Class 4A
New teams in the field: Breese Central (was in 3A), Carterville (was in 3A), Dixon (needed key win over Stillman Valley, got it).
Teams removed from the field: Stillman Valley (needed key win over Dixon, didn’t get it), Julian (costly loss to Vocational), Ridgewood (now in 4A)
Smallest team in the field: Carterville
Largest team in the field: Geneseo
Biggest seed move for the positive: Harrisburg goes from a No. 14 to a No. 7
Biggest drop in seed (for a team still in the field): Elgin St. Edward from a No. 8 to a No. 11
Notes on this field: Bubble watch is fascinating here. Phillips has moved out of what I considered to be the range that would put them in 3A, but still close enough that it can’t be dismissed as a possibility. Geneseo also hovers between 4A/5A. The north bracket has an alarming amount of eight and nine win teams and considerably more depth. But if Rochester loses to Sacred Heart in week nine, the Althoff/Rochester game would come much earlier than it should in the quarters.
North Bracket
(16) Genoa-Kingston at (1) Phillips
(9) Johnsburg at (8) Agricultural Science
(13) Herscher at (4) Rockford Lutheran
(12) Wheaton Academy at (5) Geneseo
(15) Pontiac at (2) Manteno
(10) Coal City at (7) Richmond-Burton
(14) Dixon at (3) Marengo
(11) St. Edward at (6) Plano
South Bracket
(16) Freeburg at (1) Althoff
(9) Quincy Notre Dame at (8) Breese Mater Dei
(13) Alton Marquette at (4) Rochester
(12) Carterville at (5) Herrin
(15) Mount Zion at (2) Columbia
(10) Civic Memorial at (7) Harrisburg
(14) Olney Richland County at (3) Taylorville
(11) Breese Central at (6) Murphysboro
Class 3A
New teams in the field: New Berlin (was in Class 2A), Mount Carmel (apparently my southern Indiana scout needs to be fired), Lisle (mild upset over Herscher should get them in), Peoria Heights (I’ve yet to figure out what’s going on in the Prairieland)
Teams removed from the field: Robeson (fluctuation in CPL rankings didn’t help), Erie (tough stretch to close season), Breese Central (now in 4A), Carterville (now in 4A).
Smallest team in the field: New Berlin
Largest team in the field: Princeton
Biggest seed move for the positive: Bishop McNamara moves from No. 9 seed to No. 5
Biggest drop in seed (for a team still in the field): Marshall drops from No. 3 to No. 6
North Bracket
(16) Peoria Heights at (1) Princeton
(9) Byron at (8) IC Catholic
(13) DePaul Prep at (4) Sterling Newman
(12) Clark at (5) Bishop McNamara
(15) Lisle at (2) Paxton
(10) Raby at (7) Elmwood
(14) Winnebago at (3) Bloomington Central Catholic
(11) Farmington at (6) Wilmington
South Bracket
(16) Fairfield at (1) St. Joseph-Ogden
(9) Williamsville at (8) Roxana
(13) Mount Carmel at (4) Monticello
(12) Sullivan at (5) New Berlin
(15) Vandalia at (2) Virden North Mac
(10) Tolono Unity at (7) Carlinville
(14) Hillsboro at (3) Newton
(11) Pleasant Plains at (6) Marshall
Class 2A
New teams in the field: Knoxville (Guess the only way I can explain this is that I got a bad score on them early in the year and its clouded my judgment for awhile), Uplift (this is easily the shakiest of the 256 teams I have in the field and second isn’t close), Mendon Unity (win this week finally sold me), Momence (still not completely certain).
