Illinois Football Rankings — October 1 

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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 (14) 7-0 149 1
2. Calhoun 7-0 131 2
3. Stockton (1) 6-1 116 5
4. Heyworth 7-0 108 4
5. Camp Point Central 6-1 90 6
6. Lena-Winslow43-3 65 3
7. Forreston 7-1 63 9
8. Tuscola 6-1 37 10
9. Clifton Central 6-1 30 NR
10. Salt Fork 6-1 24 RV
Others receiving votes: ALAH 9, Dwight 3, Galena 3, Wethersfield 1

Class 2A
1. Wilmington (13) 7-0 12571
2. El Paso-Gridley (2) 7-0 143 2
3. Maroa-Forsyth (1) 7-0 131 3
4. Riverdale 7-0 103 4
5. Tri-Valley 6-1 94 5
6. Johnston City 7-0 79 6
7. Aurora Christian 6-1 62 7
8. Rockridge 6-1 52 9
9. Erie-Prophetstown 6-1 25 RV
10. West Frankfort 6-1 13 8
Others receiving votes: Flora 11, Nashville 11.

Class 3A
1. IC Catholic (11) 7-0 154 1
2. Byron (5) 7-0 148 2
3. St. Joseph-Ogden 7-0 129 3
4. Richmond-Burton 7-0 112 4
5. Bishop McNamara 6-1 92 6
6. Olympia 6-1 67 7
7. Mt. Carmel 7-0 49 9
8. Hillsboro 7-0 42 8
9. Williamsville 6-1 28 RV
10. Monticello 5-2 22 10
Others receiving votes: Du-Pec 21, Benton 9, Tolono Unity 8, Sparta 2, Fairfield 1, Manteno 1.

Class 4A
1. Rochester (12) 7-0 147 1
2. Morris (1) 7-0 122 2
3. Montini (2) 5-2 118 3
4. Breese Central 6-0 99 4
5. Centralia 7-0 95 5
6. Coal City 6-1 76 6
7. Carterville 7-0 51 8
8. Metamora 5-2 32 RV
9. Dixon 6-1 29 9
10. Cahokia 5-2 28 10
Others receiving votes: Bloomington CC 15, Sterling 3, Marmion 2, Jacksonville 1.

Class 5A
1. Mahomet-Seymour (11) 7-0 141 2
2. Providence (4) 5-2 120 1
3. Sacred Heart-Griffin 6-1 10193
4. Kankakee 5-2 92 5
5. Morgan Park 6-1 815 4
6. Antioch 7-0 84 6
7. Morton 6-1 70 7t
8. Triad 6-1 54 7t
9. Kaneland 6-1 27 NR
10. Cary-Grove 52 11 NR
Others receiving votes: Carbondale 7, St. Francis 6, Wheaton Academy 5, MacArthur 4.

Class 6A
1. Geneva (12) 6-1 129 1
2. Normal West (1) 7-0 112 2
3. Harlem 7-0 100 4
4. Dunlap 6-1 76 5
5. Joliet Catholic 5-2 72 8
6. Wauconda 7-0 66 6
7. Fenwick 4-3 59 3
8. Nazareth 3-4 26
9. Pekin 6-1 26 RV
10.(tie) Crete-Monee 6-1 15 RV
Wheaton North 5-2 15 7
Others receiving votes: King 11, Riverside-Brookfield 14, Libertyville 2.

Class 7A
1. East St. Louis (14) 6-1 140 1
2. Brother Rice 5-2 124 2
3. Hersey 7-0 114 3
4. Prospect 7-0 88 5
5. Normal 7-0 70 6
6. Downers Grove North 6-1 54 4
7. Glenbard West 5-2 53 7t
8. Batavia 5-2 48 7t
9. St. Rita 4-3 31 9t
10. Hononegah 6-1 17 RV
Others receiving votes: Jacobs 11, Wheaton-Warrenville South 9, Kenwood 1, Plainfield South 1..

Class 8A
1. Loyola (11) 7-0 119 1
2. Lincoln-Way East (1) 7-0 107 3
3. Mount Carmel 5-2 94 3
4. Bolingbrook 6-1 71 4
5. Huntley 7-0 63 6
6. Maine South 6-1 57 5
7. Oswego 6-1 56 7
8. Lyons 6-1 39 9
9. Homewood-Flossmoor 5-2 20 10
10. St. Ignatius 5-2 9 8
Others receiving votes: Sandburg 8, New Trier 6, Naperville North 4, Fremd 1.