Michael O’Brien’s Super 25 basketball rankings

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Young’s Javon Freeman (0) grabs a rebound over North Lawndale’s Joshua Jackson (11). Worsom Robinson/ For the Sun-Times.

With record and last week’s ranking

1. Curie (9-0) 1

Top seed at Pontiac

2. Simeon (6-0) 2

Faces Young Wednesday

3. Morgan Park (6-1) 3

Fell short vs. Simeon

4. Evanston (9-1) 4

Showing depth

5. Joliet West (9-0) 5

Thursday vs. Romeoville

6. Bolingbrook (6-0) 6

Still haven’t been tested

7. Kenwood (8-1) 7

In Indianapolis Friday

8. Fenwick (8-0) 8

Dominated De La Salle

9. Young (5-2) 11

Lucas Williamson is a star

10. North Lawndale (8-2) 9

Lost to Dolphins

11. Uplift (8-2) 10

Lost to Webster Groves

12. Orr (4-1) 13

Beat Farragut

13. Oak Park (9-1) 14

Cruising into Pontiac

14. Homewood-Flossmoor (7-1) 15

Finding new weapons

15. Fremd (9-0) 20

Beat Notre Dame

16. Thornton (5-3) 17

Lost to St. Louis Vashon

17. Bloom (6-2) 16

Both losses to H-F

18. Marist (8-0) 18

Commander gets it done

19. Jacobs (8-0) 25

Still untested

20. Farragut (2-2) 24

Young and dangerous

21. Geneva (9-0) NR

Big win over Batavia

22. Marian Catholic (6-4) NR

Still inconsistent

23. Hillcrest (7-3) NR

Four-game win streak

24. St. Rita (5-2) 23

Lost to Marian Catholic

25. Conant (8-2) NR

Beat Benet

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