Week 9 Illinois high school football rankings
Class 8A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Lincoln-Way East (8) | 8-0 | 80 | 1 |
| 2. | Loyola | 6-2 | 66 | 2 |
| 3. | Warren | 8-0 | 59 | 3 |
| 4. | Homewood-Flossmoor | 7-1 | 54 | 5 |
| 5. | Neuqua Valley | 7-1 | 52 | T-6 |
| 6. | Minooka | 8-0 | 36 | 8 |
| 7. | Niles Notre Dame | 7-1 | 35 | 4 |
| 8. | Oswego | 8-0 | 24 | 9 |
| 9. | Hinsdale Central | 7-1 | 19 | T-6 |
| 10. | Bolingbrook | 6-2 | 5 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: South Elgin 4, Maine South 3, Edwardsville 1, Huntley 1, St. Charles East 1.
Class 7A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | (Chicago) Mt. Carmel (7) | 8-0 | 79 | 1 |
| 2. | Nazareth (1) | 8-0 | 69 | 2 |
| 3. | Glenbard West | 8-0 | 67 | 3 |
| 4. | Hersey | 8-0 | 49 | 4 |
| 5. | Phillips | 7-1 | 47 | 5 |
| 6. | Batavia | 6-2 | 37 | 7 |
| 7. | Rolling Meadows | 8-0 | 34 | 6 |
| 8. | Willowbrook | 7-1 | 27 | 9 |
| 9. | Normal Community | 7-1 | 21 | 10 |
| 10. | Benet | 6-2 | 4 | 8 |
Others receiving votes: Glenbard East 4, DeKalb 1, Maine West 1.
Class 6A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Chatham Glenwood (7) | 8-0 | 79 | 1 |
| 2. | Crete-Monee (1) | 8-0 | 71 | 2 |
| 3. | Simeon | 6-1 | 62 | 3 |
| T-4. | Prairie Ridge | 7-1 | 54 | 6 |
| T-4. | Richards | 7-1 | 54 | 5 |
| 6. | Antioch | 7-1 | 31 | 7 |
| 7. | Providence | 6-2 | 30 | 8 |
| 8. | Cary-Grove | 6-2 | 19 | 4 |
| 9. | Normal West | 6-2 | 17 | NR |
| 10. | Peoria Central | 7-1 | 10 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Lemont 8, Yorkville 3, Kaneland 2.
Class 5A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | East St. Louis (9) | 8-0 | 90 | 1 |
| 2. | Sterling | 8-0 | 77 | 2 |
| 3. | Hillcrest | 7-1 | 68 | T-3 |
| 4. | Boylan Catholic | 8-0 | 60 | T-3 |
| 5. | Montini | 6-2 | 51 | 5 |
| 6. | Sycamore | 7-1 | 43 | 6 |
| 7. | St. Rita | 5-3 | 35 | 8 |
| 8. | Kankakee | 7-1 | 24 | 9 |
| 9. | Carbondale | 7-1 | 20 | 10 |
| 10. | Dunlap | 7-1 | 12 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Cahokia 7, Joliet Catholic 6, Marion 2.
Class 4A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Rochester (7) | 8-0 | 88 | 2 |
| 2. | Coal City (2) | 8-0 | 82 | 3 |
| 3. | Richmond-Burton | 8-0 | 58 | 4 |
| 4. | St. Francis | 7-1 | 52 | 10 |
| 5. | IC Catholic Prep | 7-1 | 51 | 1 |
| 6. | Mt. Zion | 8-0 | 49 | 6 |
| 7. | Stillman Valley | 8-0 | 48 | 5 |
| 8. | Columbia | 8-0 | 30 | 8 |
| 9. | Illinois Valley Central | 8-0 | 15 | NR |
| 10. | Effingham | 7-1 | 7 | 7 |
Others receiving votes: Tolono Unity 6, Murphysboro 4, Bishop McNamara 2, Prairie Central 2, Genoa-Kingston 1.
Class 3A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Williamsville (7) | 8-0 | 97 | 2 |
| 2. | Byron (1) | 7-1 | 87 | 3 |
| T-3. | Wilmington (1) | 7-1 | 69 | 1 |
| T-3. | Beardstown (1) | 8-0 | 69 | 4 |
| 5. | Vandalia | 8-0 | 65 | 5 |
| 6. | Fairfield | 8-0 | 54 | 7 |
| 7. | Princeton | 7-1 | 37 | 9 |
| 8. | DuQuoin | 8-0 | 32 | NR |
| 9. | Breese Mater Dei | 7-1 | 14 | NR |
| 10. | Pana | 7-1 | 12 | 8 |
Others receiving votes: Nashville 9, Mt. Carmel 4, Eureka 1.
Class 2A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Fieldcrest (6) | 8-0 | 95 | 1 |
| 2. | Clifton Central (3) | 8-0 | 92 | 2 |
| 3. | Maroa-Forsyth | 7-1 | 78 | 3 |
| 4. | Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (1) | 7-1 | 73 | 4 |
| 5. | St. Teresa | 7-1 | 62 | 5 |
| 6. | Knoxville | 8-0 | 50 | 6 |
| 7. | Newman Central Catholic | 7-1 | 38 | 7 |
| 8. | Bismarck-Henning | 7-1 | 32 | 8 |
| 9. | Auburn | 6-2 | 20 | 9 |
| 10. | Flora | 6-2 | 7 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Chester 3.
Class 1A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Lena-Winslow (9) | 8-0 | 90 | 1 |
| 2. | Moweaqua Central A&M | 8-0 | 79 | 2 |
| 3. | Annawan-Wethersfield | 8-0 | 68 | 3 |
| 4. | Morrison | 8-0 | 55 | 4 |
| 5. | Aquin | 8-0 | 53 | 7 |
| 6. | Hope Academy | 7-1 | 45 | 8 |
| 7. | Camp Point Central | 7-1 | 31 | 9 |
| 8. | Forreston | 6-2 | 20 | 6 |
| 9. | Athens | 6-2 | 15 | 10 |
| 10. | Carrollton | 7-1 | 14 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Greenfield-Northwestern 9, Kirkland Hiawatha 5, Tuscola 4, Ottawa Marquette 3, Arcola 2, Argenta-Oreana 2.
Dean Criddle
Belleville News-Democrat