Illinois high school boys basketball polls
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. | Belleville West (8) | 17-0 | 80 | 1 |
| 2. | Curie | 18-1 | 72 | 2 |
| 3. | Whitney Young | 14-6 | 50 | 5 |
| 4. | Bloom | 17-1 | 49 | 3 |
| 5. | Danville | 16-2 | 46 | 6 |
| 6. | Marian Catholic | 16-2 | 28 | 4 |
| 7. | Evanston | 17-3 | 27 | 9 |
| T-8. | Moline | 16-2 | 23 | 10 |
| T-8. | Bolingbrook | 11-3 | 23 | 8 |
| 10. | Rockford East | 18-2 | 16 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Bloomington 10, Simeon 6, Homewood-Flossmoor 4, Loyola 3, Collinsville 1, Benet 1, Geneva 1.
Class 3A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Bogan (10) | 17-2 | 109 | 1 |
| 2. | Morgan Park (1) | 15-3 | 100 | 2 |
| 3. | Springfield Southeast | 14-1 | 87 | 3 |
| 4. | East St. Louis | 13-5 | 72 | 5 |
| 5. | DePaul Prep | 13-4 | 46 | 7 |
| 6. | Peoria Notre Dame | 13-4 | 44 | 6 |
| 7. | Lincoln | 13-2 | 42 | 8 |
| 8. | Ottawa | 14-1 | 31 | 9 |
| 9. | Rock Falls | 19-1 | 20 | NR |
| 10. | St. Viator | 14-4 | 16 | 4 |
Others receiving votes: Kankakee 13, St. Laurence 9, Lindblom 8, Carbondale 4, North Lawndale 2, Highland 1, Hillcrest 1.
Class 2A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Nashville (9) | 18-2 | 118 | 2 |
| 2. | Leo | 13-5 | 84 | 1 |
| 3. | Teutopolis | 15-2 | 82 | 5 |
| 4. | Orr (2) | 13-7 | 80 | 7 |
| 5. | Bloomington Cent. Catholic | 11-5 | 75 | 4 |
| 6. | Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley | 15-2 | 65 | 6 |
| 7. | Warsaw West Hancock | 16-1 | 40 | 9 |
| 8. | Uplift | 9-6 | 39 | 3 |
| 9. | Casey-Westfield | 17-2 | 34 | 8 |
| 10. | Pinckneyville (2) | 17-2 | 29 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Williamsville 15, Deer Creek-Mackinaw 12, Aurora Christian 12, Westmont 8, Hall 7, Fairfield 7, Corliss 4, Alton Marquette 1, Monticello 1, PORTA 1, Newman Catholic 1.
Class 1A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Providence -St. Mel (3) | 15-4 | 111 | 2 |
| 2. | Cissna Park (6) | 16-1 | 109 | 1 |
| 3. | East Dubuque (3) | 16-0 | 97 | 3 |
| 4. | Concord Triopia | 18-0 | 89 | 4 |
| 5. | Kewanee (Wethersfield) | 15-2 | 60 | 6 |
| 6. | Payson Seymour | 13-3 | 54 | 5 |
| 7. | Moweaqua Central A&M | 16-3 | 31 | NR |
| 8. | Thompsonville | 17-2 | 29 | 7 |
| 9. | Ottawa Marquette | 16-2 | 28 | 9 |
| 10. | Winchester-West Central | 14-5 | 11 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Nokomis 10, Polo 9, Elmwood 7, Sesser-Valier 6, Woodlawn 5, Champaign Judah Christian 2, Newark 1, Springfield Calvary 1.
This story was originally published January 16, 2019 at 10:45 AM.