Week 4 IHSA Football AP Poll

September 20, 2023 Ty Taylor Local Sports

The Associated Press (AP) Week 4 IHSA football poll was released Wednesday afternoon.

The Rockridge Rockets are ranked 8th in Class 2A this week. Other local schools in this week’s rankings are Knoxville (#7 in 2A), Morrison (#4 in 1A), Newman (#7 in 1A), Annawan-Wethersfield (#9 in 1A), and Princeton (#4 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 4 1A poll:

1.Lena-Winslow (12)

2.Forreston

3.Camp Pt. Central

T4.Morrison

T4.Greenfield-Northwestern

6.Althoff Catholic

7.Newman Central Catholic

8.Carrollton

9.Annawan-Wethersfield

T10.Fulton

T10.Hope Academy

Receiving votes: Aurora Christian 7, West Central 6, Casey-Westfield 4, Stark County 3, Calhoun 2, Sesser-Valier 1, Ottawa Marquette 1

 

AP Week 4 2A poll:

  1. Maroa-Forsyth (11)
  2. Tri-Valley
  3. Seneca
  4. Athens
  5. Bloomington Central Catholic
  6. Johnston City
  7. Knoxville
  8. Rockridge
  9. Shelbyville
  10. Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin

Receiving votes: Pana 12, Momence 10, Marian Catholic 10, Farmington 4, Nashville 4, Breese Mater Dei 1, Wesclin, Bishop McNamara 1

 

AP Week 4 3A poll:

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

Receiving votes: DuQuoin 8, Greenville 8, Stillman Valley 3, Mt. Carmel 2, Reed-Custer 1

 

AP Week 4 4A poll: 

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

Receiving votes: Wheaton Academy 6, Coal City 3, Rochelle 2, Breese Central 1

 

AP Week 4 5A poll:

  1. Prairie Ridge (9)
  2. Sycamore (1)
  3. Joliet Catholic (1)
  4. Carmel
  5. Morgan Park (1)
  6. Sacred Heart-Griffin
  7. Fenwick
  8. Peoria
  9. Glenbard South
  10. Antioch

Receiving votes: Morton 12, Mahomet-Seymour 10, Marion 5, Highland 5, Wheaton St. Francis 4, LaSalle-Peru 2, Hillcrest 1

 

AP Week 4 6A poll:

  1. East St. Louis (6)
  2. Kankakee (6)
  3. Lake Zurich (1)
  4. Geneva
  5. Cary-Grove
  6. Glenwood
  7. Washington
  8. Centennial
  9. Normal West
  10. Dunlap

Receiving votes: Providence Catholic 9, Belvidere North 8, Lemont 8, Libertyville 5, Lake Forest 5, Thornton Fractional North 3, Niles Notre Dame 2, Bremen 2, Simeon 1, Wauconda 1

 

AP Week 4 7A poll:

  1. Mt. Carmel (13)
  2. Batavia
  3. Hersey
  4. Normal Community
  5. St. Rita
  6. Edwardsville
  7. Downers Grove North
  8. Quincy
  9. Wheaton North
  10. Brother Rice

Receiving votes: Hononegah 15, Prospect 6, St. Charles North 3, Bradley-Bourbonnais 2, Kenwood 2, Andrew 1

 

AP Week 4 8A poll:

  1. Loyola Academy (8)
  2. Lincoln Way-East (5)
  3. York
  4. Barrington
  5. Maine South
  6. Oswego
  7. Palatine
  8. South Elgin
  9. Bolingbrook
  10. Minooka

Receiving votes: Glenbard West 10, Lockport 8, Aurora West, Sandburg 5, Huntley 4, Naperville North 3, O’Fallon 3, Warren 2, Naperville Central 2, Joliet West 2, Neuqua Valley 1

 

Ty’s Week 4 1A ballot:

  1. Lena-Winslow
  2. Forreston
  3. Althoff Catholic
  4. Morrison
  5. Camp Pt. Central
  6. Greenfield-Northwestern
  7. Newman Central Catholic
  8. Hope Academy
  9. Fulton
  10. Aurora Christian

 

Ty’s Week 4 2A ballot:

  1. Maroa-Forsyth
  2. Tri-Valley
  3. Athens
  4. Seneca
  5. Bloomington Central Catholic
  6. Johnston City
  7. Pana
  8. Rockridge
  9. Knoxville
  10. Shelbyville

 

Ty’s Week 4 3A ballot:

  1. Byron
  2. Montini
  3. St. Joseph-Ogden
  4. Princeton
  5. Tolono Unity
  6. Durand-Pecatonica
  7. Olympia
  8. Williamsville
  9. Wilmington
  10. Roxana

 

Ty’s Week 4 4A ballot:

  1. Rochester
  2. IC Catholic
  3. Morris
  4. Richmond-Burton
  5. Boylan Catholic
  6. Mt. Zion
  7. Carterville
  8. Murphysboro
  9. Geneseo
  10. St. Laurence

 

Ty’s Week 4 5A ballot:

  1. Prairie Ridge
  2. Joliet Catholic
  3. Sycamore
  4. Morgan Park
  5. Carmel
  6. Sacred Heart-Griffin
  7. Antioch
  8. Fenwick
  9. Glenbard South
  10. Peoria

 

Ty’s Week 4 6A ballot:

  1. East St. Louis
  2. Kankakee
  3. Lake Zurich
  4. Geneva
  5. Cary-Grove
  6. Glenwood
  7. Washington
  8. Centennial
  9. Providence Catholic
  10. Normal West

 

Ty’s Week 4 7A ballot:

  1. Mt. Carmel
  2. Batavia
  3. St. Rita
  4. Normal Community
  5. Hersey
  6. Edwardsville
  7. Downers Grove North
  8. Quincy
  9. Wheaton North
  10. Brother Rice

 

Ty’s Week 4 8A ballot:

  1. Loyola Academy
  2. Lincoln Way-East
  3. York
  4. Maine South
  5. Barrington
  6. Oswego
  7. South Elgin
  8. Palatine
  9. Sandburg
  10. Minooka