The preseason AP polls are out. 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 | Pts |
| 1. | Loyola (10) | 127 |
| 2. | Lincoln-Way East (3) | 119 |
| 3. | Maine South | 93 |
| 4. | Naperville Central | 85 |
| 5. | Homewood-Flossmoor | 73 |
| 6. | Marist | 44 |
| 7. | Warren | 42 |
| 8. | Edwardsville | 33 |
| 9. | Minooka | 27 |
| 10. | Barrington | 21 |
Others receiving votes: Oswego 18, Stevenson 8, Bolingbrook 7, Hinsdale Central 6, Oak Park-River Forest 4, Neuqua Valley 3, Niles Notre Dame 3, Huntley 2.
Class 7A
| No. | Team | Pts |
| 1. | Nazareth (11) | 123 |
| 2. | Batavia (1) | 113 |
| 3. | Mount Carmel | 92 |
| 4. | St. Charles North | 89 |
| 5. | Brother Rice (1) | 80 |
| 6. | Glenbard West | 48 |
| 7. | Wheaton Warrenville South | 35 |
| 8. | Willowbrook | 34 |
| 9. | Lake Zurich | 31 |
| 10. | Harlem | 15 |
Others receiving votes: Moline 10, Rolling Meadows 9, DeKalb 8, Hersey 7, Glenbard East 5, Hononegah 4, Normal Community 4, Benet 3, Maine West 2, Plainfield North 2, Lincoln-Way West 1.
Class 6A
| No. | Team | Pts |
| 1. | Richards (3) | 112 |
| 2. | Cary-Grove (7) | 107 |
| 3. | Phillips | 93 |
| 4. | Simeon (3) | 90 |
| 5. | Crete-Monee | 81 |
| 6. | Prairie Ridge (1) | 67 |
| 7. | Antioch | 52 |
| 8. | Washington | 45 |
| 9. | Providence | 36 |
| 10. | Normal West | 29 |
Others receiving votes: Glenwood 26, Lemont 9, Springfield 7, Peoria Central 6, Kaneland 4, Lake Forest 4, Rock Island 1, Yorkville 1.
Class 5A
| No. | Team | Pts |
| 1. | Joliet Catholic (3) | 114 |
| 2. | East St. Louis (11) | 110 |
| 3. | Montini | 107 |
| 4. | Sacred Heart-Griffin | 77 |
| 5. | Hillcrest | 66 |
| 6. | Sycamore | 44 |
| 7. | Sterling | 43 |
| 8. | Boylan Catholic | 42 |
| 9. | St. Rita | 38 |
| 10. | Metamora | 26 |
Others receiving votes: Cahokia 25, Highland 23, Mascoutah 14, MacArthur 12, Payton 5, St. Laurence 4, Solorio 3, Marion 3, Evergreen Park 3, Morris 3, Kankakee 2, Champaign Central 1, Springfield Southeast 1.
Class 4A
| No. | Team | Pts |
| 1. | IC Catholic (10) | 122 |
| 2. | Bishop McNamara (2) | 111 |
| 3. | Rochester (1) | 110 |
| 4. | Coal City (1) | 102 |
| 5. | Richmond-Burton | 62 |
| 6. | Marengo | 40 |
| 7. | Columbia | 31 |
| 8. | Taylorville | 30 |
| T-9. | Effingham | 23 |
| T-9. | Genoa-Kingston | 23 |
Others receiving votes: Johnsburg 22, Murphysboro 22, Stillman Valley 20, Pontiac 13, Herscher 9, Geneseo 7, Marian Central Catholic 7, Dixon 4, Fairbury Prairie Central 3, St. Francis 3, Paris 2, Mt. Zion 2, Tolono Unity 1, Breese Central 1.
Class 3A
| No. | Team | Pts |
| 1. | Byron (8) | 125 |
| 2. | Monticello (2) | 104 |
| 3. | Eureka (2) | 81 |
| 4. | Williamsville | 76 |
| 5. | Carlinville | 54 |
| 6. | Wilmington (1) | 53 |
| 7. | Princeton | 47 |
| 8. | Fairfield | 33 |
| 9. | Lisle | 26 |
| 10. | Beardstown | 21 |
Others receiving votes: Farmington 20, Nashville 14, Pana 10, Monmouth-Roseville 10, Greenville 10, Peotone 8, Quincy Notre Dame 7, Alleman Catholic 7, Breese Mater Dei 4, Anna-Jonesboro 2, Pleasant Plains 2, Vandalia 1.
Class 2A
| No. | Team | Pts |
| 1. | Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (6) | 108 |
| 2. | Maroa-Forsyth (4) | 96 |
| 3. | Clifton Central (1) | 82 |
| 4. | Decatur St. Teresa | 65 |
| 5. | Newman Central Catholic | 54 |
| 6. | Eastland-Pearl City (1) | 52 |
| 7. | Bismarck-Henning | 48 |
| 8. | Orion | 45 |
| 9. | Downs Tri-Valley | 40 |
| 10. | Fieldcrest | 26 |
Others receiving votes: Illini West 15, Rockridge 9, Althoff Catholic 8, Mercer County 4, Orr 3, West Hancock 2, Auburn 2, Eldorado 1.
Class 1A
| No. | Team | Pts |
| 1. | Forreston (4) | 98 |
| T-2. | Lena-Winslow (5) | 84 |
| T-2. | Tuscola (1) | 84 |
| 4. | Moweaqua Central A&M (1) | 51 |
| 5. | Camp Point Central | 49 |
| 6. | Argenta-Oreana | 44 |
| 7. | Aurora Christian | 40 |
| 8. | Dakota | 37 |
| 9. | Athens | 33 |
| 10. | Annawan-Wethersfield | 24 |
Others receiving votes: Hope Academy 23, Arcola 19, Ottawa Marquette 17, Carrollton 14, Triopia 12, Brown County 8, Fisher 7, Fulton 6, Princeville 5, Milledgeville 2, Madison 2, Morrison 1.