Michael O’Brien’s Super 25 basketball rankings

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Joliet West’s Elijah Ward (11) hooks North Lawndale’s Alfonzo Washington (10). Worsom Robinson/ For the Sun-Times.

With record and last week’s ranking

1. Curie (4-0) 1

Beat Belleville Althoff

2. Simeon (1-0) 2

Talen Horton-Tucker is a beast

3. Morgan Park (1-0) 3

Play Monday in Detroit

4. Evanston (6-1) 4

Lost to high-powered prep school

5. Joliet West (6-0) 5

Great team effort vs. Phoenix

6. Bolingbrook (4-0) 6

Very impressive two weeks

7. Kenwood (4-1) 8

Deep and athletic

8. Fenwick (5-0) 12

So many Nixon’s

9. Homewood-Flossmoor (5-0) 10

Face Farragut on Sunday

10. North Lawndale (4-1) 7

Still putting it together

11. Uplift (4-1) 9

Demarius Jacobs has rise

12. Young (0-1) 11

Fell short vs. Kenwood

13. Bloom (4-1) 13

Handled Rich Central

14. Benet (5-0) 14

Took care of DePaul Prep

15. Marian Catholic (3-2) 15

Lost in Iowa

16. Conant (5-1) 16

Play Fremd on Friday

17. Thornton (3-2) 21

Beat Lockport, Proviso E.

18. Marist (4-0) 19

Host Carmel Friday

19. Stevenson (5-0) 20

Dominated Zion-Benton

20. Orr (1-0) 25

Solid win over Miller Grove

21. De La Salle (5-0) NR

Beat St. Joe’s, St. Pat’s

22. Downers Grove North (5-0) NR

Beat Lyons

23. Oak Park (4-1) 23

Lost to Fenwick in OT

24. Fremd (5-0) NR

Solid start

25. St. Rita (2-0) NR

Strong, talented backcourt

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