Here the Illinois Media football rankings for Sept. 9, based on a statewide vote of sports writers and broadcasters, with records, preseason rankings, points and first-place votes in parentheses:
Class 8A
1. Loyola (11) 4-0 119 1
2. Mount Carmel 3-1 107
3. Lincoln-Way East (1) 4-0 98 3
4. Lyons 4-0 81 5
5. Homewood-Flossmoor 3-1 65 9
6. Bolingbrook 3-1 57 10
7. (tie) Oswego 3-1 38 4
Maine South 3-1 38 8
9. Huntley 4-0 27 NR
10. Sandburg 3-1 21 7
Others receiving votes: Fremd 6, St. Ignatius 2, Conant 1.
Class 7A
1. East St. Louis (14) 3-1 140 1 (6A)
2. Brother Rice 2-2 118 1
3. Hersey 4-0 117 2
4. Downers Grove North 4-0 100 3
5. Batavia 3-1 75 4
6. Prospect 4-0 70 6t
7. St. Rita 2-2 56 6t
8. Normal 4-0 36 8
9. (tie) Glenbard West 2-2 21 5
Jacobs 4-0 21 NR
Also receiving votes: Lincoln-Way West 5, Quincy 4, St. Patrick 2, Wheaton-Warrenville South 2, Lincoln-Way Central 1, Plainfield East 1, Guilford 1.
Class 6A
1. Geneva (11) 3-1 127 3
2. Normal West (2) 4-0 109 4
3. Fenwick 3-1 99 2
4. Dunlap 4-0 91 6
5. Harlem 4-0 74 7
6. Wheaton North 4-0 72 RV
7. Nazareth 1-3 59 5
8. Wauconda 4-0 31 RV
9. Joliet Catholic 2-2 16 RV
10. Carmel 2-2 15 8
Others receiving votes: Glenwood 9, King 5, Bradley-Bourbonnais 4, Oak Lawn 2, Libertyville 1, Niles Notre Dame 1.
Class 5A
1. Providence (15) 4-0 150 1
2. Mahomet-Seymour 4-0 128 2
3. Triad 4-0 101 4
4. Sacred Heart-Griffin 3-1 93 5
5. Kankakee 3-1 92 6
6. Morgan Park 3-1 81 7
7. Kaneland 3-1 51 3
8. Antioch 4-0 44 9
9. Morton 3-1 39 RV
10. Cary-Grove 3-1 25 RV
Others receiving votes: Wheaton Academy 18, St. Francis 3, MacArthur 2, Woodstock 1.
Class 4A
1. Rochester (12) 4-0 146 1
2. Montini (2) 3-1 134 2
3. Morris 4-0 120 3
4. Breese Central (1) 4-0 102 4
5. Centralia 4-0 90 5
6. Coal City 3-1 61 7t
7. Bloomington CC 3-1 54 7t
8. Metamora 3-1 37 9
9. Carterville 4-0 22 RV
10. Geneseo 3-1 20 6
Others receiving votes: Cahokia 13, Macomb 12, Dixon 10, Highland 5, Jacksonville 4, Evergreen Park 2, Rochelle 1.
Class 3A
1. (tie) Byron (6) 4-0 123 1t
IC Catholic (7) 4-0 123 1t
3. St. Joseph-Ogden 4-0 100 3
4. Richmond-Burton 4-0 83 4
5. Monticello 4-0 76 5
6. Williamsville 4-0 70 6
7. Durand-Pecatonica (Du-Pec) 4-0 41 8
8. Bishop McNamara 3-1 32 9
9. Benton 4-0 21 10t
10. Hillsboro 4-0 18 10t
Others receiving votes: Tolono Unity 13, Mt. Carmel 8, Olympia 4, Manteno 3.
Class 2A
1. Wilmington (14) 4-0 158 1
2. El Paso-Gridley (1) 4-0 143 2
3. Maroa-Forsyth (1) 4-0 128 3
4. Tri-Valley 4-0 114 4
5. Aurora Christian 4-0 90 5
6. Rockridge 4-0 70 6
7. Riverdale 4-0 62 7
8. Johnston City 4-0 37 10
9. St. Teresa 3-1 22
10. Erie-Prophetstown 4-0 21 NR
Others receiving votes: Flora 13, West Frankfort 6, Sullivan 4, Westville 4, Nashville 3.
Class 1A
1. Brown County (11) 4-0 142 1
2. Calhoun 4-0 128 2
3. Lena-Winslow (3) 2-2 111 3
4. Camp Point Central 4-0 105 4
5. Heyworth 4-0 93 5
6. Stockton (1) 3-1 73 7
7. Tuscola 4-0 54 9
8. Arthur-Lovington-A-H 4-0 50 8
9. Dwight 3-1 29 NR
10. Forreston 13 14 RV
Others receiving votes: Galena 12, Oakwood 8, Fulton 3, Greenfield-Northwestern 3.
