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Football Playoff Outlook — 2023-24

* Last updated at 3:46 pm on Thursday, October 19, 2023

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This list shows hypothetical classes for the IHSA Football Playoffs. If the season had ended last weekend (after 8 weeks), the class cutoffs would have been made as shown below. This list is not a prediction of the final classes and seeds.

A school's football classification (1A through 8A) depends on the makeup of the entire 256-team field. Because the teams in this hypothetical field change from week to week, schools that are "on the bubble" may move back and forth between classes as the season progresses. Find out more about how the classifications are determined.

At the request of the Chicago Public League, only the teams in the "Red" and "White" divisions are eligible for the IHSA playoffs.

NOTES:

Wins are the most important playoff selection criterion. Opponents' wins are used to break ties.

* indicates a school that has either chosen to play up or has been moved up by the success adjustment.

"Bid" indicates teams that have already clinched a playoff spot (but remember, the team's final class is not determined until the end of the season).

Bids: R = conference representative/champion; C = clinched playoff berth (6+ wins)

Class 1A

Enrollments 154.00 to 293.50

Playoff
Bid
Rank School W-L Opponents'
Wins
Classification
Enrollment
Next Game
R 1 Camp Point (Central) 8-0 31 247.50 Fri. vs. (6-2) Winchester
C 2 Lena (L.-Winslow) 8-0 31 239.50 Fri. at (7-1) Forreston
R 3 Toulon (Stark County) 8-0 29 220.00 Fri. vs. (3-5) Monmouth (United)
R 4 Greenfield [G.-Northwestern Coop] 8-0 28 221.00 Fri. at (1-7) Concord (Triopia)
R 5 Sesser (Valier) [Coop] 8-0 28 279.00 Fri. vs. (3-5) Flora
C 6 Chicago (C. Hope Academy) 7-1 39 274.50 Fri. at (3-5) Chicago (Christ the King)
C 7 Forreston 7-1 37 239.50 Fri. vs. (8-0) Lena (L.-Winslow)
C 8 Kewanee (Wethersfield) [A.-Wethersfield Coop] 7-1 36 236.00 Fri. vs. (5-3) Princeville
C 9 Belleville (Althoff Catholic) 7-1 34 288.50 Fri. vs. (7-1) Pecatonica
C 10 Morrison 7-1 31 286.50 Fri. vs. (4-4) Manlius (Bureau Valley)
C 11 LeRoy 7-1 28 226.50 Fri. vs. (4-4) Minonk (Fieldcrest)
C 12 Casey (Westfield) 7-1 27 231.50 Fri. at (5-3) Paris
C 13 Aurora (Christian) 6-2 42 200.00 Fri. at (5-3) Palos Heights (Chicago Christian)
C 14 Gibson City (Melvin-Sibley) 6-2 40 279.50 Fri. at (6-2) Heyworth
C 15 Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) 6-2 37 210.00 Fri. at (1-7) Mendota
C 16 Winchester [West Central Coop] 6-2 35 241.00 Fri. at (8-0) Camp Point (Central)
C 17 Catlin (Salt Fork) 6-2 34 246.00 Fri. vs. (4-4) Clifton (Central)
C 18 Ottawa (Marquette) 6-2 33 154.00 Fri. at (5-3) Dwight
C 19 Oneida (ROWVA) [Coop] 6-2 31 275.50 Fri. at (2-6) Abingdon (A.-Avon)
C 20 Heyworth 6-2 28 246.00 Fri. vs. (6-2) Gibson City (Melvin-Sibley)
  21 Fulton (H.S.) 5-3 40 286.00 Fri. at (0-8) Savanna (West Carroll)
  22 Princeville 5-3 38 210.50 Fri. at (7-1) Kewanee (Wethersfield)
  23 Hardin (Calhoun) [Coop] 5-3 37 193.50 Fri. vs. (4-4) Beardstown
  24 Carrollton 5-3 36 190.00 Sat. at (3-5) Jacksonville (Routt)
  25 Peru (St. Bede) 5-3 36 277.50 Fri. at (8-0) Seneca
  26 Villa Grove 5-3 35 190.50 Fri. at (0-8) Oakland
  27 Toledo (Cumberland) 5-3 35 289.50 Fri. vs. (4-4) Argenta (A.-Oreana)
  28 Stockton 4-4 40 161.00 Fri. at (2-6) Galena (H.S.)
  29 Minonk (Fieldcrest) 4-4 40 293.50 Fri. at (7-1) LeRoy
  30 Tuscola 4-4 36 279.00 Fri. vs. (0-8) Oblong
  31 Nokomis 4-4 36 173.50 Fri. at (2-6) Niantic (Sangamon Valley)
  32 Rockford (Lutheran) 4-4 36 282.00 Fri. at (4-4) Genoa (G.-Kingston)
  33 Argenta (A.-Oreana) 4-4 36 253.50 Fri. at (5-3) Toledo (Cumberland)
  34 Clifton (Central) 4-4 36 292.50 Fri. at (6-2) Catlin (Salt Fork)
  35 Bridgeport (Red Hill) 4-4 34 252.50 Sat. vs. (4-4) Carlyle
  36 Dupo 4-4 30 258.00 Fri. at (6-2) Washington (St. Francis Borgia), MO

