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. Loyola (12) (6-0) 129 1
2. Lincoln-Way East (1) (6-0) 118 2
3. York (6-0) 104 4
4. Glenbard West (5-1) 75 3
5. Warren (5-1) 69 5
6. O’Fallon (5-1) 53 T6
7. Maine South (4-2) 41 T6
8. Neuqua Valley (5-1) 37 10
9. Edwardsville (5-1) 22 NR
10. South Elgin (6-0) 18 NR
Others receiving votes: Plainfield North 16, Glenbrook South 13, Bolingbrook 11, Marist 5, Palatine 4.
Class 7A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Mount Carmel (13) (6-0) 130 1
2. Hersey (6-0) 112 2
3. Prospect (5-1) 89 3
4. St. Rita (4-2) 81 4
5. St. Charles North (5-1) 68 7
6. Pekin (6-0) 65 5
7. Wheaton North (5-1) 62 6
8. Jacobs (5-1) 33 9
9. Batavia (4-2) 27 10
10. Lake Zurich (5-1) 17 NR
Others receiving votes: Downers Grove North 12, Geneva 11, Hononegah 7, Brother Rice 1.
Class 6A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. East St. Louis (11) (4-2) 126 1
2. Simeon (2) (6-0) 115 2
3. Lemont (6-0) 105 3
4. Prairie Ridge (5-1) 83 4
5. Crete-Monee (4-2) 73 5
6. Chatham Glenwood (5-1) 58 7
7. Wauconda (6-0) 50 8
8. Belvidere North (6-0) 39 9
9. Notre Dame (4-2) 22 6
10. Normal West (5-1) 18 10
Others receiving votes: Champaign Centennial 10, St. Ignatius 8, Kenwood 6, Benet 2.
Class 5A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Kankakee (10) (5-1) 115 2
2. Sycamore (3) (6-0) 114 3
3. Mahomet-Seymour (6-0) 99 4
4. Peoria (6-0) 96 5
5. Morgan Park (6-0) 74 6
6. Morris (5-1) 71 1
7. Highland (5-1) 46 T8
8. Sterling (5-1) 41 10
9. Rockford Boylan (5-1) 19 NR
10. Glenbard South (5-1) 14 7
Others receiving votes: St. Patrick 9, Mount Vernon 6, Providence 5, Nazareth 4, Centralia 2.
Class 4A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Sacred Heart-Griffin (8) (6-0) 121 1
(tie) Richmond-Burton (5) (6-0) 121 2
3. St. Francis (6-0) 94 4
4. Joliet Catholic (5-1) 93 3
5. Rochester (5-1) 71 5
6. Stillman Valley (6-0) 70 6
7. Carterville (6-0) 50 8
8. Macomb (6-0) 31 10
9. Genoa-Kingston (5-1) 30 9
10. Wheaton Academy (5-1) 28 7
Others receiving votes: Breese Central 3, Coal City 2, Murphysboro 1.
Class 3A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. IC Catholic (7) (5-1) 125 1
2. Reed-Custer (4) (6-0) 123 3
3. Williamsville (2) (6-0) 113 2
4. Princeton (1) (6-0) 105 4
5. Byron (5-1) 75 5
6. Fairbury Prairie Central (6-0) 67 7
7. Mt. Carmel, Ill. (6-0) 61 6
8. Eureka (6-0) 50 8
9. Seneca (6-0) 28 9
10. Tolono Unity (5-1) 16 NR
Others receiving votes: Durand-Pecatonica 7.
Class 2A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. St. Teresa (12) (6-0) 129 2
2. Maroa-Forsyth (6-0) 110 3
3. Bismarck-Henning (6-0) 92 4
4. North-Mac (6-0) 91 5
5. Wilmington (1) (5-1) 83 1
6. Rockridge (5-1) 62 6
7. Downs Tri-Valley (5-1) 56 7
8. Carmi White County (6-0) 40 9
9. Johnston City (6-0) 21 10
10. Pana (5-1) 9 NR
Others receiving votes: Vandalia 8, Mercer County 5, Knoxville 5, Clifton Central 3, Nashville 1.
Class 1A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Lena-Winslow (14) (6-0) 140 1
2. Colfax Ridgeview (6-0) 108 2
3. Camp Point Central (6-0) 102 T3
4. Hope Academy (6-0) 99 T3
5. Shelbyville (6-0) 72 6
6. St. Bede (6-0) 71 7
7. Athens (5-1) 56 5
8. Fulton (4-2) 40 T8
9. Greenfield-Northwestern (6-0) 36 T8
10. Ottawa Marquette (5-1) 31 10
Others receiving votes: Tuscola 8, Kewanee-Annawan-Wethersfield 7.
