The Associated Press released their IHSA Football rankings on Wednesday heading in to Week 3.
In 2A, Johnston City remains at #7 while Nashville drops out of the Top 10, they’re now unofficially #11. Du Quoin remains at an unofficial #12 and Chester is unofficially #15.
In 4A, Carterville is #10 while Benton is unofficially #12 and Centralia is unofficially #13. Breese Central is tied with Mt. Zion for #4 – a tie that will be broken this week when the pair meet at Mt. Zion.
*The number in parentheses represents how many number-one overall votes a team received.
Week 3 1A AP Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Camp Point Central (6) | 2-0 | 100 | 2 |
| 2 | Stockton (5) | 2-0 | 99 | 8 |
| 3 | Newman Central Catholic | 2-0 | 86 | 3 |
| 4 | Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley | 2-0 | 76 | 4 |
| 5 | Lena-Winslow | 1-1 | 53 | 1 |
| 6 | Casey-Westfield | 2-0 | 46 | 5 |
| 7 | Clifton Central | 2-0 | 37 | 6 |
| T8 | Galena | 2-0 | 21 | 9 |
| T8 | Calhoun | 2-0 | 21 | NR |
| 10 | Brown County | 2-0 | 20 | 10 |
Receiving votes: 11, Deer Creek-Mackinaw 17. 12, Dwight 13. 13, Oakwood 8. 14, Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond 3. 15, Annawan-Wethersfield 3. 16, Greenfield-Northwestern 2.
Week 3 2A AP Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maroa-Forsyth (10) | 2-0 | 100 | 1 |
| 2 | Tri-Valley | 2-0 | 83 | 2 |
| 3 | Rockridge | 2-0 | 75 | 3 |
| 4 | Farmington | 2-0 | 60 | 4 |
| 5 | Seneca | 2-0 | 58 | 5 |
| 6 | Westville | 2-0 | 52 | 6 |
| 7 | Johnston City | 2-0 | 44 | 7 |
| 8 | Pana | 2-0 | 30 | 8 |
| 9 | Eastland-Pearl City | 2-0 | 13 | NR |
| 10 | Aurora Christian | 2-0 | 9 | NR |
Receiving votes: 11, Nashville 8. 12, DuQuoin 7. 13, Ridgeview-Lexington 5. 14, El Paso-Gridley 4. 15, Chester 2.
Week 3 3A AP Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Byron (9) | 2-0 | 108 | 1 |
| 2 | IC Catholic (1) | 2-0 | 95 | 2 |
| 3 | Althoff Catholic (1) | 2-0 | 90 | 3 |
| 4 | Tolono Unity | 2-0 | 69 | 4 |
| 5 | St. Joseph-Ogden | 2-0 | 56 | 5 |
| 6 | Wilmington | 1-1 | 51 | 6 |
| 7 | Williamsville | 2-0 | 48 | 7 |
| 8 | Richmond-Burton | 2-0 | 40 | 8 |
| 9 | Bloomington Central Catholic | 2-0 | 21 | 9 |
| 10 | Bishop McNamara | 2-0 | 16 | NR |
Receiving votes: 11, Monticello 7. 12, Durand-Pecatonica 2. 13, Monmouth-Roseville 1. 14, Johnsburg 1.
Week 3 4A AP Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montini (10) | 2-0 | 118 | 1 |
| 2 | Rochester (1) | 2-0 | 104 | 2 |
| 3 | Morris (1) | 2-0 | 98 | 4 |
| T4 | Mount Zion | 1-1 | 70 | 3 |
| T4 | Breese Central | 2-0 | 70 | 6 |
| 6 | Metamora | 2-0 | 54 | 7 |
| 7 | Sacred Heart-Griffin | 1-1 | 37 | 9 |
| 8 | Coal City | 1-1 | 34 | 5 |
| 9 | Rochelle | 2-0 | 27 | T10 |
| 10 | Carterville | 2-0 | 19 | T10 |
Receiving votes: 1, Dixon 10. 12, Benton 9. 13, Centralia 7. 14, Woodstock 2. 15, Columbia 1.
Week 3 5A AP Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prairie Ridge (9) | 2-0 | 108 | 1 |
| 2 | Wheaton St. Francis (2) | 2-0 | 101 | 2 |
| 3 | Peoria | 2-0 | 87 | 4 |
| 4 | Morton | 2-0 | 54 | 10 |
| 5 | Providence Catholic | 1-1 | 43 | 7 |
| 6 | Cary-Grove | 0-2 | 40 | 3 |
| 7 | Sycamore | 1-1 | 38 | 5 |
| 8 | Bloomington | 2-0 | 33 | NR |
| 9 | Morgan Park | 0-2 | 22 | 6 |
| T10 | Belvidere North | 2-0 | 20 | NR |
| T10 | Kaneland | 2-0 | 20 | NR |
Receiving votes: 12, Oak Forest 12. 13, Kankakee 11. 14, Mahomet-Seymour 6. 15, Normal U-High 5. 16, Ottawa 4. 17, MacArthur 1.
Week 3 6A AP Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East St. Louis (9) | 1-1 | 108 | 1 |
| 2 | Nazareth Academy (2) | 2-0 | 101 | 2 |
| 3 | Fenwick | 2-0 | 84 | 3 |
| 4 | Glenwood | 2-0 | 74 | 5 |
| 5 | Burlington Central | 2-0 | 72 | 7 |
| 6 | Joliet Catholic | 0-2 | 38 | 6 |
| 7 | Dunlap | 2-0 | 33 | NR |
| 8 | Normal West | 1-1 | 29 | 9 |
| T9 | Libertyville | 1-1 | 12 | 10 |
| T9 | Geneva | 1-1 | 12 | 4 |
Receiving votes: 11, Wauconda 10. 12, Riverside-Brookfield 7. 13, Fox Lake (Grant) 6. 14, Highland Park 5. 15, Washington 5. 16, Quincy 5. 17, Crete-Monee 3. 18, Pekin 1.
Week 3 7A AP Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brother Rice (6) | 2-0 | 113 | 2 |
| 2 | Downers Grove North (6) | 2-0 | 112 | 1 |
| 3 | St. Charles North | 2-0 | 84 | 5 |
| 4 | St. Rita | 1-1 | 70 | 3 |
| 5 | Batavia | 1-1 | 67 | 4 |
| 6 | Normal Community | 2-0 | 66 | 6 |
| 7 | Lincoln-Way Central | 2-0 | 45 | T10 |
| 8 | Bradley-Bourbonnais | 2-0 | 42 | T10 |
| 9 | Lincoln-Way West | 2-0 | 30 | 9 |
| 10 | Richards | 1-1 | 11 | 7 |
Recieving votes: 11, Prospect 10. 12, Wheaton Warrenville South 4. 13, Hersey 3. 14, Carmel 3.
Week 3 8A AP Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Carmel (9) | 2-0 | 108 | 1 |
| 2 | Lincoln-Way East (1) | 2-0 | 99 | 2 |
| 3 | Loyola Academy (1) | 2-0 | 90 | 3 |
| 4 | Glenbard West | 2-0 | 69 | 6 |
| 5 | Fremd | 2-0 | 68 | 5 |
| 6 | Palatine | 2-0 | 39 | 8 |
| 7 | Lyons | 2-0 | 30 | 7 |
| 8 | Maine South | 1-1 | 27 | NR |
| 9 | Glenbrook South | 2-0 | 19 | 10 |
| 10 | Oswego | 2-0 | 17 | NR |
Receiving votes: 11, Hinsdale Central 13. 12, Warren 11. 13, York 10. 14, Barrington 5.