Class 2A

Enrollments 296.50 to 403.50

Playoff
Bid
Rank School W-L Opponents'
Wins
Classification
Enrollment
Next Game
R 1 Seneca 8-0 32 390.50 Fri. vs. (5-3) Peru (St. Bede)
C 2 Maroa (M.-Forsyth) 8-0 32 344.50 Fri. vs. (7-1) Athens
C 3 Arthur (A.-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond) 8-0 32 303.00 Fri. vs. (8-0) Sullivan
R 4 Bloomington (Central Catholic) 8-0 30 304.50 Fri. vs. (5-3) Fairbury (Prairie Central)
R 5 Shelbyville 8-0 30 349.50 Fri. at (5-3) Nashville
C 6 Downs (Tri-Valley) 8-0 28 319.00 Fri. at (5-3) Eureka
C 7 Farmington 7-1 35 351.00 Fri. vs. (7-1) Knoxville
C 8 Knoxville 7-1 34 328.50 Fri. at (7-1) Farmington
C 9 Momence 7-1 33 307.00 Fri. at (0-8) Georgetown (Ridge Farm)
C 10 Westville 7-1 33 364.00 Fri. vs. (3-5) Gilman (Iroquois West)
C 11 Athens 7-1 33 322.00 Fri. at (8-0) Maroa (M.-Forsyth)
R 12 Taylor Ridge (Rockridge) 7-1 30 361.00 Fri. vs. (3-5) Erie
C 13 Johnston City 7-1 29 328.50 Fri. at (7-1) Carmi (White County)
C 14 Carmi (White County) 7-1 29 368.00 Fri. vs. (7-1) Johnston City
C 15 Lawrenceville 7-1 27 325.00 Fri. at (7-1) Mt. Carmel
C 16 Bismarck (B.-Henning-Rossville-Alvin) 6-2 34 356.00 Fri. vs. (4-4) Fithian (Oakwood)
C 17 Vandalia 6-2 34 381.00 Fri. vs. (5-3) Litchfield
R 18 Red Bud 6-2 30 371.50 Fri. at (0-8) Wood River (East Alton-W.R.)
C 19 Breese (Mater Dei) 6-2 30 373.00 Fri. at (6-2) Mt. Zion
  20 Palos Heights (Chicago Christian) 5-3 37 316.00 Fri. vs. (6-2) Aurora (Christian)
  21 Pana (H.S.) 5-3 35 387.00 Fri. at (3-5) Staunton
  22 Auburn 5-3 35 387.50 Fri. vs. (6-2) Williamsville
  23 Aledo (Mercer County) 5-3 34 376.50 Fri. at (1-7) Hamilton
  24 El Paso (Gridley) 5-3 33 374.00 Fri. at (0-8) Tremont
  25 Mendon (Unity) [Unity-Payson Coop] 5-3 33 332.50 Fri. at (0-8) White Hall (North Greene)
  26 Dwight [Dwight/Gardner-So. Wilmington Coop] 5-3 31 403.50 Fri. vs. (6-2) Ottawa (Marquette)
  27 Woodstock (Marian) 4-4 42 389.00 Fri. at (7-1) West Chicago (Wheaton Academy)
  28 Manlius (Bureau Valley) 4-4 41 319.50 Fri. at (7-1) Morrison
  29 Mackinaw (Deer Creek) 4-4 40 299.00 Fri. at (2-6) Colfax (Ridgeview)
  30 Chester 4-4 39 330.00 Fri. vs. (3-5) Warrensburg (W.-Latham)
  31 Piasa (Southwestern) 4-4 36 396.00 Fri. vs. (3-5) Hillsboro
  32 Fithian (Oakwood) 4-4 36 296.50 Fri. at (6-2) Bismarck (B.-Henning-Rossville-Alvin)
  33 McLeansboro (Hamilton County) 4-4 34 336.50 Fri. at (2-6) West Frankfort (Frankfort)
  34 Carthage (Illini West) 4-4 33 321.50 Fri. at (3-5) Moweaqua (Central A & M)
  35 Carlyle 4-4 31 300.00 Sat. at (4-4) Bridgeport (Red Hill)
  36 Trenton (Wesclin) 4-4 30 385.50 Fri. vs. (1-7) Madison
  37 Chicago (Noble/Rowe-Clark) 4-4 30 386.50 Sat. vs. (4-4) Chicago (Noble/Hansberry)

