Michael O’Brien’s Super 25 basketball rankings

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Benet’s Jack Nolan (21) tries to shake off Curie’s Allante Pickens (3). Worsom Robinson/ For the Sun-Times.

With record and last week’s ranking

1. Curie (1-0) 1

Terry Smith Jr. can fly

2. Simeon (0-0) 2

Season begins Saturday

3. Morgan Park (1-0) 3

Ayo Dosunmu scored 51 in opener

4. Evanston (5-0) 4

Soph Lance Jones can play

5. Joliet West (4-0) 5

Teyvion Kirk highlight reel

6. Bolingbrook (3-0) 8

Malik Binns fits right in

7. North Lawndale (4-0) 10

Beat Waukegan, Boylan

8. Kenwood (3-1) 9

Beat Proviso East

9. Uplift (4-0) 12

More than just the Jacobs

10. Homewood-Flossmoor (4-0) 23

Beat Marian Catholic, Bloom

11. Young (0-0) 11

Face Kenwood on Saturday

12. Fenwick (4-0) 14

Freshman DJ Steward sparkled

13. Bloom (3-1) NR

Austin Richie adds a lot

14. Benet (4-0) 18

Knocked off Loyola

15. Marian Catholic (3-1) 15

Lost 6 OT thriller to H-F

16. Conant (4-1) 20

Couldn’t handle Evanston

17. Hillcrest (2-2) 7

Up-and-down first week

18. St. Charles East (4-0) NR

The Saints can shoot

19. Marist (4-0) 21

Took care of Richards

20. Stevenson (4-0) 24

Cruised through the week

21. Thornton (1-2) 6

Rough time out of town

22. St. Joseph (3-1) 13

Lost to St. Charles East

23. Oak Park (4-0) NR

Deep and fast

24. Lyons (4-0) NR

Beat Maine South

25. Orr (0-0) 25

Season begins Saturday

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