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

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Kejuan Clements (0) of Simeon floats past Orr’s Raekwon Drake (25) at the CPS title game at Chicago State Friday 02-18-18. Worsom Robinson/For the Sun-Times.

With record and last week’s ranking

1. Simeon (25-3) 1

City champions

2. Orr (23-4) 3

Class 2A favorites

3. Curie (22-3) 2

Lost to Orr

4. Young (22-7) 4

Tyler Beard is promising

5. Morgan Park (18-9) 5

Class 3A favorites

6. Leo (19-5) 8

Fred Cleveland won Lawless

7. New Trier (22-3) 9

Dominated Evanston

8. Evanston (20-5) 6

Tough sectional ahead

9. Hillcrest (21-5) 10

Survived TF North

10. Marian Catholic (20-4) 11

Three-win week

11. Benet (21-4) 12

Colin Crothers big vs. Stevenson

12. Naperville North (23-2) 13

Very consistent season

13. West Aurora (19-4) 14

Cam Donatlan is producing

14. Marist (23-4) 15

Knocked off St. Patrick

15. DePaul Prep (20-6) 16

Petitioned up to Class 3A

16. Fenwick (18-7) 17

DJ Steward won Lawless

17. Oak Park (21-5) 18

Undefeated in conference

18. St. Viator (22-5) 20

Handled Carmel

19. Maine South (20-7) NR

Beat Niles North again

20. Homewood-Flossmoor (16-6) NR

Took down Bolingbrook

21. Bogan (17-8) 21

Gave Orr a challenge

22. Uplift (16-9) 24

Hung with Simeon

23. Niles North (22-4) 7

Hosts New Trier Monday

24. Hinsdale South (20-5) NR

Zion Griffin is a force

25. Bolingbrook (17-6) 23

Potential is there

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