Teams removed from the field: GCMS (now in 1A), Georgetown-Ridge Farm (now in 1A), New Berlin (now in 3A), Central (probably look at a showdown in Week 9 with Momence)
Smallest team in the field: Deer Creek Mackinaw
Largest team in the field: Westville
Biggest seed move for the positive: Shelbyville moves up from a No. 11 to a No. 6
Biggest drop in seed (for a team still in the field): Hamilton West Hancock drops from a No. 9 to a No. 12
North Bracket
(16) Uplift at (1) Tri-Valley
(9) Knoxville at (8) Rockridge
(13) Momence at (4) Deer Creek Mackinaw
(12) Hamilton West Hancock at (5) Fieldcrest
(15) Savanna West Carroll at (2) Kewanee Wethersfield
(10) Westville at (7) Monmouth United
(14) Rockford Christian Life at (3) Bismarck-Henning
(11) El Paso at (6) Spring Valley Hall
South Bracket
(16) Auburn at (1) Pana
(9) Lawrenceville at (8) Maroa-Forsyth
(13) Cerro Gordo at (4) Villa Grove
(12) Rushville at (5) Nashville
(15) Mendon Unity at (2) Eldorado
(10) Sparta at (7) Chester
(14) Carlyle at (3) Sangamon Valley
(11) Johnston City at (6) Shelbyville
Class 1A
New teams in the field: GCMS (Was in 2A), GRF (was in 2A), Nokomis (off the points bubble for now), Cumberland (off the points bubble for now), Aquin (barely in on points)
Teams removed from the field: Bureau Valley (points problems), Astoria South Fulton (dropped in conference rankings), Cuba North Fulton (huge points problems), Mount Olive (dropped in conference rankings), Triopia (loss to Mendon Unity limits their chances of getting in).
Largest team in the field: Georgetown Ridge Farm
Biggest seed move for the positive: Greenfield moves from a No. 9 to a No. 6
Biggest drop in seed (for a team still in the field): Orion drops from a No. 5 to a No. 8
Notes on this field: Here’s the deal. Many of the teams with points problems got off the bubble this week with field shifts. If the field shifts with more teams fighting their way into the field with mild upsets, many of the teams removed come from 1A. So this field is the one that will likely shift the most prior to pairings night.
North Bracket
(16) Aquin at (1) Stark County
(9) Forreston at (8) Orion
(13) Galena at (4) GCMS
(12) Princeville at (5) Polo
(15) Tremont at (2) Ottawa Marquette
(10) Westminster Christian at (7) Hope Academy
(14) Warren at (3) Lena-Winslow
(11) Stockton at (6) Dakota
South Bracket
(16) Cumberland at (1) Tuscola
(9) St. Teresa at (8) Salt Fork
(13) Georgetown-Ridge Farm at (4) Carrollton
(12) Red Hill at (5) Pawnee
(15) Nokomis at (2) Arcola
(10) LeRoy at (7) Winchester-WC
(14) Camp Point Central at (3) Brown County
(11) Decatur Lutheran at (6) Greenfield
New teams in the field: Breese Central (was in 3A), Carterville (was in 3A), Dixon (needed key win over Stillman Valley, got it).
Teams removed from the field: Stillman Valley (needed key win over Dixon, didn’t get it), Julian (costly loss to Vocational), Ridgewood (now in 4A)
Smallest team in the field: Carterville
Largest team in the field: Geneseo
Biggest seed move for the positive: Harrisburg goes from a No. 14 to a No. 7
Biggest drop in seed (for a team still in the field): Elgin St. Edward from a No. 8 to a No. 11
Notes on this field: Bubble watch is fascinating here. Phillips has moved out of what I considered to be the range that would put them in 3A, but still close enough that it can’t be dismissed as a possibility. Geneseo also hovers between 4A/5A. The north bracket has an alarming amount of eight and nine win teams and considerably more depth. But if Rochester loses to Sacred Heart in week nine, the Althoff/Rochester game would come much earlier than it should in the quarters.
North Bracket
(16) Genoa-Kingston at (1) Phillips
(9) Johnsburg at (8) Agricultural Science
(13) Herscher at (4) Rockford Lutheran
(12) Wheaton Academy at (5) Geneseo
(15) Pontiac at (2) Manteno
(10) Coal City at (7) Richmond-Burton
(14) Dixon at (3) Marengo
(11) St. Edward at (6) Plano
South Bracket
(16) Freeburg at (1) Althoff
(9) Quincy Notre Dame at (8) Breese Mater Dei
(13) Alton Marquette at (4) Rochester
(12) Carterville at (5) Herrin
(15) Mount Zion at (2) Columbia
(10) Civic Memorial at (7) Harrisburg
(14) Olney Richland County at (3) Taylorville
(11) Breese Central at (6) Murphysboro
Class 3A
New teams in the field: New Berlin (was in Class 2A), Mount Carmel (apparently my southern Indiana scout needs to be fired), Lisle (mild upset over Herscher should get them in), Peoria Heights (I’ve yet to figure out what’s going on in the Prairieland)
Teams removed from the field: Robeson (fluctuation in CPL rankings didn’t help), Erie (tough stretch to close season), Breese Central (now in 4A), Carterville (now in 4A).
