Published on October 2, 2026 8:46 am
Last Updated on October 2, 2026 8:46 am
Here the Illinois Media football rankings for Oct. 1, based on a statewide vote of sports writers and broadcasters, with records, points, previous rankings and first-place votes in parentheses:
Class 1A
1. Brown County (13) 6-0 130 1
2. Calhoun 6-0 114 2
3. Lena-Winslow 4-2 94 3
4. Heyworth 6-0 84 5
5. Stockton 5-1 75 6
6. Camp Point Central 5-1 72 4
7. Arthur-Lovington-A-H 6-0 65 8
8. Forreston 5-1 37 9
9. Dwight 5-1 20 10
10. Tuscola 5-1 19 7
Others receiving votes: Salt Fork 4, Galena 1.
Class 2A
1. Wilmington (9) 6-0 126 1
2. El Paso-Gridley (3) 6-0 116 2
3. Maroa-Forsyth (1) 6-0 106 3
4. Riverdale 6-0 88 4
5. Tri-Valley 5-1 75 5
6. Johnston City 6-0 63 6
7. Aurora Christian 5-1 39 7
8. West Frankfort 6-0 38 9
9. Rockridge 5-1 37 10
10. Westville 5-1 15 RV
Others receiving votes: Erie-Prophetstown 5, Nashville 4, Flora 1.
Class 3A
1. IC Catholic (7) 6-0 123 1
2. Byron (6) 6-0 122 2
3. St. Joseph-Ogden 6-0 104 3
4. Richmond-Burton 6-0 93 4
5. Durand-Pecatonica (Du-Pec) 6-0 66 6
6. Bishop McNamara 5-1 60 7
7. Olympia 5-1 50 NR
8. Hillsboro 6-0 32 10
9. Mt. Carmel 6-0 23 RV
10. Monticello 4-2 20 8
Others receiving votes: Williamsville 17, Tolono Unity 5.
Class 4A
1. Rochester (14) 6-0 149 1
2. Morris (1) 6-0 133 3
3. Montini 4-2 108 2
4. Breese Central 6-0 100 4
5. Centralia 6-0 99 5
6. Coal City 5-1 71 6
7. Bloomington CC 5-1 62 7
8. Carterville 6-0 48 8
9. Dixon 5-1 23 10
10. Cahokia 4-2 18 RV
Others receiving votes: Metamora 9, Sterling 5, Freeburg 4.
Class 5A
1. Providence (8) 5-1 132 2
2. Mahomet-Seymour (6) 6-0 125 1
3. Sacred Heart-Griffin 5-1 101 5
4. Morgan Park 5-1 81 6
5. Kankakee 4-2 79 4
6. Antioch 6-0 70 7
7. (tie) Morton 5-1 60 8
Triad 5-1 60 60 3
9. Wheaton Academy 6-0 31 10
10. Kaneland 5-1 26 9
Others receiving votes: Cary-Grove 6, St. Francis 4, Woodstock 1.
Class 6A
1. Geneva (12) 5-1 129 1
2. Normal West (1) 6-0 113 2t
3. Fenwick 4-2 96 2t
4. Harlem 6-0 86 4
5. Dunlap 5-1 68 7
6. Wauconda 6-0 66 8
7. Wheaton North 5-1 45 5
8. Joliet Catholic 4-2 39 9
9. (tie) Nazareth 2-4 20 6
Oak Lawn 6-0 20 RV
Others receiving votes: Pekin 12, King 10, Crete-Monee 1, Riverside-Brookfield 1.
Class 7A
1. East St. Louis (14) 5-1 140 1
2. Brother Rice 4-2 123 2
3. Hersey 6-0 113 3
4. Downers Grove North 6-0 98 4
5. Prospect 6-0 81 6
6. Normal 6-0 69 7
7. (tie) Batavia 4-2 43 5
Glenbard West 4-2 21 9
9. (tie) St. Patrick 5-1 21 NR
St. Rita 3-3 21 RV
Others receiving votes: Wheaton-Warrenville South 9, Lincoln-Way Central 5, Jacobs 2, Hononegah 1, Willowbrook 1.
Class 8A
1. Loyola (10) 6-0 118 1
2. Lincoln-Way East (2) 6-0 110 3
3. Mount Carmel 4-2 86 2
4. Bolingbrook 5-1 74 4
5. Maine South 5-1 67 5
6. Huntley 6-0 62 6
7. Oswego 5-1 54 7
8. St. Ignatius 5-1 42 8
9. Lyons 5-1 30 9
10. Homewood-Flossmoor 4-2 8 10
Others receiving votes: Fremd 5, Sandburg 3.