Week 5 Illinois high school football rankings
Class 8A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Lincoln-Way East (12) | 4-0 | 128 | 1 |
| 2. | Homewood-Flossmoor (1) | 4-0 | 115 | 2 |
| 3. | Warren | 4-0 | 91 | 4 |
| 4. | Hinsdale Central | 4-0 | 66 | 5 |
| T-5. | Loyola | 2-2 | 62 | 3 |
| T-5. | (Niles) Notre Dame | 4-0 | 62 | 9 |
| 7. | Minooka | 4-0 | 36 | 8 |
| 8. | Oswego | 4-0 | 36 | 8 |
| 9. | Neuqua Valley | 3-1 | 35 | NR |
| 10. | Bolingbrook | 3-1 | 24 | 6 |
Others receiving votes: Edwardsville 22, South Elgin 7, Barrington 6, Huntley 4, Oswego East 2.
Class 7A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | (Chicago) Mt. Carmel (11) | 4-0 | 128 | 1 |
| 2. | Nazareth (2) | 3-1 | 114 | 2 |
| 3. | Glenbard West | 4-0 | 98 | 3 |
| 4. | Phillips (2) | 4-0 | 84 | 2 (In 6A) |
| 5. | Batavia | 3-1 | 74 | 5 |
| 6. | Hononegah | 4-0 | 49 | 6 |
| 7. | Brother Rice | 3-1 | 46 | 8 |
| 8. | Hersey | 4-0 | 36 | 9 |
| 9. | Rolling Meadows | 4-0 | 34 | 7 |
| 10. | Benet | 4-0 | 25 | NR |
Others receiving votes: St. Charles North 16, Wheaton Warrenville South 14, Normal Community 7, Hoffman Estates 4, Glenbard East 3, Conant 2, Jacobs 2, Willowbrook 2, Harlem 1, Andrew 1, Grant 1.
Class 6A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Chatham Glenwood (4) | 4-0 | 114 | 5 |
| 2. | Crete-Monee (4) | 4-0 | 112 | 4 |
| 3. | Providence (1) | 3-1 | 75 | 3 |
| 4. | Cary-Grove (1) | 3-1 | 72 | 1 |
| 5. | Peoria Central (1) | 4-0 | 71 | 7 |
| 6. | Richards | 3-1 | 67 | 6 |
| 7. | Simeon | 3-0 | 49 | 9 |
| 8. | Prairie Ridge | 3-1 | 44 | 8 |
| 9. | Yorkville | 4-0 | 40 | 10 |
| 10. | Antioch | 3-1 | 20 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Shepard 12, Lemont 6, Springfield 4, Normal West 3.
Class 5A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | East St. Louis (15) | 4-0 | 150 | 1 |
| 2. | Montini | 3-1 | 121 | 3 |
| 3. | Sterling | 4-0 | 120 | 2 |
| 4. | Boylan Catholic | 4-0 | 95 | 4 |
| 5. | Hillcrest | 3-1 | 85 | 6 |
| 6. | Sacred Heart-Griffin | 3-1 | 65 | 7 |
| 7. | Sycamore | 4-0 | 60 | 8 |
| 8. | St. Rita | 2-2 | 35 | 5 |
| 9. | Carbondale | 4-0 | 32 | 9 |
| 10. | Marion | 4-0 | 20 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Joliet Catholic 18, Kankakee 9, Cahokia 7, Marmion 5, Triad 2, Morris 1.
Class 4A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | IC Catholic (13) | 4-0 | 130 | 1 |
| 2. | Rochester | 4-0 | 110 | 2 |
| 3. | Coal City | 4-0 | 106 | 3 |
| 4. | Richmond-Burton | 4-0 | 85 | 4 |
| 5. | Stillman Valley | 4-0 | 63 | 6 |
| 6. | Bishop McNamara | 2-2 | 54 | 5 |
| 7. | Columbia | 4-0 | 52 | 7 |
| 8. | Genoa-Kingston | 4-0 | 47 | 8 |
| 9. | Effingham | 4-0 | 37 | 9 |
| T-10. | Illinois Valley Central & Mt. Zion | 4-0/4-0 | 9 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Taylorville 7, Prairie Central 2, Marian Central Catholic 2, Tolono Unity 1, Benton 1.
Class 3A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Williamsville (8) | 4-0 | 137 | 1 |
| 2. | Wilmington (7) | 4-0 | 132 | 2 |
| 3. | Byron (1) | 3-1 | 109 | 3 |
| 4. | Beardstown | 4-0 | 97 | 4 |
| 5. | Nashville | 4-0 | 76 | 5 |
| 6. | Fairfield | 4-0 | 71 | 6 |
| 7. | Vandalia | 4-0 | 68 | 7 |
| 8. | Lisle | 3-1 | 32 | 9 |
| 9. | Eureka | 3-1 | 28 | 8 |
| 10. | Pana | 4-0 | 24 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Princeton 15, Monticello 14, Greeneville 8, Peotone 7, Quincy Notre Dame 3, Breese Mater Dei 2, DuQuoin 2.
Class 2A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Clifton Central (9) | 4-0 | 105 | 3 |
| 2. | Fieldcrest | 4-0 | 93 | 8 |
| 3. | Decatur St. Teresa (2) | 4-0 | 92 | 5 |
| 4. | Newman Central Catholic (1) | 4-0 | 91 | 4 |
| T-5. | Maroa-Forsyth | 3-1 | 68 | 2 |
| T-5. | Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley | 3-1 | 68 | 1 |
| 7. | Bismarck-Henning | 4-0 | 58 | 6 |
| 8. | Knoxville | 4-0 | 45 | 9 |
| 9. | Orion | 3-1 | 11 | 7 |
| 10. | Auburn | 3-1 | 9 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Sesser-Valier 8, Eldorado 7, Red Bud 4, West Carroll 1.
Class 1A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Forreston (8) | 4-0 | 112 | 1 |
| 2. | Lena-Winslow (4) | 4-0 | 105 | 2 |
| 3. | Moweaqua Central A&M | 4-0 | 96 | 3 |
| 4. | Camp Point Central | 4-0 | 73 | 5 |
| 5. | Annawan-Wethersfield | 4-0 | 67 | 6 |
| 6. | Ottawa Marquette | 4-0 | 52 | 7 |
| 7. | Aurora Christian | 3-1 | 41 | 4 |
| 8. | Carrollton | 4-0 | 40 | 8 |
| 9. | Arcola | 3-1 | 21 | 10 |
| T-10. | Princeville/Aquin | 4-0 | 13 | NR/NR |
Others receiving votes: Watseka 11, Athens 9, Tuscola 3, Morrison 2, Hope Academy 2.