Stevenson, Loyola top-ranked in Class 8A

Associated Press preseason polls

First-place points in parentheses

Class 8A

School Points

1. Stevenson (5) 93

(tie) Loyola (4) 93

3. Naperville Neuqua Valley (1) 79

4. Hinsdale Central 67

5. Marist 57

6. O’Fallon 46

7. Bolingbrook 39

8. Waubonsie Valley 26

9. Naperville Central 20

10. Lyons 19

Others receiving votes: Oak Park River Forest 7, Homewood-Flossmoor 4.

Class 7A

School Points

1. Chicago Mt. Carmel (10) 100

2. Glenbard West 83

3. Lake Zurich 68

4. Glenbard North 64

5. Lincoln-Way East 58

6. Downers Grove North 44

7. Edwardsville 35

8. Maine South 29

9. Wheaton North 18

10. Wheaton Warrenville South 12

Others receiving votes: St. Rita 11, Hononegah 8, Benet 5, Batavia 3, Oswego 2.

Class 6A

School Points

1. Crete-Monee (7) 102

2. East St. Louis (3) 101

3. Providence 82

4. Rock Island 52

(tie) Cary-Grove (1) 52 6. Oak Lawn Richards 50

7. Danville 37

8. Rockford Boylan 34

9. Lake Forest 25

10. Bloomington 24

Others receiving votes: Lemont 18, Harvey Thornton 14, Lakes Community 7, Crystal Lake South 5, Oak Forest 2.

Class 5A

School Points

1. Montini (16) 160

2. Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) 134

3. Joliet Catholic 126

4. Kaneland 100

5. Sycamore 64

6. Woodstock Marian Central 60

7. Washington 52

8. Normal University 46

9. Metamora 29

10. Chatham Glenwood 27

(tie) Lincoln-Way West 27

Others receiving votes: Richwoods 25, Highland 13, Peoria Notre Dame 11, Centralia 3, Wheaton Academy 1, St. Viator 1, Cahokia 1.

Class 4A

School Points

1. Rock Island Alleman (2) 124

2. Rochester (8) 116

3. Jacksonville (1) 77

4. Rockford Lutheran (1) 63

5. Althoff Catholic (2) 62

6. Bishop McNamara 55

7. Morris 53

8. Geneseo 49

9. Coal City 41

10. Richmond-Burton 38

Others receiving votes: Columbia 32, Alton Marquette 10, Olney East Richland 10, Breese Mater Dei 8, Evergreen Park 8, Fairbury Prairie Central 6, Charleston 6, Mahomet-Seymour 6, Sandwich 3, Jerseyville Jersey 2, Quincy Notre Dame 1.

Class 3A

School Points

1. Tolono Unity (6) 117

2. Aurora Christian (6) 108

3. Williamsville 70

4. Carterville 63

5. Greenville 60

6. Monmouth-Roseville 56

7. Mt. Carmel 47

8. Wilmington 40

9. Elmhurst IC Catholic 33

10. Stillman Valley 32

Others receiving votes: St. Joseph-Ogden 29, Sherrard 18, Erie-Prophetstown 18, Harrisburg 11, Breese Central 5, Macomb 4, Winnebago 3, Monticello 1.

Class 2A

School Points

1. Maroa-Forsyth (12) 138

2. Sterling Newman (2) 109

3. Mercer County 99-

4. Eastland-Pearl City 62

5. Clifton Central 59

6. Chester 48

7. Illini West (Carthage) 36

8. Cerro Gordo (Cerro Gordo-Bement Coop) 31

9. Tremont 28

10. Elmwood-Brimfield 26

Others receiving votes: Carlinville 15, Farmington 15, Rockridge 13, Dupo 12, Ottawa Marquette 11, Downs Tri-Valley 11, Amboy-LaMoille 11, Annawan/Wethersfield 11, Nokomis 10, Auburn 6, DuQuoin 5, Athens 5, Hales Franciscan 5, Bismarck-Henning 3, Villa Grove 1.

Class 1A

School Points

1. Stockton (7) 113

2. Casey-Westfield (2) 92

3. Forreston (2) 77

4. Camp Point Central 64

5. Stark County (1) 52

6. Carrollton 33

(tie) Argenta-Oreana 33

8. LeRoy 27

9. Sidell (Jamaica)-Salt Fork 24

10. Concord (Triopia) 22

(tie) Orion 22

(tie) Moweaqua Central A&M 22

Others receiving votes: Brown County 18, Lena-Winslow 15, Arthur-Lovington 12, Flanagan-Cornell-Woodland (FCW) 9, Galena 9, East Dubuque 9, Lewistown 5, Leo 2.