Here are the latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters:
Class 8A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Lincoln-Way East (8) | 3-0 | 80 | 1 |
| 2. | Homewood-Flossmoor | 3-0 | 66 | 4 |
| 3. | Maine South | 2-1 | 51 | 3 |
| 4. | Loyola | 2-1 | 43 | 2 |
| 5. | Barrington | 3-0 | 42 | NR |
| 6. | Bollingbrook | 3-0 | 40 | 6 |
| 7. | Oswego | 3-0 | 31 | 8 |
| 8. | Marist | 2-1 | 29 | 7 |
| 9. | Glenbard West | 2-1 | 13 | 10 |
| 10. | Hinsdale Central | 2-1 | 12 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: Edwardsville 11, Huntley 9, Stevenson 9, St. Charles East 3, Oswego East 1.
Class 7A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Batavia (5) | 3-0 | 86 | 1 |
| 2. | Nazareth (2) | 3-0 | 80 | 3 |
| 3. | East St. Louis (2) | 2-1 | 67 | 4 |
| 4. | Brother Rice | 3-0 | 59 | 5 |
| 5. | Chicago Mt. Carmel | 2-1 | 51 | 2 |
| 6. | Normal Community | 3-0 | 45 | 10 |
| 7. | Simeon | 3-0 | 33 | 7 |
| 8. | Lake Zurich | 2-1 | 24 | 8 |
| 9. | Benet | 3-0 | 23 | 9 |
| 10. | Hononegah | 3-0 | 15 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Belleville West 6, Lincoln Way West 4, Lincoln-Way Central 1, Moline 1.
Class 6A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Cary Grove (5) | 3-0 | 91 | 3 |
| 2. | Oak Lawn Richards (3) | 3-0 | 89 | 4 |
| 3. | Prairie Ridge (1) | 2-1 | 69 | 1 |
| 4. | Willowbrook | 3-0 | 67 | 5 |
| 5. | Phillips (1) | 1-2 | 61 | 2 |
| 6. | DeKalb | 3-0 | 52 | 6 |
| 7. | Providence | 3-0 | 36 | 8 |
| 8. | Chatham Glenwood | 3-0 | 31 | 9 |
| 9. | Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) | 2-1 | 30 | 7 |
| 10. | Normal West | 2-1 | 17 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Bloomington 7.
Class 5A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Washington (8) | 3-0 | 80 | 1 |
| 2. | Dunlap | 3-0 | 62 | 2 |
| 3. | Montini | 3-0 | 61 | 3 |
| 4. | Highland | 3-0 | 53 | 5 |
| 5. | (tie) Hillcrest | 3-0 | 53 | 4 |
| 6. | Sterling | 3-0 | 50 | 6 |
| 7. | Antioch | 3-0 | 30 | 9 |
| 8. | Joliet Catholic | 2-1 | 18 | NR |
| 9. | Peoria Central | 2-1 | 11 | 7 |
| 10. | Decatur MacArthur | 3-0 | 6 |
NR |
Others receiving votes: Woodstock Marian 5, Sycamore 5, Kaneland 4, Carbondale 2.
Class 4A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Rochester (8) | 3-0 | 115 | 1 |
| 2. | IC Catholic (4) | 3-0 | 112 | 2 |
| 3. | Rockford Boylan | 3-0 | 92 | 3 |
| 4. | Morris | 2-1 | 77 | T5 |
| 5. | Taylorville | 3-0 | 76 | 4 |
| 6. | Columbia | 3-0 | 56 | T5 |
| 7. | Richmond-Burton | 3-0 | 43 | 8 |
| 8. | Coal City | 2-1 | 38 | 9 |
| 9. | Geneseo | 2-1 | 12 | NR |
| T-10. | Herrin | 2-1 | 12 | 7 |
Others receiving votes: De La Salle 6, Breese Mater Dei 5, Johnsburg 4, Cahokia 3, Pontiac 3, Wheaton Academy 2, Raby 2, Samdwich 2.
Class 3A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Byron (9) | 3-0 | 134 | 1 |
| 2. | Williamsville (4) | 3-0 | 121 | 2 |
| 3. | Farmington | 3-0 | 101 | 3 |
| 4. | Carlinville (1) | 3-0 | 92 | 4 |
| 5. | Monticello | 3-0 | 69 | 6 |
| 6. | Bishop McNamara | 3-0 | 68 | 7 |
| 7. | Vandalia | 3-0 | 60 | 5 |
| 8. | Rock Island Alleman | 2-1 | 37 | 10 |
| 9. | Beardstown | 3-0 | 32 | 8 |
| 10. | North Boone | 2-1 | 26 | NR |
Others receiving votes: DuQuoin 17, Elmwood-Brimfield 9, Pleasant Plains 8, Lisle 4, St. Joseph-Ogden 3.
Class 2A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Maroa-Forsyth (10) | 3-0 | 125 | 1 |
| 2. | (tie) Orion (3) | 3-0 | 125 | T3 |
| 3. | Rockridge | 3-0 | 98 | 5 |
| 4. | Sterling Newman (1) | 2-1 | 96 | 2 |
| 5. | Decatur St. Teresa | 3-0 | 91 | T3 |
| 6. | Illini West (Carthage) | 3-0 | 72 | 6 |
| 7. | Pana | 3-0 | 61 | 7 |
| 8. | Mercer County | 2-1 | 36 | 9 |
| 9. | Eastland-Pearl City | 3-0 | 28 | T10 |
| 10. | Chicago (Hope) Academy | 2-1 | 15 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Bismarck-Henning 5, Nashville 5, Downs Tri-Valley 3, Auburn 3, Red Bud 2, Hamilton West Hancock 2, Marshall 2, El Paso-Gridley 1.
Class 1A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Lena-Winslow (11) | 3-0 | 145 | 1 |
| 2. | Tuscola (1) | 3-0 | 127 | 2 |
| 3. | Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (3) | 3-0 | 123 | 3 |
| 4. | Camp Point Central | 3-0 | 98 | 4 |
| 5. | Ottawa Marquette | 3-0 | 83 | 5 |
| 6. | Princeville | 3-0 | 66 | 6 |
| 7. | Aurora Christian | 3-0 | 62 | 7 |
| 8. | Forreston | 2-1 | 42 | 9 |
| 9. | Argenta-Oreana | 3-0 | 35 | 8 |
| 10. | Concord (Triopia) | 3-0 | 27 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Dakota 5, Fisher 4, Madison 3, Milledgeville 1, Athens 1, Dupo 1, Red Hill 1, Annawan/Wethersfield 1.