Below are teams ranked 40-60 in my 2015 Preseason Chicagoland Top 60 team poll. I will rank a Top 60 in the preseason and then in the final 2015 end of the season poll. Weekly in season poll will be a Top 30 along with "others".
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40. Marist
41. Evanston
42. Prairie Ridge
43. Lyons Township
44. St. Viator
45. St. Francis
46. Benet Academy
47. Lakes
48. Geneva
49. Lincoln-Way Central
50. Lake Park
51. Cary-Grove
52. Niles Notre Dame
53. Bradley
54. Morgan Park
55. Fenwick
56. Niles North
57. Glenbard South
58. Plainfield East
59. Minooka
60. St. Charles North
Thoughts on Teams ranked 40-60:
Marist and head coach Pat Dunne welcomes back 11 starters this fall including 7 on offense. Senior RB Darshon McCullough is legit along with junior LB Micah Awordian and like the others ranked at this level this could be a team that could move up in the rankings this fall. Evanston returns a ton of talent in QB Matt Little (Western Michigan) DT Naquan Jones (Michigan State) and DB Travian Banks (Miami of Ohio) yet can this team get over the hump in the Central Sub South? That 3-6 record last season scared me off ranking the Kits a bit higher to be honest. Prairie Ridge just wins games and head coach Chris Schremp welcome back 15 starters including 10 on offense. Lyons will need to reload a bit this fall after graduating some key impact kids this past spring including QB Tommy Fiedler and RB Leonard Ross, yet Lyons always has talent in house. St. Viator will need to reload at QB bit the Lions have plenty of potential throwers in house along with one of the top junior recruits in the country in TE Cole Kmet.
St. Francis and head coach Mike Fitzgerald has been a great addition to the Spartans, yet this will be an inexperienced group to start the year in 2015. Benet and head coach Pat New will also be a bit light on experience in 2015 but the Redwings have some key kids back including QB Jack Sznajder. Lakes welcomes back an experienced group for 2015 and the Eagles will again be the consensus pick to win the NSC Prairie in 2015. Geneva will need to reload as the Vikings graduated some key players from a season ago. Lincoln-Way Central and new head coach Jeremy Cordell is trying to change the culture at Central and so far this summer it's beena success. The Knights will be young and inexperienced but don't discount this team in 2015.
Lake Park has the Panasiuk twins on the line and this is a team and program that is getting closer and closer. In just about any other conference I would consider Lake Park as a conference winner. Cary-Grove so low? Still a great program just going to be very young in 2015 and will be better each week. I could see some early losses then they get on a late run. Niles ND has a terrific QB in Tyler Tsagalis and some solid returners back in 2015. Bradley always is in the mix in the SWSRed and will compete hard again this fall. Morgan Park is also going to be solid this fall. The Mustangs have some real talent including LB Sean Williams but getting pas the likes of say Simeon and Phillips is still a big move for MP.
Fenwick will be a younger team but still have a good core of starters back this season. The Friars will battle and my guess will be a 5-4/6-3 caliber team. Niles North impressed me this summer and RB/LB Barrington Wade (Iowa) is the real deal plus North has good talent besides Wade. Glenbard South just wins games and conference crowns year in and year out. Plainfield East is also going to be a bit young but I like the core back on defense this fall. Minooka has some key kids back including DL Blake Parzych and junior QB Johnny Carnagio. St. Charles North keeps making positive strides and has 15 starters back this fall.
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This is being released here and here only as an EDGY Nation exclusive and will be in the free side later as we get closer to kickoff.
40. Marist
41. Evanston
42. Prairie Ridge
43. Lyons Township
44. St. Viator
45. St. Francis
46. Benet Academy
47. Lakes
48. Geneva
49. Lincoln-Way Central
50. Lake Park
51. Cary-Grove
52. Niles Notre Dame
53. Bradley
54. Morgan Park
55. Fenwick
56. Niles North
57. Glenbard South
58. Plainfield East
59. Minooka
60. St. Charles North
Thoughts on Teams ranked 40-60:
Marist and head coach Pat Dunne welcomes back 11 starters this fall including 7 on offense. Senior RB Darshon McCullough is legit along with junior LB Micah Awordian and like the others ranked at this level this could be a team that could move up in the rankings this fall. Evanston returns a ton of talent in QB Matt Little (Western Michigan) DT Naquan Jones (Michigan State) and DB Travian Banks (Miami of Ohio) yet can this team get over the hump in the Central Sub South? That 3-6 record last season scared me off ranking the Kits a bit higher to be honest. Prairie Ridge just wins games and head coach Chris Schremp welcome back 15 starters including 10 on offense. Lyons will need to reload a bit this fall after graduating some key impact kids this past spring including QB Tommy Fiedler and RB Leonard Ross, yet Lyons always has talent in house. St. Viator will need to reload at QB bit the Lions have plenty of potential throwers in house along with one of the top junior recruits in the country in TE Cole Kmet.
St. Francis and head coach Mike Fitzgerald has been a great addition to the Spartans, yet this will be an inexperienced group to start the year in 2015. Benet and head coach Pat New will also be a bit light on experience in 2015 but the Redwings have some key kids back including QB Jack Sznajder. Lakes welcomes back an experienced group for 2015 and the Eagles will again be the consensus pick to win the NSC Prairie in 2015. Geneva will need to reload as the Vikings graduated some key players from a season ago. Lincoln-Way Central and new head coach Jeremy Cordell is trying to change the culture at Central and so far this summer it's beena success. The Knights will be young and inexperienced but don't discount this team in 2015.
Lake Park has the Panasiuk twins on the line and this is a team and program that is getting closer and closer. In just about any other conference I would consider Lake Park as a conference winner. Cary-Grove so low? Still a great program just going to be very young in 2015 and will be better each week. I could see some early losses then they get on a late run. Niles ND has a terrific QB in Tyler Tsagalis and some solid returners back in 2015. Bradley always is in the mix in the SWSRed and will compete hard again this fall. Morgan Park is also going to be solid this fall. The Mustangs have some real talent including LB Sean Williams but getting pas the likes of say Simeon and Phillips is still a big move for MP.
Fenwick will be a younger team but still have a good core of starters back this season. The Friars will battle and my guess will be a 5-4/6-3 caliber team. Niles North impressed me this summer and RB/LB Barrington Wade (Iowa) is the real deal plus North has good talent besides Wade. Glenbard South just wins games and conference crowns year in and year out. Plainfield East is also going to be a bit young but I like the core back on defense this fall. Minooka has some key kids back including DL Blake Parzych and junior QB Johnny Carnagio. St. Charles North keeps making positive strides and has 15 starters back this fall.
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