Class 8A
1. Loyola (11) 4-0 119 1
2. Mount Carmel 3-1 107
3. Lincoln-Way East (1) 4-0 98 3
4. Lyons 4-0 81 5
5. Homewood-Flossmoor 3-1 65 9
6. Bolingbrook 3-1 57 10
7. (tie) Oswego 3-1 38 4
Maine South 3-1 38 8
9. Huntley 4-0 27 NR
10. Sandburg 3-1 21 7
Others receiving votes: Fremd 6, St. Ignatius 2, Conant 1.
Class 7A
1. East St. Louis (14) 3-1 140 1 (6A)
2. Brother Rice 2-2 118 1
3. Hersey 4-0 117 2
4. Downers Grove North 4-0 100 3
5. Batavia 3-1 75 4
6. Prospect 4-0 70 6t
7. St. Rita 2-2 56 6t
8. Normal 4-0 36 8
9. (tie) Glenbard West 2-2 21 5
Jacobs 4-0 21 NR
Also receiving votes: Lincoln-Way West 5, Quincy 4, St. Patrick 2, Wheaton-Warrenville South 2, Lincoln-Way Central 1, Plainfield East 1, Guilford 1.
Class 6A
1. Geneva (11) 3-1 127 3
2. Normal West (2) 4-0 109 4
3. Fenwick 3-1 99 2
4. Dunlap 4-0 91 6
5. Harlem 4-0 74 7
6. Wheaton North 4-0 72 RV
7. Nazareth 1-3 59 5
8. Wauconda 4-0 31 RV
9. Joliet Catholic 2-2 16 RV
10. Carmel 2-2 15 8
Others receiving votes: Glenwood 9, King 5, Bradley-Bourbonnais 4, Oak Lawn 2, Libertyville 1, Niles Notre Dame 1.
Class 5A
1. Providence (15) 4-0 150 1
2. Mahomet-Seymour 4-0 128 2
3. Triad 4-0 101 4
4. Sacred Heart-Griffin 3-1 93 5
5. Kankakee 3-1 92 6
6. Morgan Park 3-1 81 7
7. Kaneland 3-1 51 3
8. Antioch 4-0 44 9
9. Morton 3-1 39 RV
10. Cary-Grove 3-1 25 RV
Others receiving votes: Wheaton Academy 18, St. Francis 3, MacArthur 2, Woodstock 1.
Class 4A
1. Rochester (12) 4-0 146 1
2. Montini (2) 3-1 134 2
3. Morris 4-0 120 3
4. Breese Central (1) 4-0 102 4
5. Centralia 4-0 90 5
6. Coal City 3-1 61 7t
7. Bloomington CC 3-1 54 7t
8. Metamora 3-1 37 9
9. Carterville 4-0 22 RV
10. Geneseo 3-1 20 6
Others receiving votes: Cahokia 13, Macomb 12, Dixon 10, Highland 5, Jacksonville 4, Evergreen Park 2, Rochelle 1.
Class 3A
1. (tie) Byron (6) 4-0 123 1t
IC Catholic (7) 4-0 123 1t
3. St. Joseph-Ogden 4-0 100 3
4. Richmond-Burton 4-0 83 4
5. Monticello 4-0 76 5
6. Williamsville 4-0 70 6
7. Durand-Pecatonica (Du-Pec) 4-0 41 8
8. Bishop McNamara 3-1 32 9
9. Benton 4-0 21 10t
10. Hillsboro 4-0 18 10t
Others receiving votes: Tolono Unity 13, Mt. Carmel 8, Olympia 4, Manteno 3.
Class 2A
1. Wilmington (14) 4-0 158 1
2. El Paso-Gridley (1) 4-0 143 2
3. Maroa-Forsyth (1) 4-0 128 3
4. Tri-Valley 4-0 114 4
5. Aurora Christian 4-0 90 5
6. Rockridge 4-0 70 6
7. Riverdale 4-0 62 7
8. Johnston City 4-0 37 10
9. St. Teresa 3-1 22
10. Erie-Prophetstown 4-0 21 NR
Others receiving votes: Flora 13, West Frankfort 6, Sullivan 4, Westville 4, Nashville 3.
Class 1A
1. Brown County (11) 4-0 142 1
2. Calhoun 4-0 128 2
3. Lena-Winslow (3) 2-2 111 3
4. Camp Point Central 4-0 105 4
5. Heyworth 4-0 93 5
6. Stockton (1) 3-1 73 7
7. Tuscola 4-0 54 9
8. Arthur-Lovington-A-H 4-0 50 8
9. Dwight 3-1 29 NR
10. Forreston 13 14 RV
Others receiving votes: Galena 12, Oakwood 8, Fulton 3, Greenfield-Northwestern 3.
