Illinois high school girls basketball polls
Here are the rankings of Illinois high school girls basketball teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters:
Class 4A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Maine West (7) | 28-0 | 79 | 1 |
| 2. | Rock Island | 26-1 | 68 | 2 |
| 3. | Edwardsville (1) | 27-2 | 61 | 4 |
| 4. | Fremd | 25-4 | 59 | 3 |
| 5. | Montini | 27-4 | 50 | 6 |
| 6. | Benet | 23-5 | 33 | 7 |
| 7. | Hononegah | 26-4 | 27 | 10 |
| 8. | Whitney Young | 23-5 | 20 | 8 |
| 9. | Boylan Catholic | 26-2 | 19 | 5 |
| 10. | Mother McAuley | 26-2 | 16 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: Geneva 3, Springfield 3, O’Fallon 2.
Class 3A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Richwoods (6) | 27-2 | 94 | 2 |
| 2. | Kankakee (3) | 30-1 | 84 | 1 |
| 3. | Morton (1) | 26-3 | 83 | 3 |
| 4. | Nazareth | 25-3 | 68 | 4 |
| 5. | Charleston | 27-0 | 65 | 5 |
| 6. | Sandwich | 28-0 | 50 | 6 |
| T-7. | Carterville | 26-3 | 34 | 7 |
| T-7. | Bethalto Civic Memorial | 25-5 | 34 | 9 |
| 9. | Sterling | 21-4 | 18 | 10 |
| 10. | Bloomington Central Catholic | 24-6 | 10 | 8 |
Others receiving votes: Geneseo 6, Marian Catholic 2, Sacred Heart-Griffin 1, Burlington Central 1.
This story was originally published February 13, 2019 at 11:56 AM.
Dean Criddle
Belleville News-Democrat