Here are the latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters:
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Loyola (8) | (8-0) | 98 | 1 |
| 2. Lincoln-Way East (2) | (8-0) | 91 | 2 |
| 3. York | (8-0) | 81 | 3 |
| 4. Glenbard West | (7-1) | 68 | 4 |
| 5. Gurnee Warren | (7-1) | 45 | 5 |
| 6. Maine South | (6-2) | 43 | 7 |
| 7. O’Fallon | (7-1) | 39 | 6 |
| 8. Plainfield North | (8-0) | 26 | NR |
| 9. Chicago (Marist) | (5-3) | 20 | NR |
| 10. South Elgin | (8-0) | 13 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Edwardsville 9, Glenbrook South 7, Palatine 5, Naperville Central 4, Naperville Neuqua Valley 1.
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Chicago Mt. Carmel (10) | (8-0) | 100 | 1 |
| 2. Hersey | (8-0) | 84 | 2 |
| 3. Prospect | (7-1) | 73 | 3 |
| 4. Chicago (St. Rita) | (6-2) | 67 | T4 |
| 5. St. Charles North | (7-1) | 62 | T4 |
| 6. Pekin | (8-0) | 45 | 6 |
| 7. Wheaton North | (7-1) | 40 | 7 |
| 8. Jacobs | (7-1) | 31 | 8 |
| 9. Lake Zurich | (7-1) | 18 | 10 |
| (tie) Batavia | (6-2) | 18 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: Brother Rice 5, Moline 5, Yorkville 2.
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. East St. Louis (9) | (6-2) | 97 | 1 |
| 2. Chicago (Simeon) (1) | (8-0) | 89 | 2 |
| 3. Lemont | (8-0) | 81 | 3 |
| 4. Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge | (7-1) | 69 | 4 |
| 5. Crete-Monee | (6-2) | 61 | 5 |
| 6. Wauconda | (8-0) | 49 | 6 |
| 7. Normal West | (7-1) | 38 | 8 |
| 8. Niles Notre Dame | (6-2) | 30 | 9 |
| 9. Chicago (St. Ignatius) | (6-2) | 12 | NR |
| 10. Belvidere North | (7-1) | 10 | 7 |
Others receiving votes: Grayslake North 5, Chatham Glenwood 5, Champaign Centennial 2, Antioch 1, Kenwood 1.
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Kankakee (8) | (7-1) | 98 | 1 |
| 2. Sycamore (2) | (8-0) | 90 | 2 |
| 3. Mahomet-Seymour | (8-0) | 80 | 3 |
| 4. Morris | (7-1) | 67 | 6 |
| 5. Highland | (7-1) | 51 | 8 |
| 6. Chicago (Morgan Park) | (7-1) | 48 | 5 |
| 7. Peoria | (7-1) | 46 | 4 |
| 8. Rockford Boylan | (7-1) | 36 | 9 |
| 9. Sterling | (6-2) | 19 | 7 |
| 10. LaGrange Park (Nazareth) | (4-4) | 7 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Rochelle 4, Providence 3, Glenbard South 1.
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) (8) | (8-0) | 96 | 1 |
| 2. Richmond-Burton (1) | (8-0) | 90 | 2 |
| 3. St. Francis (1) | (8-0) | 83 | 3 |
| 4. Rochester | (7-1) | 65 | 4 |
| 5. Joliet Catholic | (6-2) | 64 | 5 |
| 6. Stillman Valley | (8-0) | 52 | 6 |
| 7. Carterville | (8-0) | 39 | 7 |
| 8. Wheaton Academy | (7-1) | 26 | 9 |
| 9. Macomb | (8-0) | 25 | 8 |
| 10. Genoa-Kingston | (6-2) | 4 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Columbia 3, Breese Central 2, Chicago (Phillips) 1.
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. IC Catholic (8) | (7-1) | 107 | 1 |
| 2. Reed-Custer (3) | (8-0) | 100 | 2 |
| 3. Princeton | (8-0) | 87 | 3 |
| 4. Byron | (7-1) | 70 | 4 |
| 5. Fairbury Prairie Central | (8-0) | 68 | 5 |
| 6. Mt. Carmel | (8-0) | 55 | 6 |
| 7. Williamsville | (7-1) | 49 | 7 |
| 8. Seneca | (8-0) | 33 | 8 |
| 9. Tolono Unity | (7-1) | 24 | 9 |
| 10. Benton | (7-1) | 10 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Eureka 1, Durand-Pecatonica 1.
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Decatur St. Teresa (11) | (8-0) | 110 | 1 |
| 2. Maroa-Forsyth | (8-0) | 99 | 2 |
| 3. Wilmington | (7-1) | 83 | 5 |
| 4. Bismarck-Henning | (8-0) | 81 | 3 |
| 5. Rockridge | (7-1) | 62 | 6 |
| 6. Downs Tri-Valley | (7-1) | 57 | 7 |
| 7. Johnston City | (8-0) | 37 | 9 |
| 8. Pana | (7-1) | 31 | NR |
| 9. North-Mac | (7-1) | 20 | 4 |
| 10. Nashville | (6-2) | 15 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Carmi White County 4, Knoxville 3, Farmington 2, Mercer County 1.
| School | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. Lena-Winslow (10) | (8-0) | 109 | 1 |
| 2. Colfax Ridgeview (1) | (8-0) | 100 | 2 |
| 3. Hope Academy | (8-0) | 84 | 4 |
| 4. Camp Point Central | (8-0) | 74 | 3 |
| 5. Athens | (7-1) | 59 | 6 |
| 6. Fulton | (6-2) | 49 | 7 |
| 7. Shelbyville | (7-1) | 36 | 5 |
| 8. Ottawa Marquette | (7-1) | 33 | 9 |
| 9. Greenfield-Northwestern | (8-0) | 31 | 8 |
| 10. Kewanee-Annawan-Wethersfield | (7-1) | 19 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Gilman Iroquois West 3, Carrollton 3, Tuscola 2, St. Bede 2, Red Hill 1.
