Week 4: 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 (14) | 4-0 | 140 | 1 |
| 2. Lincoln-Way East) | 4-0 | 125 | 2 |
| 3. Gurnee Warren | 4-0 | 110 | 3 |
| 4. Glenbard West | 4-0 | 94 | 4 |
| 5. O'Fallon | 4-0 | 73 | 6 |
| 6. Bolingbrook | 3-1 | 37 | NR |
| 7. Maine South | 2-2 | 35 | 7 |
| 8. York | 4-0 | 34 | NR |
| 9. Glenbrook South | 4-0 | 26 | NR |
| 10. Edwardsville | 3-1 | 24 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: Naperville Neuqua Valley 22, Lyons 17, Naperville North 11, South Elgin 11, Plainfield North 6, Chicago (Marist) 5.
Class 7A
| School | Record | Points | Prv |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Mt. Carmel (Chicago) (14) | 4-0 | 140 | 1 |
| 2. Prospect | 4-0 | 126 | 2 |
| 3. Jacobs | 4-0 | 110 | 4 |
| 4. St. Rita (Chicago) | 2-2 | 83 | 5 |
| 5. Pekin | 4-0 | 64 | 6 |
| 6. Geneva | 4-0 | 56 | 8 |
| 7. Wheaton North | 3-1 | 55 | 3 |
| 8. Batavia | 2-2 | 47 | 7 |
| 9. Hersey | 4-0 | 35 | 9 |
| 9. Hononegah | 4-0 | 32 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: St. Charles North 10, Yorkville 10, DeKalb 1, Downers North 1.
Class 6A
| School | Record | Points | Prv |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. East St. Louis (14) | 2-2 | 144 | 1 |
| 2. Simeon (Chicago) (1) | 4-0 | 133 | 3 |
| 3. Lemont | 4-0 | 120 | 4 |
| 4. Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge | 3-1 | 84 | 2 |
| 5. Chatham Glenwood | 4-0 | 75 | 6 |
| 6. Crete-Monee | 2-2 | 68 | 5 |
| 7. Niles Notre Dame | 3-1 | 59 | 7 |
| 8. Kenwood | 3-1 | 47 | 8 |
| 9. Carmel | 4-0 | 36 | NR |
| 10. (tie) Wauconda | 4-0 | 17 | NR |
| 10. (tie) Cary-Grove | 3-1 | 17 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Chicago (St. Ignatius) 11, Crystal Lake South 9, Normal West 2, Grayslake North 2, Belvidere North 1.
Class 5A
| School | Record | Points | Prv |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Morris (7) | 4-0 | 141 | 1 |
| 2. Kankakee (7) | 3-1 | 123 | 2 |
| 3. Mahomet-Seymour (1) | 4-0 | 113 | 3 |
| 4. Sycamore | 4-0 | 106 | 4 |
| 5. Peoria | 4-0 | 85 | 6 |
| 6. Morgan Park (Chicago) | 4-0 | 72 | 7 |
| 7. Glenbard South | 4-0 | 55 | 8 |
| 8. Nazareth (LaGrange Park) | 1-3 | 41 | 5 |
| 9. Highland | 3-1 | 32 | 10 |
| 10. Sterling | 3-1 | 24 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Chicago (St. Patrick) 20, Rockford Boylan 5, St. Viator 4, Mascoutah 3, Decatur MacArthur 1.
Class 4A
| School | Record | Points | Prv |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Joliet Catholic (9) | 4-0 | 144 | T1 |
| 1. Sacred Heart-Griffin (6) | 4-0 | 139 | T1 |
| 3. Richmond-Burton | 4-0 | 112 | 4 |
| 4. St. Francis | 4-0 | 109 | 3 |
| 5. Rochester | 3-1 | 85 | 5 |
| 6. Stillman Valley | 4-0 | 73 | 6 |
| 7. Wheaton Academy | 4-0 | 64 | 8 |
| 8. Carterville | 4-0 | 38 | 9 |
| 9. Genoa-Kingston | 3-1 | 21 | 7 |
| 10. Macomb | 4-0 | 14 | NR |
Others receiving votes: St. Laurence 11, Breese Central 7, East Alton-Wood River 3, Columbia 2, Coal City 1, Murphysboro 1, Freeburg 1.
Class 3A
| School | Record | Points | Prv |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. IC Catholic (13) | 3-1 | 148 | 1 |
| 2. Williamsville (1) | 4-0 | 122 | 2 |
| 3. Reed-Custer (1) | 4-0 | 120 | 3 |
| 4. Princeton | 4-0 | 107 | 4 |
| 5. Byron | 3-1 | 86 | 5 |
| 6. Mt. Carmel | 4-0 | 73 | 6 |
| 7. Fairbury Prairie Central | 4-0 | 63 | 7 |
| 8. Eureka | 4-0 | 54 | 8 |
| 9. Paxton-Buckley-Loda | 4-0 | 19 | NR |
| 10. (tie) Seneca | 4-0 | 12 | NR |
| 10.(tie) Tolono Unity | 3-1 | 12 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Peotone 5, Durand-Pecatonica 4.
Class 2A
| School | Record | Points | Prv |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Wilmington (12) | 4-0 | 138 | 1 |
| 2. Decatur St. Teresa (2) | 4-0 | 128 | 2 |
| 3. Maroa-Forsyth | 4-0 | 106 | 3 |
| 4. Bismarck-Henning | 4-0 | 97 | 4 |
| 5. North-Mac | 4-0 | 88 | 5 |
| 6. Knoxville | 4-0 | 63 | 6 |
| 7. Rockridge | 3-1 | 47 | 7 |
| 8. Downs Tri-Valley | 3-1 | 39 | 8 |
| 9. Johnston City | 4-0 | 20 | 10 |
| 10. Carmi White County | 4-0 | 11 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Nashville 9, Pana 9, El Paso-Gridley 5, Vandalia 5, Mercer County 4, Farmington 1.
Class 1A
| School | Record | Points | Prv |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Lena-Winslow (15) | 4-0 | 150 | 1 |
| 2. Athens | 4-0 | 123 | 2 |
| 3. Colfax Ridgeview | 4-0 | 121 | 3 |
| 4. Camp Point Central | 4-0 | 99 | 5 |
| 5. Hope Academy | 4-0 | 87 | 6 |
| 6. Fulton | 3-1 | 70 | 4 |
| 7. St. Bede | 5-0 | 42 | NR |
| 8. Shelbyville | 4-0 | 35 | NR |
| 9. Gilman Iroquois West | 4-0 | 34 | T8 |
| 10. Ottawa Marquette | 4-0 | 20 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Greenfield-Northwestern 18, Moweaqua Central A&M 11, Tuscola 8, Forreston 6, Dakota 1.
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