Check out the Week 8 Illinois high school football state rankings for fall 2021
Illinois high school football poll
Here are the state rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class heading into Week 7, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters. They were released on Oct. 5, 2021.
Class 8A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Loyola (7) (7-0) 70 1
2. Naperville Neuqua Valley (7-0) 62 2
3. Maine South (6-1) 52 4
4. Gurnee Warren (6-1) 51 3
5. Lockport (7-0) 40 5
6. Chicago Marist (5-2) 38 6
7. South Elgin (7-0) 23 7
8. Hinsdale Central (6-1) 14 NR
9. Glenbard West (6-1) 10 9
10. York (6-1) 7 8
Others receiving votes: Lincoln-Way East 6, Naperville Central 4, Palatine 4, O'Fallon 3, Bolingbrook 1.
Class 7A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Batavia (7) (7-0) 88 2
2. Brother Rice (2) (5-2) 79 1
3. Wheaton North (6-1) 73 3
4. Chicago Mt. Carmel (5-2) 57 4
5. Chicago St. Rita (5-2) 50 5
6. Hersey (7-0) 43 6
7. Normal Community (7-0) 38 7
8. Hononegah (7-0) 32 8
9. Prospect (6-1) 15 9
10. Moline (6-1) 10 NR
Others receiving votes: Hoffman Estates 8, Buffalo Grove 1, Pekin 1.
Class 6A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. East St. Louis (8) (6-1) 98 1
2. Cary-Grove (2) (7-0) 91 2
3. Kankakee (7-0) 75 3
4. Chicago St. Ignatius (7-0) 72 6
5. Lemont (7-0) 59 4
6. Crete-Monee (5-2) 49 5
7. Wauconda (7-0) 30 7
8. Oak Lawn Richards (6-1) 24 NR
t-9. Kenwood (7-0) 20 8
t-9. Lake Forest (6-1) 20 10
Others receiving votes: Deerfield 7, Machesney Park Harlem 4, Washington 1.
Class 5A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Rochester (9) (6-1) 90 1
2. Oak Park Fenwick (5-2) 77 2
3. Mascoutah (7-0) 72 3
4. Morris (7-0) 57 4
5. Sterling (6-1) 54 5
6. Mahomet-Seymour (7-0) 41 6
7. Peoria (5-2) 38 8
8. Glenbard South (6-1) 26 9
9. Marion (6-1) 13 10
10. Sycamore (4-2) 12 NR
Others receiving votes: Providence 8, Morton 6, Aurora (Marmion) 1.
Class 4A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Joliet Catholic (10) (7-0) 100 1
2. Sacred Heart-Griffin (6-1) 85 2
3. Richmond-Burton (7-0) 82 3
4. Kewanee (7-0) 58 5
5. Genoa-Kingston (6-1) 54 6
6. Chicago (Phillips (5-2) 46 7
7. St. Francis (5-2) 45 4
8. Coal City (5-2) 26 8
9. Stillman Valley (6-1) 24 9
10. Peoria Notre Dame (5-2) 20 10
Others receiving votes: Carterville 4, Wheaton Academy 3, Dixon 1, Mt. Zion 1, Murphysboro 1.
Class 3A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Wilmington (4) (7-0) 94 1
2. IC Catholic (6) (7-0) 85 2
3. Williamsville (6-1) 69 5
4. Byron (7-0) 68 6
5. Tolono Unity (7-0) 66 4
6. Princeton (6-1) 47 8
7. Farmington (7-0) 34 7
8. Monticello (6-1) 28 3
t-9. Mt. Carmel (6-0) 13 NR
t-9. Durand (6-1) 13 NR
Others receiving votes: Benton 12, Reed-Custer 10, Montini 6, Paxton-Buckley-Loda 3, Monmouth-Roseville 1, Fairbury Prairie Central 1.
Class 2A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Decatur St. Teresa (10) (7-0) 100 1
2. Breese Mater Dei (7-0) 87 2
3. Downs Tri-Valley (7-0) 74 3
4. Maroa-Forsyth (6-1) 73 4
5. Bismarck-Henning (7-0) 62 5
6. Pana (7-0) 44 6
7. Knoxville (7-0) 40 7
8. Athens (6-1) 24 9
9. Bishop McNamara (4-3) 16 NR
10. Clifton Central (5-2) 10 8
Others receiving votes: Vandalia 9, Johnston City 5, Rushville-Industry 3, Westville 1, Erie-Prophetstown 1, Rockridge 1.
Class 1A
School W-L Pts Prv
1. Carrollton (7) (6-1) 80 2
2. Lena-Winslow (1) (6-1) 73 1
3. Abingdon (1) (7-0) 71 T3
4. Camp Point Central (6-1) 65 T3
5. Fulton (5-2) 44 NR
6. Forreston (5-2) 36 5
7. Ottawa Marquette (6-1) 35 10
8. Moweaqua Central A&M (5-2) 34 9
9. St. Bede (5-2) 20 7
10. Aurora Christian (4-2) 16 NR
Others receiving votes: Mt. Sterling (Brown County) 6, Cumberland 6, Nokomis 5, Sesser-Valier 2, Winchester West Central 2.