Lincoln-Way East (5) (8-0) 104 2
3. Rockford Boylan (8-0) 82 3
4. Batavia (8-0) 71 5
5. East St. Louis (6-2) 58 7
6. Cary-Grove (8-0) 53 6
7. Providence (7-1) 50 8
8. Wheaton North (7-1) 31 4
9. Benet (7-1) 26 NR
10. T. F. South (7-1) 16 9
Others receiving votes: Thornton 5, Hononegah 3, Lake Zurich 2.
Class 6A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Crete-Monee (12) (8-0) 129 1
2. Kaneland (8-0) 104 2
(tie)Sacred Heart-Griffin (1) (7-1) 104 3
4. Rock Island (7-1) 80 5
5. Lemont (7-1) 67 6
6. Chatham Glenwood (6-2) 62 4
7. Ottawa (8-0) 50 7
8. Oak Lawn Richards (7-1) 44 8
9. Richwoods (6-2) 28 9
10. Lakes Community (7-1) 20 10
Others receiving votes: Lake Forest 12, Oak Forest 7, Grayslake North 5, Bloomington 3.
Class 5A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Marian Central (11) (8-0) 127 1
2. Morris (2) (8-0) 117 2
3. Montini (6-2) 103 4
4. Normal U-High (8-0) 82 5
5. Charleston (7-1) 67 6
6. Joliet Catholic (5-3) 62 3
7. Jerseyville Jersey (8-0) 46 9
8. Centralia (8-0) 42 8
9. Urbana (7-1) 31 10
10. Metamora (6-2) 27 NR
Others receiving votes: Washington, Ill. 4, Woodstock North 3, Jacksonville 2, Rich East 1, Sycamore 1.
Class 4A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Rochester (11) (7-1) 137 2
2. Rock Island Alleman (3) (7-1) 122 1
3. Coal City (7-1) 95 4
4. North Chicago (7-1) 83 5
5. Bishop McNamara (5-3) 78 6
6. Columbia (7-1) 54 9
7. Macomb (7-1) 47 3
8. Sandwich (6-2) 18 NR
9. Quincy Notre Dame (5-3) 15 7
(tie) Greenville (7-1) 15 NR
Others receiving votes: Richmond-Burton 14, Mt. Carmel, Ill. 13, Breese Mater Dei 11, Fairbury Prairie Central 11, Harrisburg 10, Immaculate Conception 9, Brooks 9, Harper 8, Peoria Notre Dame 8, Alton Marquette 5, Olney East Richland 4, Austin 3, Benton 1.
Class 3A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Sterling Newman (5) (8-0) 138 2
2. Aurora Christian (7) (7-1) 130 1
3. Williamsville (2) (8-0) 122 3
4. Elmwood-Brimfield (1) (8-0) 102 5
5. Tolono Unity (7-1) 79 7
6. Wilmington (7-1) 75 6
7. Winnebago (7-1) 59 8
8. St. Joseph-Ogden (7-1) 45 4
9. Vandalia (7-1) 17 NR
10. North Boone (7-1) 15 9
Others receiving votes: Monmouth-Roseville 12, Althoff Catholic 11, Byron 9, Pleasant Plains 8, Nokomis 3.
Class 2A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Mercer County (13) (8-0) 156 1
2. Casey-Westfield (1) (8-0) 137 2
3. Maroa-Forsyth (1) (7-1) 126 3
4. Downs Tri-Valley (8-0) 109 4
5. Camp Point Central (8-0) 85 5
6. Bismarck-Henning (8-0) 71 6
7. Illini West (Carthage) (7-1) 53 7
8. Eastland-Pearl City (1) (8-0) 49 8
9. Annawan Wethersfield (8-0) 32 9
10. Clifton Central (7-1) 16 NR
Others receiving votes: Cerro Gordo (Cerro Gordo-Bement Coop) 15, Rockford Lutheran 12, Carlinville 9, Rockridge 3, Amboy-LaMoille 3, Beardstown 3, Chester 1.
Class 1A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Stockton (14) (8-0) 158 1
2. Aquin (1) (8-0) 136 3
3. Moweaqua Cent. A&M (1) (7-1) 113 2
4. LeRoy (8-0) 111 5
5. Concord (Triopia) (7-1) 83 6
6. Lena-Winslow (6-2) 70 4
7. Forreston (7-1) 60 7
8. Sidell (Jamaica)-Salt Fork (7-1) 57 8
9. Ottawa Marquette (8-0) 32 10
10. Stark County (6-2) 31 9
Others receiving votes: Carrollton 16, Villa Grove 6, Hales 4, Monmouth United 2, Colfax Ridgeview 1.
