Week 1 IHSA AP Football Poll

August 30, 2023 Ty Taylor Local Sports

The Associated Press (AP) Week 1 IHSA football poll was released Wednesday afternoon. The Rockridge Rockets are ranked 10th in Class 2A.

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.

 

AP Week 1 1A poll:

  1. Lena-Winslow (7)
  2. Forreston
  3. Camp Pt. Central
  4. Althoff Catholic
  5. Greenfield-Northwestern
  6. Fulton
  7. Annawan-Wethersfield
  8. Newman Central Catholic
  9. St. Bede
  10. Dakota

Receiving votes: Rockford Lutheran 7, Hope Academy 7, Galena 4, Aurora Christian 4, Carrollton 4, Tuscola 3, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 2, LeRoy 2, Calhoun 1

AP Week 1 2A poll:

  1. Moroa-Forsyth (5)
  2. Tri-Valley
  3. Athens
  4. Seneca (1)
  5. Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin
  6. St. Teresa (1)
  7. Nashville
  8. Marian Catholic
  9. Bloomington Central Catholic
  10. Rockridge

Receiving votes: Johnston City 9, Knoxville 9, El Paso-Gridley 5, Breese Mater Dei 4, Pana 3, Shelbyville 2, Carmi-White County 1

AP Week 1 3A poll:

  1. Princeton (3)
  2. Byron (6)
  3. Tolono Unity (1)
  4. Williamsville
  5. Montini
  6. Reed-Custer
  7. Olympia
  8. Eureka
  9. Wilmington
  10. St. Joseph-Ogden

Receiving votes: Genoa-Kingston 11, Prairie Central 9, Durand-Pecatonica 6, Greenville 4, Mt. Carmel 4, Stillman Valley 1, Benton 1

AP Week 1 4A poll:

  1. Rochester (6)
  2. IC Catholic (6)
  3. Morris
  4. Richmond-Burton
  5. Boylan Catholic
  6. Rochelle
  7. Wheaton Academy
  8. Mt. Zion
  9. Carterville
  10. Murphysboro

Receiving votes: Normal U-High 8, Cahokia 6, Macomb 5, Geneseo 5, Breese Central 4, St. Laurence 3, Herrin 3, De La Salle 1

AP Week 1 5A poll:

1. Joliet Catholic (5)

2. Prairie Ridge (4)

T3. Nazareth Academy (2)

T3. Sycamore

5. Morgan Park

6. Peoria

7. Highland

8. Sacred Heart-Griffin

9. Benet Academy

T10. Metamore

T10. Carmel

Receiving votes: Wheaton St. Francis 9, Fenwick 9, Mount Vernon 8, Mahomet-Seymour 6, Glenbard South 5, Antioch 3, Mascoutah 1, Sterling 1

AP Week 1 6A poll:

1. East St. Louis (8)

2. St. Rita (3)

3. Providence Catholic

4. Kankakee

5. Lake Zurich

6. Geneva

7. Washington

8. Normal West

9. Libertyville

T10. Niles Notre Dame

T10. Cary-Grove

Receiving votes: Belvidere North 11, Lemont 9, Crystal Lake South 6, Centennial 4, Glenwood 4, Simeon 3, Deerfield 2, Harlem 2, Carmel 2, Lake Forest 1, Wauconda 1 Dunlap 1

AP Week 1 7A poll:

  1. Mt Carmel (11)
  2. Batavia
  3. Brother Rice
  4. St. Charles North
  5. Hersey
  6. Wheaton North
  7. Normal Community
  8. Prospect
  9. Yorkville
  10. Edwardsville

Receiving votes: Quincy 10, Moline 8, Pekin 5, Bradley-Bourbonnais 4, Hononegah 2, Downers Grove North 2, Wheaton Warrenville South 1

AP Week 1 8A poll:

1. Lincoln-Way East (7)

2. Loyola Academy (3)

3. York

4. Glenbard West

5. Maine South

6. Naperville North

T7. Barrington

T7. Palatine

9. O’Fallon

10. Warren

Receiving votes: Minooka 11, Huntley 9, Glenbard East 8, Bolingbrook 7, South Elgin 6, Marist 3, Naperville Central 2, St. Ignatius 1

 

Ty’s Week 1 1A ballot:

  1. Lena-Winslow
  2. Forreston
  3. Camp Pt. Central
  4. Greenfield-Northwestern
  5. Althoff Catholic
  6. Fulton
  7. Rockford Lutheran
  8. Newman Central Catholic
  9. St. Bede
  10. Dakota

Ty’s Week 1 2A ballot:

  1. Maroa-Forsyth
  2. Tri-Valley
  3. Athens
  4. Seneca
  5. St. Teresa
  6. Bloomington Central Catholic
  7. Marian Catholic
  8. Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin
  9. Johnston City
  10. Breese Mater Dei

Ty’s Week 1 3A ballot:

  1. Byron
  2. Princeton
  3. Williamsville
  4. Tolono Unity
  5. Reed-Custer
  6. Montini
  7. Eureka
  8. Durand-Pecatonica
  9. Prairie Central
  10. Olympia

Ty’s Week 1 4A ballot:

  1. Rochester
  2. IC Catholic
  3. Richmond-Burton
  4. Wheaton Academy
  5. Morris
  6. Boylan Catholic
  7. Carterville
  8. Rochelle
  9. Murphysboro
  10. Macomb

Ty’s Week 1 5A ballot:

  1. Prairie Ridge
  2. Nazareth Academy
  3. Joliet Catholic
  4. Sycamore
  5. Peoria
  6. Sacred Heart-Griffin
  7. Metamora
  8. Morgan Park
  9. Benet
  10. Carmel

Ty’s Week 1 6A ballot:

  1. East St. Louis
  2. St. Rita
  3. Kankakee
  4. Providence Catholic
  5. Lake Zurich
  6. Niles Notre Dame
  7. Washington
  8. Normal West
  9. Geneva
  10. Wauconda

Ty’s Week 1 7A ballot:

  1. Mt. Carmel
  2. Batavia
  3. Yorkville
  4. Brother Rice
  5. St. Charles North
  6. Normal Community
  7. Quincy
  8. Wheaton North
  9. Moline
  10. Wheaton Warrenville South

Ty’s Week 1 8A ballot:

  1. Loyola Academy
  2. Lincoln-Way East
  3. York
  4. Glenbard West
  5. Maine South
  6. Barrington
  7. O’Fallon
  8. Warren
  9. Palatine
  10. Naperville North