Well this was a chore. There are tons of changes this week, including a new number one team and five new additions.
SUPER 25 ADDITIONS
Lincoln Park: The Lions knocked off Young on the road this week and took down New Trier over Thanksgiving.
New Trier: Sam Silverstein and Noah Osher stepped up nicely to hand Glenbrook South its first loss of the season.
York: The Dukes beat Benet last week and dominated Willowbrook on Saturday.
Providence-St. Mel: Back in the mix again. All of a sudden those losses to St. Laurence and DePaul Prep don’t look bad at all. The Knights beat Fenwick and North Lawndale this week.
Riverside-Brookfield: The Bulldogs are back as well. That loss to Farragut was quickly forgiven with so many ranked teams falling in the last seven days.
DROPPING OUT
Simeon: This was a tough decision. The Wolverines are clearly one of the 25 best teams in the area but they are 1-6 and their best/only local win is against Harlan
Hillcrest: No shame in the loss to Bloomington on Saturday but the 7-4 Hawks haven’t beaten any of the quality teams they’ve played this season.
Downers Grove North: The Trojans lost To Downers Grove South and Glenbard West
Lane: Gone after one week. The Indians fell to Marshall and Farragut.
Romeoville: Made it close, but lost to Bolingbrook.
THE WEEK AHEAD
-It is a huge rivalry week. Waukegan is at North Chicago on Tuesday. Thursday has Joliet Central at Joliet West and Oswego East at Oswego. Friday is loaded: Geneva at Batavia, St. Charles East at St. Charles North, Wheaton-Warrenville South at Wheaton North, Elgin at Larkin and West Aurora at East Aurora.
-Simeon may not be out of the rankings for long. The Wolverines host Homewood-Flossmoor on Friday. The Vikings are just the second suburban team to play at Simeon. Fenwick was the first two years ago.
-The best game of the week is on Friday. DePaul Prep hosts Leo in a matchup of two of the state’s top teams.
Michael O’Brien’s Super 25 basketball rankings
With record and last week’s ranking
1. Curie (10-0) 3
Beat Morgan Park, Simeon
2. Bloom (11-0) 2
So many weapons
3. Bogan (8-1) 5
Rashaun Agee is dominating
4. Leo (8-1) 6
No in state losses
5. Young (7-2) 1
Lost to Lincoln Park
6. Evanston (8-1) 7
At Zion-Benton Tuesday
7. Morgan Park (5-3) 4
Beat Kenwood, crushed by Curie
8. St. Viator (10-1) 8
Favorites at Wheeling
9. Benet (10-1) 20
Took down DePaul Prep
10. Marian Catholic (7-1) 12
Beat Waukegan
11. DePaul Prep (8-1) 11
Tyler Johnson can play
12. Homewood-Flossmoor (5-2) 9
Lost to Bloom again
13. Oswego East (7-1) 13
At Oswego Thursday
14. Bolingbrook (6-2) 16
Knocked off Romeoville
15. Uplift (7-2) 23
Beat Marshall, Crane
16. St. Laurence (9-1) 21
Hosts Marist Tuesday
17. Lincoln Park (6-4) NR
Beat Young
18. New Trier (7-1) NR
Sam Silverstein adds a lot
19. York (8-1) NR
Dominated Willowbrook
20. Providence-St. Mel (6-3) NR
Beat North Lawndale
21. Waukegan (7-2) 14
Jaylin Cunningham stepping up
22. Glenbrook South (8-1) 15
Lost to New Trier
23. Geneva (8-0) 24
Teacher strike is over
24. Riverside-Brookfield (9-1) NR
Andrew Veon throws it down
25. Kenwood (8-3) 17
Lost to Morgan Park