The first Associated Press (AP) poll of 2024 was released for IHSA girls basketball this week.
Local teams included in this week’s rankings are Annawan (#3 in 1A), Alleman (#5 in 2A), and Galesburg (#3 in 3A).
WRMJ will post the polls when they are released throughout the season.
*The number in parentheses represents how many first place votes a team received.
AP 1A Poll:
1.Galena (6)
2. Orangeville (1)
3. Annawan (1)
4. Okawville
5. Tuscola (1)
6. Pecatonica
7. Altamont (1)
8. Elmwood
9. Effingham St. Anthony
10. Illini Bluffs
Receiving votes: Serena 16, Brown County 12, Aquin 10, Goreville 10, Peoria Heights 6, Pop County 2, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 2, Wethersfield 2, Father McGivney 2, Willows 1, Central A & M 1
AP 2A Poll:
1.Breese Central (3)
2. Breese Mater Dei (3)
3. Deer Creek-Mackinaw
4. Peoria Notre Dame (3)
5. Alleman
6. Nashville
7. Central-Southeastern (1)
8. PORTA (1)
T9. Teutopolis
T9. Carlyle
Receiving votes: Watseka 16, DePaul Prep 11, Bishop McNamara 8, Staunton 6, Carterville 4, Canton 3, Stillman Valley 3, Pleasant Plains 2, Princeton 1, Beecher 1
AP 3A Poll:
1.Lincoln (8)
2. Peoria
3. Galesburg
4. Quincy Notre Dame
5. Morton
6. Civic Memorial
7. Washington
8. Montini
T9. Boylan Catholic
T9. Mt. Zion
Receiving votes: Effingham 9, Hyde Park 8, Taylorville 7, Mattoon 6, Mount Vernon 5, Richwoods 5, Dixon 3, Morris 2, Butler 1
AP 4A Poll:
1.Loyola Academy (3)
2. Alton (3)
3. Maine South (1)
4. Normal Community
5. Bolingbrook
6. Nazareth Academy
7. O’Fallon
8. Batavia
9. Quincy
T10. Hononegah
T10. Waubonsie Valley
Receiving votes: Kenwood 10, Whitney Young 8, Fremd 6, Glenbard West 5, St. Charles North 4, UT 3, Lincoln-Way East 3, Downers Grove North 2, Stevenson 1, Romeoville 1