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Class 8A
Note: I noted last week that I felt there were some real shaky teams in this field and that played out to fruition. The other thing that stands out is that there is an 8-1 team projected to play on the road. Crazy depth here.
Smallest school in 8A: Maine South
(32) Plainfield South at (1) Loyola
(17) Naperville North at (16) Oswego East
(25) Evanston at (8) Aurora West
(24) Joliet West at (9) Brother Rice
(29) Naperville Central at (4) Lyons
(20) Curie at (13) Marist
(28) Fremd at (5) Oswego
(21) Huntley at (12) Barrington
(31) O’Fallon at (2) Homewood-Flossmoor
(18) Maine South at (15) Edwardsville
(26) Niles Notre Dame at (7) St. Charles East
(23) New Trier at (10) Stevenson
(30) Lockport at (3) Palatine
(19) Taft at (14) Lincoln-Way East
(27) Bolingbrook at (6) Neuqua Valley
(22) OPRF at (11) Hinsdale Central
Class 7A
Note: A big shift in who factored in here, but it could shift again. Several teams in here that I’m not super confident in. And after looking at all of this, I blame all of this on the West Suburban Gold. I take no responsibility
Largest School in the field: Glenbard West
Smallest School in the field: Willowbrook
(32) St. Patrick at (1) Lincoln Park
(17) Simeon at (16) Mount Carmel
(25) Pekin at (8) Benet
(24) St. Rita at (9) Batavia
(29) Jacobs at (4) Normal Community
(20) McHenry at (13) Rockton Hononegah
(28) Schaumburg at (5) Fenwick
(21) Glenbard North at (12) Highland Park
(31) Larkin at (2) Glenbrook North
(18) Mount Prospect at (15) Willowbrook
(26) Maine West at (7) St. Charles North
(23) Carmel at (10) Glenbard West
(30) Libertyville at (3) East St. Louis
(19) Machesney Park Harlem at (14) Plainfield North
(27) Belleville West at (6) Bradley-Bourbonnais
(22) Lincoln-Way Central at (11) Lake Zurich
Class 6A
Note: Things are getting weird here. The North/South line is easily the clunkiest of them all.
Smallest school: St. Ignatius
Largest school: Lincoln-Way West
North
(16) Hoffman Estates at (1) Prairie Ridge
(9) Grayslake North at (8) St. Viator
(13) De La Salle at (4) Cary-Grove
(12) Lake Forest at (5) DeKalb
(15) Wauconda at (2) Rockford Boylan
(10) Lake Villa Lakes at (7) Riverside-Brookfield
(14) Montini at (3) Rolling Meadows
(11) St. Ignatius at (6) Rockford Auburn
South
(16) Thornwood at (1) Sacred Heart Griffin
(9) Chatham Glenwood at (8) Danville
(13) Shepard at (4) Crete-Monee
(12) Quincy at (5) Richards
(15) Hinsdale South at (2) St. Laurence
(10) Lincoln-Way West at (7) T.F. South
(14) Rock Island at (3) Hubbard
(11) Perspectives/Leadership at (6) Reavis
Class 5A
Note: Other than 8A this was where the most upheaval was. This can be mostly directed to my decision to shuffle the deck in the South Suburban Blue. One little thing can do a lot.
Smallest team in the field: Urban Prep-Bronzeville
Largest team in the field: Lemont
North
(16) Vernon Hills at (1) Lemont
(9) Oak Forest at (8) Morgan Park
(13) Urban Prep-Bronzeville at (4) Payton
(12) Westinghouse at (5) Rochelle
(15) Belvidere at (2) Sterling
(10) Hillcrest at (7) Woodstock North
(14) Glenbard South at (3) Antioch
(11) Thornridge at (6) Solorio
South
(16) Bloomington at (1) Peoria
(9) Decatur Eisenhower at (8) Kankakee
(13) Rich Central at (4) Metamora
(12) Galesburg at (5) Centralia
(15) Jacksonville at (2) Highland
(10) Mahomet-Seymour at (7) Washington
(14) Waterloo at (3) Peoria Notre Dame
(11) Triad at (6) Morris
Class 4A
Note: The shift made this field a little bit stronger with a couple of teams from the higher end of 3A giving it a little more depth. It also changed the North/South Line quite a bit.
