Here are the latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters:
Class 8A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Lincoln-Way East (8) | 2-0 | 98 | 1 |
| 2. | Loyola (1) | 2-0 | 90 | 2 |
| 3. | Maine South (1) | 2-0 | 81 | 3 |
| 4. | Homewood-Flossmoor | 2-0 | 66 | 5 |
| 5. | Edwardsville | 1-1 | 58 | 4 |
| 6. | Bolingbrook | 2-0 | 52 | 7 |
| 7. | Marist | 1-1 | 30 | 8 |
| 8. | Oswego | 2-0 | 23 | 9 |
| 9. | Hinsdale Central | 2-0 | 15 | 6 |
| 10. | Glenbard West | 1-1 | 14 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Barrington 9, Stevenson 5, Oswego East 4, St. Charles East 3, Huntley 2.
Class 7A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Batavia (8) | 2-0 | 107 | 1 |
| 2. | Nazareth (3) | 2-0 | 100 | 2 |
| 3. | East St. Louis | 1-1 | 76 | 5 |
| 4. | Brother Rice | 2-0 | 75 | 6 |
| 5. | Normal Community | 2-0 | 54 | 9 |
| 6. | Chicago Mt. Carmel | 1-1 | 49 | 4 |
| 7. | Lake Zurich | 1-1 | 43 | 3 |
| 8. | Benet | 2-0 | 39 | 10 |
| 9. | Hononegah | 2-0 | 20 | NR |
| 10. | Simeon | 2-0 | 13 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Lincoln-Way West 19, St. Charles North 9, Lincoln-Way Central 7, Wheaton Warrenville South 2, Moline 1.
Class 6A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Prairie Ridge (3) | 2-0 | 107 | 2 |
| 2. | Phillips (9) | 1-1 | 106 | 1 |
| 3. | Cary-Grove | 2-0 | 94 | 4 |
| 4. | Oak Lawn Richards | 2-0 | 80 | 5 |
| 5. | Willowbrook | 2-0 | 75 | 9 |
| 6. | DeKalb | 2-0 | 62 | 8 |
| 7. | Sacred Heart-Griffin | 1-1 | 41 | 3 |
| 8. | Providence | 2-0 | 31 | NR |
| 9. | Chatham Glenwood | 2-0 | 29 | NR |
| 10. | Normal West | 1-1 | 20 | 6 |
Others receiving votes: Niles Notre Dame 8, Bloomington 3, Crete-Monee 3, Lemont 1.
Class 5A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Washington (11) | 2-0 | 119 | 1 |
| 2. | Dunlap | 2-0 | 104 | 2 |
| 3. | Montini (1) | 2-0 | 101 | 3 |
| 4. | Hillcrest | 2-0 | 82 | 4 |
| 5. | Highland | 2-0 | 61 | 6 |
| 6. | Sterling | 2-0 | 57 | 7 |
| 7. | Peorial Central | 2-0 | 51 | NR |
| 8. | Woodstock Marian | 2-0 | 41 | 9 |
| 9. | Antioch | 2-0 | 36 | 8 |
| 10. | Marion/St. Laurence (Tie) | 2-0, 2-0 | 6 | NR/NR |
Others receiving votes: Woodstock 5, Joliet Catholic 4, Decatur MacArthur 3, Rich Central 2, Carbondale 1.
Class 4A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Rochester (10) | 2-0 | 135 | 1 |
| 2. | IC Catholic (4) | 2-0 | 129 | 2 |
| 3. | Rockford Boylan | 2-0 | 108 | 4 |
| 4. | Taylorville | 2-0 | 91 | 5 |
| 5. | Morris | 1-1 | 68 | 3 |
| 5. (tie) | Columbia | 2-0 | 68 | 6 |
| 7. | Herrin | 2-0 | 51 | 7 |
| 8. | Richmond-Burton | 2-0 | 50 | 8 |
| 9. | Coal City | 1-1 | 30 | T10 |
| T-10. | Wheaton Academy | 2-0 | 14 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Raby 7, Cahokia 7, De La Salle 5, Geneseo 3, Johnsburg 2, Althoff Catholic 1, Sandwich 1
Class 3A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Byron (8) | 2-0 | 121 | 1 |
| 2. | Williamsville (3) | 2-0 | 112 | 2 |
| 3. | Farmington | 2-0 | 95 | 3 |
| 4. | Carlinville (1) | 2-0 | 84 | 5 |
| 5. | Rock Island Alleman | 2-0 | 82 | 6 |
| 6. | Monticello | 2-0 | 55 | 8 |
| 7. | North Boone (1) | 2-0 | 48 | 10 |
| 8. | Bishop McNamara | 2-0 | 37 | 10 |
| 9. | Vandalia | 2-0 | 32 | 9 |
| 10. | Wilmington | 1-1 | 26 | 4 |
Others receiving votes: Beardstown 7, Pleasant Plains 7, Elmwood-Brimfield 6, DuQuoin 5, West Frankfort 1.
Class 2A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Maroa-Forsyth (9) | 2-0 | 135 | 1 |
| 2. | Sterling Newman (5) | 2-0 | 124 | 2 |
| 3. | Orion | 2-0 | 102 | 4 |
| 3. (Tie) | Decatur St. Teresa | 2-0 | 102 | 3 |
| 5. | Rockridge | 2-0 | 92 | 5 |
| 6. | Illini West (Carthage) | 2-0 | 70 | 6 |
| 7. | Pana | 2-0 | 43 | 9 |
| 8. | Downs Tri-Valley | 1-1 | 28 | 10 |
| 9. | Mercer County | 1-1 | 28 | 10 |
| 10. | El Paso-Gridley, Eastland-Pearl City, Auburb | 2-0 | 10 | NR/NR/NR |
Others receiving votes: Hamilton West Hancock 7, Chicago (Hope) Academy 6, Knoxville 5, Trenton Wesclin 5, Red Bud 4, Bismarck-Henning 3, Fieldcrest 2.
Class 1A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Lena-Winslow (11) | 2-0 | 128 | 1 |
| 2. | Tuscola | 2-0 | 110 | 2 |
| 3. | Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (5) | 2-0 | 106 | 3 |
| 4. | Camp Point Central | 2-0 | 86 | 4 |
| 5. | Ottawa Marquette | 2-0 | 69 | 6 |
| 6. | Princeville | 2-0 | 55 | 7 |
| 7. | Aurora Christian | 2-0 | 36 | 10 |
| 8. | Argenta-Oreana | 2-0 | 32 | 8 |
| 9. | Forreston | 1-1 | 30 | 5 |
| 10. | Dakota | 2-0 | 26 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Concord (Triopia) 25, Athens 6, Milledgeville 4, Carrollton 1, Annawan-Wethersfield 1.