Week 2: 2022 Illinois High School Football Top 10 Poll
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 | Record | Points | Prv |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Loyola (11) | 2-0 | 118 | 1 |
| 2. Lincoln-Way East (1) | 2-0 | 108 | 2 |
| 3. Glenbard West | 2-0 | 94 | 3 |
| 4. Gurnee Warren | 2-0 | 88 | 5 |
| 5. Naperville North | 2-0 | 65 | 9 |
| 6. O'Fallon | 2-0 | 45 | 8 |
| 7. Maine South | 1-1 | 36 | 7 |
| 8. Marist (Chicago) | 1-1 | 28 | NR |
| 9. Edwardsville | 2-0 | 26 | 10 |
| 10. Bolingbrook | 1-1 | 15 | 4 |
Others receiving votes: York 11, Lockport 7, Palatine 6, South Elgin 4, Plainfield North 3, Glenbrook South 3, Naperville Neuqua Valley 3.
Class 7A
| School | Record | Points | Prv |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Mt. Carmel (Chicago) (12) | 2-0 | 120 | 1 |
| 2. Prospect | 2-0 | 102 | 3 |
| 3. Batavia | 1-1 | 94 | 2 |
| 4. St. Rita (Chicago) | 2-0 | 76 | 5 |
| 5. Jacobs | 2-0 | 62 | 6 |
| 6. Glenbard North | 1-1 | 53 | 4 |
| 7. Wheaton North | 2-0 | 47 | 8 |
| 8. Wheaton Warrenville South | 1-1 | 29 | NR |
| 9. Pekin | 2-0 | 22 | T9 |
| 9. Hononegah | 2-0 | 16 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Brother Rice 14, Hersey 11, Geneva 6, Yorkville 5, Downers North 3.
Class 6A
| School | Record | Points | Prv |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. East St. Louis (13) | 1-1 | 130 | 1 |
| 2. Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge | 2-0 | 108 | 2 |
| 3. Lemont | 2-0 | 99 | 4 |
| 4. Simeon (Chicago) | 2-0 | 96 | T9 |
| 5. Niles Notre Dame | 2-0 | 73 | 6 |
| 6. Crete-Monee | 0-2 | 65 | 5 |
| 7. Chatham Glenwood | 2-0 | 45 | 7 |
| 8. Kenwood | 1-1 | 33 | T10 |
| 8. Cary-Grove | 1-1 | 23 | 3 |
| 10. Carmel | 2-0 | 21 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Chicago (St. Ignatius) 7, Machesney Park Harlem 5, Wauconda 4, Crystal Lake South 3, Normal West 2, Lisle (Benet) 1.
Class 5A
| School | Record | Points | Prv |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Nazareth (9) | 1-1 | 116 | 1 |
| 2. Kankakee (1) | 1-1 | 94 | 2 |
| 3. Morris | 2-0 | 91 | 4 |
| 4. Mahomet-Seymour (2) | 2-0 | 90 | 3 |
| 5. Sycamore | 2-0 | 65 | 5 |
| 6. Peoria | 2-0 | 62 | 6 |
| 7. Rockford Boylan | 2-0 | 55 | 7 |
| 8. Morgan Park (Chicago) | 2-0 | 36 | 10 |
| 9. Glenbard South | 2-0 | 14 | NR |
| 10. Mascoutah | 2-0 | 10 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Sterling 9, Chicago (St. Patrick) 7, Highland 6, Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights) 2, St. Viator 2, Oak Park (Fenwick) 1.
Class 4A
| School | Record | Points | Prv |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) (6) | 2-0 | 105 | T1 |
| 1. Joliet Catholic (5) | 2-0 | 104 | T1 |
| 3. St. Francis | 2-0 | 85 | 3 |
| 4. Richmond-Burton | 2-0 | 73 | 4 |
| 5. Rochester | 1-1 | 66 | 5 |
| 6. Stillman Valley | 2-0 | 50 | 7 |
| 7. Genoa-Kingston | 2-0 | 42 | 6 |
| 8. Wheaton Academy | 2-0 | 36 | 8 |
| 9. Carterville | 2-0 | 15 | 10 |
| 10. Freeburg | 2-0 | 10 | NR |
Others receiving votes: St. Laurence 5, Peoria Notre Dame 5, Quincy Notre Dame 3, Marengo 3, Mt. Zion 2, Murphysboro 1.
Class 3A
| School | Record | Points | Prv |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. IC Catholic (9) | 1-1 | 117 | 1 |
| 2. Williamsville (2) | 2-0 | 100 | 3 |
| 3. Reed-Custer (1) | 2-0 | 100 | 2 |
| 4. Princeton | 2-0 | 81 | 4 |
| 5. Byron | 1-1 | 71 | 5 |
| 6. Mt. Carmel | 2-0 | 51 | 6 |
| 7. Fairbury Prairie Central | 2-0 | 47 | 8 |
| 8. Eureka | 2-0 | 45 | 7 |
| 9. Durand-Pecatonica | 2-0 | 29 | 9 |
| 10. (tie) Peotone | 2-0 | 7 | NR |
| 10. (tie) Tolono Unity | 1-1 | 7 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Paxton-Buckley-Loda 5.
Class 2A
| School | Record | Points | Prv |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Wilmington (11) | 2-0 | 119 | 1 |
| 2. Decatur St. Teresa (1) | 2-0 | 108 | 2 |
| 3. Downs Tri-Valley | 2-0 | 95 | 3 |
| 4. Maroa-Forsyth | 2-0 | 86 | 4 |
| 5. Bismarck-Henning | 2-0 | 63 | 6 |
| 6. Vandalia | 2-0 | 60 | 7 |
| 7. Knoxville | 2-0 | 49 | 10 |
| 8. North-Mac | 2-0 | 29 | NR |
| 9. Rockridge | 1-1 | 19 | NR |
| 10. Pana | 1-1 | 11 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Nashville 10, Breese Mater Dei 6, Mercer County 4, Johnston City 1.
Class 1A
| School | Record | Points | Prv |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Lena-Winslow (12) | 2-0 | 121 | 1 |
| 2. Athens | 2-0 | 112 | 2 |
| 2. Moweaqua Central A&M (1) | 2-0 | 104 | 3 |
| 4. Colfax Ridgeview | 2-0 | 90 | 4 |
| 5. Camp Point Central | 2-0 | 80 | 6 |
| 6. Fulton | 2-0 | 52 | 7 |
| 7. Tuscola | 2-0 | 31 | 8 |
| 8. Forreston | 1-1 | 30 | 5 |
| 9. Hope Academy | 2-0 | 28 | T10 |
| 10. Gilman Iroquois West | 2-0 | 24 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: Jacksonville Routt 13, St. Bede 10, Greenfield-Northwestern 7, Annawan-Wethersfield 4, Catlin (Salt Fork) 4, Ottawa Marquette 2, Mt. Sterling (Brown County) 2, Shelbyville 1.
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