Smallest team in the field: Watseka
Largest school in the field: Ridgewoo
North
(16) Wheaton Academy at (1) Johnsburg
(9) South Shore at (8) Plano
(13) Marengo at (4) Phillips
(12) Manteno at (5) Genoa-Kingston
(15) Coal City at (2) Aurora Central Catholic
(10) Dixon at (7) Rockford Lutheran
(14) Ridgewood at (3) Goode STEM Academy
(11) Geneseo at (6) Richmond-Burton
South
(16) Carterville at (1) Herscher
(9) Alton Marquette at (8) Breese Central
(13) Breese Mater Dei at (4) Herrin
(12) Watseka at (5) Canton
(15) Chillicothe IVC at (2) Columbia
(10) Taylorville at (7) Rochester
(14) Olney East Richland at (3) Belleville Althoff
(11) Bethalto Civic Memorial at (6) Mount Zion
Class 3A
Note: Massive shift in field here. A bunch of teams moved from the south to the north.
Smallest school in field: Auburn
Largest School in field: Harrisburg
North Bracket
(16) St. Joseph Ogden at (1) Elmwood
(9) Bloomington Central Catholic at (8) Farmington
(13) Corliss at (4) Wilmington
(12) Tolono Unity at (5) Monticello
(15) Winnebago at (2) IC Catholic
(10) Mercer County at (7) Paxton
(14) Eureka at (3) Westville
(11) Clark at (6) Byron
South Bracket
(16) West Frankfort at (1) Pana
(9) Vandalia at (8) Williamsville
(13) Harrisburg at (4) Newton
(12) Hillsboro at (5) Mount Carmel
(15) Greenville at (2) Fairfield
(10) Anna-Jonesboro at (7) Carlinville
(14) Auburn at (3) Virden North Mac
(11) Beardstown at (6) Marshall
Class 2A
Smallest school in the field: Fulton
Largest school in the field: Nashville
North Bracket
(16) Robeson at (1) Pearl City-Eastland
(9) Orr at (8) El Paso
(13) Momence at (4) Fulton
(12) Knoxville at (5) Deer Creek Mackinaw
(15) St. Bede at (2) Sterling Newman
(10) Gibson City-Melvin Sibley at (7) Orion
(14) Rockridge at (3) Kewanee Wethersfield
(11) Westchester St. Joseph at (6) Hope Academy
South Bracket
(16) Rushville at (1) Tri-Valley
(9) DuQuoin at (8) Maroa-Forsyth
(13) Sangamon Valley at (4) Hamilton West Hancock
(12) Illini West at (5) Bismarck-Henning
(15) Nashville at (2) Mendon Unity
(10) Red Bud at (7) Flora
(14) Johnston City at (3) Carmi White County
(11) Shelbyville at (6) Eldorado
Class 1A
Largest school in the field: St. Thomas More
North Bracket
(16) Milledgeville at (1) Ottawa Marquette
(9) Polo at (8) Dakota
(13) St. Thomas More at (4) Freeport Aquin
(12) LeRoy at (5) Westminster Christian
(15) Kirkland Hiawatha at (2) Stockton
(10) Luther North at (7) Stark County
(14) East Dubuque at (3) Forreston
(11) Bureau Valley at (6) Lena-Winslow
South Bracket
(16) Toledo Cumberland at (1) Decatur St. Teresa
(9) Hardin Calhoun at (8) Decatur Lutheran
(13) Kincaid South Fork at (4) Brown County
(12) Athens at (5) Arcola
(15) Chester at (2) Argenta-Oreana
(10) Salt Fork at (7) Pawnee
(14) Greenfield at (3) Tuscola
(11) Warrensburg-Latham at (6) Camp Point Central
Class 8A
Note: I noted last week that I felt there were some real shaky teams in this field and that played out to fruition. The other thing that stands out is that there is an 8-1 team projected to play on the road. Crazy depth here.
