The Associated Press (AP) released its preseason IHSA football rankings on Wednesday.
Rockridge is ranked No. 4 in 2A coming into the season.
Other TRAC schools ranked in the preseason poll are Newman (1A No. 4) and Princeton (3A No. 6).
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.
Preseason 1A AP Poll
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lena-Winslow (9) | 90 |
| 2 | Camp Point Central | 72 |
| 3 | Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley | 51 |
| 4 | Newman Central Catholic | 49 |
| 5 | Dwight | 33 |
| 6 | Carrolton | 26 |
| 7 | LeRoy | 24 |
| 8 | Momence | 22 |
| 9 | Casey-Westfield | 20 |
| T10 | Galena | 19 |
| T10 | Stockton | 19 |
Receiving votes: 12, Brown County 12. 13, Clifton Central 11. 14, Greenfield-Northwestern 8. 15, Calhoun 7. 16, Tuscola 7. 17, Ottawa Marquette 6. 18, Athens 5. 19, Winchester-West Central 5. 20, Salt Fork 4. 21, Stark County 2. 22, Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond 1. 23, Sesser-Valier 1. 24, Annwan-Wethersfield 1.
Preseason 2A AP Poll
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maroa-Forsyth (7) | 88 |
| 2 | Tri-Valley (2) | 73 |
| 3 | Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin | 47 |
| T4 | Farmington | 45 |
| T4 | Rockridge | 45 |
| 6 | Westville | 41 |
| 7 | Seneca | 32 |
| 8 | Pana | 28 |
| T9 | Nashville | 24 |
| T9 | Johnston City | 24 |
Receiving votes: 11, Peotone 11. 12, Eastland-Pearl City 8. 13, Aurora Christian 8. 14, Jacksonville Routt 7. 15, Paxton-Buckley-Loda 6. 16, Phillips 3. 17, Shelbyville 2. 18, Elmwood-Brimfield 1. 19, Aledo Mercer County 1. 20, Chester 1.
Preseason 3A AP Poll
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Byron (5) | 94 |
| 2 | Wilmington (2) | 79 |
| 3 | IC Catholic (2) | 58 |
| 4 | Althoff Catholic (1) | 56 |
| 5 | Tolono Unity | 54 |
| 6 | Princeton | 51 |
| 7 | St. Joseph-Ogden | 45 |
| 8 | Williamsville | 28 |
| 9 | Richmond-Burton | 21 |
| 10 | Monticello | 17 |
Receiving votes: 11, Bloomington Central Catholic 16. 12, Durand-Pecatonica 9. 13, Chicago Christian 8. 14, Bishop McNamara 7. 15, Eureka 3. 16, Greenville 2. 17, Johnsburg 1. 18, Monmouth-Roseville 1.
Preseason 4A AP Poll
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montini (8) | 88 |
| 2 | Rochester | 70 |
| 3 | Mount Zion | 60 |
| 4 | Coal City | 53 |
| 5 | Morris (1) | 45 |
| 6 | Sacred Heart-Griffin | 40 |
| 7 | Breese Central | 26 |
| T8 | Dixon | 21 |
| T8 | Metamora | 21 |
| 10 | Highland | 13 |
Receiving votes: 1, Quincy Notre Dame 11. 12, Benton 10. 13, Cahokia 8. 14, Rochelle 7. 15, Rockford Boylan 6. 16, Murphysboro 4. 17, Carterville 4. 18, Centralia 4. 19, Waterloo 2. 20, Geneseo 1. 21, Macomb 1.
Preseason 5A AP Poll
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cary-Grove (7) | 70 |
| 2 | Wheaton St. Francis | 58 |
| 3 | Prairie Ridge | 52 |
| 4 | Kankakee | 39 |
| 5 | Sycamore | 35 |
| T6 | Peoria | 28 |
| T6 | Morgan Park | 28 |
| 8 | Providence Catholic | 19 |
| 9 | Mahomet-Seymour | 17 |
| 10 | Lemont | 11 |
Receiving votes: 11, Wheaton Academy 7. 12, Lake Forest 6. 13, Kaneland 4. 14, Sterling 4. 15, Belvidere North 3. 16, Normal U-High 2. 17, Triad 2.
