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. The final poll was released Tuesday.
Class 4A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Curie (9) | 29-1 | 90 | 1 |
| 2. | Belleville West | 27-4 | 71 | 2 |
| 3. | Normal Community | 25-3 | 68 | 3 |
| 4. | Danville | 28-3 | 58 | 4 |
| 5. | Whitney Young | 22-7 | 55 | 5 |
| 6. | Evanston | 25-4 | 44 | 6 |
| 7. | Simeon | 16-14 | 34 | 8 |
| 8. | Bloom | 23-3 | 28 | 7 |
| 9. | Rockford East | 29-2 | 22 | 10 |
| 10. | Collinsville | 26-5 | 6 | 9 |
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 | 109 | 1 |
| 2. | Bogan | 23-3 | 96 | 2 |
| 3. | Springfield Southeast | 26-2 | 92 | 3 |
| 4. | East St. Louis | 23-6 | 68 | 4 |
| 5. | Rock Falls | 29-2 | 61 | 6 |
| 6. | Peoria Notre Dame | 21-5 | 45 | 5 |
| 7. | St. Laurence | 25-3 | 35 | 10 |
| 8. | St. Viator | 23-6 | 32 | 77 |
| 9. | Lincoln | 25-4 | 23 | 8 |
| 10. | Herrin | 24-4 | 11 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Farragut 5, Kankakee 4, 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
This story was originally published February 21, 2019 at 11:12 AM.
Dean Criddle
Belleville News-Democrat