Smallest school in 8A: Maine South
(32) Plainfield South at (1) Loyola
(17) Naperville North at (16) Oswego East
(25) Evanston at (8) Aurora West
(24) Joliet West at (9) Brother Rice
(29) Naperville Central at (4) Lyons
(20) Curie at (13) Marist
(28) Fremd at (5) Oswego
(21) Huntley at (12) Barrington
(31) O’Fallon at (2) Homewood-Flossmoor
(18) Maine South at (15) Edwardsville
(26) Niles Notre Dame at (7) St. Charles East
(23) New Trier at (10) Stevenson
(30) Lockport at (3) Palatine
(19) Taft at (14) Lincoln-Way East
(27) Bolingbrook at (6) Neuqua Valley
(22) OPRF at (11) Hinsdale Central
Class 7A
Note: A big shift in who factored in here, but it could shift again. Several teams in here that I’m not super confident in. And after looking at all of this, I blame all of this on the West Suburban Gold. I take no responsibility
Largest School in the field: Glenbard West
Smallest School in the field: Willowbrook
(32) St. Patrick at (1) Lincoln Park
(17) Simeon at (16) Mount Carmel
(25) Pekin at (8) Benet
(24) St. Rita at (9) Batavia
(29) Jacobs at (4) Normal Community
(20) McHenry at (13) Rockton Hononegah
(28) Schaumburg at (5) Fenwick
(21) Glenbard North at (12) Highland Park
(31) Larkin at (2) Glenbrook North
(18) Mount Prospect at (15) Willowbrook
(26) Maine West at (7) St. Charles North
(23) Carmel at (10) Glenbard West
(30) Libertyville at (3) East St. Louis
(19) Machesney Park Harlem at (14) Plainfield North
(27) Belleville West at (6) Bradley-Bourbonnais
(22) Lincoln-Way Central at (11) Lake Zurich
Class 6A
Note: Things are getting weird here. The North/South line is easily the clunkiest of them all.
Smallest school: St. Ignatius
Largest school: Lincoln-Way West
North
(16) Hoffman Estates at (1) Prairie Ridge
(9) Grayslake North at (8) St. Viator
(13) De La Salle at (4) Cary-Grove
(12) Lake Forest at (5) DeKalb
(15) Wauconda at (2) Rockford Boylan
(10) Lake Villa Lakes at (7) Riverside-Brookfield
(14) Montini at (3) Rolling Meadows
(11) St. Ignatius at (6) Rockford Auburn
South
(16) Thornwood at (1) Sacred Heart Griffin
(9) Chatham Glenwood at (8) Danville
(13) Shepard at (4) Crete-Monee
(12) Quincy at (5) Richards
(15) Hinsdale South at (2) St. Laurence
(10) Lincoln-Way West at (7) T.F. South
(14) Rock Island at (3) Hubbard
(11) Perspectives/Leadership at (6) Reavis
Class 5A
Note: Other than 8A this was where the most upheaval was. This can be mostly directed to my decision to shuffle the deck in the South Suburban Blue. One little thing can do a lot.
Smallest team in the field: Urban Prep-Bronzeville
Largest team in the field: Lemont
North
(16) Vernon Hills at (1) Lemont
(9) Oak Forest at (8) Morgan Park
(13) Urban Prep-Bronzeville at (4) Payton
(12) Westinghouse at (5) Rochelle
(15) Belvidere at (2) Sterling
(10) Hillcrest at (7) Woodstock North
(14) Glenbard South at (3) Antioch
(11) Thornridge at (6) Solorio
South
(16) Bloomington at (1) Peoria
(9) Decatur Eisenhower at (8) Kankakee
(13) Rich Central at (4) Metamora
(12) Galesburg at (5) Centralia
(15) Jacksonville at (2) Highland
(10) Mahomet-Seymour at (7) Washington
(14) Waterloo at (3) Peoria Notre Dame
(11) Triad at (6) Morris
Class 4A
Note: The shift made this field a little bit stronger with a couple of teams from the higher end of 3A giving it a little more depth. It also changed the North/South Line quite a bit.
