Published on February 26, 2026 6:14 am
Last Updated on February 26, 2026 6:15 am
In the final boys basketball polls, Teutopolis High School finished No. 1 in Class 2A.
In Class 1A, Altamont and Cumberland were in the others receiving votes category.
Class 4A
| Rank | School | Total Points | Previous |
| 1. | Lisle (Benet Academy) (7) (30-1) | 78 | 1 |
| 2. | Chicago (DePaul College Prep) (27-3) | 71 | 2 |
| 3. | Chicago (Curie) (1) (26-1) | 65 | 3 |
| 4. | Gurnee (Warren) (28-3) | 50 | 4 |
| 5. | Naperville (Neuqua Valley) (30-1) | 46 | 5 |
| 6. | Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep) (27-4) | 29 | 8 |
| 7. | Palatine (Fremd) (25-2) | 28 | 6 |
| 8. | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) (26-3) | 25 | 7 |
| 9. | Chicago (Marist) (26-5) | 18 | 9 |
| 10. | Wilmette (Loyola Academy) (25-6) | 6 | T10 |
| (tie) | Naperville (North) (23-8) | 6 | NR |
Others receiving votes: 11, Palatine 5. 12, Bolingbrook 5. 13, Chicago St. Patrick 5. 14, Elmhurst York 2. 15, Lombard Glenbard East 1.
Class 3A
| Rank | School | Total Points | Previous |
| 1. | Kankakee (Sr.) (5) (26-1) | 74 | 1 |
| 2. | East St. Louis (Sr.) (2) (26-4) | 70 | 2 |
| 3. | Decatur (MacArthur) (30-1) | 58 | 4 |
| (tie) | Maple Park (Kaneland) (31-0) | 58 | 3 |
| 5. | Centralia (H.S.) (1) (30-1) | 55 | 5 |
| 6. | Morton (27-4) | 32 | 6 |
| 7. | Peoria (H.S.) (22-6) | 26 | 8 |
| 8. | East Peoria (27-4) | 22 | 7 |
| 9. | Chicago (Hyde Park) (21-9) | 14 | 9 |
| 10. | Chicago (Leo) (23-6) | 8 | NR |
Others receiving votes: 11, Cary-Grove 6. 12, Normal University 4. 13, Mahomet-Seymour 3. 14, Mt. Vernon 3. 15, Marion 3. 16, Sycamore 2. 17, Lincoln 1. 18, Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) 1.
Class 2A
| Rank | School | Total Points | Previous |
| 1. | Teutopolis (7) (27-3) | 93 | 1 |
| 2. | Quincy (Notre Dame) (2) (26-1) | 88 | 2 |
| 3. | Tolono (Unity) (28-2) | 79 | 4 |
| (tie) | Nashville (2) (29-2) | 79 | 3 |
| 5. | Peoria (Manual) (18-9) | 58 | 5 |
| 6. | Warrensburg (W.-Latham) (27-4) | 36 | 7 |
| 7. | Chicago (Crane Medical Prep) (18-10) | 33 | 6 |
| 8. | Carterville (27-3) | 23 | T9 |
| 9. | Staunton (27-3) | 22 | 8 |
| 10. | Westville (31-0) | 21 | T9 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Mendota 16. 12, Chicago (C. Hope Academy) 15. 13, Yorkville (Y. Christian) 10. 14, Alton (Marquette) 9. 15, Benton 7. 16, Roxana 5. 17, Chicago (Clark) 4. 18, Columbia 2. 19, Trenton (Wesclin) 2. 20, Rochester 1. 21, Pinckneyville 1. 22, Bloomington (Central Catholic) 1.
Class 1A
| Rank | School | Total Points | Previous |
| 1. | Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) (6) (30-1) | 77 | 1 |
| 2. | Lawrenceville (29-2) | 75 | 2 |
| 3. | Waltonville (3) (27-4) | 68 | 4 |
| 4. | LeRoy (1) (28-2) | 67 | 3 |
| 5. | Woodlawn (28-3) | 58 | 6 |
| 6. | Goreville (28-4) | 55 | 5 |
| 7. | Jacksonville (Routt) (26-4) | 42 | 7 |
| 8. | Dakota (29-2) | 29 | 8 |
| 9. | Tuscola (26-6) | 19 | 10 |
| 10. | Bluford (Webber) (24-6) | 16 | NR |
Others receiving votes: 11, Chicago (Marshall) 14. 12, Sparta 12. 13, South Holland (Unity Christian Academy) 8. 14, Altamont 4. 15, Cumberland 2. 16, Hardin (Calhoun) 2. 17, Lanark (Eastland) 1. 18, Elizabethtown (Hardin County) 1.