Smallest team in the field: New Berlin
Largest team in the field: Princeton
Biggest seed move for the positive: Bishop McNamara moves from No. 9 seed to No. 5
Biggest drop in seed (for a team still in the field): Marshall drops from No. 3 to No. 6
North Bracket
(16) Peoria Heights at (1) Princeton
(9) Byron at (8) IC Catholic
(13) DePaul Prep at (4) Sterling Newman
(12) Clark at (5) Bishop McNamara
(15) Lisle at (2) Paxton
(10) Raby at (7) Elmwood
(14) Winnebago at (3) Bloomington Central Catholic
(11) Farmington at (6) Wilmington
South Bracket
(16) Fairfield at (1) St. Joseph-Ogden
(9) Williamsville at (8) Roxana
(13) Mount Carmel at (4) Monticello
(12) Sullivan at (5) New Berlin
(15) Vandalia at (2) Virden North Mac
(10) Tolono Unity at (7) Carlinville
(14) Hillsboro at (3) Newton
(11) Pleasant Plains at (6) Marshall
Class 2A
New teams in the field: Knoxville (Guess the only way I can explain this is that I got a bad score on them early in the year and its clouded my judgment for awhile), Uplift (this is easily the shakiest of the 256 teams I have in the field and second isn’t close), Mendon Unity (win this week finally sold me), Momence (still not completely certain).
Teams removed from the field: GCMS (now in 1A), Georgetown-Ridge Farm (now in 1A), New Berlin (now in 3A), Central (probably look at a showdown in Week 9 with Momence)
Smallest team in the field: Deer Creek Mackinaw
Largest team in the field: Westville
Biggest seed move for the positive: Shelbyville moves up from a No. 11 to a No. 6
Biggest drop in seed (for a team still in the field): Hamilton West Hancock drops from a No. 9 to a No. 12
North Bracket
(16) Uplift at (1) Tri-Valley
(9) Knoxville at (8) Rockridge
(13) Momence at (4) Deer Creek Mackinaw
(12) Hamilton West Hancock at (5) Fieldcrest
(15) Savanna West Carroll at (2) Kewanee Wethersfield
(10) Westville at (7) Monmouth United
(14) Rockford Christian Life at (3) Bismarck-Henning
(11) El Paso at (6) Spring Valley Hall
South Bracket
(16) Auburn at (1) Pana
(9) Lawrenceville at (8) Maroa-Forsyth
(13) Cerro Gordo at (4) Villa Grove
(12) Rushville at (5) Nashville
(15) Mendon Unity at (2) Eldorado
(10) Sparta at (7) Chester
(14) Carlyle at (3) Sangamon Valley
(11) Johnston City at (6) Shelbyville
Class 1A
New teams in the field: GCMS (Was in 2A), GRF (was in 2A), Nokomis (off the points bubble for now), Cumberland (off the points bubble for now), Aquin (barely in on points)
Teams removed from the field: Bureau Valley (points problems), Astoria South Fulton (dropped in conference rankings), Cuba North Fulton (huge points problems), Mount Olive (dropped in conference rankings), Triopia (loss to Mendon Unity limits their chances of getting in).
Largest team in the field: Georgetown Ridge Farm
Biggest seed move for the positive: Greenfield moves from a No. 9 to a No. 6
Biggest drop in seed (for a team still in the field): Orion drops from a No. 5 to a No. 8
Notes on this field: Here’s the deal. Many of the teams with points problems got off the bubble this week with field shifts. If the field shifts with more teams fighting their way into the field with mild upsets, many of the teams removed come from 1A. So this field is the one that will likely shift the most prior to pairings night.
North Bracket
(16) Aquin at (1) Stark County
(9) Forreston at (8) Orion
(13) Galena at (4) GCMS
(12) Princeville at (5) Polo
(15) Tremont at (2) Ottawa Marquette
(10) Westminster Christian at (7) Hope Academy
(14) Warren at (3) Lena-Winslow
(11) Stockton at (6) Dakota
South Bracket
(16) Cumberland at (1) Tuscola
(9) St. Teresa at (8) Salt Fork
(13) Georgetown-Ridge Farm at (4) Carrollton
(12) Red Hill at (5) Pawnee
(15) Nokomis at (2) Arcola
(10) LeRoy at (7) Winchester-WC
(14) Camp Point Central at (3) Brown County
(11) Decatur Lutheran at (6) Greenfield
