Week 3 IHSA Football AP Poll

The Associated Press (AP) released its first poll of the 2024 IHSA football season Wednesday.

Rockridge (1-1) cracked the top-10 in 2A at No. 6. Other local schools that are ranked heading into Week 3 include Stark County (No. 8 in 1A), Farmington (No. 3 in 2A) and Princeton (No. 3 in 3A).

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 3 1A Poll

Rank	Team	Record	Points
1	Calhoun (1)	2-0	47
2	Lena-Winslow (2)	2-0	46
3	Camp Pt. Central	1-1	38
4	Althoff Catholic (2)	2-0	36
5	LeRoy	2-0	22
6	Aurora Christian	2-0	20
7	Casey-Westfield	2-0	15
8	Stark County	2-0	13
T9	Fulton	1-1	12
T9	Greenfield-Northwestern	2-0	12

Others receiving votes: Salt Fork 11. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 10. Abingdon-Avon 10. Jacksonville Routt 7. Cumberland 7. Sesser-Valier 7.  Heyworth 5. Ottawa Marquette 3. Newman  3. Princeville 2. Forreston 2. ROWVA-Williamsfield 1. Hope Academy 1.

 

AP Week 3 2A Poll

Rank	Team	Record	Points
1	Maroa-Forsyth (4)	2-0	55
2	Bloomington Central Catholic (2)	2-0	47
T3	Farmington	2-0	35
T3	Momence	2-0	35
5	Quincy Notre Dame	1-1	32
T6	Rockridge	1-1	30
T6	Johnston City	2-0	30
8	Shelbyville	2-0	27
9	Chester (1)	2-0	11
10	Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin	2-0	10

Others receiving votes: Christ the King 9. Knoxville 9. Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond 8. Tri-Valley 8.  Breese Mater Dei 6. Pana 5. El Paso-Gridley 5. Eldorado 5. Bishop McNamara 4. Colfax Ridgeview 4. Decatur St. Teresa 3. North-Mac 2.  Westmont 2. Carlyle 1. Erie-Prophetstown 1. Carmi White County 1.

 

AP Week 3 3A Poll

Rank	Team	Record	Points
1	Byron (4)	2-0	50
2	Wilmington (2)	2-0	45
3	Princeton	2-0	35
4	Williamsville	2-0	33
5	Montini	2-0	30
6	St. Joseph-Ogden	2-0	28
7	Peotone	2-0	16
8	Seneca	2-0	15
9	Benton	2-0	14
10	Tolono Unity	1-1	13

Others receiving votes: Dwight 9. Mt. Carmel 6. Aurora Central Catholic 5. DePaul College Prep 5. Monmouth-Roseville 4. Durand-Pecatonica 4.  Carver 3. Nashville 3.  Stanford Olympia 3. Monticello 3. Eureka 2. Fairfield 2. Carlinville 1. Genoa-Kingston 1.

 

AP Week 3 4A Poll

Rank	Team	Record	Points
1	Rochester (2)	1-1	53
2	Breese Central (2)	2-0	51
3	IC Catholic (3)	2-0	48
4	St. Laurence	2-0	34
5	Dixon	2-0	33
6	Mt. Zion	1-1	20
7	Wheaton Academy	1-1	19
8	Greenville	2-0	18
9	St. Viator	2-0	17
10	Richmond-Burton	1-1	12

Others receiving votes: Boylan Catholic 11. Coal City 11. Cahokia 9. De La Salle 8. Manteno 8. Geneseo 6. Murphysboro 5. Charleston 5.  Waterloo 4. Effingham 4. Streator 3. Macomb 2. Lincoln 2. Columbia 1. Harvard 1.

 

AP Week 3 5A Poll

Rank	Team	Record	Points
1	Nazareth (5)	2-0	67
2	Joliet Catholic (1)	1-1	56
3	Prairie Ridge (1)	2-0	47
4	Wheaton St. Francis	2-0	38
T5	Sycamore	2-0	35
T5	Morris	2-0	35
7	Morgan Park	1-1	28
8	Providence Catholic	1-1	17
9	Mahomet-Seymour	1-1	14
10	Carmel	1-1	12

Others receiving votes: Peoria 10. Metamora 8. Marmion 5. Burlington Central 4. Highland 3. Rochelle 3. Jacksonville 1. Benet 1. East Peoria 1.

