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

By Michael O’Brien

Loyola’s Kevin Cunningham (1) dribbles against St. Ignatius at Wintrust Arena on Friday 01-19-18. Worsom Robinson/For the Sun-Times.

With record and last week’s ranking

1. Simeon (22-3) 1

Three wins from city title

2. Curie (22-3) 2

Hosts Kenwood Tuesday

3. Orr (21-3) 3

Hosts Bogan Tuesday

4. Young (21-6) 4

Hosts Morgan Park Tuesday

5. Morgan Park (18-8) 5

Kenyon Duling is underrated

6. Evanston (19-4) 6

Played rugged schedule

7. Niles North (21-3) 7

Dominated Prospect

8. Leo (17-5) 8

Malcolm Bell can shoot

9. New Trier (19-3) 10

At Maine South Tuesday

10. Hillcrest (19-5) 11

Hosts TF North Tuesday

11. Marian Catholic (17-4) 12

Several solid role players

12. Benet (19-4) 15

Ten-game winning streak

13. Naperville North (21-2) 16

Battled through injuries

14. West Aurora (18-4) 17

High ceiling for Blackhawks

15. Marist (22-4) 9

Lost at St. Viator

16. DePaul Prep (19-6) 13

Lost to Brother Rice

17. Fenwick (16-7) 18

Had the week off

18. Oak Park (18-5) 19

Nice win vs. Downers North

19. Loyola (21-4) 20

Lost to Evanston

20. St. Viator (20-5) NR

Trey Calvin can score

21. Bogan (17-7) 22

Jordan Booker runs the show

22. St. Rita (13-10) 23

Very busy week

23. Bolingbrook (17-5) 25

Getting healthy

24. Uplift (16-8) NR

Can Titans shock Simeon?

25. Larkin (18-6) NR

Upstate Eight River champs

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