Illinois Media, formerly the Associated Press (AP), released its state rankings heading into Week 2 of the high school football season on Wednesday night.
Rockridge is ranked No. 10 in 2A this week.
Newman (No. 5) also represents the TRAC in the 2A rankings. Riverdale received votes in the 2A poll.
WRMJ will post the polls each week. WRMJ’s Ty Taylor is an Illinois Media voter. His ballot will accompany the Illinois Media poll throughout the year.
*The number in parentheses represents how many number-one overall votes a team received.
Week 2 1A Illinois Media Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lena-Winslow (11) | 0-1 | 127 | 1 |
| 2 | Brown County (2) | 1-0 | 122 | 2 |
| 3 | Calhoun (1) | 1-0 | 111 | 4 |
| 4 | Camp Point Central | 1-0 | 99 | 5 |
| 5 | Heyworth | 1-0 | 62 | 7 |
| 6 | Stockton | 0-1 | 61 | 3 |
| 7 | Oakwood | 1-0 | 48 | 9 |
| 8 | Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond | 1-0 | 40 | 8 |
| 9 | Annawan-Wethersfield | 1-0 | 30 | 10 |
| 10 | Forreston | 1-0 | 23 | NR |
Receiving votes: Tuscola 21, Casey-Westfield 20, Athens 4, Galena 3, Dwight 1.
Week 2 2A Illinois Media Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilmington (12) | 1-0 | 138 | 1 |
| 2 | El Paso-Gridley (1) | 1-0 | 126 | 2 |
| 3 | Maroa-Forsyth (1) | 1-0 | 112 | 3 |
| 4 | Tri-Valley | 1-0 | 99 | 4 |
| 5 | Newman | 1-0 | 71 | T5 |
| 6 | Aurora Christian | 1-0 | 58 | T5 |
| 7 | Farmington | 1-0 | 49 | T7 |
| 8 | Westville | 1-0 | 43 | 9 |
| 9 | Nashville | 1-0 | 29 | NR |
| 10 | Rockridge | 1-0 | 24 | T7 |
Receiving votes: Riverdale 7, Flora 6, Eastland 4, Central A&M 3, St. Teresa 1.
Week 2 3A Illinois Media Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Byron (7) | 1-0 | 133 | 1 |
| 2 | IC Catholic (7) | 1-0 | 128 | 2 |
| 3 | St. Joseph-Ogden | 1-0 | 102 | 3 |
| 4 | Tolono Unity | 1-0 | 98 | 4 |
| 5 | Richmond-Burton | 1-0 | 90 | 5 |
| 6 | Monticello | 1-0 | 55 | 6 |
| 7 | Williamsville | 1-0 | 47 | NR |
| 8 | Olympia | 1-0 | 28 | 8 |
| T9 | Bishop McNamara | 0-1 | 26 | 7 |
| T9 | Vandalia | 1-0 | 26 | 9 |
Receiving votes: Du-Pec 22, Benton 3, PORTA 2, Manteno 1.
Week 2 4A Illinois Media Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montini (14) | 1-0 | 140 | 1 |
| 2 | Rochester | 1-0 | 116 | 2 |
| 3 | Morris | 1-0 | 111 | 3 |
| 4 | Bloomington Central Catholic | 1-0 | 83 | 4 |
| 5 | Coal City | 1-0 | 73 | 6 |
| 6 | Breese Central | 1-0 | 71 | 5 |
| 7 | Cahokia | 1-0 | 62 | 7 |
| 8 | Metamora | 1-0 | 34 | 8 |
| 9 | Centralia | 1-0 | 32 | 10 |
| 10 | Geneseo | 1-0 | 21 | 9 |
Receiving votes: Althoff 12, Dixon 7, Macomb 6, Sterling 1, Waterloo 1.
