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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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