State football rankings
Football
State preseason polls
Here are the preseason rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sports writers:
Class 8A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Bolingbrook (8) (0-0) 98 -
2. Loyola (0-0) 62 -
3t. Maine South (2) (0-0) 56 -
3t. Glenbard North (0-0) 56 -
5. St. Rita (0-0) 45 -
6. Mt. Carmel (0-0) 44 -
7. O’Fallon (0-0) 43 -
8. Simeon (0-0) 39 -
9t. Stevenson (0-0) 26 -
9t. Marist (0-0) 26 -
Others receiving votes: Palatine 13, Brother Rice 8, Lyons 7, Minooka 7, Waubonsie Valley 7, Homewood-Flossmoor 5, Hinsdale Central 5, Naperville Central 3,
Class 7A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. WW South (5) (0-0) 100 -
2. East St. Louis (2) (0-0) 83 -
3. Lincoln-Way East (0-0) 67 -
4. Wheaton North (0-0) 60 -
5. Rockford Boylan (1) (0-0) 58 -
6. Glenbard West (2) (0-0) 45 -
7. Lake Zurich (1) (0-0) 40 -
8. Elk Grove (0-0) 37 -
9. Crystal Lake South (0-0) 28 -
10. Cary-Grove (0-0) 23 -
Others receiving votes: Providence 22, Granite City 14, Moline 13, Thornton 10, Glenbrook North 5, Batavia 5, Libertyville 4, Addison Trail 3, Geneva 2, Jacobs 1, Thornton Fractional South 1.
Class 6A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Crete-Monee (4) (0-0) 94 -
2. Lemont (0-0) 83 -
3. Richwoods (3) (0-0) 75 -
4. Prairie Ridge (1) (0-0) 72 -
5t. Kaneland (0-0) 69 -
5. Sacred Heart-Griffin (3) (0-0) 69 -
7. Normal West (0-0) 62 -
8. Nazareth (1) (0-0) 39 -
9. Chatham Glenwood (1) (0-0) 36 -
10t. Danville (0-0) 34 -
10t. Rock Island (0-0) 34 -
Lakes 8, Richards 8, St. Francis 5, Lincoln Way North 4, Peoria Central 4, Hubbard 1, St. Ignatius 1, Crystal Lake Central 1.
Class 5A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Montini (8) (0-0) 134 -
2. Joliet Catholic (6) (0-0) 132 -
3. Morris (0-0) 94 -
4. Metamora (0-0) 74 -
5. Sterling (0-0) 57 -
6. Normal University (0-0) 56 -
7. Belvidere (0-0) 54 -
8. Woodstock Marian (0-0) 52 -
9. Washington (0-0) 40 -
10. Triad (0-0) 31 -
Others receiving votes: Charleston 22, Jacksonville 15, Chicago King 4, Geneseo 3, Morton 1, Wheaton Academy 1.
Class 4A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Rochester (6) (0-0) 116 -
2. Rock Island Alleman (6) (0-0) 103 -
3. Breese Mater Dei (0-0) 72 -
4. Richmond-Burton (1) (0-0) 67 -
5. Quincy Notre Dame (0-0) 61 -
6. Stillman Valley (0-0) 48 -
7. Fairbury Prairie Central (0-0) 42 -
8. Columbia (0-0) 36 -
9. Coal City (0-0) 31 -
10. Monticello (0-0) 24 -
Others receiving votes: Greenville 23, Manteno 18, Bishop McNamara 17, Peoria Notre Dame 13, Mt. Zion 11, Alton Marquette 11, Macomb 10, Immaculate Conception 7, Aurora Central Catholic 3, Mt. Carmel 1, Plano 1.
Class 3A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Aurora Christian (11) (0-0) 117 -
2. Tolono Unity (0-0) 91 -
3. Sterling Newman (1) (0-0) 88 -
4. Wilmington (0-0) 67 -
5. Williamsville (0-0) 62 -
6. Auburn (0-0) 55 -
7. Althoff Catholic (0-0) 39 -
8. Staunton (0-0) 33 -
9. Elmwood-Brimfield (0-0) 32 -
10. St. Joseph-Ogden (0-0) 27 -
Others receiving votes: Winnebago 10, Anna-Jonesboro 10, St. Bede 9, Decatur St. Teresa 8, DuQuoin 4, Robinson 3, Virden 3, Marshall 2.
Class 2A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Morrison (7) (0-0) 109 -
2. Mercer County (2) (0-0) 85 -
3. Maroa-Forsyth (0-0) 70 -
4. Momence (0-0) 67 -
5. Casey-Westfield (3) (0-0) 60 -
6. Deer Creek-Mackinaw (0-0) 40 -
7. Rockridge (0-0) 37 -
8. Carlinville (0-0) 33 -
9. Downs Tri-Valley (0-0) 30 -
10. Camp Point Central (0-0) 29 -
Others receiving votes: Eastland-Pearl City 23, Tuscola 21, Illini West (Carthage) 18, Orion 17, Bismarck-Henning 11, Cerro Gordo (Cerro Gordo-Bement Coop) 9, Watseka 1.
Class 1A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Stockton (8) (0-0) 99 -
2. T-M-Chambersburg (3) (0-0) 85 -
3. Lena-Winslow (0-0) 84 -
4. Forreston (0-0) 55 -
5. Stark County (0-0) 51 -
6t. Dakota (1) (0-0) 50 -
6t. Arcola (0-0) 50 -
6t. Brown County (0-0) 50 -
9. Hales Franciscan (0-0) 42 -
10. Aquin (0-0) 22 -
Others receiving votes: Moweaqua Central A&M 18, Winchester West Central 17, Salt Fork 14, Abingdon 8, Durand 6, Lewistown 3, Milford 2, East Dubuque 2, Mooseheart 1, Carrollton 1.