The Super 25 held strong in the opening week of the state playoffs. Bolingbrook was the only team to lose and fall out of the rankings. The Raiders’ 38-21 loss to Waubonsie Valley opened the door for Hersey (9-1) to make its Super 25 debut.
A close No. 26 in the rankings is Antioch (10-0), which loses out to Hersey due to the fact that the Huskies rolled over Lincoln Way-Central 52-13 in a dominant fashion in Class 7A.
The top three teams outpaced their opponents in a big way, with Lincoln Way-East, Batavia and Oswego each scoring 49 points in their respective games to blow out their first-round opponents and keep open a compelling conversation for the best team in the area.
Who sets the tone in the second round of the playoffs? Does the Super 25 shake up heading into the quarterfinals? Stay tuned to Sun Times Game Week. Here’s the full list entering Week 11 of the 2018 season.
With record and last week’s ranking
1. Lincoln-Way East (10-0) 1
Saturday at Glenbard West
2. Batavia (10-0) 2
Saturday vs. Moline
3. Oswego (10-0) 3
Saturday at Loyola
4. Homewood-Flossmoor (9-1) 4
Saturday at Barrington
5. Simeon (10-0) 5
Saturday at Lincoln-Way West
6. Brother Rice (10-0) 6
Saturday vs. Oak Park-River Forest
7. Maine South (9-1) 7
Saturday at Waubonsie Valley
8. Marist (9-1) 8
Saturday at Naperville Central
9. Nazareth (9-1) 9
Saturday vs. Hersey
10. Mount Carmel (9-1) 10
Saturday at Lake Zurich
11. Richards (10-0) 11
Saturday vs. Yorkville
12. Cary-Grove (10-0) 12
Saturday vs. Kaneland
13. Glenbard East (10-0) 13
Saturday vs. East St. Louis
14. Willowbrook (10-0) 14
Saturday vs. Maine West
15. Montini (9-1) 15
Saturday vs. Woodstock North
16. Glenbard West (8-2) 16
Saturday vs. Lincoln-Way East
17. Phillips (8-2)17
Saturday vs. Prairie Ridge
18. Wheaton Warrenville South (9-1)18
Saturday at Hononegah
19. IC Catholic (10-0) 20
Saturday at Stillman Valley
20. Prairie Ridge (8-2) 21
Saturday at Phillips
21. Hinsdale Central (8-2) 22
Saturday at Warren
22. Hillcrest (10-0) 23
Saturday vs. MacArthur
23. Rolling Meadows (10-0) 24
Saturday at St. Charles North
24. Warren (9-1) 25
Saturday vs. Hinsdale Central
25. Hersey (9-1) NR
Saturday at Nazareth
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