Daily Herald's Top 20 Football Teams
The best teams throughout the Daily Herald's circulation range.
Rankings determined by our sports staff.
Football
| Rank | School | W | L | T | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hinsdale Central | 11 | 3 | 0 | First title game appearance |
| 2 | Glenbard West | 12 | 1 | 0 | Best season in 25 years |
| 3 | Bartlett | 12 | 1 | 0 | State semifinalist in Class 8A |
| 4 | Geneva | 13 | 1 | 0 | Ratay leads remarkable run |
| 5 | Crystal Lake South | 10 | 3 | 0 | Second semifinal trip in four years |
| 6 | Cary-Grove | 11 | 1 | 0 | Fourth quarterfinal trip in five years |
| 7 | Naperville North | 10 | 1 | 0 | DuPage Valley Conference champions |
| 8 | WW South | 8 | 2 | 0 | Four-year semifinal streak broken |
| 9 | Carmel | 10 | 2 | 0 | Another successful year for Corsairs |
| 10 | Schaumburg | 7 | 5 | 0 | Made nice run to 8A quarterfinals |
| 11 | Fremd | 8 | 3 | 0 | Fourteen straight playoff trips |
| 12 | Barrington | 9 | 3 | 0 | Put Broncos back on the map |
| 13 | Antioch | 12 | 1 | 0 | Incredible turnaround for 6A semifinalist |
| 14 | Glenbard South | 9 | 3 | 0 | First quarterfinal trip since 1999 |
| 15 | Downers Grove South | 7 | 3 | 0 | Outright West Suburban Gold champs |
| 16 | St. Charles East | 8 | 3 | 0 | Gave Cary-Grove a tough battle |
| 17 | Downers Grove North | 7 | 5 | 0 | Surprise trip to 7A quarterfinals |
| 18 | St. Francis | 13 | 1 | 0 | Stormed to Class 5A title |
| 19 | Warren | 9 | 2 | 0 | North Suburban Lake champions |
| 20 | Palatine | 7 | 3 | 0 | Won first MSL West title in 11 years |
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