Little movement occurred in the Little Egypt Football Poll this week following dominant wins and few ranked matchups in Week 8.
One of only two ranked matchup was between #2 Carterville and #10 Murphysboro. The Lions handled the Red Devils 28-7. The win keeps Carterville at #2 but Murphysboro drops out of the Top 10.
Benton remains #1 following a 56-7 win at Pinckneyville.
The only movement seen is Centralia moving up a spot to #5 following a huge comeback win over Mt. Vernon 48-44.
The other ranked matchup was between #3 Du Quoin and (then) #5 Nashville. The Indians defeated Nashville 28-13 to keep their #3 ranking while Nashville slips to #6, swapping places with Centralia.
Sesser-Valier climbed in to the top 10 at #10 following a 24-20 win over Eldorado, taking the spot of Murphysboro – who suffered their second loss in the past three weeks.
Here’s a look at the Full Rankings:
| Rank | School (Record) [First Place Votes] | Points | Rank Last Week |
| 1 | Benton (8-0) [12] | 138 | 1 (-) |
| 2 | Carterville (8-0) [2] | 127 | 2 (-) |
| 3 | Du Quoin (7-1) | 110 | 3 (-) |
| 4 | Johnston City (8-0) | 91 | 4 (-) |
| 5 | Centralia (6-2) | 77 | 6 (+1) |
| 6 | Nashville (5-3) | 71 | 5 (-1) |
| 7 | Marion (5-3) | 55 | 7 (-) |
| 8 | Chester (7-1) | 46 | 8 (-) |
| 9 | West Frankfort (5-3) | 21 | 9 (-) |
| 10 | Sesser-Valier (6-2) | 10 | NR |
Also receiving votes: Murphysboro 7, Carbondale 6, Fairfield 5, Harrisburg 5, Mt. Vernon 1
*The John A. Logan Little Egypt Football Poll is voted on by a trusted group of area coaches and media members each week
