Super 25 football rankings for Week 5, four new teams join

The top five teams each won by at least 29 points in Week 4. It’s a change of pace from a week ago when the four of the top five teams in the Super 25 all bowed in defeat, opening the door for a new group to slide closer to incumbent No. 1 Lincoln-Way East.

Batavia, Nazareth, Homewood-Flossmoor and Oswego all had no trouble dispatching their opponents to stay unbeaten this season. Batavia racked up 42 points on Glenbard North in a 30-point victory, while Homewood-Flossmoor recorded its second shutout in three games by blanking Bolingbrook.

The biggest upsets were Evanston knocking off Barrington and Lake Forest surviving against No. 7 Lake Zurich. No. 12 Loyola also dropped its second straight game, but given the opponent was No. 14 Brother Rice, the real surprise is the 35-3 final score.

With record and last week’s ranking

1. Lincoln-Way East (4-0) 1

Friday vs. Lincoln-Way Central

2. Batavia (4-0) 2

Friday vs. No. 20 Wheaton-Warrenville South

3. Nazareth (4-0) 3

Friday at Benet

4. Homewood-Flossmoor (4-0) 4

Friday vs. Lincoln-Way West

5. Oswego (4-0) 5

Friday vs. Plainfield East

6. Simeon (4-0) 10

Friday vs. Perspectives at Gately

7. Brother Rice (4-0) 14

Friday at Providence

8. Maine South (3-1) 8

Friday at No. 10 Evanston

9. Glenbard West (3-1) 9

Saturday vs. Downers Grove North

10. Evanston (4-0) NR

Friday vs. No. 8 Maine South

11. Mount Carmel (3-1) 11

Friday at Marmion

12. Barrington (3-1) 6

Friday at Conant

13. Richards (4-0) 13

Friday vs. Shepard

14. Marist (3-1) 15

Friday vs. Joliet Catholic

15. Cary-Grove (4-0) NR

Sunday vs. Dundee-Crown

16. Montini (4-0) 16

Friday vs. St. Rita

17. Willowbrook (4-0) 17

Friday vs. Hinsdale South

18. Loyola (2-2) 12

Friday at St. Ignatius

19. Phillips (2-2) 18

Friday vs. Morgan Park

20. Wheaton-Warrenville South (4-0) NR

Friday at No. 2 Batavia

21. Huntley (3-1) 19

Friday at Crystal Lake South

22. Stevenson (4-0) NR

Friday vs. Lake Zurich

23. Prairie Ridge (3-1) 20

Friday at McHenry

24. Hinsdale Central (3-1) 21

Saturday vs. York

25. Bolingbrook (3-1) 23

Friday at Bradley-Bourbonnais

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• VIDEO: Simeon’s Alante Brown is having a dream season
• VIDEO: Danny Fitzgerald, Brother Rice’s defense dominates Loyola
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• Homewood-Flossmoor blanks Bolingbrook