Preseason 6A AP Poll
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | East St. Louis (8) | 80 |
| 2 | Nazareth Academy | 68 |
| 3 | St. Rita | 62 |
| 4 | Fenwick | 46 |
| 5 | Richards | 42 |
| 6 | Geneva | 37 |
| 7 | Joliet Catholic | 28 |
| 8 | Glenwood | 23 |
| 9 | Quincy | 16 |
| 10 | Burlington Central | 15 |
Receiving votes: 11, Crete-Monee 10. 12, Antioch 3. 13, Lake Zurich 3. 14, Libertyville 3. 15, Normal West 2. 16, Washington 2.
Preseason 7A AP Poll
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| T1 | Batavia (5) | 92 |
| T1 | Downers Grove North (4) | 92 |
| 3 | Brother Rice (1) | 82 |
| 4 | St. Charles North | 65 |
| 5 | Hersey | 47 |
| 6 | Normal Community | 43 |
| 7 | Lincoln-Way West | 39 |
| 8 | Bradley-Bourbonnais | 25 |
| 9 | Edwardsville | 21 |
| T10 | Prospect | 15 |
| T10 | Lincoln-Way Central | 15 |
Receiving votes: 12, DePaul Prep 4. 13, St. Laurence 3. 14, Benet Academy 3. 15, Wheaton Warrenville South 2. 16, Willowbrook 1. 17, Moline 1.
Preseason 8A AP Poll
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Carmel (9) | 99 |
| 2 | Lincoln-Way East | 86 |
| 3 | Loyola (1) | 79 |
| 4 | Maine South | 59 |
| 5 | York | 56 |
| 6 | Marist | 46 |
| 7 | Warren | 40 |
| 8 | Fremd | 38 |
| 9 | Lyons | 18 |
| 10 | Palatine | 16 |
Receiving votes: 11, Naperville North 5. 12, Glenbard West 4. 13, Naperville Central 2. 14, Aurora West 1. 15, Barrington 1.
Ty’s 1A Ballot
- Lena-Winslow
- Camp Point Central
- Stockton
- Newman Central Catholic
- Galena
- LeRoy
- Casey-Westfield
- Gibson-City-Melvin-Sibley
- Calhoun
- Arther-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond
Ty’s 2A Ballot
- Maroa-Forsyth
- Tri-Valley
- Eastland-Pearl City
- Rockridge
- Paxton-Buckley-Loda
- Nashville
- Seneca
- Farmington
- Johnston City
- Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin
Ty’s 3A Ballot
- IC Catholic
- Althoff Catholic
- Byron
- Tolono Unity
- Monticello
- Wilmington
- Princeton
- Durand-Pecatonica
- St. Joseph-Ogden
- Chicago Christian
Ty’s 4A Ballot
- Montini
- Rochester
- Mount Zion
- Morris
- Sacred Heart-Griffin
- Breese Central
- Coal City
- Metamora
- Dixon
- Murphysboro
Ty’s 5A Ballot
- Cary-Grove
- Wheaton St. Francis
- Prairie Ridge
- Kankakee
- Peoria
- Mahomet-Seymour
- Morgan Park
- Belvidere North
- Normal U-High
- Wheaton Academy
Ty’s 6A Ballot
- East St. Louis
- Nazareth Academy
- St. Rita
- Fenwick
- Geneva
- Richards
- Quincy
- Glenwood
- Burlington Central
- Normal West
Ty’s 7A Ballot
- Downers Grove North
- Batavia
- Brother Rice
- St. Charles North
- Hersey
- Lincoln-Way West
- Bradley-Bourbonnais
- Normal Community
- Benet Academy
- Edwarsville
Ty’s 8A Ballot
- Mount Carmel
- Loyola Academy
- Lincoln-Way East
- Maine South
- York
- Fremd
- Warren
- Marist
- Palatine
- Naperville North