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) | 6-0 | 89 | 1 |
| 2. | Maine South (1) | 6-0 | 78 | 3 |
| 3. | Oswego | 6-0 | 63 | 4 |
| T-4. | Homewood-Flossmoor | 5-1 | 62 | 2 |
| T-4. | Marist | 5-1 | 62 | 5 |
| 6. | Glenbard West | 5-1 | 47 | 6 |
| 7. | Bolingbrook | 5-1 | 32 | 8 |
| 8. | Hinsdale Central | 5-1 | 30 | 9 |
| 9. | Naperville Central | 4-2 | 11 | NR |
| 10. | Oswego East | 6-0 | 10 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Stevenson 5, Neuqua Valley 4
Class 7A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Batavia (4) | 6-0 | 92 | 1 |
| 2. | Nazareth (3) | 6-0 | 88 | 2 |
| 3. | East St. Louis | 5-1 | 79 | 4 |
| 4. | Brother Rice | 6-0 | 75 | 3 |
| 5. | Mt. Carmel | 5-1 | 59 | 5 |
| 6. | Simeon | 6-0 | 54 | 6 |
| 7. | Hononegah | 6-0 | 39 | 7 |
| 8. | Normal Community | 5-1 | 26 | 9 |
| 9. | St. Charles North | 5-1 | 12 | NR |
| 10. | Belleville West | 5-1 | 10 | 8 |
Others receiving votes: Lincoln-Way West 7, Lake Zurich 4, Glenbard East 3, Hoffman Estates 1, Moline 1
Class 6A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Cary Grove (8) | 6-0 | 107 | 1 |
| 2. | Oak Lawn Richards (2) | 6-0 | 98 | 2 |
| 3. | Prairie Ridge | 5-1 | 72 | 4 |
| 4. | Willowbrook | 6-0 | 71 | 3 |
| 5. | Phillips | 4-2 | 70 | 5 |
| 6. | Chatham Glenwood | 6-0 | 54 | 6 |
| 7. | Niles Notre Dame | 5-1 | 46 | T-9 |
| 8. | Providence | 5-1 | 46 | 8 |
| 9. | DeKalb | 5-1 | 24 | T-9 |
| 10. | Normal West | 5-1 | 22 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Sacred Heart-Griffin (5), Quincy 2, Kenwood 1, Springfield 1
Class 5A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Washington (10) | 6-0 | 109 | 1 |
| 2. | Montini (1) | 6-0 | 97 | 2 |
| 3. | Sterling | 6-0 | 86 | 3 |
| 4. | Hillcrest | 6-0 | 70 | 5 |
| 5. | Highland | 6-0 | 68 | 4 |
| 6. | Antioch | 6-0 | 55 | 6 |
| 7. | Metamora | 6-0 | 46 | 7 |
| 8. | Kaneland | 5-1 | 33 | T-9 |
| 9. | Decatur MacArthur | 4-2 | 18 | 8 |
| 10. | Cardbondale | 5-1 | 8 | NR |
Others receiving votes: St. Francis 4, Payton 4, Sycamore 3, Peoria Central 2, Joliet Catholic 1, Dunlap 1
Class 4A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | IC Catholic (12) | 6-0 | 147 | 1 |
| 2. | Rochester (3) | 5-1 | 135 | 2 |
| 3. | Taylorville | 6-0 | 103 | 3 |
| 4. | Rockford Boylan | 5-1 | 102 | 5 |
| 5. | Columbia | 6-0 | 92 | 4 |
| 6. | Breese Mater Dei | 6-0 | 67 | T-6 |
| 7. | Coal City | 5-1 | 53 | T-6 |
| 8. | Cahokia | 5-1 | 38 | 10 |
| 9. | Pontiac | 6-0 | 29 | NR |
| 10. | Richmond-Burton | 5-1 | 24 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: Herrin 16, Johnsburg 8, Morris 7, Fairbury Prairie Central 2, Raby 1, Freeburg 1
Class 3A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Byron (12) | 6-0 | 164 | 1 |
| 2. | Carlinville (1) | 6-0 | 129 | 2 |
| 3. | Monticello (1) | 6-0 | 126 | 3 |
| 4. | Bishop McNamara (3) | 5-1 | 117 | 5 |
| 5. | Farmington | 6-0 | 102 | 4 |
| 6. | Williamsville | 5-1 | 82 | 6 |
| 7. | Beardstown | 6-0 | 58 | 7 |
| 8. | Vandalia | 6-0 | 50 | 8 |
| 9. | DuQuoin | 6-0 | 41 | 9 |
| 10. | Elmwood-Brimfield | 6-0 | 36 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Lisle 18, Monmouth-Roseville 5, Rock Island Alleman 3, Paris 2, Paxton-Buckley-Loda 1, Fairfield 1
Class 2A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Maroa-Forsyth (13) | 6-0 | 157 | 1 |
| 2. | Orion (3) | 6-0 | 140 | 2 |
| 3. | Decatur St. Teresa | 6-0 | 120 | 4 |
| 4. | Sterling Newman | 5-1 | 119 | 3 |
| 5. | Eastland-Pearl City | 6-0 | 94 | 5 |
| 6. | Illini West (Carthage) | 6-0 | 80 | 6 |
| 7. | Bismarck-Henning | 6-0 | 47 | 8 |
| 8. | Hope Academy | 4-2 | 46 | 7 |
| 9. | Pana | 5-1 | 41 | 9 |
| 10. | Mercer County | 4-2 | 24 | T-10 |
Others receiving votes: Nashville 7, Eldorado 2, Hamilton West Hancock 2, Rockridge 1
Class 1A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (16) | 6-0 | 169 | 1 |
| 2. | Lena-Winslow | 5-1 | 144 | 2 |
| 3. | Ottawa Marquette (1) | 6-0 | 130 | 3 |
| 4. | Tuscola | 5-1 | 114 | 4 |
| 5. | Princeville | 6-0 | 100 | 5 |
| 6. | Camp Point Central | 5-1 | 77 | 6 |
| 7. | Argenta-Oreana | 6-0 | 69 | 7 |
| 8. | Milledgeville | 6-0 | 49 | 9 |
| 9. | Concord (Triopia) | 5-1 | 37 | 10 |
| 10. | Aurora Christian | 4-2 | 20 | 8 |
Others receiving votes: Athens 8, Carrollton 8, Fisher 4, Sesser-Valier 2, Forreston 2, Madison 1, Arcola 1