Final Associated Press Illinois high school football rankings for 2023
Morris’s quarterback Carter Button tracks a receiver.
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The latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters.
Class 8A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Loyola (11) (9-0) 110 1
2. Lincoln-Way East (9-0) 99 2
3. Barrington (9-0) 88 3
4. Maine South (8-1) 73 4
5. York (8-1) 58 6
6. Edwardsville (8-1) 38 7(7A)
7. Huntley (8-1) 35 7
8. Glenbard West (7-2) 31 8
9. Warren (7-2) 24 9
10. South Elgin (8-1) 17 10
Others receiving votes: Naperville Central 11, Joliet West 9, Minooka 6, Belleville East 2, Neuqua Valley 1, Palatine 1, St. Ignatius 1, Stevenson 1.
Class 7A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Mount Carmel (9) (8-1) 105 1
2. Hersey (2) (9-0) 95 2
3. Batavia (8-1) 85 4
4. Normal (9-0) 82 3
5. Quincy (9-0) 64 5
6. Hononegah (9-0) 41 6
7. Lincoln-Way Central (8-1) 32 8
8. Lincoln Way West (7-2) 25 NR
9. Maine West (9-0) 24 9
10. Downers Grove North (7-2) 11 NR
(tie) Glenbard East (8-1) 11 NR
Others receiving votes: Prospect 7, St. Charles North 7, Yorkville 5, St. Rita 4, Kenwood 2, Bradley-Bourbonnais 2, Brother Rice 2, Lincoln Park 1.
Class 6A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. East St. Louis (9) (7-2) 107 1
2. Kankakee (2) (9-0) 97 2
3. Washington (8-1) 82 3
4. Lake Zurich (8-1) 79 4
5. Cary-Grove (7-2) 68 5
6. Geneva (7-2) 60 6
7. Normal West (7-2) 32 7
8. Richards (7-2) 20 NR
9. Belvidere North (7-2) 19 9
10. Wauconda (7-2) 14 NR
(tie) Crete-Monee (6-3) 14 8
Others receiving votes: Chatham Glenwood 5, Kaneland 3, Lemont 2, Lake View 2, Simeon 1.
Class 5A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Prairie Ridge (9) (9-0) 90 1
2. Morris (9-0) 78 2(4A)
3. Carmel (8-1) 74 3
4. Morgan Park (8-1) 52 4
5. Sycamore (8-1) 45 2
6. St. Francis (7-2) 43 6
7. Antioch (1) (9-0) 40 7
8. Peoria (7-2) 29 8
9. Morton (8-1) 25 5
10. Joliet Catholic (6-3) 20 9
Others receiving votes: Glenbard South 10, Highland 9, Mahomet-Seymour 9, Decatur MacArthur 5, TF North 5, Providence 5, Nazareth 4, Payton 3, Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) 2, Rochelle 2.
Class 4A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Rochester (10) (9-0) 100 1
2. IC Catholic (7-2) 78 4
3. Rockford Boylan (8-1) 66 6
4. Wheaton Academy (8-1) 58 7
5. Richmond-Burton (7-2) 52 5
6. Murphysboro (8-1) 49 3
7. St. Laurence (6-3) 35 8
8. Dixon (8-1) 34 9
9. Kewanee (8-1) 20 10
10. Breese Central (7-2) 16 NR
Others receiving votes: Coal City 12, Carterville 10, St. Viator 9, Mt. Zion 6, Cahokia 2, Geneseo 1, Normal U-High 1, Phillips 1.
Class 3A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Byron (10) (9-0) 100 1
2. Princeton (8-1) 86 2
3. Roxana (9-0) 68 4
4. DuQuoin (9-0) 61 5
5. Montini (6-3) 56 9
6. Greenville (9-0) 39 6
7. Williamsville (7-2) 31 10
8. Mt. Carmel, Ill. (8-1) 30 NR
9. St. Joseph-Ogden (7-2) 29 8
10. Durand-Pecatonica (7-2) 27 7
Others receiving votes: Stanford Olympia 14, Tolono Unity 8, Sullivan 1.
Class 2A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Maroa-Forsyth (10) (9-0) 100 1
2. Bloomington Central Catholic (9-0) 81 3
3. Downs Tri-Valley (9-0) 75 2
4. Seneca (9-0) 59 4
5. Wilmington (8-1) 57 3(3A)
6. Rockridge (8-1) 43 6
7. Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond (9-0) 28 8
7. Athens (7-2) 28 7
9. Shelbyville (8-1) 18 5
10. Momence (8-1) 15 T9
Others receiving votes: Farmington 13, Johnston City 11, Westville 11, Lawrenceville 6, Bismarck-Henning 3, Nashville 1, Knoxville 1.
Class 1A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Lena-Winslow (10) (9-0) 100 1
2. Camp Point Central (9-0) 82 2
3. Althoff Catholic (8-1) 77 3
4. Greenfield-Northwestern (9-0) 63 4
5. Hope Academy (8-1) 38 7
6. Stark County (9-0) 35 5
(tie) Morrison (8-1) 35 6
8. Kewanee -Annawan-Wethersfield (8-1) 33 9
9. Sesser-Valier) (9-0) 28 10
10. Aurora Christian (7-2) 25 NR
Others receiving votes: Forreston 17, Newman Central Catholic 12, Fulton 4, Casey-Westfield 1.