The latest rankings of football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters.
Class 8A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Lincoln-Way East (11) (6-0) 110 1
2. Warren (6-0) 80 2
3. Loyola (4-2) 76 4
4. Notre Dame (6-0) 71 5
5. Hinsdale Central (6-0) 58 3
6. Homewood-Flossmoor (5-1) 57 6
7. Neuqua Valley (5-1) 55 8
8. Minooka (6-0) 40 7
9. Oswego (6-0) 18 9
10. Bolingbrook (5-1) 16 T10
Others receiving votes: South Elgin 12, Maine South 5, Barrington 3, St. Charles East 2, Huntley 2.
Class 7A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Mount Carmel (10) (6-0) 109 1
2. Nazareth (1) (5-1) 89 2
3. Glenbard West (6-0) 83 3
4. Batavia (5-1) 73 5
5. Hersey (6-0) 67 6
6. Phillips (5-1) 46 4
7. Rolling Meadows (6-0) 35 8
(tie) Benet (6-0) 35 9
9. Conant (6-0) 29 NR
10. Brother Rice (4-2) 24 7
Others receiving votes: Normal 7, Willowbrook 4, Glenbard East 2, St. Charles North 1, Tinley Park Andrew 1.
Class 6A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Chatham Glenwood (8) (6-0) 118 1
2. Crete-Monee (2) (6-0) 111 2
3. Simeon (2) (4-1) 96 6
4. Cary-Grove (5-1) 86 4
5. Richards (5-1) 71 5
6. Prairie Ridge (5-1) 64 7
7. Yorkville (1) (6-0) 50 8
8. Antioch (5-1) 39 10
9. Providence (4-2) 37 3
10. Normal West (4-2) 11 9
Others receiving votes: Springfield 10, Lemont 8, Kaneland 6, Peoria Central 6, Shepard 2.
Class 5A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. East St. Louis (14) (6-0) 140 1
2. Sterling (6-0) 115 3
3. Rockford Boylan (6-0) 96 4
4. Hillcrest (5-1) 91 5
5. Montini (4-2) 78 2
6. Sycamore (5-1) 68 6
7. Marion (6-0) 56 7
8. St. Rita (3-3) 47 8
9. Kankakee (5-1) 40 10
10. Carbondale (5-1) 11 NR
Others receiving votes: Joliet Catholic 9, Dunlap 8, Triad 6, Cahokia 5.
Class 4A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. IC Catholic (12) (6-0) 120 1
2. Rochester (6-0) 103 2
3. Coal City (6-0) 99 3
4. Richmond-Burton (6-0) 79 4
5. Stillman Valley (6-0) 66 5
6. Mt. Zion (6-0) 46 7
7. Columbia (6-0) 38 6
8. Effingham (6-0) 33 8
9. St. Francis (5-1) 23 10
10. Genoa-Kingston (6-0) 22 9
Others receiving votes: Illinois Valley Central 17, Bishop McNamara 12, Bethalto Civic Memorial 1, Benton 1.
Class 3A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Wilmington (8) (6-0) 114 1
2. Williamsville (4) (6-0) 107 2
3. Byron (5-1) 92 3
4. Beardstown (6-0) 74 4
5. Vandalia (6-0) 63 6
6. Nashville (6-0) 62 5
7. Fairfield (6-0) 51 7
8. Pana (6-0) 31 8
9. Princeton (5-1) 27 10
10. Eureka (5-1) 20 9
Others receiving votes: Peotone 8, Mt. Carmel IL 6, Breese Mater Dei 4, DuQuoin 1.
Class 2A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Fieldcrest (6) (6-0) 113 1
2. Clifton Central (5) (6-0) 107 2
3. Maroa-Forsyth (1) (5-1) 92 3
4. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (5-1) 83 4
5. Decatur St. Teresa (5-1) 70 6
6. Knoxville (6-0) 59 7
7. Sterling Newman (5-1) 49 8
8. Bismarck-Henning (5-1) 37 5
9. Auburn (4-2) 20 NR
10. West Carroll (4-2) 16 NR
Others receiving votes: Orion 6, Rockridge 4, St. Edward 3, Sesser-Valier 1.
Class 1A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Lena-Winslow (7) (6-0) 114 T1
2. Forreston (4) (6-0) 105 T1
3. Moweaqua Central A&M (1) (6-0) 101 3
4. Annawan-Wethersfield (6-0) 82 T4
5. Morrison (6-0) 62 6
6. Ottawa Marquette (6-0) 52 7
7. Aquin (6-0) 45 8
8. Camp Point Central (5-1) 35 T4
9. Athens (5-1) 31 10
10. Hope Academy (6-0) 9 NR
Others receiving votes: Aurora Christian 8, Carrollton 4, Tuscola 4, Watseka 4, Arcola 2, Fulton 1, Princeville 1.
