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Here are 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. Maine South (9) (7-0) 97 1
2. Marist (1) (7-0) 86 2
3. Loyola (6-1) 81 3
4. Mount Carmel (7-0) 65 4
5. Neuqua Valley (7-0) 62 6
6. Palatine (6-1) 50 8
7. O'Fallon (6-1) 29 9
8. Waubonsie Valley (6-1) 21 7
9. Edwardsville (6-1) 20 10
10. Glenbard North (6-1) 8 NR
10. Stevenson (tie) (6-1) 8 NR
10. Simeon (tie) (5-1) 8 NR
Others receiving votes: Sandburg 7, Bolingbrook 6, Oswego 1, Homewood-Flossmoor 1.
Class 7A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Glenbard West (7) (7-0) 105 1
2. Lincoln-Way East (3) (7-0) 93 2
3. Rockford Boylan (1) (7-0) 89 3
4. Wheaton North (7-0) 73 4
5. Batavia (7-0) 65 5
6. Cary-Grove (7-0) 54 6
7. East St. Louis (5-2 47 7
8. Providence (6-1) 40 8
9. T.F. South (6-1) 14 NR
10. Harvey Thornton (6-1) 11 10
Others receiving votes: Lincoln-Way Central 5, Hononegah 4, Fenwick 2, Belleville West 2, Benet 1.
Class 6A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Crete-Monee (12) (7-0) 120 1
2. Kaneland (7-0) 105 2
3. Sacred Heart-Griffin (6-1) 88 3
4. Chatham Glenwood (6-1) 74 5
5. Rock Island (6-1) 71 4
6. Lemont (6-1) 56 6
7. Ottawa (7-0) 46 8
8. Richards (6-1) 44 7
9. Richwoods (5-2) 13 NR
10. Lakes (6-1) 10 NR
Others receiving votes: Lake Forest 9, Danville 8, Oak Forest 7, Bloomington 5, Normal West 2, Hinsdale South 1, Grayslake North 1.
Class 5A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Marian Central (7) (7-0) 114 3
2. Morris (5) (7-0) 110 2
3. Joliet Catholic (5-2) 87 4
4. Montini (5-2) 81 1
5. Normal U-High (7-0) 71 5
6. Charleston (6-1) 61 6
7. Washington, Ill. (6-1) 44 7
8. Centralia (7-0) 31 8
9. Jerseyville Jersey (7-0) 28 9
10. Urbana (6-1) 23 10
Others receiving votes: Metamora 8, Sycamore 1, Mahomet-Seymour 1.
Class 4A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Alleman (10) (7-0) 127 1
2. Rochester (3) (6-1) 120 2
3. Macomb (7-0) 94 4
4. Coal City (6-1) 79 6
5. North Chicago (6-1) 66 9
6. Bishop McNamara (4-3) 37 3
7. Quincy Notre Dame (5-2) 34 NR
8. Breese Mater Dei (5-2) 30 5
9. Columbia (5-2) 26 NR
10. Benton (7-0) 18 NR
Others receiving votes: Mt. Carmel, Ill. 16, Harper 15, Greenville 10, Sandwich 9, Stillman Valley 7, Harrisburg 5, Elmhurst Immaculate Conception 5, Alton Marquette 4, Richmond-Burton 4, Peoria Notre Dame 3, Fairbury Prairie Central 3, Brooks 3.
Class 3A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Aurora Christian (12) (7-0) 120 1
2. Sterling Newman (7-0) 103 2
3. Williamsville (7-0) 92 3
4. St. Joseph-Ogden (7-0) 88 4
5. Elmwood-Brimfield (7-0) 70 5
6. Wilmington (6-1) 58 6
7. Tolono Unity (6-1) 51 7
8. Winnebago (6-1) 25 8
9. North Boone (7-0) 23 9
10. Byron (6-1) 19 10
Others receiving votes: Vandalia 6, Althoff Catholic 4, Pleasant Plains 1.
Class 2A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Mercer County (12) (7-0) 138 1
2. Casey-Westfield (1) (7-0) 123 2
3. Maroa-Forsyth (1) (6-1) 107 3
4. Downs Tri-Valley (7-0) 96 4
5. Camp Point Central (7-0) 77 5
6. Bismarck-Henning (7-0) 62 6
7. Carthage (6-1) 51 7
8. Eastland-Pearl City (7-0) 44 T8
9. Annawan/Wethersfield (7-0) 28 10
10. Cerro Gordo-Bement Co-op (7-0) 10 NR
Others receiving votes: Clifton Central 9, Carlinville 8, Rockford Lutheran 7, Athens 4, Amboy-LaMoille 3, Beardstown 1, Chester 1, Rockridge 1.
Class 1A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Stockton (13) (7-0) 137 1
2. Moweaqua Central A&M (1) (7-0) 123 2
3. Aquin (7-0) 107 3
4. Lena-Winslow (6-1) 98 4
5. LeRoy (7-0) 86 5
6. Triopia (6-1) 67 6
7. Forreston (6-1) 49 7
8. Jamaica-Salt Fork (5-1) 38 8
9. Stark County (5-2) 25 10
10. Ottawa Marquette (7-0) 14 NR
Others receiving votes: Colfax Ridgeview 10, Carrollton 7, Villa Grove 5, Hales 3, Monmouth United 1
