Metro-east presence remains strong in latest Associated Press high school football poll
Here are the latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters:
Class 8A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Loyola (12) | (6-0) | 129 | 1 |
| 2. Lincoln-Way East (1) | (6-0) | 118 | 2 |
| 3. York | (6-0) | 104 | 4 |
| 4. Glenbard West | (5-1) | 75 | 3 |
| 5. Gurnee Warren | (5-1) | 69 | 5 |
| 6. O’Fallon | (5-1) | 53 | T6 |
| 7. Maine South | (4-2) | 41 | T6 |
| 8. Naperville Neuqua Valley | (5-1) | 37 | 10 |
| 9. Edwardsville | (5-1) | 22 | NR |
| 10. South Elgin | (6-0) | 18 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Plainfield North 16, Glenbrook South 13, Bolingbrook 11, Chicago (Marist) 5, Palatine 4.
Class 7A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Chicago Mt. Carmel (13) | (6-0) | 130 | 1 |
| 2. Hersey | (6-0) | 112 | 2 |
| 3. Prospect | (5-1) | 89 | 3 |
| 4. Chicago (St. Rita) | (4-2) | 81 | 4 |
| 5. St. Charles North | (5-1) | 68 | 7 |
| 6. Pekin | (6-0) | 65 | 5 |
| 7. Wheaton North | (5-1) | 62 | 6 |
| 8. Jacobs | (5-1) | 33 | 9 |
| 9. Batavia | (4-2) | 27 | 10 |
| 10. Lake Zurich | (5-1) | 17 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Downers North 12, Geneva 11, Hononegah 7, Brother Rice 1.
Class 6A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. East St. Louis (11) | (4-2) | 126 | 1 |
| 2. Chicago (Simeon) (2) | (6-0) | 115 | 2 |
| 3. Lemont | (6-0) | 105 | 3 |
| 4. Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge | (5-1) | 83 | 4 |
| 5. Crete-Monee | (4-2) | 73 | 5 |
| 6. Chatham Glenwood | (5-1) | 58 | 7 |
| 7. Wauconda | (6-0) | 50 | 8 |
| 8. Belvidere North | (6-0) | 39 | 9 |
| 9. Niles Notre Dame | (4-2) | 22 | 6 |
| 10. Normal West | (5-1) | 18 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Champaign Centennial 10, Chicago (St. Ignatius) 8, Kenwood 6, Lisle (Benet) 2.
Class 5A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Kankakee (10) | (5-1) | 115 | 2 |
| 2. Sycamore (3) | (6-0) | 114 | 3 |
| 3. Mahomet-Seymour | (6-0) | 99 | 4 |
| 4. Peoria | (6-0) | 96 | 5 |
| 5. Chicago (Morgan Park) | (6-0) | 74 | 6 |
| 6. Morris | (5-1) | 71 | 1 |
| 7. Highland | (5-1) | 46 | T8 |
| 8. Sterling | (5-1) | 41 | 10 |
| 9. Rockford Boylan | (5-1) | 19 | NR |
| 10. Glenbard South | (5-1) | 14 | 7 |
Others receiving votes: Chicago (St. Patrick) 9, Mount Vernon 6, Providence 5, LaGrange Park (Nazareth) 4, Centralia 2.
Class 4A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) (8) | (6-0) | 121 | 1 |
| (tie) Richmond-Burton (5) | (6-0) | 121 | 2 |
| 3. St. Francis | (6-0) | 94 | 4 |
| 4. Joliet Catholic | (5-1) | 93 | 3 |
| 5. Rochester | (5-1) | 71 | 5 |
| 6. Stillman Valley | (6-0) | 70 | 6 |
| 7. Carterville | (6-0) | 50 | 8 |
| 8. Macomb | (6-0) | 31 | 10 |
| 9. Genoa-Kingston | (5-1) | 30 | 9 |
| 10. Wheaton Academy | (5-1) | 28 | 7 |
Others receiving votes: Breese Central 3, Coal City 2, Murphysboro 1.
Class 3A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. IC Catholic (7) | (5-1) | 125 | 1 |
| 2. Reed-Custer (4) | (6-0) | 123 | 3 |
| 3. Williamsville (2) | (6-0) | 113 | 2 |
| 4. Princeton (1) | (6-0) | 105 | 4 |
| 5. Byron | (5-1) | 75 | 5 |
| 6. Fairbury Prairie Central | (6-0) | 67 | 7 |
| 7. Mt. Carmel | (6-0) | 61 | 6 |
| 8. Eureka | (6-0) | 50 | 8 |
| 9. Seneca | (6-0) | 28 | 9 |
| 10. Tolono Unity | (5-1) | 16 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Durand-Pecatonica 7.
Class 2A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Decatur St. Teresa (12) | (6-0) | 129 | 2 |
| 2. Maroa-Forsyth | (6-0) | 110 | 3 |
| 3. Bismarck-Henning | (6-0) | 92 | 4 |
| 4. North-Mac | (6-0) | 91 | 5 |
| 5. Wilmington (1) | (5-1) | 83 | 1 |
| 6. Rockridge | (5-1) | 62 | 6 |
| 7. Downs Tri-Valley | (5-1) | 56 | 7 |
| 8. Carmi White County | (6-0) | 40 | 9 |
| 9. Johnston City | (6-0) | 21 | 10 |
| 10. Pana | (5-1) | 9 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Vandalia 8, Mercer County 5, Knoxville 5, Clifton Central 3, Nashville 1.
Class 1A
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Lena-Winslow (14) | (6-0) | 140 | 1 |
| 2. Colfax Ridgeview | (6-0) | 108 | 2 |
| 3. Camp Point Central | (6-0) | 102 | T3 |
| 4. Hope Academy | (6-0) | 99 | T3 |
| 5. Shelbyville | (6-0) | 72 | 6 |
| 6. St. Bede | (6-0) | 71 | 7 |
| 7. Athens | (5-1) | 56 | 5 |
| 8. Fulton | (4-2) | 40 | T8 |
| 9. Greenfield-Northwestern | (6-0) | 36 | T8 |
| 10. Ottawa Marquette | (5-1) | 31 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Tuscola 8, Kewanee-Annawan-Wethersfield 7.
This story was originally published October 5, 2022 at 4:00 PM.