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

With record and last week’s ranking

1. Curie (29-1) 1

City champs

2. Morgan Park (26-4) 2

Great tournament run

3. Simeon (16-14) 13

Throw out the record

4. Young (22-7) 4

Huge threat in 4A

5. Bogan (22-3) 2

Lost in OT at Orr

6. Evanston (25-4) 5

Beat New Trier

7. Bloom (23-3) 6

Survived Thornton

8. Orr (19-11) 12

Super high ceiling

9. Lincoln Park (20-7) 8

Lost at Morgan Park

10. Bolingbrook (19-6) 9

Beat H-F

11. Geneva (27-1) 11

Tremendous season

12. St. Viator (23-5) 20

Beat Marian Catholic

13. Marian Catholic (24-4) 7

Couldn’t handle Jeremiah Hernandez

14. Homewood-Flossmoor (19-7) 10

Lost to Maine South

15. Farragut (17-7) 16

Contenders in Class 3A

16. Oak Park (17-8) 18

Beat Downers Grove North

17. Providence-St. Mel (23-6) 21

Dominated St. Rita

18. Stevenson (23-4) 14

Retired Jalen Brunson’s jersey

19. York (26-4) 15

Beat Hinsdale Central

20. Waukegan (23-5) 22

Bryant Brown all-time leading scorer

21. St. Laurence (23-5) 22

Beat Brother Rice

22. Richards (17-6) 24

Hosts Brother Rice Tuesday

23. Benet (21-7) NR

Knocked off Stevenson

24. Maine South (21-9) NR

Red-hot at the right time

25. Kankakee (18-6) 19

Lost to Champaign Central