Another mild week. Batavia lost to St. Charles East and tumbles a bit and two teams fell out of the rankings. Things remain pretty stable overall.
There are some big matchups in Week 8 with the potential to shake things up including No. 3 Nazareth at No. 8 Notre Dame, No. 10 Hinsdale Central at No. 5 Glenbard West and No. 11 Bolingbrook at No. 7 Homewood-Flossmoor.
Dropping out
Brother Rice (4-3): The Crusaders lost to St. Laurence on Friday, knocking them out of the rankings. The overall resume is still pretty strong with wins against Marist and Hillcrest, but 4-3 just isn’t good enough to stick right now.
Conant (6-1): It was a brief one-week stay in the Super 25 for the Cougars, who were upset by Schaumburg. It’s turning out to be a really strong season for the Mid-Suburban League overall.
New additions
Huntley (6-1): This week is the big Cary-Grove vs. Prairie Ridge showdown in the Fox Valley, but it’s time to add the team that already beat both of those powerhouse programs this season. The Red Raiders lost to Jacobs in Week 2 but have now won six consecutive games.
Willowbrook (6-1): This is probably long overdue. The Warriors almost picked up a spot in the preseason Super 25. They were 11-1 last season and have been just outside the rankings all season. The one loss is to Providence in Week 1.
Week 8’s Super 25
With record and last week’s ranking
1. Lincoln-Way East (7-0) 1
Friday at Sandburg
2. Mount Carmel (7-0) 2
Friday at St. Viator
3. Nazareth (6-1) 3
Friday at No. 8 Notre Dame
4. Loyola (5-2) 4
Friday at Marian Central
5. Glenbard West (7-0) 5
Saturday vs. No. 10 Hinsdale Central
6. Neuqua Valley (6-1) 6
Friday at Naperville North
7. Homewood-Flossmoor (6-1) 8
Friday vs. No. 11 Bolingbrook
8. Notre Dame (7-0) 9
Friday vs. No. 3 Nazareth
9. Warren (7-0) 10
Friday at Stevenson
10. Hinsdale Central (7-0) 11
Saturday at No. 5 Glenbard West
11. Bolingbrook (6-1) 12
Friday at No. 7 Homewood-Flossmoor
12. Maine South (5-2) 13
Friday vs. Glenbrook South
13. Simeon (5-1) 14
Friday vs. Taft at Gately
14. Phillips (6-1) 15
Wednesday at Westinghouse
15. St. Charles East (6-1) 25
Friday vs. Wheaton North
16. Batavia (5-2) 7
Friday at St. Charles North
17. Hillcrest (6-1) 17
Friday at Lemont
18. Minooka (7-0) 18
Friday vs. West Aurora
19. Richards (6-1) 19
Friday at Shepard
20. Hersey (7-0) 20
Friday at Elk Grove
21. Crete-Monee (7-0) 21
Friday vs. Bloom
22. Providence (5-2) 22
Friday vs. St. Laurence
23. Huntley (6-1) NR
Friday vs. Burlington Central
24. IC Catholic (7-0) 24
Friday vs. St. Francis at Wheaton College
25. Willowbrook (6-1) NR
Friday at Morton
