Michael O’Brien’s Super 25 Chicago-area basketball rankings

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Chase Adams (10) of Orr drives to the basket against Curie. Worsom Robinson/For the Sun-Times.

With record and last week’s ranking

1. Simeon (1-0) 2

THT does it all

2. Young (6-1) 4

Myles Baker can play

3. Morgan Park (1-1) 3

Strong debut for Adam Miller

4. Curie (1-1) 1

Lost in Kentucky

5. Orr (1-1) 1

Lost to Curie

6. Niles North (5-0) 6

Watch Aquan Smart

7. Romeoville (5-0) 7

Eddie Creal is back

8. Bolingbrook (4-0) 8

Destroying opponents

9. Oak Park (5-0) 9

Beat Fenwick

10. Larkin (3-2) 11

Beat Streamwood

11. Naperville North (4-0) 12

Huskies have size

12. DePaul Prep (5-1) 20

Knocked off Benet

13. Marian Catholic (4-0) 15

Malik Tidwell can score

14. New Trier (5-0) 25

Beat Maine South

15. Hillcrest (6-1) NR

Robert Harvey is on fire

16. West Aurora (3-1) 16

At East Aurora on Friday

17. Lincoln-Way East (5-0) 22

Tough week ahead

18. St. Rita (4-2) 13

Lost to Bloomington

19. Uplift (2-2) 18

Four games this week

20. Kenwood (1-1) 19

Just need experience

21. Proviso East (4-1) NR

Beat Willowbrook

22. North Lawndale (4-0) 24

David Forrest can leap

23. Benet (5-1) 23

Lost to DePaul Prep

24. Wheaton-Warrenville South (5-0) NR

Undefeated again

25. Rich East (3-1) NR

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