Week 8 Associated Press Class 8A thru Class 1A Top 10 poll

[EdgyTim]

Below is the complete AP poll, selected by a media contingent that includes News-Gazette preps coordinator Colin Likas.

Class 8A
School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. Loyola (10)	(8-0)	100	1
2. Naperville Neuqua Valley	(8-0)	89	2
3. Maine South	(7-1)	75	3
4. Gurnee Warren	(7-1)	71	4
5. Chicago (Marist)	(6-2)	50	6
6. Lincoln-Way East	(6-2)	34	NR
(tie) South Elgin	(8-0)	34	7
8. Hinsdale Central	(7-1)	32	8
9. Naperville Central	(5-3)	19	NR
10. Glenbard West	(7-1)	18	9

Others receiving votes: York 15, Lockport 10, O'Fallon 2, Glenbrook South 1,

Class 7A
School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. Batavia (7)	(8-0)	97	1
2. Brother Rice (3)	(6-2)	90	2
3. Wheaton North	(7-1)	81	3
4. Chicago Mt. Carmel	(6-2)	65	4
5. Chicago (St. Rita)	(6-2)	57	5
6. Prospect	(7-1)	41	9
7. Normal Community	(8-0)	37	7
8. Hononegah	(8-0)	30	8
9. Moline	(7-1)	23	10
10. Hersey	(7-1)	17	6

Others receiving votes: Hoffman Estates 11, Buffalo Grove 1.

Class 6A
School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. East St. Louis (10)	(7-1)	109	1
2. Cary-Grove (1)	(8-0)	100	2
3. Kankakee	(8-0)	81	3
4. Chicago (St. Ignatius)	(8-0)	80	4
5. Lemont	(8-0)	64	5
6. Crete-Monee	(6-2)	56	6
7. Wauconda	(8-0)	42	7
8. Lake Forest	(7-1)	29	T9
9. Machesney Park Harlem	(7-1)	13	NR
10. Washington	(6-2)	12	NR

Others receiving votes: Deerfield 11, Chicago (Simeon) 3, Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge 2, Kenwood 2, Grayslake 1.

Class 5A
School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. Rochester (11)	(7-1)	110	1
2. Oak Park (Fenwick)	(6-2)	96	2
3. Morris	(8-0)	83	4
4. Mahomet-Seymour	(8-0)	73	6
5. Peoria	(6-2)	51	7
6. Mascoutah	(7-1)	39	3
7. Sterling	(6-2)	38	5
8. Glenbard South	(7-1)	37	8
9. Marion	(7-1)	31	9
10. Sycamore	(6-2)	23	10

Others receiving votes: Morton 8, Chicago (Morgan Park) 6, LaGrange Park (Nazareth) 5, Aurora (Marmion) 4, Triad 1.

Class 4A
School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. Joliet Catholic (12)	(8-0)	120	1
2. Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield)	(7-1)	105	2
3. Richmond-Burton	(8-0)	97	3
4. Kewanee	(8-0)	77	4
5. Genoa-Kingston	(7-1)	61	5
6. Chicago (Phillips)	(6-2)	59	6
7. St. Francis	(6-2)	44	7
8. Peoria Notre Dame	(6-2)	29	10
9. Stillman Valley	(7-1)	23	9
10. Breese Central	(7-1)	20	NR

Others receiving votes: Wheaton Academy 10, Coal City 7, Carterville 4, Mt. Zion 3, Dixon 1.

Class 3A
School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. IC Catholic (8)	(8-0)	116	2
2. Wilmington (4)	(8-0)	111	1
3. Byron	(8-0)	89	4
4. Williamsville	(7-1)	80	3
5. Unity	(8-0)	74	5
6. Princeton	(7-1)	53	6
7. Farmington	(8-0)	41	7
8. Mt. Carmel	(8-0)	25	T9
9. Monticello	(7-1)	21	8
10. Reed-Custer	(7-1)	16	NR
(tie) Durand	(7-1)	16	T9

Others receiving votes: Benton 15, Chicago (Clark) 2, Nashville 1.

Class 2A
School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. Decatur St. Teresa (7)	(8-0)	88	1
2. Breese Mater Dei (2)	(8-0)	81	2
3. Downs Tri-Valley	(8-0)	73	3
4. Bismarck-Henning	(8-0)	60	5
5. Pana	(8-0)	52	6
6. Athens	(7-1)	50	8
7. Maroa-Forsyth	(6-2)	30	4
8. Knoxville	(7-1)	23	7
9. Johnston City	(7-0)	12	NR
(tie) Vandalia	(7-1)	12	NR

Others receiving votes: Erie-Prophetstown 9, Bishop McNamara 4, North-Mac 1.

Class 1A
School	W-L	Pts	Prv
1. Carrollton (6)	(7-1)	85	1
2. Abingdon (3)	(8-0)	78	3
3. Lena-Winslow	(7-1)	73	2
4. Camp Point Central	(7-1)	66	4
5. Fulton	(6-2)	48	5
6. Forreston	(6-2)	43	6
7. Ottawa Marquette	(7-1)	39	7
8. St. Bede	(6-2)	21	9
9. Aurora Christian	(6-2)	17	10
10. Cumberland	(7-1)	11	NR

Others receiving votes: Central A&M 6, Arcola 5, Greenfield-Northwestern 1, Sesser (S.-Valier) 1, Nokomis 1.

 

[NapervilleBuck]

Oswego should be in before Central.

 

[PowerI66]

Oswego should be in before Central.

York being out also doesn't make sense to me

 

[missingwalter]

Oswego should be in before Central.

Really is questionable, considering the value put on the two teams that Oswego lost to.

 

[RD_Watcher]

York being out also doesn't make sense to me

I agree. York should be in over Glenbard West, IMO. I think a lot of these AP writers simply go off historical name recognition, and not the current team on field performance

 

[RockSoup]

I agree. York should be in over Glenbard West, IMO. I think a lot of these AP writers simply go off historical name recognition, and not the current team on field performance

The frustration with the no-week-to-week context polling led to the birth of the great DSR that the esteemed @JCHILLTOPPERS ran until he joined an Amish community with no internet service.

 

[BataviaDogs1]

Really is questionable, considering the value put on the two teams that Oswego lost to.

Same with Glenbard North, should be top 5 in 7A. Soucie has them as smallest 8A in latest projection however.

 

[RD_Watcher]

Same with Glenbard North, should be top 5 in 7A. Soucie has them as smallest 8A in latest projection however.

Perhaps some schools need more "hype" on the boards. That's all I can think it is. I may be wrong or misguided, but it appears voters are only watching teams they write about, and they only write about teams in areas with high levels of subscribers. So for all others, they depend on social media "buzz" and historical success.

 

[missingwalter]

Perhaps some schools need more "hype" on the boards. That's all I can think it is. I may be wrong or misguided, but it appears voters are only watching teams they write about, and they only write about teams in areas with high levels of subscribers. So for all others, they depend on social media "buzz" and historical success.

I think that works both ways. I don't think Edgy works that way, but I definitely think some of the others are biased (negatively)towards the schools "fans" that question their rankings.

 

[RD_Watcher]

I think that works both ways. I don't think Edgy works that way, but I definitely think some of the others are biased towards the schools "fans" that question their rankings.

I agree - and definitely did not mean to imply Edgy does his this way. I was speaking specifically about the majority of the AP writers who vote in this specific pole.