Team Chess State Final Seeds — 2024-25

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The Seeding Committee has established the following seeds for the state final tournament. The teams will be paired shortly before the first round on Friday, February 14.

1. Aurora (Waubonsie Valley)

2. Chicago (Whitney Young)

3. Palatine (Fremd)

4. Chicago (Lane)

5. Lincolnshire (Stevenson)

6. Naperville (Neuqua Valley)

7. Evanston (Twp.)

8. Dunlap

9. Chicago (Payton)

10. Hinsdale (Central)

11. Aurora (Illinois Math and Science Academy)

12. Hoffman Estates (Conant)

13. Naperville (North)

14. Glenview (Glenbrook South)

15. Northbrook (Glenbrook North)

16. Lemont (H.S.)

17. Elk Grove Village (E.G.)

18. Palatine (H.S.)

19. Aurora (Metea Valley)

20. Hoffman Estates (H.S.)

21. Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)

22. Darien (Hinsdale South)

23. Champaign (Central)

24. Crete (C.-Monee)

25. Highland Park

26. Wheaton (North)

27. Oswego (East)

28. West Chicago (H.S.)

29. Chicago (Northside)

30. Chicago (Jones)

31. Rockford (Auburn)

32. Elgin (H.S.)

33. LaGrange (Lyons)

34. Peoria (Richwoods)

35. Skokie (Niles North)

36. Lisle (Benet Academy)

37. Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)

38. Naperville (Central)

39. Chicago (Taft)

40. Chicago (Lincoln Park)

41. Rockford (Guilford)

42. Downers Grove (South)

43. Buffalo Grove

44. Brimfield

45. Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep)

46. Normal (Community)

47. Winnetka (New Trier)

48. Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)

49. Tinley Park (Andrew)

50. Belleville (East)

51. Chicago (F.W. Parker)

52. Burbank (Reavis)

53. Chicago (Kelly)

54. Minooka

55. Maple Park (Kaneland)

56. Arlington Heights (Hersey)

57. Huntley

58. Elmhurst (York)

59. Washington

60. Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)

61. Georgetown (LaSalette)

62. Skokie (Niles West)

63. Bolingbrook

64. Chicago (Mather)

65. Cary (C.-Grove)

66. Sterling (H.S.)

67. Normal (Community West)

68. Chicago (Brooks)

69. New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central)

70. Waukegan (H.S.)

71. Antioch

72. Lockport (Twp.)

73. Moline (H.S.)

74. Peotone

75. Aurora (Marmion Academy)

76. McHenry

77. Barrington

78. Plainfield (East)

79. Schaumburg (H.S.)

80. Mt. Prospect (Prospect)

81. Oak Lawn (Community)

82. Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West)

83. Palos Hills (Stagg)

84. Carol Stream (Glenbard North)

85. Chicago (St. Rita)

86. Lake Villa (Lakes)

87. Stillman Valley

88. Joliet (Central)

89. Belleville (West)

90. Riverside (R.-Brookfield)

91. Niles (Northridge Prep)

92. Harvey (Thornton)

93. Hinckley (H.-Big Rock)

94. Plainfield (Central)

95. Chicago (DePaul College Prep)

96. Chicago (Mt. Carmel)

97. Chicago (Latin)

98. Morton

99. Des Plaines (Maine West)

100. Plainfield (North)

101. Peoria (Notre Dame)

102. Rockford (Jefferson)

103. Kankakee (McNamara)

104. East Peoria

105. Tinley Park (H.S.)

106. Chicago (De La Salle)

107. Mattoon

108. Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.)

109. St. Charles (North)

110. Plainfield (South)

111. Stanford (Olympia)

112. Chicago (Hancock)

113. Evergreen Park

114. Chicago (Brother Rice)

115. Rock Falls

116. St. Charles (East)

117. Lansing (Thornton Fractional South)

118. South Holland (Thornwood)

119. Franklin

120. Mt. Vernon (H.S.)

121. Bartonville (Limestone)

122. Hartsburg (H.-Emden)

123. Oak Lawn (Richards)

124. Manteno

125. Romeoville (H.S.)

126. Georgetown (G.-Ridge Farm)

127. Rockford (R. Christian)

128. Chicago (Acero/Garcia)