Week 2 5A Illinois Media Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Providence (13) | 1-0 | 130 | 1 |
| 2 | Sacred Heart-Griffin | 1-0 | 106 | 3 |
| 3 | Kankakee | 1-0 | 101 | 7 |
| 4 | Wheaton St. Francis | 0-1 | 95 | 2 |
| 5 | Mahomet-Seymour | 1-0 | 74 | NR |
| 6 | Kaneland | 1-0 | 67 | NR |
| 7 | Morgan Park | 0-1 | 53 | 10 |
| 8 | Crystal Lake South | 1-0 | 17 | NR |
| 9 | Morton | 0-1 | 16 | 9 |
| 10 | Peoria | 0-1 | 15 | 6 |
Receiving votes:
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East St. Louis (13) | 1-0 | 130 | 1 |
| 2 | Fenwick | 1-0 | 117 | 3 |
| 3 | Normal West | 1-0 | 86 | 6 |
| T4 | Geneva | 1-0 | 84 | 7 |
| T4 | Nazareth | 0-1 | 84 | 2 |
| 6 | Carmel | 0-1 | 52 | 5 |
| 7 | Dunlap | 1-0 | 34 | T10 |
| T8 | Burlington Central | 1-0 | 31 | 9 |
| T8 | Harlem | 1-0 | 31 | NR |
| 10 | Joliet Catholic | 0-1 | 29 | 8 |
Receiving votes: Lake Zurich 18, Bradley-Bourbonnais 8, Wauconda 5, Libertyville 3, Richwoods 3, Simeon 1.
Week 2 7A Illinois Media Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Batavia (12) | 1-0 | 120 | 2 |
| 2 | Brother Rice | 0-1 | 101 | 1 |
| 3 | Hersey | 1-0 | 91 | 4 |
| 4 | Downers Grove North | 1-0 | 72 | 5 |
| 5 | Glenbard West | 1-0 | 68 | 6 |
| 6 | St. Rita | 0-1 | 63 | 3 |
| 7 | St. Charles North | 1-0 | 52 | 9 |
| T8 | Normal Community | 1-0 | 27 | NR |
| T8 | Wheaton Warrenville South | 1-0 | 27 | 10 |
| 10 | Prospect | 1-0 | 21 | NR |
Receiving votes: DePaul Prep 8, Lincoln-Way West 6, Jacobs 2, St. Laurence 1, Andrew 1.
Week 2 8A Illinois Media Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loyola (11) | 1-0 | 110 | 4 |
| 2 | Mount Carmel | 0-1 | 94 | 1 |
| 3 | Lincoln-Way East | 1-0 | 87 | T5 |
| 4 | Oswego | 1-0 | 83 | 2 |
| 5 | Homewood-Flossmoor | 1-0 | 59 | NR |
| 6 | Lyons | 1-0 | 53 | T5 |
| 7 | Fremd | 1-0 | 33 | NR |
| 8 | York | 1-0 | 24 | NR |
| 9 | Marist | 1-0 | 20 | NR |
| 10 | Barrington | 0-1 | 19 | T5 |
Receiving votes: Maine South, 14, Bolingbrook 7, Sandburg 5, Huntley 4, Naperville North 1.
Ty’s 1A Ballot
- Lena-Winslow
- Brown County
- Calhoun
- Camp Point Central
- Stockton
- Forreston
- Heyworth
- Galena
- Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond
- Casey-Westfield
Ty’s 2A Ballot
- Wilmington
- El Paso-Gridley
- Maroa-Forsyth
- Tri-Valley
- Newman
- Aurora Christian
- Westville
- Nashville
- Riverdale
- Farmington
Ty’s 3A Ballot
- IC Catholic
- Byron
- Richmond-Burton
- Tolono Unity
- St. Joseph-Ogden
- Williamsville
- Monticello
- Bishop McNamara
- Vandalia
- Manteno
Ty’s 4A Ballot
- Montini
- Rochester
- Morris
- Bloomington Central Catholic
- Breese Central
- Coal City
- Cahokia
- Metamora
- Dixon
- Althoff
Ty’s 5A Ballot
- Providence
- Sacred Heart-Griffin
- Wheaton St. Francis
- Kankakee
- Mahomet-Seymour
- Morgan Park
- Kaneland
- Morton
- Peoria
- Triad
Ty’s 6A Ballot
- East St. Louis
- Fenwick
- Nazareth
- Normal West
- Geneva
- Carmel
- Joliet Catholic
- Burlington Central
- Dunlap
- Bradley-Bourbonnais
Ty’s 7A Ballot
- Batavia
- Brother Rice
- Hersey
- St. Rita
- Downers Grove North
- Glenbard West
- Normal Community
- St. Charles North
- Wheaton Warrenville South
- Prospect
Ty’s 8A Ballot
- Loyola
- Mt. Carmel
- Lincoln-Way East
- Oswego
- Homewood-Flossmoor
- Lyons
- Fremd
- Barrington
- Marist
- York