Michael O’Brien’s Super 25 high school football rankings for Week 4

Two teams drop out and two new teams join as we head into a week of matchups between top 10 teams.

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Wheaton North’s Mark Forcucci (5) passes the ball during the game against Batavia.

Wheaton North’s Mark Forcucci (5) passes the ball during the game against Batavia.

Kirsten Stickney/For the Sun-Times

Every week of the season is revealing a bit more of the complete picture. That’s the way the season is supposed to work and the schedule-makers are helping us out. Week 4 should provide a lot of answers. There are four games featuring Super 25 teams squaring off and some other excellent matchups including Providence at Joliet Catholic and undefeated Glenbrook South at Barrington.

Fenwick (2-1) drops out this week after losing to the Celtics. New Trier is out after losing to the Broncos.

Barrington pops back into the rankings, as does another preseason ranked team, Hinsdale Central. The Red Devils picked up a nice win against Lyons.

Week 4’s Super 25

With record and last week’s ranking

1. Loyola (3-0) 1
Friday at No. 3 Brother Rice

2. Maine South (3-0) 2
Friday at Palatine

3. Brother Rice (3-0) 4
Friday vs. No. 1 Loyola

4. Marist (3-0) 5
Friday vs. No. 6 Mount Carmel

5. Joliet Catholic (3-0) 6
Friday vs. Providence

6. Mount Carmel (3-0) 7
Friday at No. 4 Marist

7. Warren (2-1) 10
Friday at Lake Zurich

8. Naperville Central (2-1) 3
Friday at Waubonsie Valley

9. Glenbard West (3-0) 13
Saturday vs. Proviso West

10. Lincoln-Way East (2-1) 11
Friday at Andrew

11. Neuqua Valley (3-0) 14
Friday at Naperville North

12. Cary-Grove (3-0) 12
Friday at McHenry

13. Batavia (3-0) 15
Friday at Lake Park

14. Wheaton North (2-1) 9
Friday vs. No. 24 St. Charles North

15. St. Rita (1-2) 8
Friday vs. Benet

16. Hersey (3-0) 16
Friday vs. Glenbrook North

17. Bolingbrook (3-0) 19
Friday at Sandburg

18. Oswego East (3-0) 20
TBD

19. Homewood-Flossmoor (3-0) 22
Friday vs. No. 20 Lockport

20. Lockport (3-0) 23
Friday at No. 19 Homewood-Flossmoor

21. Lemont (3-0) 24
Friday at Hillcrest

22. Wheaton Warrenville South (2-1) 25
Friday at Geneva

23. Barrington (2-1) NR
Friday vs. Glenbrook South

24. St. Charles North (2-1) 18
Friday at No. 14 Wheaton North

25. Hinsdale Central (2-1) NR
Friday at Hinsdale South

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