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) (7-0) 88 1
2. Maine South (6-1) 78 2
3. Marist (1) (6-1) 69 T4
4. Oswego (7-0) 66 3
5. Homewood-Flossmoor (6-1) 56 T4
6. Glenbard West (6-1) 48 6
7. Bolingbrook (6-1) 34 7
8. Naperville Central (5-2) 25 9
9. Stevenson (6-1) 16 NR
10. Hinsdale Central (5-2) 6 8
Others receiving votes: Neuqua Valley 2, Oswego East 2, Huntley 1, Edwardsville 1, Warren 1, Waubonsie Valley 1, West Aurora 1.
Class 7A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Batavia (7) (7-0) 88 1
2. Brother Rice (1) (7-0) 75 4
3. East St. Louis (1) (5-2) 60 3
4. Nazareth (6-1) 59 2
(tie) Mount Carmel (6-1) 59 5
6. Simeon (7-0) 56 6
7. Hononegah (7-0) 38 7
8. Normal (6-1) 19 8
9. Belleville West (6-1) 15 10
10. St. Charles North (6-1) 10 9
Others receiving votes: Glenbard East 6, Hoffman Estates 3, Wheaton Warrenville South 2, Moline 2, Lincoln-Way West 2, Rolling Meadows 1.
Class 6A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Richards (4) (7-0) 84 2
(tie) Cary-Grove (4) (7-0) 84 1
3. Willowbrook (7-0) 59 4
4. Prairie Ridge (6-1) 55 3
5. Phillips (5-2) 50 5
6. Chatham Glenwood (7-0) 47 6
7. Notre Dame (6-1) 37 7
8. Normal West (1) (6-1) 24 10
9. DeKalb (6-1) 21 9
10. Providence (5-2) 20 8
Others receiving votes: Sacred Heart-Griffin 8, Quincy 3, Kenwood 2, Yorkville 1.
Class 5A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Washington (9) (7-0) 96 1
2. Montini (7-0) 90 2
3. Sterling (1) (7-0) 79 3
4. Hillcrest (7-0) 68 4
5. Highland (7-0) 58 5
6. Antioch (7-0) 46 6
(tie) Metamora (7-0) 46 7
8. Decatur MacArthur (5-2) 27 9
9. Carbondale (6-1) 17 10
10. Payton (7-0) 10 NR
Others receiving votes: St. Francis 4, Kaneland 3, Lakes Community 2, Dunlap 2, Sycamore 2.
Class 4A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. IC Catholic (8) (7-0) 107 1
2. Rochester (3) (6-1) 101 2
3. Taylorville (7-0) 83 3
4. Rockford Boylan (6-1) 82 4
5. Coal City (6-1) 56 7
6. Cahokia (6-1) 52 8
7. Richmond-Burton (6-1) 34 10
8. Columbia (6-1) 27 5
9. Pontiac (6-1) 16 9
10. Fairbury Prairie Central (6-1) 13 NR
(tie) Raby (5-2) 13 NR
Others receiving votes: Marengo 10, Breese Mater Dei 10, Freeburg 1.
Class 3A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Byron (5) (7-0) 104 1
2. McNamara (4) (6-1) 89 4
3. Carlinville (1) (7-0) 87 2
4. Monticello (1) (7-0) 86 3
5. Farmington (7-0) 66 5
6. Williamsville (6-1) 58 6
7. Lisle (7-0) 34 NR
8. Monmouth-Roseville (6-1) 23 NR
9. Beardstown (6-1) 17 7
10. West Frankfort (6-1) 10 NR
Others receiving votes: Fairfield 6, Elmwood-Brimfield 5, Paris 5, Anna-Jonesboro 5, DuQuoin 4, Vandalia 3, Rock Island Alleman 2, Breese Central 1.
Class 2A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Maroa-Forsyth (6) (7-0) 105 1
2. Orion (5) (7-0) 101 2
3. Decatur St. Teresa (7-0) 81 3
4. Sterling Newman (6-1) 80 4
5. Eastland-Pearl City (7-0) 67 5
6. Illini West (Carthage) (7-0) 55 6
7. Pana (6-1) 35 9
8. Hope Academy (4-2) 33 8
9. Mercer County (5-2) 24 10
10. Nashville (6-1) 12 NR
Others receiving votes: Eldorado 6, Hamilton West Hancock 3, Rockridge 2, Bismarck-Henning 1.
Class 1A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (11) (7-0) 110 1
2. Lena-Winslow (6-1) 96 2
3. Tuscola (6-1) 76 4
4. Ottawa Marquette (7-0) 72 3
(tie) Princeville (7-0) 72 5
6. Camp Point Central (6-1) 42 6
7. Concord (Triopia) (6-1) 41 9
8. Argenta-Oreana (7-0) 38 7
9. Milledgeville (7-0) 25 8
10. Aurora Christian (4-3) 18 10
Others receiving votes: Athens 6, Fisher 4, Sesser (S.-Valier) 2, Forreston 1, Madison 1, Carrollton 1.