 

AP Week 3 6A Poll

Rank	Team	Record	Points
1	Cary-Grove (2)	2-0	74
2	East St. Louis (6)	2-0	72
3	Kankakee	1-1	63
4	Geneva	2-0	47
5	Fenwick	2-0	29
6	Libertyville	2-0	28
7	Lake Forest	2-0	22
8	Simeon	1-1	15
T9	Belvidere North	2-0	12
T9	Dunlap	2-0	12

Others receiving votes: Oak Lawn Richards 10. Eisenhower 8. Bloomington 7.  Centennial 6. Kaneland 6. Niles Notre Dame 5. Normal West 5.  Glenwood 5. Wauconda 5. Kennedy 4. Amundsen 2. Glenbard South 1. Crete-Monee 1. Lake View 1.

 

AP Week 3 7A Poll

Rank	Team	Record	Points
1	Mt. Carmel (8)	1-1	89
2	Batavia	2-0	74
3	Downers Grove North	2-0	67
4	Brother Rice	1-1	61
5	St. Charles North	2-0	41
6	Lincoln-Way West (1)	2-0	33
7	Wheaton North	2-0	29
8	Normal Community	2-0	27
9	Quincy	2-0	23
T10	Bradley-Bourbonnais	2-0	12
T10	Wheaton Warrenville South	1-1	12

Others receiving votes: St. Rita 9. Edwardsville 9. Hersey 3. Moline 2. Romeoville 2. Lincoln-Way Central 1. Machesney Park Harlem 1.

 

AP Week 3 8A Poll

Rank	Team	Record	Points
1	Lincoln-Way East (8)	2-0	89
2	Loyola (1)	1-1	80
3	Maine South	1-1	57
4	Marist	2-0	47
5	Barrington	2-0	46
6	Warren	1-1	33
T7	York	2-0	30
T7	Naperville Central	2-0	30
9	Oswego	2-0	23
10	Homewood-Flossmoor	2-0	15

Others receiving votes: Lyons 10. Downers Grove South 7. St. Ignatius 7. Fremd 6. Minooka 6. Plainfield South 4. Huntley 2. Glenbard West 2.  Aurora West 1.

 

Ty’s Week 3 1A ballot

1. Althoff
2. Lena-Winslow
3. Aurora Chrisitan
4. Calhoun
5. LeRoy
6. Camp Pt. Central
7. Greenfield-Northwestern
8. Stark County
9. Fulton
10. Newman

 

Ty’s Week 3 2A ballot

1. Maroa-Forsyth
2. Bloomington Central Catholic
3. Shelbyville
4. Rockridge
5. Farmington
6. Quincy Notre Dame
7. Johnston City
8. Momence
9. Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin
10. Chester

 

Ty’s Week 3 3A ballot

1. Byron
2. Montini
3. Princeton
4. Wilmington
5. Williamsville
6. Seneca
7. St. Joseph-Ogden
8. Nashville
9. Monmouth-Roseville
10. Durand-Pecatonica

 

Ty’s Week 3 4A ballot

1. IC Catholic
2. Rochetser
3. St. Laurence
4. Breese Central
5. Wheaton Academy
6. St. Viator
7. Dixon
8. Mt. Zion
9. Manteno
10. Coal City

 

Ty’s Week 3 5A ballot

1. Nazareth Academy
2. Prairie Ridge
3. Joliet Catholic
4. Wheaton St. Francis
5. Carmel
6. Sycamore
7. Metamora
8. Morris
9. Morgan Park
10. Highland

 

Ty’s Week 3 6A ballot

1. East St. Louis
2. Cary-Grove
3. Kankakee
4. Geneva
5. Belvidere North
6. Dunlap
7. Simeon
8. Libertyville
9. Kaneland
10. Glenwood

 

Ty’s Week 3 7A ballot

1. Mt. Carmel
2. Downers Grove North
3. Batavia
4. Quincy
5. Normal Community
6. Brother Rice
7. Lincoln-Way West
8. St. Charles North
9. Bradley-Bourbonnais
10. Edwardsville

 

Ty’s Week 3 8A ballot

1. Lincoln-Way East
2. Loyola
3. York
4. Barrington
5. Maine South
6. Marist
7. Warren
8. Naperville Central
9. Oswego
10. Lyons