How the Boys Basketball No. 1 Team Fared
|
Year |
No. 1-Rated Team |
Lost In |
Defeated By |
Score |
|
1945 |
Champaign |
state final |
Decatur |
62-54 |
|
1946 |
Champaign |
WON TITLE |
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|
1947 |
Dundee |
state quarterfinal |
Champaign |
47-45 |
|
1948 |
Pekin |
state semifinal |
Pinckneyville |
36-31 |
|
1949 |
Elgin |
first round of state finals |
Aurora (West) |
45-42 |
|
1950 |
Mt. Vernon |
WON TITLE |
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|
1951 |
Cicero (Morton) |
regional final |
Hinsdale |
47-46 (ot) |
|
1952 |
Hebron (Alden-H.) |
WON TITLE |
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|
1953 |
Kankakee |
sectional semifinal |
LaGrange (Lyons) |
83-74 |
|
1954 |
LaGrange (Lyons) |
regional final |
Cicero (Morton) |
65-64 |
|
1955 |
Rockford (West) |
WON TITLE |
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|
1956 |
Rockford (West) |
WON TITLE |
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|
1957 |
Collinsville |
state final |
Herrin |
45-42 |
|
1958 |
Rock Falls |
state final |
Chicago (Marshall) |
70-64 |
|
Chicago (Marshall) |
WON TITLE |
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| Chicago schools were included in poll only after Public League championship. Marshall was then No. 1. | ||||
|
1959 |
Galesburg |
state semifinal |
Aurora (West) |
74-61 |
|
1960 |
Pinckneyville |
sectional final |
Granite City |
75-66 |
|
Chicago (Marshall) |
WON TITLE |
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| Chicago schools were included in poll only after Public League championship. Marshall was then No. 1 | ||||
|
1961 |
Collinsville |
WON TITLE |
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|
1962 |
Centralia |
state quarterfinal |
Chicago (Carver) |
56-50 |
|
1963 |
Centralia |
state final |
Chicago (Carver) |
53-52 |
|
1964 |
Collinsville |
super-sectional |
Centralia |
55-50 |
|
1965 |
Harvey (Thornton) |
state semifinal |
Quincy |
64-59 |
|
1966 |
Benton |
state quarterfinal |
Galesburg |
73-71 |
|
1967 |
Benton |
super-sectional |
Carbondale |
59-53 |
|
1968 |
Effingham |
state quarterfinal |
Galesburg |
85-52 |
|
1969 |
Maywood (Proviso East) |
WON TITLE |
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|
1970 |
LaGrange (Lyons) |
WON TITLE |
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|
1971 |
Dolton (Thornridge) |
WON TITLE |
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|
1972A |
(no separate Class A poll) |
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|
1972AA |
Dolton (Thornridge) |
WON TITLE |
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|
1973A |
Ottawa (Marquette) |
super-sectional |
Maple Park (Kaneland) |
37-35 |
|
1973AA |
Lincoln |
state quarterfinal |
Lockport |
62-54 |
|
1974A |
Eldorado |
regional semifinal |
Carrier Mills |
56-53 |
|
1974AA |
Park Ridge (Maine South) |
sectional semifinal |
Arlington Heights (Hersey) |
49-44 |
|
1975A |
Palos Heights (Chicago Christian) |
sectional final |
Lemont |
55-50 |
|
1975AA |
Franklin Park (East Leyden) |
super-sectional |
Maywood (Proviso East) |
72-60 |
|
1976A |
Eldorado |
state quarterfinal |
Mt. Pulaski |
76-66 |
|
1976AA |
Peoria (Richwoods) |
regional final |
Galesburg |
85-79 (ot) |
|
1977A |
Chicago (St. Michael) |
regional final |
Melrose Park (Walther Lutheran) |
64-63 |
| Second half replayed after court ruling. Walther Lutheran also won the original game by 1 point. | ||||
|
1977AA |
Chicago (Phillips) |
state quarterfinal |
Burbank (St. Laurence) |
56-50 |
|
1978A |
Riverton |
regional final |
Mt. Pulaski |
91-65 |
|
1978AA |
Lockport |
WON TITLE |
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|
1979A |
New Lenox (Providence) |
WON TITLE |
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|
1979AA |
Quincy |
state final |
Park Ridge (Maine South) |
83-67 |
|
1980A |
Lawrenceville |
super-sectional |
Madison |
74-68 (ot) |
|
1980AA |
Maywood (Proviso East) |
sectional semifinal |
Chicago (DeLaSalle) |
62-52 |
|
1981A |
New Lenox (Providence) |
state quarterfinal |
Madison |
45-43 |
|
