So AP polls are back...sorta

[EdgyTim]

Lots going on behind the scenes with the AP and polls so Mike Clark will have more details on the next Between The Lines podcast here on what's the latest with AP but it seems like we can expect these for the remainder of the regular season. Maybe. Hopefully.

8A
1. LW East (8 1st-place votes)
2. Loyola (1)
3. Maine South
4. Marist
5. Barrington
6. Warren
7. (tie) York
Naperville Central
9. Oswego
10. H-F

7A
1. Mount Carmel (8)
2. Batavia
3. Downers North
4. Brother Rice
5. St. Charles North
6. LW West (1)
7. Wheaton North
8. Normal
9. Quincy
10. (tie) Bradley-Bourbonnais
Wheaton-Warrenville South

6A
1. Cary-Grove (2)
2. East St. Louis (6)
3. Kankakee
4. Geneva
5. Fenwick
6. Libertyville
7. Lake Forest
8. Simeon
9. (tie) Belvidere North
Dunlap


5A
1. Nazareth (5)
2. Joliet Catholic (1)
3. Prairie Ridge (1)
4. St. Francis
5. (tie) Sycamore
Morris
7. Morgan Park
8. Providence
9. Mahomet-Seymour
10. Carmel

4A
1. Rochester (2)
2. Breese Central (2)
3. IC Catholic (3)
4. St. Laurence
5. Dixon
6. Mt. Zion
7. Wheaton Academy
8. Greenville
9. St. Viator
10. Richmond-Burton

3A
1. Byron (4)
2. Wilmington (2)
3. Princeton
4. Williamsville
5. Montini
6. St. Joseph-Ogden
7. Peotone
8. Seneca
9. Benton
10. Tolono Unity


2A
1. Maroa-Forsuth (4)
2. Bloomington Central Catholic (2)
3. (tie) Farmington
Momence
5. Quincy Notre Dame
6. (tie) Rockridge
Johnston City
8. Shelbyville
9. Chester
10. Bismarck-Henning

1A
1. Hardin Calhoun (1)
2. Lena-Winslow (2)
3. Camp Point Central
4. Althoff Catholic (2)
5. LeRoy
6. Aurora Christian
7. Casey-Westfield
8. Stark County
9. (tie) Fulton
Greenfield-Northwestern

 

[crusader_of_90]

So, explain 6A math, please.

Also, Althoff drops two spots this week in 1A.

JCA....

OK.

 

[EdgyTim]

So, explain 6A math, please.

Also, Althoff drops two spots this week in 1A.

JCA....

OK.

All I can tell you is that they are still lining up voters......and hopefully things will get straight in a week or two.....again not making excuses for them (especially anyone who's followed me knows I have histroy ripping AP polls at times) but I'm willing to give them a few weeks....really bad situation some good people involved will try to get straight.

 

[sporthog9er]

Nice to see LWW getting some love. Tough games coming up after this week, but they should be a tough out come playoff time. Defense looks solid as usual, Veldman plays like a man possessed, and they finally have some dangerous weapons on the outside offensively to stretch the field

 

[McEvergreen]

So, explain 6A math, please.

Also, Althoff drops two spots this week in 1A.

JCA....

OK.

Yeah, Althoff should definitely be higher. Geez Louise what a slap in the face!

 

[jha618]

So, explain 6A math, please.

Also, Althoff drops two spots this week in 1A.

JCA....

OK.

Yea that seems odd. Not sure how the same ppl could vote in these polls and give LA 8 1st place votes in 8a and have ESL 2nd in 6a with 6 1st place votes. Esp after their week 1 h2h.

 

[crusader_of_90]

I do not care of CG is ranked ahead but I am stymied by ESL having 6 first place votes compared to 2, but they rank 2nd. How?

 

[4Afan]

Guys, it's the AP. Why are you worrying over it? As Edgy mentioned there are issues there and they are seeking voters. This tells me they don't have the right resources in place to accurately rank teams. Plus, do you think AP voters are actually out every weekend watching games? AP rankings for Illinois high school football are beyond meaningless.

 

[Formicidae13]

I do not care of CG is ranked ahead but I am stymied by ESL having 6 first place votes compared to 2, but they rank 2nd. How?

Cary Grove had 74 points in the poll, so they were in second place of all six polls East STL was first in. East St. Louis had 72 points, so the two voters that did not rank them first had them in fifth place on average.

 

[SiuCubFan8]

We are on a site that has someone working their but off to cover HS football in IL and we care about the stupid AP polls????

 

[doctor_d]

AP polls are usually good for a few laughs and nothing more

 

[jha618]

We are on a site that has someone working their but off to cover HS football in IL and we care about the stupid AP polls????

The guy who works his butt off started the thread to post the polls. It seems like its a fair topic to discuss

 

[gobucsgo]

In 3A this week, 1 vs 4. Byron travels to williamsville.

 

[Cross Bones]

Obligatory "it's the poll at the end of the season that counts" am I right fellas, right....