Here are the latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters:
Class 8A
No. Team W-L Pts Prv
1. Lincoln-Way East (9) 9-0 99 1
2. Maine South 8-1 78 2
3. Oswego 9-0 71 4
4. Marist 8-1 67 3
5. Brother Rice (1) 9-0 65 2 (in 7A)
6. Homewood-Flossmoor 8-1 64 5
7. Warren 8-1 40 8
8. Glenbard West 7-2 20 9
9. Bolingbrook 7-2 19 6
10. Hinsdale Central 7-2 16 10
Others receiving votes: West Aurora 5, Plainfield South 3, Minooka 3, Naperville Central 3, Oak Park-River Forest 3, Oswego East 1, Edwardsville 1, Evanston 1.
Class 7A
No. Team W-L Pts Prv
1. Batavia (6) 9-0 102 1
2. East St. Louis (3) 7-2 85 3
3. Nazareth 8-1 81 4
4. Simeon (1) 9-0 69 6
5. Mt. Carmel 8-1 66 5
6. Hononegah 9-0 49 7
7. Willowbrook 9-0 48 3 (in 6A)
8. Glenbard East (1) 9-0 36 9
9. Normal Community 8-1 31 8
10. DeKalb 8-1 14 9 (in 6A)
Others receiving votes: Rolling Meadows 10, Moline 4, Wheaton Warrenville South 3, Hersey 2, Belleville West 2.
Class 6A
No. Team W-L Pts Prv
1. Cary-Grove (9) 9-0 108 1
2. Richards (2) 9-0 101 2
T-3. Phillips 7-2 76 4
T-3. Washington (1) 9-0 76 1 (in 5A)
5. Prairie Ridge 7-2 60 6
6. Normal West 8-1 47 8
7. Antioch 9-0 39 6 (in 5A)
8. Chatham Glenwood 8-1 37 5
9. Sacred Heart-Griffin 7-2 23 T-10
10. Niles Notre Dame 7-2 19 NR
Others receiving votes: Bloomington 6, Kenwood 4, Belvidere North 3, Kaneland 2, Providence 1, Quincy 1, Shepard 1
Class 5A
No. Team W-L Pts Prv
1. Hillcrest (4) 9-0 90 4
2. Montini (5) 8-1 87 2
3. Highland 9-0 67 5
4. Rockford Boylan 8-1 56 3 (in 4A)
5. Sterling 8-1 52 3
6. Metamora 8-1 47 8
7. Payton 9-0 44 9
8. Sycamore 7-2 31 NR
9. Cahokia 8-1 30 5 (in 4A)
10. Carbondale 7-2 11 NR
Others receiving votes: St. Francis 10, Decatur MacArthur 9, Joliet Catholic 7, Marion 2, Mattoon 2.
Class 4A
No. Team W-L Pts Prv
1. IC Catholic (11) 9-0 128 1
2. Rochester (2) 8-1 114 2
T-3. Taylorville 9-0 83 4
T-3. Coal City 8-1 83 6
5. Bishop McNamara 8-1 70 2 (in 3A)
6. Richmond-Burton 8-1 64 7
7. Pontiac 8-1 50 9
8. Marengo 7-2 48 10
9. Paris 9-0 20 5
10. Columbia 7-2 14 NR
Others receiving votes: Murphysboro 8, Urban Prep/Bronzeville 5, Breese Mater Dei 4, Fairbury Prairie Central 3, Herrin 2, Genoa-Kingston 1.
Class 3A
No. Team W-L Pts Prv
1. Byron (11) 9-0 134 1
2. Carlinville (2) 9-0 120 3
3. Monticello (1) 9-0 119 4
4. Farmington 9-0 84 5
5. Williamsville 8-1 81 6
6. Beardstown 8-1 54 8
7. Lisle 8-1 43 7
8. Fairfield 9-0 39 NR
9. Anna-Jonesboro 7-2 21 NR
10. Eureka 8-1 17 NR
Others receiving votes: Dunbar 16, Rock Island Alleman 8, North Boone 8, West Frankfort 3, Monmouth-Roseville 3, Princeton 1, Vandalia 1
Class 2A
No. Team W-L Pts Prv
1. Maroa-Forsyth (5) 9-0 129 1
2. GCMS (8) 9-0 115 1 (in 1A)
3. Orion (1) 9-0 106 2
4. Decatur St. Teresa 9-0 103 3
5. Sterling Newman 8-1 81 4
6. Eastland-Pearl City 9-0 73 5
7. Illini West (Carthage) 9-0 60 6
8. Hope Academy 7-2 36 8
9. Tuscola 8-1 32 T-3 (1A)
10. Pana 8-1 25 7
Others receiving votes: Nashville 15, Athens 4, Eldorado 3, Clifton Central 1, Collins 1, Rockridge 1
Class 1A
No. Team W-L Pts Prv
1. Lena-Winslow (10) 8-1 133 2
2. Princeville (1) 9-0 113 T-3
3. Ottawa Marquette 9-0 108 5
4. Argenta-Oreana (1) 9-0 87 7
5. Camp Point Central 8-1 84 6
6. Concord (Triopia) 8-1 59 8
7. Milledgeville 9-0 56 9
8. Aurora Christian 6-3 45 10
9. Forreston 7-2 19 NR
10. Red Hill 8-1 15 NR
Others receiving votes: Madison 10, Sesser-Valier 9, Orr 3, Arcola 3.