1981AA |
Quincy |
WON TITLE |
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|
1982A |
Lawrenceville |
WON TITLE |
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|
1982AA |
Quincy |
state semifinal |
Chicago (Mendel) |
53-52 |
|
1983A |
Lawrenceville |
WON TITLE |
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|
1983AA |
Aurora (West) |
sectional semifinal |
Lisle (Benet) |
68-63 |
|
1984A |
McLeansboro |
WON TITLE |
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|
1984AA |
Evanston |
state final |
Chicago (Simeon) |
53-47 |
|
1985A |
Chicago (Providence-St. Mel) |
WON TITLE |
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|
1985AA |
Hillside (Proviso West) |
sectional final |
Franklin Park (Leyden) |
64-62 (ot) |
|
1986A |
Teutopolis |
WON TITLE |
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|
1986AA |
Chicago (Simeon) |
super-sectional |
Chicago (King) |
49-46 |
|
1987A |
Chicago (Providence-St. Mel) |
super-sectional |
Ottawa (Marquette) |
80-77 (ot) |
|
1987AA |
Peoria (Manual) |
state quarterfinal |
Quincy |
61-59 (ot) |
|
1988A |
Pinckneyville |
state final |
Pana |
62-59 |
|
1988AA |
Peoria |
sectional final |
Peoria (Manual) |
63-54 |
|
1989A |
Piasa (Southwestern) |
regional final |
White Hall (North Greene) |
62-61 |
|
1989AA |
Chicago (Simeon) |
super-sectional |
Chicago (King) |
67-57 |
|
1990A |
Fairbury (Prairie Central) |
state final |
Trenton (Wesclin) |
83-78 (2 ot) |
|
1990AA |
Chicago (King) |
WON TITLE |
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|
1991A |
Mason City (Illini Central) |
regional final |
Stanford (Olympia) |
74-65 |
|
1991AA |
Maywood (Proviso East) |
WON TITLE |
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|
1992A |
Augusta (Southeastern) |
state semifinal |
Normal (University) |
63-50 |
|
1992AA |
Maywood (Proviso East) |
WON TITLE |
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|
1993A |
Pinckneyville |
sectional final |
Okawville |
67-58 |
|
1993AA |
Chicago (King) |
WON TITLE |
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|
1994A |
Teutopolis |
state quarterfinal |
Pinckneyville |
55-54 |
|
1994AA |
Chicago (King) |
super-sectional |
Chicago (Westinghouse) |
59-58 |
|
1995A |
Aurora (A. Christian) |
state final |
Normal (University) |
56-54 |
|
1995AA |
Chicago (Farragut) |
state quarterfinal |
Harvey (Thornton) |
46-43 |
|
1996A |
Shelbyville |
WON TITLE |
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|
1996AA |
Harvey (Thornton) |
state final |
Peoria (Manual) |
57-51 |
|
1997A |
Normal (University) |
state semifinal |
Spring Valley (Hall) |
68-54 |
|
1997AA |
Peoria (Manual) |
WON TITLE |
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|
1998A |
Spring Valley (Hall) |
state final |
Nauvoo (N.-Colusa) |
45-39 |
|
1998AA |
Chicago (Young) |
WON TITLE |
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|
1999A |
Nashville |
regional final |
Breese (Central) |
66-61 |
|
1999AA |
Chicago (Westinghouse) |
super-sectional |
Chicago (King) |
59-39 |
|
2000A |
Chicago (Leo) |
sectional final |
Westmont |
57-54 |
|
2000AA |
Chicago (Westinghouse) |
state final |
Aurora (West) |
60-57 |
|
2001A |
Pleasant Plains |
super-sectional |
Macomb |
48-46 |
|
2001AA |
South Holland (Thornwood) |
state final |
Schaumburg |
66-54 |
|
2002A |
Lewistown |
regional final |
Macomb |
68-55 |
|
2002AA |
Joliet (Twp.) |
super-sectional |
South Holland (Thornwood) |
46-45 |
| 2003A | Madison | sectional semifinal | Breese (Central) | 53-50 |
| 2003AA | Aurora (West) | sectional semifinal | Downers Grove (South) | 61-52 |
| 2004A | Cairo | regional final | Metropolis (Massac County) | 64-61 |
| 2004AA | Aurora (West) | state semifinal | Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) | 58-46 |
| 2005A | Chicago (Hales Franciscan) | WON TITLE (later vacated) | ||
| 2005AA | Westchester (St. Joseph) | sectional final | Maywood (Proviso East) | 76-68 |
| 2006A | Seneca | WON TITLE | ||
| 2006AA | Westchester (St. Joseph) | sectional final | Maywood (Proviso East) | 75-72 |
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