Published on August 27, 2026 9:53 am
Last Updated on August 27, 2026 9:53 am
Here the Illinois Media football rankings for Aug. 26, based on a statewide vote of sports writers and broadcasters, with records, preseason rankings, points and first-place votes in parentheses:
Class 1A
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 RV
Others receiving votes: Tuscola 21, Casey-Westfield 20, Athens 4, Galena 3, Dwight 1.
Class 2A
1. Wilmington (12) 1-0 138 1
2. El Paso-Gridley (1) 1-0 126 2
3. Maroa-Forsyth 1-0 (1) 112 3
4. Tri-Valley 1-0 99 4
5. Sterling Newman 1-0 71 5t
6. Aurora Christian 1-0 58 5t
7. Farmington 1-0 49 7t
8. Westville 1-0 43 9
9. Nashville 1-0 29 RV
10. Rockridge 1-0 24 7t
Others receiving votes: Riverdale 7, Flora 6, Eastland 4, Central A&M 3, St. Teresa 1.
Class 3A
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 RV
8. Olympia 1-0 28 8
9. (tie) Bishop McNamara 0-1 26 7
Vandalia 1-0 26 9
Others receiving votes: Du-Pec 22, Benton 3, PORTA 2, Manteno 1.
Class 4A
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
Others receiving votes: Althoff 12, Dixon 7, Macomb 6, Sterling 1, Waterloo 1.
Class 5A
1. Providence (13) 1-0 130 1
2. Sacred Heart-Griffin 1-0 106 3
3. Kankakee 1-0 101 7
4. St. Francis 0-1 95 2
5. Mahomet-Seymour 1-0 74 RV
6. Kaneland 1-0 67 RV
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
Others receiving votes: Triad 14, Washington 12, Belvidere North 10, Antioch 5, Oak Forest 3, Wheaton Academy 3, Decatur MacArthur 2.
Class 6A
1. East St. Louis (13) 1-0 130 1
2. Fenwick 1-0 117 3
3. Normal West 1-0 86 6
4. (tie) Geneva 1-0 84 7
Nazareth 0-1 84 2
6. Carmel 0-1 52 5
7. Dunlap 1-0 34 10t
8. (tie) Burlington Central 1-0 31 9
Harlem 1-0 31 NR
10. Joliet Catholic 0-1 29 8
Others receiving votes: Lake Zurich 18, Bradley-Bourbonnais 8, Wauconda 5, Libertyville 3, Richwoods 3, Simeon 1.
Class 7A
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
8. (tie) Normal 1-0 27 RV
Wheaton Warrenville South 1-0 27 10
10. Prospect 1-0 21 NR
Others receiving votes: DePaul Prep 8, Lincoln-Way West 6, Jacobs 2, St. Laurence 1, Andrew 1.
Class 8A
1. Loyola (11) 1-0 110 4
2. Mount Carmel 0-1 94 1
3. Lincoln-Way East 1-0 87 5t
4. Oswego 1-0 83 2
5. Homewood-Flossmoor 1-0 59 RV
6. Lyons 1-0 53 5t
7. Fremd 1-0 33 RV
8. York 1-0 24 RV
9. Marist 1-0 20 NR
10. Barrington 0-1 19 5t
Others receiving votes: Maine South, 14, Bolingbrook 7, Sandburg 5, Huntley 4, Naperville North 1.