Here are the rankings of Illinois high school boys basketball teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters:
Class 4A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Curie (8) | 29-1 | 89 | 1 |
| 2. | Belleville West (1) | 26-3 | 82 | 3 |
| 3. | Normal Community | 23-3 | 62 | 4 |
| 4. | Danville | 26-3 | 53 | 5 |
| 5. | Whitney Young | 23-7 | 52 | 2 |
| 6. | Evanston | 26-4 | 39 | 7 |
| 7. | Bloom | 23-3 | 29 | T-8 |
| 8. | Simeon | 16-14 | 28 | NR |
| 9. | Collinsville | 27-4 | 22 | T-8 |
| 10. | Rockford East | 29-3 | 21 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Marian Catholic 13, Moline 2, Lincoln Park 2, Geneva 1.
Class 3A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Morgan Park (11) | 26-4 | 110 | 2 |
| 2. | Bogan | 22-3 | 91 | 1 |
| 3. | Springfield Southeast | 24-2 | 90 | 3 |
| 4. | East St. Louis | 23-5 | 81 | 4 |
| 5. | Peoria Notre Dame | 21-4 | 61 | 5 |
| 6. | Rock Falls | 26-2 | 48 | 7 |
| 7. | St. Viator | 23-5 | 35 | 9 |
| 8. | Lincoln | 25-3 | 32 | 6 |
| 9. | Ottawa | 22-2 | 28 | 8 |
| 10. | St. Laurence | 24-3 | 15 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Farragut 5, Kankakee 4, Herrin 3, DePaul College Prep 1, Peoria Manual 1.
Class 2A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Nashville (7) | 29-2 | 105 | 1 |
| 2. | Orr (4) | 19-11 | 95 | 2 |
| 3. | Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley | 27-2 | 89 | 3 |
| 4. | Leo | 20-8 | 67 | 4 |
| 5. | Alton Marquette | 27-3 | 60 | 5 |
| 6. | Bloomington Central Catholic | 23-7 | 53 | 6 |
| 7. | Teutopolis | 29-5 | 49 | 7 |
| 8. | Fairfield | 29-2 | 29 | 9 |
| 9. | Sterling Newman | 28-3 | 22 | 10 |
| 10. | Dunbar | 18-5 | 14 | 8 |
Others receiving votes: Corliss 7, Casey-Westfield 5, Warsaw West Hancock 3, Pinckneyville 3, Chester 2, Williamsville 1, Aurora Christian 1.
Class 1A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Providence -St. Mel (10) | 23-6 | 100 | 1 |
| 2. | Kewanee (Wethersfield) | 26-2 | 80 | 3 |
| 3. | Moweaqua Central A&M | 27-3 | 74 | 4 |
| 4. | East Dubuque | 27-1 | 64 | 5 |
| 5. | Cissna Park | 26-4 | 63 | 2 |
| 6. | Ottawa Marquette | 26-2 | 47 | 6 |
| 7. | Winchester-West Central | 23-6 | 43 | 7 |
| 8. | Madison | 16-11 | 22 | NR |
| T-9. | Thompsonville | 29-2 | 17 | T-9 |
| T-9. | Elmwood | 24-2 | 17 | T-9 |
Others receiving votes: Concord Triopia 14, Nokomis 5, Champaign Judah Christian 2, Payson Seymour 1, Sesser-Valier 1.