Illinois high school football AP rankings, Class 1A-8A originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
We're at the halfway mark of the IHSA football season. Here are the rankings for Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters:
Class 8A
School W-L Pts Prv
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1. Loyola (9) (3-0) 99 1
2. Lincoln-Way East (1) (3-0) 91 2
3. Glenbard West (2-0) 71 4
4. Marist (2-1) 62 3
5. Naperville Central (3-0) 56 5
(tie) Gurnee Warren (3-0) 56 7
7. Maine South (3-0) 42 9
8. Hinsdale Central (3-0) 30 10
9. Edwardsville (2-1) 16 8
10. Brother Rice (1-2) 10 6
Others receiving votes: Barrington 5, Homewood-Flossmoor 4, Oswego 4, Huntley 3, Neuqua Valley 1.
Class 7A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Batavia (9) (3-0) 99 1
2. Mt. Carmel CHI (1) (2-1) 90 T2
3. Nazareth (2-0) 80 T2
4. Wheaton North (3-0) 64 NR
5. DeKalb (2-0) 59 5
6. Phillips (1-0) 52 7
7. Willowbrook (3-0) 34 10
8. Wheaton Warrenville South (2-1) 26 4
9. St. Charles North (2-1) 20 8
10. Prospect (2-0) 11 NR
Others receiving votes: Hononegah 7, Harlem 4, Hersey 2, Buffalo Grove 1, Normal Community 1.
Class 6A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. East St. Louis (9) (3-0) 90 1
2. Cary-Grove (1-0) 75 3
3. Rock Island (3-0) 52 4
4. Crete-Monee (3-0) 50 7
5. Simeon (2-0) 49 5
6. Antioch (3-0) 41 8
7. Peoria Central (2-1) 36 6
8. Prairie Ridge (2-1) 35 2
9. Lake Forest (3-0) 28 10
10. Crystal Lake Central (3-0) 20 NR
Others receiving votes: Washington 6, Lemont 6, Morgan Park 5, Providence 1, Kaneland 1.
Class 5A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Sacred Heart-Griffin (9) (3-0) 90 1
2. St. Rita (2-1) 75 2
3. Joliet Catholic (3-0) 73 3
4. Boylan Catholic (3-0) 64 4
5. Sterling (3-0) 49 5
(tie) Hillcrest (3-0) 49 6
7. Sycamore (3-0) 31 8
8. Marion (3-0) 21 9
9. Triad (3-0) 13 NR
10. St. Viator (2-0) 12 10
Others receiving votes: Kankakee 8, Morris 5, Mascoutah 3, Montini 2.
Class 4A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Rochester (8) (3-0) 80 1
2. Richmond-Burton (3-0) 70 2
3. Effingham (3-0) 57 3
4. Coal City (3-0) 56 4
5. St. Francis (3-0) 54 5
6. Stillman Valley (2-0) 35 6
7. Benton (3-0) 24 7
8. Genoa-Kingston (2-0) 21 T-10
9. Mt. Zion (2-0) 17 8
10. IC Catholic (2-1) 14 9
Others receiving votes: Breese Central 6, Bishop McNamara 4, Freeburg 1, Fairbury Prairie Central 1.
Class 3A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Williamsville (8) (3-0) 89 1
2. Princeton (1) (3-0) 81 3
3. Wilmington (3-0) 73 4
4. Monticello (3-0) 56 6
5. Byron (2-1) 52 2
6. Mt. Carmel IL (2-0) 46 8
7. Fairfield (3-0) 34 9
8. Tolono Unity (2-0) 27 10
9. Eureka (2-1) 16 7
10. Elmwood-Brimfield (3-0) 9 NR
Others receiving votes: Rock Island Alleman 4, Farmington 3, North-Mac 2, Peotone 1, Piasa Southwestern 1, DuQuoin 1.
Class 2A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Maroa-Forsyth (5) (3-0) 86 1
2. Breese Mater Dei (3-0) 73 3
3. Decatur St. Teresa (3-0) 68 4
4. Quincy Notre Dame (3) (2-1) 62 2
5. Fieldcrest (3-0) 52 5
6. Sterling Newman (2-0) 48 7
7. Clifton Central (1) (3-0) 43 8
8. Rockridge (3-0) 30 9
9. Downs Tri-Valley (3-0) 15 T10
10. Nashville (2-1) 10 6
Others receiving votes: Bismarck-Henning 4, Watseka 3, Pana 1.
Class 1A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Lena-Winslow (8) (2-1) 81 1
2. Aquin (1) (3-0) 80 3
3. Moweaqua Central A&M (3-0) 72 4
4. Fulton (2-0) 55 6
5. Greenfield-Northwestern (3-0) 54 T7
6. Wethersfield (2-1) 33 2
7. Mendon Unity (3-0) 20 NR
(tie) Morrison (1-2) 20 T7
9. Athens (2-1) 19 10
10. Cambridge (2-1) 15 NR
Others receiving votes: Cumberland 13, Concord (Triopia) 11, Carrollton 7, St. Bede 7, Princeville 4, Galena 3
