High School Sports

Mike Clark’s Super 25 rankings

By Mike Clark mclark@suntimes.com

With last week’s record, rank

1. Glenbard West (13-0) 1

7A: vs. No. 3 Lincoln-Way East

2. Mount Carmel (12-1) 2

8A: vs. No. 4 Glenbard North

3. Lincoln-Way East (13-0) 4

7A: vs. No. 1 Glenbard West

4. Glenbard North (12-1) 6

8A: vs. No. 2 Mount Carmel

5. Loyola (11-2) 3

Season over

6. Neuqua Valley (12-1) 5

Season over

7. Crete-Monee (13-0) 7

6A: vs. No. 8 Cary-Grove

8. Cary-Grove (13-0) 10

6A: vs. No. 7 Crete-Monee

9. Waubonsie Valley (10-2) 9

Season over

10. Benet (11-2) 8

Season over

11. Lake Zurich (10-3) 11

Season over

12. Wheaton North (10-2) 12

Season over

13. Lemont (11-2) 13

Season over

14. Montini (11-2) 15

5A: vs. No. 16 Morris

15. Palatine (10-2) 14

Season over

16. Morris (12-1) 17

5A: vs. No. 14 Montini

17. Maine South (11-1) 16

Season over

18. Lake Forest (9-4) 18

Season over

19. Joliet Catholic (8-5) 19

Season over

20. Marian Central (11-1) 20

Season over

21. Bolingbrook (8-3) 21

Season over

22. Downers North 7-5 (22)

Season over

23. Aurora Christian (12-1) 23

3A: vs. Tolono Unity

24. Crystal Lake Central (9-3) 24

Season over

25. Lincoln-Way West (8-4) 25

Season over

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