Class 8A
No. Team W-L Pts Prv
1. Lincoln-Way East (9) 9-0 99 1
2. Maine South 8-1 78 2
3. Oswego 9-0 71 4
4. Marist 8-1 67 3
5. Brother Rice (1) 9-0 65 2 (in 7A)
6. Homewood-Flossmoor 8-1 64 5
7. Warren 8-1 40 8
8. Glenbard West 7-2 20 9
9. Bolingbrook 7-2 19 6
10. Hinsdale Central 7-2 16 10
Others receiving votes: West Aurora 5, Plainfield South 3, Minooka 3, Naperville Central 3, Oak Park-River Forest 3, Oswego East 1, Edwardsville 1, Evanston 1.
Class 7A
No. Team W-L Pts Prv
1. Batavia (6) 9-0 102 1
2. East St. Louis (3) 7-2 85 3
3. Nazareth 8-1 81 4
4. Simeon (1) 9-0 69 6
5. Mt. Carmel 8-1 66 5
6. Hononegah 9-0 49 7
7. Willowbrook 9-0 48 3 (in 6A)
8. Glenbard East (1) 9-0 36 9
9. Normal Community 8-1 31 8
10. DeKalb 8-1 14 9 (in 6A)
Others receiving votes: Rolling Meadows 10, Moline 4, Wheaton Warrenville South 3, Hersey 2, Belleville West 2.
Class 6A
No. Team W-L Pts Prv
1. Cary-Grove (9) 9-0 108 1
2. Richards (2) 9-0 101 2
T-3. Phillips 7-2 76 4
T-3. Washington (1) 9-0 76 1 (in 5A)
5. Prairie Ridge 7-2 60 6
6. Normal West 8-1 47 8
7. Antioch 9-0 39 6 (in 5A)
8. Chatham Glenwood 8-1 37 5
9. Sacred Heart-Griffin 7-2 23 T-10
10. Niles Notre Dame 7-2 19 NR
Others receiving votes: Bloomington 6, Kenwood 4, Belvidere North 3, Kaneland 2, Providence 1, Quincy 1, Shepard 1
Class 5A
No. Team W-L Pts Prv
1. Hillcrest (4) 9-0 90 4
2. Montini (5) 8-1 87 2
3. Highland 9-0 67 5
4. Rockford Boylan 8-1 56 3 (in 4A)
5. Sterling 8-1 52 3
6. Metamora 8-1 47 8
7. Payton 9-0 44 9
8. Sycamore 7-2 31 NR
9. Cahokia 8-1 30 5 (in 4A)
10. Carbondale 7-2 11 NR
Others receiving votes: St. Francis 10, Decatur MacArthur 9, Joliet Catholic 7, Marion 2, Mattoon 2.
Class 4A
No. Team W-L Pts Prv
1. IC Catholic (11) 9-0 128 1
2. Rochester (2) 8-1 114 2
T-3. Taylorville 9-0 83 4
T-3. Coal City 8-1 83 6
5. Bishop McNamara 8-1 70 2 (in 3A)
6. Richmond-Burton 8-1 64 7
7. Pontiac 8-1 50 9
8. Marengo 7-2 48 10
9. Paris 9-0 20 5
10. Columbia 7-2 14 NR
Others receiving votes: Murphysboro 8, Urban Prep/Bronzeville 5, Breese Mater Dei 4, Fairbury Prairie Central 3, Herrin 2, Genoa-Kingston 1.
Class 3A
No. Team W-L Pts Prv
1. Byron (11) 9-0 134 1
2. Carlinville (2) 9-0 120 3
3. Monticello (1) 9-0 119 4
4. Farmington 9-0 84 5
5. Williamsville 8-1 81 6
6. Beardstown 8-1 54 8
7. Lisle 8-1 43 7
8. Fairfield 9-0 39 NR
9. Anna-Jonesboro 7-2 21 NR
10. Eureka 8-1 17 NR
Others receiving votes: Dunbar 16, Rock Island Alleman 8, North Boone 8, West Frankfort 3, Monmouth-Roseville 3, Princeton 1, Vandalia 1
Class 2A
No. Team W-L Pts Prv
1. Maroa-Forsyth (5) 9-0 129 1
2. GCMS (8) 9-0 115 1 (in 1A)
3. Orion (1) 9-0 106 2
4. Decatur St. Teresa 9-0 103 3
5. Sterling Newman 8-1 81 4
6. Eastland-Pearl City 9-0 73 5
7. Illini West (Carthage) 9-0 60 6
8. Hope Academy 7-2 36 8
9. Tuscola 8-1 32 T-3 (1A)
10. Pana 8-1 25 7
Others receiving votes: Nashville 15, Athens 4, Eldorado 3, Clifton Central 1, Collins 1, Rockridge 1
Class 1A
No. Team W-L Pts Prv
1. Lena-Winslow (10) 8-1 133 2
2. Princeville (1) 9-0 113 T-3
3. Ottawa Marquette 9-0 108 5
4. Argenta-Oreana (1) 9-0 87 7
5. Camp Point Central 8-1 84 6
6. Concord (Triopia) 8-1 59 8
7. Milledgeville 9-0 56 9
8. Aurora Christian 6-3 45 10
9. Forreston 7-2 19 NR
10. Red Hill 8-1 15 NR
Others receiving votes: Madison 10, Sesser-Valier 9, Orr 3, Arcola 3.