The Associated Press (AP) released its latest IHSA girls basketball poll of the 2024-25 season Wednesday.
Sherrard (8-1, 3-0 TRAC West) received votes in the 2A poll.
Local schools ranked this week include Abingdon-Avon (1A No. 3), Alleman (2A No. 10), and Galesburg (3A No. 7).
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 first-place votes a team received.
IHSA 1A AP Girls Basketball Poll – Dec. 18, 2024
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Effingham St. Anthony (3) | 10-1 | 57 | 2 |
| 2 | Okawville (2) | 6-2 | 42 | 1 |
| T3 | Abingdon-Avon (1) | 10-2 | 30 | 3 |
| T3 | Cissna Park | 9-2 | 30 | 4 |
| T5 | Orangeville | 11-1 | 25 | 9 |
| T5 | Brownstown/St. Elmo | 11-2 | 25 | 7 |
| 7 | Gibson City-Melvin Sibley (1) | 8-0 | 24 | NR |
| 8 | Pecatonica | 11-1 | 22 | NR |
| 9 | Morgan Park Academy | 8-0 | 18 | 8 |
| 10 | Calhoun | 5-2 | 17 | 5 |
Receiving votes: 11, Salt Fork 12. 12, Roanoke-Benson 8. 13, Serena 6. 14, Rockford Lutheran 5. 15, Galena 3. 16, United 3. 17, Illini Bluffs 2. 18, St. Edward 1.
IHSA 2A AP Girls Basketball Poll – Dec. 18, 2024
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breese Central (5) | 8-0 | 67 | 2 |
| 2 | Nashville (1) | 7-1 | 55 | 1 |
| 3 | Stillman Valley | 11-0 | 44 | 6 |
| 4 | Carlyle | 8-0 | 43 | 5 |
| 5 | Teutopolis | 9-2 | 37 | 3 |
| 6 | Peoria Notre Dame (1) | 8-3 | 31 | 1 |
| 7 | Vienna | 9-0 | 19 | NR |
| 8 | Bishop McNamara | 9-2 | 18 | 7 |
| 9 | Watseka | 10-1 | 13 | 9 |
| 10 | Alleman | 9-2 | 11 | NR |
Receiving votes: 11, Byron 10. 12, Mt. Carmel 9. 13, Sherrard 9. 14, Breese Mater Dei 8. 15, Central Southeastern 6. 16, Sullivan 5.
IHSA 3A Girls Basketball Poll – Dec. 18, 2024
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Dixon (1) | 11-0 | 59 | 2 |
| T1 | Washington (5) | 12-0 | 59 | 1 |
| 3 | Mount Vernon | 9-1 | 47 | 4 |
| 4 | Civic Memorial | 10-0 | 45 | 3 |
| 5 | St. Ignatius (1) | 9-1 | 42 | 7 |
| 6 | Quincy Notre Dame | 7-0 | 38 | 5 |
| 7 | Galesburg | 10-1 | 27 | 7 |
| T8 | Montini | 8-3 | 17 | 8 |
| T8 | Morton | 8-1 | 17 | 9 |
| 10 | Marian Catholic | 9-1 | 14 | NR |
Receiving votes: 11, Sterling 9. 12, Kankakee 6. 13, Morris 2. 14, St. Viator 2. 15, Ottawa 1.
IHSA 4A Girls Basketball Poll – Dec. 18, 2024
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyons (6) | 11-0 | 60 | 1 |
| 2 | Benet | 9-1 | 51 | 2 |
| 3 | Kenwood | 11-1 | 40 | 8 |
| 4 | Waubonsie Valley | 10-1 | 34 | T3 |
| 5 | Fremd | 10-2 | 29 | 10 |
| 6 | St. Charles North | 11-1 | 22 | 9 |
| 7 | Whitney Young | 5-4 | 19 | T3 |
| T8 | Alton | 8-1 | 18 | NR |
| T8 | Loyola | 7-2 | 18 | 6 |
| T10 | Huntley | 10-0 | 14 | NR |
| T10 | Nazareth | 8-2 | 14 | 5 |
Receiving votes: 12, Lockport 3. 13, Prospect 3. 14, Normal Community 2. 15, Batavia 2. 16, Maine South 1.
Ty’s 1A Ballot
- Effingham St. Anthony
- Okawville
- Cissna Park
- Abingdon-Avon
- Calhoun
- Brownstown/St. Elmo
- Serena
- Morgan Park Academy
- Roanoke-Benson
- Orangeville
Ty’s 2A Ballot
- Peoria Notre Dame
- Nashville
- Breese Central
- Teutopolis
- Carlyle
- Bishop McNamara
- Stillman Valley
- Alleman
- Central-Southeastern
- Sherard
Ty’s 3A Ballot
- Washington
- Dixon
- Civic Memorial
- Mount Vernon
- Quincy Notre Dame
- St. Ignatius
- Galesburg
- Montini
- Morton
- Sterling
Ty’s 4A Ballot
- Lyons
- Whitney Young
- Benet
- Nazareth
- Waubonsie Valley
- Loyola
- Kenwood
- St. Charles North
- Alton
- Fremd