Final IHSA Football AP Poll

October 25, 2023 Ty Taylor Local Sports

The final Associated Press (AP) 2023 IHSA football poll was released Wednesday afternoon.

The Rockridge Rockets are ranked #6 in Class 2A this week. Other local schools in this week’s rankings are Stark County and Morrison (tied for #6 in 1A), Annawan-Wethersfield (#8 in 1A), Princeton (#2 in 3A), and Kewanee (#9 in 4A).

WRMJ will post the polls each week. WRMJ’s Ty Taylor is an AP voter. His ballot will accompany the AP poll throughout the year.

*The number in parentheses represents how many number-one overall votes a team received.

 

Final AP 1A poll:

1.Lena-Winslow (10)

2. Camp Pt. Central

3. Althoff Catholic

4. Greenfield-Northwestern

5. Hope Academy

T6. Stark County

T6. Morrison

8. Annawan-Wethersfield

9. Sesser-Valier

10. Aurora Christian

Receiving votes: Forreston 17, Newman 12, Fulton 4, Casey-Westfield 1

 

Final AP 2A poll:

1.Maroa-Forsyth (10)

2. Bloomington Central Catholic

3. Tri-Valley

4. Seneca

5. Wilmington

6. Rockridge

T7. Aruthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond

T7. Athens

9. Shelbyville

10. Momence

Receiving votes: Farmington 13, Johnston City 11, Westville 11, Lawrenceville 6, Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin 3, Nashville 1, Knoxville 1

 

Final AP 3A poll:

  1. Byron (10)
  2. Princeton
  3. Roxana
  4. DuQuoin
  5. Montini
  6. Greenville
  7. Williamsville
  8. Mt. Carmel
  9. St. Joseph-Ogden
  10. Durand-Pecatonica

Receiving votes: Olympia 14, Tolono Unity 8, Sullivan 1

 

Final AP 4A poll:

  1. Rochester (10)
  2. IC Catholic
  3. Boylan Catholic
  4. Wheaton Academy
  5. Richmond-Burton
  6. Murphysboro
  7. St. Laurence
  8. Dixon
  9. Kewanee
  10. Breese Central

Receiving votes: Coal City 12, Carterville 10, St. Viator 9, Mt. Zion 6, Cahokia 2, Geneseo 1, Normal U-High 1, Phillips 1

 

Final AP 5A poll:

  1. Prairie Ridge (9)
  2. Morris
  3. Carmel
  4. Morgan Park
  5. Sycamore
  6. Wheaton St. Francis
  7. Antioch (1)
  8. Peoria
  9. Morton
  10. Joliet Catholic

Receiving votes: Glenbrard South 10, Highland 9, Mahomet-Seymour 9, MacArthur 5, Thornton Fractional North 5, Providence Catholic 5, Nazareth Academy 4, Payton 3, Sacred Heart-Griffin 2, Rochelle 2

 

Final AP 6A poll:

1.East St. Louis (9)

2. Kankakee (2)

3. Washington

4. Lake Zurich

5. Cary-Grove

6. Geneva

7. Normal West

8. Richards

9. Belvidere North

T10. Wauconda

T10. Crete-Monee

Receiving votes: Glenwood 5, Kaneland 3, Lemont 2, Lake View 2, Simeon 1

 

Final AP 7A Poll:

1.Mt. Carmel (9)

2. Hersey (2)

3. Batavia

4. Normal Community

5. Quincy

6. Hononegah

7. Lincoln-Way Central

8. Lincoln-Way West

9. Maine West

T10. Downers Grove North

T10. Glenbard East

Receiving votes: Prospect 7, St. Charles North 7, Yorkville 5, St. Rita 4, Kenwood 2, Bradley-Bourbonnais 2, Brother Rice 2, Lincoln Park 1

 

Final AP 8A poll:

  1. Loyola Academy (11)
  2. Lincoln-Way East
  3. Barrington
  4. Maine South
  5. York
  6. Edwardsville
  7. Huntley
  8. Glenbard West
  9. Warren
  10. South Elgin

Receiving votes: Naperville Central 11, Joliet West 9, Minooka 6, Belleville East 2, Neuqua Valley 1, Palatine 1, St. Ignatius 1, Stevenson 1

 

Ty’s final 1A ballot:

  1. Lena-Winslow
  2. Althoff Catholic
  3. Camp Pt. Central
  4. Morrison
  5. Hope Academy
  6. Forreston
  7. Greenfield-Northwestern
  8. Stark County
  9. Aurora Christian
  10. Fulton

 

Ty’s final 2A ballot:

  1. Maroa-Forsyth
  2. Bloomington Central Catholic
  3. Seneca
  4. Tri-Valley
  5. Wilmington
  6. Rockridge
  7. Athens
  8. Johnston City
  9. Shelbyville
  10. Momence

 

Ty’s final 3A ballot:

  1. Byron
  2. Princeton
  3. Montini
  4. Williamsville
  5. Roxana
  6. DuQuoin
  7. Olympia
  8. Durand-Pecatonica
  9. St. Joseph-Ogden
  10. Greenville

 

Ty’s final 4A ballot:

  1. Rochester
  2. IC Catholic
  3. Boylan Catholic
  4. Wheaton Academy
  5. Murphysboro
  6. Richmond-Burton
  7. Breese Central
  8. Mt. Zion
  9. St. Laurence
  10. Dixon

 

Ty’s final 5A ballot:

  1. Prairie Ridge
  2. Morris
  3. Sycamore
  4. Morgan Park
  5. Carmel
  6. Wheaton St. Francis
  7. Antioch
  8. Peoria
  9. Joliet Catholic
  10. Sacred Heart-Griffin

 

Ty’s final 6A ballot: 

  1. East St. Louis
  2. Kankakee
  3. Washington
  4. Lake Zurich
  5. Cary-Grove
  6. Geneva
  7. Normal West
  8. Belvidere North
  9. Richards
  10. Wauconda

 

Ty’s final 7A ballot:

  1. Mt. Carmel
  2. Batavia
  3. Hersey
  4. Normal Community
  5. Quincy
  6. Hononegah
  7. Lincoln-Way Central
  8. Maine West
  9. Lincoln-Way West
  10. Borther Rice

 

Ty’s final Week 8 ballot:

  1. Loyola Academy
  2. Lincoln-Way East
  3. Barrington
  4. Maine South
  5. York
  6. Warren
  7. Edwardsville
  8. Huntley
  9. Glenbard West
  10. South Elgin