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 (8) (6-0) 89 1
2. Maine South (1) (5-1) 78 3
3. Oswego (6-0) 63 4
4. Homewood-Flossmoor (5-1) 62 2
(tie) Marist (5-1) 62 5
6. Glenbard West (5-1) 47 6
7. Bolingbrook (5-1) 32 8
8. Hinsdale Central (5-1) 30 9
9. Naperville Central (4-2) 11 NR
10. Oswego East (6-0) 10 NR
Others receiving votes: Stevenson 5, Neuqua Valley 4.
Class 7A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Batavia (4) (6-0) 92 1
2. Nazareth (2) (6-0) 88 2
3. East St. Louis (4) (5-1) 79 4
4. Brother Rice (6-0) 75 3
5. Mount Carmel (5-1) 59 5
6. Simeon (6-0) 54 6
7. Hononegah (6-0) 39 7
8. Normal (5-1) 26 9
9. St. Charles North (5-1) 12 NR
10. Belleville West (5-1) 10 8
Others receiving votes: Lincoln-Way West 7, Lake Zurich 4, Glenbard East 3, Hoffman Estates 1, Moline 1.
Class 6A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Cary-Grove (8) (6-0) 107 1
2. Richards (2) (6-0) 98 2
3. Prairie Ridge (5-1) 72 4
4. Willowbrook (6-0) 71 3
5. Phillips (4-2) 70 5
6. Chatham Glenwood (6-0) 54 6
7. Notre Dame (5-1) 46 T9
8. Providence (5-1) 32 8
9. DeKalb (5-1) 24 T9
10. Normal West (1) (5-1) 22 T9
Others receiving votes: Sacred Heart-Griffin 5, Quincy 2, Kenwood 1, Springfield 1.
Class 5A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Washington, IL (10) (6-0) 109 1
2. Montini (1) (6-0) 97 2
3. Sterling (6-0) 86 3
4. Hillcrest (6-0) 70 5
5. Highland (6-0) 68 4
6. Antioch (6-0) 55 6
7. Metamora (6-0) 46 7
8. Kaneland (5-1) 33 T9
9. Decatur MacArthur (4-2) 18 8
10. Carbondale (5-1) 8 NR
Others receiving votes: St. Francis 4, Payton 4, Sycamore 3, Peoria Central 2, Joliet Catholic 1, Dunlap 1.
Class 4A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. IC Catholic (12) (6-0) 147 1
2. Rochester (3) (5-1) 135 2
3. Taylorville (6-0) 103 3
4. Rockford Boylan (5-1) 102 5
5. Columbia (6-0) 92 4
6. Breese Mater Dei (6-0) 67 T6
7. Coal City (5-1) 53 T6
8. Cahokia (5-1) 38 10
9. Pontiac (6-0) 29 NR
10. Richmond-Burton (5-1) 24 9
Others receiving votes: Herrin 16, Johnsburg 8, Morris 7, Fairbury Prairie Central 2, Raby 1, Freeburg 1.
Class 3A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Byron (12) (6-0) 164 1
2. Carlinville (1) (6-0) 129 2
3. Monticello (1) (6-0) 126 3
4. McNamara (3) (5-1) 117 5
5. Farmington (6-0) 102 4
6. Williamsville (5-1) 82 6
7. Beardstown (6-0) 58 7
8. Vandalia (6-0) 50 8
9. DuQuoin (6-0) 41 9
10. Elmwood-Brimfield (6-0) 36 10
Others receiving votes: Lisle 18, Monmouth-Roseville 5, Rock Island Alleman 3, Paris 2, Paxton-Buckley-Loda 1, Fairfield 1.
Class 2A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Maroa-Forsyth (13) (6-0) 157 1
2. Orion (3) (6-0) 140 2
3. Decatur St. Teresa (6-0) 120 4
4. Sterling Newman (5-1) 119 3
5. Eastland-Pearl City (6-0) 94 5
6. Illini West (Carthage) (6-0) 80 6
7. Bismarck-Henning (6-0) 47 8
8. Hope Academy (4-2) 46 7
9. Pana (5-1) 41 9
10. Mercer County (4-2) 24 T10
Others receiving votes: Nashville 7, Eldorado 2, Hamilton West Hancock 2, Rockridge 1.
Class 1A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (16) (6-0) 169 1
2. Lena-Winslow (5-1) 144 2
3. Ottawa Marquette (1) (6-0) 130 3
4. Tuscola (5-1) 114 4
5. Princeville (6-0) 100 5
6. Camp Point Central (5-1) 77 6
7. Argenta-Oreana (6-0) 69 7
8. Milledgeville (6-0) 49 9
9. Concord (Triopia) (5-1) 37 10
10. Aurora Christian (4-2) 20 8
Others receiving votes: Athens 8, Carrollton 8, Fisher 4, Sesser (S.-Valier) 2, Forreston 2, Madison 1, Arcola 1.
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