Smallest team in the field: Watseka
Largest school in the field: Ridgewoo
North
(16) Wheaton Academy at (1) Johnsburg
(9) South Shore at (8) Plano
(13) Marengo at (4) Phillips
(12) Manteno at (5) Genoa-Kingston
(15) Coal City at (2) Aurora Central Catholic
(10) Dixon at (7) Rockford Lutheran
(14) Ridgewood at (3) Goode STEM Academy
(11) Geneseo at (6) Richmond-Burton
South
(16) Carterville at (1) Herscher
(9) Alton Marquette at (8) Breese Central
(13) Breese Mater Dei at (4) Herrin
(12) Watseka at (5) Canton
(15) Chillicothe IVC at (2) Columbia
(10) Taylorville at (7) Rochester
(14) Olney East Richland at (3) Belleville Althoff
(11) Bethalto Civic Memorial at (6) Mount Zion
Class 3A
Note: Massive shift in field here. A bunch of teams moved from the south to the north.
Smallest school in field: Auburn
Largest School in field: Harrisburg
North Bracket
(16) St. Joseph Ogden at (1) Elmwood
(9) Bloomington Central Catholic at (8) Farmington
(13) Corliss at (4) Wilmington
(12) Tolono Unity at (5) Monticello
(15) Winnebago at (2) IC Catholic
(10) Mercer County at (7) Paxton
(14) Eureka at (3) Westville
(11) Clark at (6) Byron
South Bracket
(16) West Frankfort at (1) Pana
(9) Vandalia at (8) Williamsville
(13) Harrisburg at (4) Newton
(12) Hillsboro at (5) Mount Carmel
(15) Greenville at (2) Fairfield
(10) Anna-Jonesboro at (7) Carlinville
(14) Auburn at (3) Virden North Mac
(11) Beardstown at (6) Marshall
Class 2A
Smallest school in the field: Fulton
Largest school in the field: Nashville
North Bracket
(16) Robeson at (1) Pearl City-Eastland
(9) Orr at (8) El Paso
(13) Momence at (4) Fulton
(12) Knoxville at (5) Deer Creek Mackinaw
(15) St. Bede at (2) Sterling Newman
(10) Gibson City-Melvin Sibley at (7) Orion
(14) Rockridge at (3) Kewanee Wethersfield
(11) Westchester St. Joseph at (6) Hope Academy
South Bracket
(16) Rushville at (1) Tri-Valley
(9) DuQuoin at (8) Maroa-Forsyth
(13) Sangamon Valley at (4) Hamilton West Hancock
(12) Illini West at (5) Bismarck-Henning
(15) Nashville at (2) Mendon Unity
(10) Red Bud at (7) Flora
(14) Johnston City at (3) Carmi White County
(11) Shelbyville at (6) Eldorado
Class 1A
Largest school in the field: St. Thomas More
North Bracket
(16) Milledgeville at (1) Ottawa Marquette
(9) Polo at (8) Dakota
(13) St. Thomas More at (4) Freeport Aquin
(12) LeRoy at (5) Westminster Christian
(15) Kirkland Hiawatha at (2) Stockton
(10) Luther North at (7) Stark County
(14) East Dubuque at (3) Forreston
(11) Bureau Valley at (6) Lena-Winslow
South Bracket
(16) Toledo Cumberland at (1) Decatur St. Teresa
(9) Hardin Calhoun at (8) Decatur Lutheran
(13) Kincaid South Fork at (4) Brown County
(12) Athens at (5) Arcola
(15) Chester at (2) Argenta-Oreana
(10) Salt Fork at (7) Pawnee
(14) Greenfield at (3) Tuscola
(11) Warrensburg-Latham at (6) Camp Point Central