Week 3 IHSA Football Illinois Media Poll

State rankings are presented by Boswell Construction; call or text 309-574-0023.

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. 7 in 2A this week.

Riverdale (No. 8) also represents the TRAC in the 2A rankings. Newman and Erie-Prophetstown received votes in the 2A rankings.

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 3 1A Illinois Media Poll

Rank	Team	Record	Points	Previous Rank
1	Brown County (9)	2-0	141	2
2	Calhoun (3)	2-0	131	3
3	Camp Point Central	2-0	107	4
4	Lena-Winslow (1)	0-2	103	1
5	Heyworth	2-0	74	5
6	Oakwood	2-0	66	7
7	Stockton	1-1	64	6
8	Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond	2-0	44	8
T9	Forreston	2-0	35	10
T9	Annawan-Wethersfield	2-0	35	9

Receiving votes: Tuscola 20, Galena 5, Stark County 4, Carlyle 1, Greenfield-Northwestern 1.

 

Week 3 2A Illinois Media Poll

Rank	Team	Record	Points	Previous Rank
1	Wilmington (14)	2-0	148	1
2	El Paso-Gridley (1)	2-0	132	2
3	Maroa-Forsyth (1)	2-0	124	3
4	Tri-Valley	2-0	105	4
5	Aurora Christian	2-0	71	6
6	Westville	2-0	67	8
7	Rockridge	2-0	58	10
8	Riverdale	2-0	33	NR
9	St. Teresa	2-0	23	NR
10	Flora	2-0	13	NR

Receiving votes: Newman 11, Central A&M 10, West Frankfort 7, Johnston City 6, DuQuoin 5, Farmington 5, Eastland-Pearl City 4, Nashville 2, Erie-Prophetstown 1.

 

Week 3 3A Illinois Media Poll

Rank	Team	Record	Points	Previous Rank
T1	Byron (7)	2-0	132	1
T1	IC Catholic (7)	2-0	132	2
3	St. Joseph-Ogden	2-0	105	3
4	Richmond-Burton	2-0	91	5
5	Monticello	2-0	89	6
6	Williamsville	2-0	71	7
7	Tolono Unity	1-1	48	4
8	Durand-Pecatonica	2-0	32	NR
9	Bishop McNamara	1-1	25	T9
10	PORTA	2-0	17	NR

Receiving votes: Benton 15, Hillsboro 10, Olympia 5, Mt. Carmel 2, Fairfield 1, Manteno 1.

 

Week 3 4A Illinois Media Poll

Rank	Team	Record	Points	Previous Rank
1	Rochester (13)	2-0	139	2
2	Montini (1)	1-1	131	1
3	Morris	2-0	105	3
4	Bloomington Central Catholic	2-0	94	4
T5	Breese Central	2-0	76	6
T5	Metamora	2-0	76	8
7	Centralia	2-0	51	9
8	Geneseo	2-0	42	10
9	Coal City	1-1	31	5
10	Cahokia	1-1	28	7

Receiving votes: Dixon 25, Macomb 15, Carterville 10, Althoff 1.

 

Week 3 5A Illinois Media Poll

Rank	Team	Record	Points	Previous Rank
1	Providence (16)	2-0	160	1
2	Mahomet-Seymour	2-0	125	5
3	Wheaton St. Francis	1-1	105	4
4	Kaneland	2-0	102	6
5	Sacred Heart-Griffin	1-1	101	2
6	Kankakee	1-1	92	3
7	Morgan Park	1-1	61	7
8	Triad	2-0	37	NR
9	Sycamore	2-0	30	NR
10	Antioch	2-0	25	NR

Receiving votes: Morton 24, MacArthur 6, Wheaton Academy 6, Carbondale 5, Crystal Lake South 1.

 

Week 3 6A Illinois Media Poll

Rank	Team	Record	Points	Previous Rank
1	East St. Louis (13)	1-1	129	1
2	Fenwick (1)	2-0	117	2
3	Nazareth	1-1	101	T4
4	Normal West	2-0	83	3
5	Geneva	1-1	62	T4
6	Burlington Central	2-0	56	T8
7	Carmel	1-1	46	6
8	Dunlap	2-0	45	7
9	Harlem	2-0	36	T8
10	Joliet Catholic	1-1	32	10

Receiving votes: Bradley-Bourbonnais 4, Wauconda 4.

 

Week 3 7A Illinois Media Poll

Rank	Team	Record	Points	Previous Rank
1	Hersey (7)	2-0	111	3
2	Brother Rice (4)	1-1	96	2
3	Downers Grove North	2-0	78	4
4	St. Rita	1-1	64	6
5	Batavia	1-1	64	1
6	St. Charles North (1)	2-0	63	7
7	Glenbard West	1-1	36	5
8	Normal Community	2-0	35	T8
9	Prospect	2-0	33	10
10	Lincoln-Way West	2-0	13	NR

Receiving votes: Wheaton-Warrenville South 5, Guilford 2, Jacobs 1, DePaul Prep 1, Quincy 1.

 

Week 3 8A Illinois Media Poll

Rank	Team	Record	Points	Previous Rank
1	Loyola (9)	2-0	108	1
2	Mount Carmel (2)	1-1	100	2
3	Lincoln-Way East	2-0	94	3
4	Oswego	2-0	78	4
5	Homewood-Flossmoor	2-0	64	5
6	Lyons	2-0	48	6
7	Fremd	2-0	41	7
8	Sandburg	2-0	31	NR
9	Marist	2-0	26	9
10	Maine South	1-1	11	NR

Receiving votes: Bolingbrook 5, Evanston 1, Huntley 1.

 

 

 

 

Ty’s 1A Ballot

1. Lena-Winslow
2. Brown County
3. Calhoun
4. Stockton
5. Camp Point Central
6. Forreston
7. Heyworth
8. Galena
9. Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond
10. Oakwood

 

Ty’s 2A Ballot

1. Wilmington
2. El Paso-Gridley
3. Maroa-Forsyth
4. Tri-Valley
5. Aurora Christian
6. Rockridge
7. Westville
8. Riverdale
9. Eastland-Pearl City
10. Johnston City

 

Ty’s 3A Ballot

1. IC Catholic
2. Byron
3. Richmond-Burton
4. St. Joseph-Ogden
5. Monticello
6. Williamsville
7. Tolono Unity
8. Bishop McNamara
9. Durand-Pecatonica
10. Manteno

 

Ty’s 4A Ballot

1. Rochester
2. Montini
3. Morris
4. Bloomington Central Catholic
5. Breese Central
6. Metamora
7. Centralia
8. Coal City
9. Dixon
10. Geneseo

 

Ty’s 5A Ballot

1. Providence
2. Mahomet-Seymour
3. Kaneland
4. Kankakee
5. Sacred Heart-Griffin
6. Wheaton St. Francis
7. Morgan Park
8. Sycamore
9. Triad
10. Morton

 

Ty’s 6A Ballot

1. East St. Louis
2. Fenwick
3. Nazareth
4. Carmel
5. Normal West
6. Geneva
7. Burlington Central
8. Joliet Catholic
9. Harlem
10. Dunlap

 

Ty’s 7A Ballot

1. Brother Rice
2. Hersey
3. Downers Grove North
4. St. Rita
5. St. Charles North
6. Batavia
7. Normal Community
8. Prospect
9. Glenbard West
10. Lincoln-Way West

 

Ty’s 8A Ballot

1. Loyola
2. Mount Carmel
3. Lincoln-Way East
4. Oswego
5. Homewood-Flossmoor
6. Lyons
7. Fremd
8. Sandburg
9. Marist
10. Maine South