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) | 23-2 | 80 | 1 |
| 2. | Curie | 24-1 | 72 | 2 |
| 3. | Whitney Young | 21-6 | 62 | 3 |
| 4. | Marian Catholic | 22-3 | 42 | 6 |
| 5. | Normal Community | 21-3 | 39 | 10 |
| 6. | Danville | 20-3 | 35 | 4 |
| 7. | Evanston | 23-4 | 30 | T-8 |
| 8. | Bloom | 20-3 | 27 | 5 |
| 9. | Rockford East | 26-2 | 20 | T-8 |
| 10. | Moline | 19-4 | 10 | 7 |
Others receiving votes: Collinsville 9, Lincoln Park 5, Simeon 4, Bolingbrook 2, Geneva 2, Homewood-Flossmoor 1.
Class 3A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Bogan (8) | 20-2 | 96 | 1 |
| 2. | Morgan Park (1) | 22-3 | 91 | 2 |
| 3. | Springfield Southeast (1) | 20-2 | 83 | 3 |
| 4. | East St. Louis | 20-5 | 65 | 4 |
| 5. | Peoria Notre Dame | 18-4 | 55 | 5 |
| 6. | Lincoln | 19-2 | 47 | 6 |
| 7. | St. Laurence | 20-3 | 42 | 8 |
| 8. | Rock Falls | 22-2 | 25 | 10 |
| 9. | Ottawa | 17-2 | 15 | 7 |
| 10. | St. Viator | 18-5 | 9 | NR |
Others receiving votes: DePaul Prep 6, Farragut 5, Kankakee 3, Lindblom 2, Herrin 2, Carbondale 2, Normal University 1, Highland 1.
Class 2A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Nashville (10) | 26-2 | 115 | 1 |
| 2. | Leo | 18-6 | 101 | 2 |
| 3. | Orr (2) | 16-10 | 84 | 4 |
| 4. | Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley | 21-2 | 75 | 6 |
| 5. | Bloomington Cent. Catholic | 18-6 | 70 | 5 |
| 6. | Teutopolis | 22-4 | 65 | 3 |
| 7. | Alton Marquette | 22-3 | 43 | 8 |
| 8. | Dunbar | 18-4 | 27 | 9 |
| 9. | Fairfield | 25-2 | 21 | 10 |
| 10. | Pinckneyville | 22-4 | 19 | 7 |
Others receiving votes: Corliss 11, Sterling Newman 9, Warsaw West Hancock 9, Casey-Westfield 7, Aurora Christian 3, Williamsville 1.
Class 1A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Providence -St. Mel (12) | 19-5 | 120 | 1 |
| 2. | Cissna Park | 21-2 | 95 | 2 |
| T-3. | Kewanee (Wethersfield) | 20-2 | 85 | 3 |
| T-3. | Moweaqua Central A&M | 22-3 | 85 | 4 |
| 5. | Winchester-West Central | 20-5 | 76 | 5 |
| 6. | East Dubuque | 22-1 | 62 | 6 |
| 7. | Ottawa Marquette | 23-2 | 45 | 7 |
| 8. | Concord Triopia | 24-2 | 44 | 8 |
| 9. | Thompsonville | 23-2 | 20 | 10 |
| 10. | Elmwood | 18-2 | 8 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Madison 7, Nokomis 6, Sesser-Valier 3, Payson Seymour 1, Champaign Judah Christian 1, Collins 1
This story was originally published February 6, 2019 at 10:02 AM.
Dean Criddle
Belleville News-Democrat