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Associated Press Illinois boys basketball rankings

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Others receiving votes:St. Viator 7, St. Rita 6, Loyola 5, Proviso East 4, East St. Louis 4, Aurora West 3, Rock Island 2, Ottawa 1.

Others receiving votes: Champaign Centennial 13, Carbondale 13, St. Joseph 8, Peoria Manual 7, Glenwood 5, Fenwick 5, Belvidere 5, Belleville Althoff 4, Harlan 3, Metamora 3, Vocational 2, Alton Marquette 1.

Others receiving votes: Nashville 19. Bloomington Central 14, Breese Central 8, Hales 7, Petersburg PORTA 3, Mt. Carmel, Ill. 2, Paxton-Buckley-Loda 2, Clifton Central 1.

Others receiving votes: Arthur-Lovington 32, Woodlawn 23, Polo 23, Springfield Lutheran 22, Nokomis 17, Henry 13, Altamont 11, Putnam County 7, Milford 7, Illini Central 6, Greenfield 6, Jamaica-Salt Fork 5. Okawville 4, Effingham St. Anthony 4, Cissna Park 2, Illini Bluffs 1.

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