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

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NEW ADDITIONS

Ottawa: The Pirates are unbeaten behind the talented backcourt of Wyatt Hill and Myles Tucker.

Simeon: The win against Homewood-Flossmoor gets the Wolverines back into the rankings after just one week away. Antonio Reeves has been consistently good this season. There is a ton of talk about the younger prospects, but Reeves is the rock that Robert Smith has really been able to depend on.

DROPPING OUT

Riverside-Brookfield: The rollercoaster team so far this season. The Bulldogs fall out again after losing to Richards.

Glenbrook South: The CSL South is a total meat grinder. The Titans lost to Maine South and fall out for now.

Michael O’Brien’s Super 25 basketball rankings

With record and last week’s ranking

1. Curie (10-0) 1

Excellent shooters

2. Bloom (11-0) 2

The top seed at Pontiac

3. Bogan (9-1) 3

Took down Dunbar

4. Young (9-4) 5

Went 2-2 in Las Vegas

5. Evanston (11-2) 6

Handled Zion-Benton

6. Morgan Park (6-3) 7

Heavy favorites at Rich South

7. St. Viator (10-1) 8

Hoping to win Wheeling

8. Benet (11-1) 9

Solid dark horse at Pontiac

9. Marian Catholic (9-1) 10

Beat Brother Rice

10. DePaul Prep (9-1) 11

Beat Leo in OT

11. Leo (9-2) 4

New addition at Proviso West

12. Simeon (3-6) NR

Antonio Reeves is rock solid

13. Homewood-Flossmoor (5-3) 12

Lost at Simeon

14. Oswego East (8-1) 13

Took down Oswego

15. Bolingbrook (6-2) 14

Heading to Florida

16. Uplift (7-2) 15

Could surprise at Proviso

17. St. Laurence (11-1) 16

Handled Marist

18. Lincoln Park (8-4) 17

The Habib brothers can play

19. New Trier (11-1) 18

Champs in Arizona

20. York (9-1) 19

Beat Downers Grove North

21. Providence-St. Mel (7-3) 20

Solid win at Loyola

22. Waukegan (9-2) 21

Two good wins this week

23. Geneva (9-0) 23

Major threat at Wheeling

24. Kenwood (8-3) 24

New addition in Bloomington

25. Ottawa (10-0) NR

Great gym, undefeated team

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