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

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

There was a historic lack of movement after the holidays. This is usually a wild week with plenty of new teams added a lot of teams dumped. That was not the case. Geneva and York made big jumps but just one new team played its way into the Super 25.

New addition

Fremd: The Vikings had a terrific run at Wheeling this week. They knocked off Waukegan and Glenbrook South before losing a very close one to Geneva in the title game.

Dropping out

Ottawa: The Pirates lost to Peoria Notre Dame in the title game at Plano and fall out. That was Ottawa’s first loss of the season, so it could be back at some point.

The week ahead

-The holiday tournaments are not quite over. The Jack Tosh Holiday Tournament finishes up on Monday at York. The host Dukes face Downers Grove South, which has ripped off eight consecutive wins, in the title game at 3 p.m.

-A lot of the city’s top teams are out traveling this week. Curie plays in Kentucky, Young and Simeon are in Memphis. Uplift, Orr and Bogan in Detroit.

-The best local game this weekend is at Leo’s tiny gym. The Lions host Fenwick, which had a nice run at Proviso West. Everyone is talking about the Friars’ star sophomore Bryce Hopkins.

With record and last week’s ranking

1. Curie (14-0) 1

Dominated at Pontiac

2. Bogan (14-1) 3

Proviso West champs

3. Bloom (14-1) 2

Fell short vs. Curie

4. Marian Catholic (13-1) 9

Hinsdale Central champs

5. Morgan Park (10-3) 6

Big Dipper champs

6. Young (12-5) 4