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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:<\/p>\n

Class 1A<\/strong>
\n1. Brown County (14) 7-0 149 1
\n2. Calhoun 7-0 131 2
\n3. Stockton (1) 6-1 116 5
\n4. Heyworth 7-0 108 4
\n5. Camp Point Central 6-1 90 6
\n6. Lena-Winslow43-3 65 3
\n7. Forreston 7-1 63 9
\n8. Tuscola 6-1 37 10
\n9. Clifton Central 6-1 30 NR
\n10. Salt Fork 6-1 24 RV
\nOthers receiving votes: ALAH 9, Dwight 3, Galena 3, Wethersfield 1<\/p>\n

Class 2A<\/strong>
\n1. Wilmington (13) 7-0 12571
\n2. El Paso-Gridley (2) 7-0 143 2
\n3. Maroa-Forsyth (1) 7-0 131 3
\n4. Riverdale 7-0 103 4
\n5. Tri-Valley 6-1 94 5
\n6. Johnston City 7-0 79 6
\n7. Aurora Christian 6-1 62 7
\n8. Rockridge 6-1 52 9
\n9. Erie-Prophetstown 6-1 25 RV
\n10. West Frankfort 6-1 13 8
\nOthers receiving votes: Flora 11, Nashville 11.<\/p>\n

Class 3A<\/strong>
\n1. IC Catholic (11) 7-0 154 1
\n2. Byron (5) 7-0 148 2
\n3. St. Joseph-Ogden 7-0 129 3
\n4. Richmond-Burton 7-0 112 4
\n5. Bishop McNamara 6-1 92 6
\n6. Olympia 6-1 67 7
\n7. Mt. Carmel 7-0 49 9
\n8. Hillsboro 7-0 42 8
\n9. Williamsville 6-1 28 RV
\n10. Monticello 5-2 22 10
\nOthers receiving votes: Du-Pec 21, Benton 9, Tolono Unity 8, Sparta 2, Fairfield 1, Manteno 1.<\/p>\n

Class 4A<\/strong>
\n1. Rochester (12) 7-0 147 1
\n2. Morris (1) 7-0 122 2
\n3. Montini (2) 5-2 118 3
\n4. Breese Central 6-0 99 4
\n5. Centralia 7-0 95 5
\n6. Coal City 6-1 76 6
\n7. Carterville 7-0 51 8
\n8. Metamora 5-2 32 RV
\n9. Dixon 6-1 29 9
\n10. Cahokia 5-2 28 10
\nOthers receiving votes: Bloomington CC 15, Sterling 3, Marmion 2, Jacksonville 1.<\/p>\n

Class 5A<\/strong>
\n1. Mahomet-Seymour (11) 7-0 141 2
\n2. Providence (4) 5-2 120 1
\n3. Sacred Heart-Griffin 6-1 10193
\n4. Kankakee 5-2 92 5
\n5. Morgan Park 6-1 815 4
\n6. Antioch 7-0 84 6
\n7. Morton 6-1 70 7t
\n8. Triad 6-1 54 7t
\n9. Kaneland 6-1 27 NR
\n10. Cary-Grove 52 11 NR
\nOthers receiving votes: Carbondale 7, St. Francis 6, Wheaton Academy 5, MacArthur 4.<\/p>\n

Class 6A<\/strong>
\n1. Geneva (12) 6-1 129 1
\n2. Normal West (1) 7-0 112 2
\n3. Harlem 7-0 100 4
\n4. Dunlap 6-1 76 5
\n5. Joliet Catholic 5-2 72 8
\n6. Wauconda 7-0 66 6
\n7. Fenwick 4-3 59 3
\n8. Nazareth 3-4 26
\n9. Pekin 6-1 26 RV
\n10.(tie) Crete-Monee 6-1 15 RV
\nWheaton North 5-2 15 7
\nOthers receiving votes: King 11, Riverside-Brookfield 14, Libertyville 2.<\/p>\n

Class 7A<\/strong>
\n1. East St. Louis (14) 6-1 140 1
\n2. Brother Rice 5-2 124 2
\n3. Hersey 7-0 114 3
\n4. Prospect 7-0 88 5
\n5. Normal 7-0 70 6
\n6. Downers Grove North 6-1 54 4
\n7. Glenbard West 5-2 53 7t
\n8. Batavia 5-2 48 7t
\n9. St. Rita 4-3 31 9t
\n10. Hononegah 6-1 17 RV
\nOthers receiving votes: Jacobs 11, Wheaton-Warrenville South 9, Kenwood 1, Plainfield South 1..<\/p>\n

Class 8A<\/strong>
\n1. Loyola (11) 7-0 119 1
\n2. Lincoln-Way East (1) 7-0 107 3
\n3. Mount Carmel 5-2 94 3
\n4. Bolingbrook 6-1 71 4
\n5. Huntley 7-0 63 6
\n6. Maine South 6-1 57 5
\n7. Oswego 6-1 56 7
\n8. Lyons 6-1 39 9
\n9. Homewood-Flossmoor 5-2 20 10
\n10. St. Ignatius 5-2 9 8
\nOthers receiving votes: Sandburg 8, New Trier 6, Naperville North 4, Fremd 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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