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. Lincoln-Way East (9) (8-0) 98 1
2. Maine South (7-1) 87 2
3. Marist (1) (7-1) 79 3
4. Oswego (8-0) 74 4
5. Homewood-Flossmoor (7-1) 60 5
6. Bolingbrook (7-1) 43 7
7. Naperville Central (6-2) 25 8
8. Warren (7-1) 23 NR
9. Glenbard West (6-2) 21 6
10. Hinsdale Central (6-2) 15 10
Others receiving votes: Oswego East 8, Oak Park-River Forest 5, Neuqua Valley 4, Edwardsville 3, Plainfield South 3, West Aurora 2.
Class 7A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Batavia (6) (8-0) 102 1
2. Brother Rice (2) (8-0) 96 2
3. East St. Louis (3) (6-2) 81 3
4. Nazareth (7-1) 77 T4
5. Mount Carmel (7-1) 64 T4
6. Simeon (8-0) 63 6
7. Hononegah (8-0) 43 7
8. Normal (7-1) 31 8
9. Glenbard East (8-0) 23 NR
10. St. Charles North (6-2) 7 10
Others receiving votes: Rolling Meadows 6, Belleville West 4, Moline 4, Wheaton-Warrenville South 2, Lincoln-Way West 1, Hoffman Estates 1.
Class 6A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Cary-Grove (7) (8-0) 106 T1
2. Richards (4) (8-0) 102 T1
3. Willowbrook (8-0) 76 3
4. Phillips (6-2) 73 5
5. Chatham Glenwood (8-0) 62 6
6. Prairie Ridge (6-2) 48 4
7. Notre Dame (7-1) 47 7
8. Normal West (7-1) 38 8
9. DeKalb (7-1) 33 9
10. Providence (5-3) 8 10
(tie)Sacred Heart-Griffin (6-2) 8 10
Others receiving votes: Kenwood 3, Bloomington 1.
Class 5A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Washington, IL (9) (8-0) 107 1
2. Montini (1) (8-0) 98 2
3. Sterling (1) (8-0) 89 3
4. Hillcrest (8-0) 75 4
5. Highland (8-0) 63 5
6. Antioch (8-0) 58 6
7. Decatur MacArthur (6-2) 39 8
8. Metamora (7-1) 31 7
9. Payton (8-0) 21 10
10. Kaneland (6-2) 14 NR
Others receiving votes: Marion 4, Sycamore 3, St. Francis 2, Carbondale 1.
Class 4A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. IC Catholic (12) (8-0) 147 1
2. Rochester (3) (7-1) 136 2
3. Rockford Boylan (7-1) 111 4
4. Taylorville (8-0) 109 3
5. Cahokia (7-1) 76 6
6. Coal City (7-1) 69 5
7. Richmond-Burton (7-1) 50 7
8. Columbia (7-1) 48 8
9. Pontiac (7-1) 42 9
10. Marengo (6-2) 23 NR
Others receiving votes: Freeburg 4, Breese Mater Dei 3, Fairbury Prairie Central 3, UP-Bronzeville 2, Herrin 1, Murphysboro 1.
Class 3A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Byron (6) (8-0) 144 1
2. McNamara (7) (7-1) 137 2
3. Carlinville (2) (8-0) 130 3
4. Monticello (1) (8-0) 125 4
5. Farmington (8-0) 96 5
6. Williamsville (7-1) 78 6
7. Lisle (8-0) 55 7
8. Beardstown (7-1) 44 9
9. West Frankfort (7-1) 30 10
10. Paris (8-0) 22 NR
Others receiving votes: Fairfield 9, Anna-Jonesboro 2, Monmouth-Roseville 2, North Boone 1, Rock Island Alleman 1, Vandalia 1, Breese Central 1, Dunbar 1, Elmwood-Brimfield 1.
Class 2A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Maroa-Forsyth (10) (8-0) 145 1
2. Orion (4) (8-0) 133 2
3. Decatur St. Teresa (1) (8-0) 118 3
4. Sterling Newman (7-1) 98 4
5. Eastland-Pearl City (8-0) 93 5
6. Illini West (Carthage) (8-0) 72 6
7. Pana (7-1) 53 7
8. Hope Academy (6-2) 51 8
9. Nashville (7-1) 39 10
10. Eldorado (6-2) 6 NR
Others receiving votes: Rockridge 5, Knoxville 4, Bismarck-Henning 4, Collins 2, Clifton Central 1, Mercer County 1.
Class 1A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (15) (8-0) 168 1
2. Lena-Winslow (7-1) 142 2
3. Tuscola (7-1) 114 3
(tie) Princeville (8-0) 114 T4
5. Ottawa Marquette (1) (8-0) 113 T4
6. Camp Point Central (7-1) 75 6
7. Argenta-Oreana (1) (8-0) 68 8
8. Concord (Triopia) (7-1) 53 7
9. Milledgeville (8-0) 39 9
10. Aurora Christian (5-3) 19 10
Others receiving votes: Athens 10, Sesser (S.-Valier) 6, Madison 5, Fisher 4, Carrollton 2, Red Hill 2, Orr 1.
