Associated Press state football rankings

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Phillips’ Anthony Davis (11) runs against Loyola, August 26, 2017. Allen Cunningham / For the Sun-Times.

Class 8A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Lincoln-Way East (12) (2-0) 129 2

2. Maine South (1-1) 112 1

3. Loyola (1-1) 91 3

4. Homewood-Flossmoor (2-0) 89 4

5. Lyons (2-0) 72 5

6. Naperville Central (2-0) 67 6

7. Marist (1) (2-0) 64 7

8. St. Charles East (2-0) 41 10

9. Naperville North (2-0) 12 NR

10. Huntley (1-1) 10 8

(tie) Barrington (2-0) 10 8

Others receiving votes: Waubonsie Valley 5, Stevenson 4, Notre Dame 3, Lake Park 3, Hinsdale Central 1, Oak Park-River Forest 1, Oswego 1.

Class 7A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Lake Zurich (8) (2-0) 120 2

2. East St. Louis (4) (1-1) 107 1

3. Mount Carmel (1) (2-0) 105 3

4. Glenbard West (1-1) 88 4

5. Normal (2-0) 69 6

6. St. Rita (2-0) 64 7

7. Fenwick (2-0) 50 8

8. Batavia (2-0) 43 10

9. Plainfield North (2-0) 19 NR

10. Benet (1-1) 16 5

Others receiving votes: Jacobs 9, Hoffman Estates 7, Rockford Auburn 7, Lincoln-Way Central 5, Wheaton North 3, Glenbrook North 2, Bradley-Bourbonnais 1.

Class 6A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Prairie Ridge (14) (2-0) 140 1

2. Cary-Grove (1-1) 120 4

3. Normal West (2-0) 96 5

4. DeKalb (2-0) 89 6

5. Nazareth (2-0) 70 8

6. Sacred Heart-Griffin (1-1) 68 2

7. Montini (1-1) 51 3

8. Danville (2-0) 37 9

8. Lake Forest (2-0) 36 10

10. Crete-Monee (1-1) 24 NR

Others receiving votes: Springfield 16, Rockford Boylan 8, St. Laurence 4, Richards 4, Peoria Central 3, Lemont 2, Riverside-Brookfield 2.

Class 5A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Phillips (13) (2-0) 139 1

2. Sterling (1) (2-0) 125 3

3. Highland (2-0) 104 4

4. Marian Central (2-0) 90 7

5. Dunlap (2-0) 60 8

6. Decatur MacArthur (2-0) 54 NR

7. Washington (1-1) 47 2

8. Richwoods (2-0) 33 NR

9. Morton (2-0) 28 NR

10. Centralia (1-1) 20 5

Others receiving votes: Hillcrest 16, Rochelle 15, Antioch 13, Joliet Catholic 11, Triad 7, Peoria Notre Dame 5, Rich Central 2, Solorio 1.

Class 4A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Rochester (14) (2-0) 149 1

2. Belleville Althoff (1) (2-0) 122 2

3. Herscher (2-0) 114 3

4. Canton (2-0) 98 4

5. Johnsburg (2-0) 89 5

6. Morris (2-0) 71 7

7. Dixon (2-0) 70 6

8. Rock Island Alleman (2-0) 52 9

9. Geneseo (2-0) 25 NR

10. Mt. Zion (2-0) 10 NR

Others receiving votes: Effingham 9, Herrin 6, Taylorville 4, Coal City 3, Richmond-Burton 2, Breese Mater Dei 1.

Class 3A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Unity (5) (2-0) 133 2

2. IC Catholic (8) (1-1) 123 1

(tie) Monticello (1) (2-0) 123 3

4. Byron (1) (2-0) 102 4

5. Williamsville (2-0) 97 5

6. Carlinville (2-0) 64 6

7. Bloomington Central Catholic (2-0) 62 7

8. Decatur St. Teresa (2-0) 34 10

9. Vandalia (2-0) 31 9

10. North-Mac (2-0) 24 8

Others receiving votes: Elmwood-Brimfield 15, Peotone 13, Newton 3, Winnebago 1.

Class 2A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Sterling Newman (4) (2-0) 129 2

2. Maroa-Forsyth (9) (2-0) 127 1

3. Deer Creek-Mackinaw (1) (2-0) 107 3

4. Hamilton West Hancock (2-0) 88 6

5. Farmington (2-0) 86 4

6. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (2-0) 67 7

7. Westville (2-0) 34 8

8. Hope Academy (2-0) 26 NR

9. Tri-Valley (1-1) 21 9

10. Annawan-Wethersfield (1-1) 19 5

Others receiving votes: Aurora Christian 14, Bismarck-Henning 14, Orion 10, Pana 10, Rockridge 9, Alton Marquette 3, Illini West Carthage 2, Eldorado 2, Rockford Christian 2.

Class 1A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Lena-Winslow (10) (2-0) 133 3

2. Tuscola (4) (2-0) 127 2

3. Forreston (1-1) 103 1

4. Fulton (2-0) 89 4

5. Eastland-Pearl City (2-0) 78 5

6. Ottawa Marquette (2-0) 63 7

7. Mt. Sterling (Brown County) (2-0) 60 6

8. Athens (2-0) 39 8

(tie)Shelbyville (2-0) 39 9

10. Aquin (2-0) 14 10

Others receiving votes: Dakota 9, Oakwood 6, Warrensburg-Latham 4, Stark County 3, Hardin Calhoun 2, Central A&M 1.

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