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Beth Long’s final Super 25 football rankings

By  Beth Long
   
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Maine South celebrates after defeating Loyola for the Class 8A championship at Memorial Stadium in Champaign. Worsom Robinson/ For the Sun-Times.

With record and preseason ranking

1. Maine South (11-3) 19

2. Prairie Ridge (14-0) NR

3. Loyola (13-1) 1

4. Palatine (12-1) NR

5. St. Charles East NR

6. Glenbard West (10-3) 5

7. Homewood Flossmoor (10-1) 4

8. Neuqua Valley (10-1) 11

9. Lyons (8-3) 15

10. Barrington (11-1) 23

11. Fenwick (11-2) NR

12. Plainfield North (11-2) NR

13. IC Catholic (14-0) NR

14. Lemont (11-1) NR

15. Hinsdale Central (9-1) NR

16. Phillips (11-2) 10

17. Huntley (8-4) NR

18. Brother Rice (9-2) 13

19. Oswego (10-1) NR

20. Bradley-Bourbonnais (10-1) NR

21. St. Laurence (9-4) NR

22. Mount Carmel (8-5) 2

23. Benet (10-3) NR

24. Lincoln-Way East (9-3) 6

25. Vernon Hills (10-4) NR

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