Class 3A

Enrollments 406.50 to 530.50

Playoff
Bid
Rank School W-L Opponents'
Wins
Classification
Enrollment
Next Game
R 1 DuQuoin (H.S.) 8-0 35 455.50 Fri. vs. (8-0) Murphysboro
R 2 Byron 8-0 32 449.00 Fri. at (5-3) Stillman Valley
C 3 Sullivan [Sullivan-Okaw Valley Coop] 8-0 32 487.00 Fri. at (8-0) Arthur (A.-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond)
R 4 Roxana 8-0 28 520.00 Fri. at (1-7) Alton (Marquette)
C 5 Pecatonica [Du-Pec Coop] 7-1 38 449.50 Fri. vs. (7-1) Belleville (Althoff Catholic)
R 6 Wilmington 7-1 37 409.50 Fri. at (2-6) Streator (Twp.)
R 7 Princeton 7-1 37 515.00 Fri. vs. (3-5) Spring Valley (Hall)
C 8 Chicago (North Lawndale Charter) 7-1 37 458.00
R 9 Chicago (Noble/Johnson) 7-1 34 505.00 Fri. at (7-1) Chicago (C. Vocational)
C 10 Mt. Carmel 7-1 34 491.50 Fri. vs. (7-1) Lawrenceville
C 11 St. Joseph (Ogden) 6-2 37 432.50 Fri. at (5-3) Paxton (Buckley-Loda)
C 12 Chicago (Crane) 6-2 35 417.00 Fri. at (6-2) Chicago (Mather)
C 13 Stanford (Olympia) 6-2 34 500.00 Fri. at (1-7) Petersburg (PORTA)
C 14 Poplar Grove (North Boone) 6-2 34 479.00 Fri. at (7-1) Dixon (H.S.)
C 15 Williamsville 6-2 34 468.50 Fri. at (5-3) Auburn
C 16 Tolono (Unity) 6-2 32 516.00 Fri. at (5-3) Monticello
  17 Nashville 5-3 40 406.50 Fri. vs. (8-0) Shelbyville
  18 Lombard (Montini) 5-3 38 488.00 Fri. at (6-2) Burbank (St. Laurence)
  19 Eureka 5-3 38 445.50 Fri. vs. (8-0) Downs (Tri-Valley)
  20 Paris 5-3 37 521.50 Fri. vs. (7-1) Casey (Westfield)
  21 Carlinville 5-3 35 412.00 Fri. vs. (0-8) Gillespie
  22 Litchfield [Coop] 5-3 35 511.50 Fri. at (6-2) Vandalia
  23 Fairbury (Prairie Central) 5-3 35 530.50 Fri. at (8-0) Bloomington (Central Catholic)
  24 Stillman Valley 5-3 35 504.50 Fri. vs. (8-0) Byron
  25 Clinton 5-3 34 474.50 Fri. at (2-6) Pontiac
  26 Monticello 5-3 34 484.50 Fri. vs. (6-2) Tolono (Unity)
  27 Paxton (Buckley-Loda) 5-3 33 415.50 Fri. vs. (6-2) St. Joseph (Ogden)
  28 Peotone 5-3 30 456.50 Fri. at (2-6) Herscher
  29 Monmouth (M.-Roseville) 4-4 40 515.00 Fri. at (3-5) Sherrard
  30 Fairfield 4-4 37 418.50
  31 Oregon 4-4 36 417.00 Fri. at (0-8) Rockford (Christian)
  32 Genoa (G.-Kingston) 4-4 36 510.50 Fri. vs. (4-4) Rockford (Lutheran)
  33 Chicago (Noble/Hansberry) 4-4 35 492.50 Sat. at (4-4) Chicago (Noble/Rowe-Clark)
  34 Beardstown 4-4 30 422.00 Fri. at (5-3) Hardin (Calhoun)

Class 4A

Enrollments 531.50 to 844.00

Playoff
Bid
Rank School W-L Opponents'
Wins
Classification
Enrollment
Next Game
C 1 Murphysboro 8-0 38 575.50 Fri. at (8-0) DuQuoin (H.S.)
C 2 Rochester 8-0 34 754.00 Fri. at (6-2) Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin)
R 3 Greenville 8-0 32 542.00 Fri. at (1-7) Virden (North Mac)
C 4 Richmond (R.-Burton) 7-1 36 572.50 Fri. vs. (6-2) Rochelle
C 5 Chicago (Dyett) 7-1 35 554.50 Sat. vs. (5-3) Chicago (Hubbard)
R 6 Chicago (C. Vocational) 7-1 34 693.00 Fri. vs. (7-1) Chicago (Noble/Johnson)
C 7 Kewanee (H.S.) 7-1 34 567.50 Fri. vs. (3-5) Aurora (Central Catholic)
C 8 Rockford (Boylan Catholic) 7-1 33 673.50 Fri. vs. (2-6) Freeport (H.S.)
C 9 Dixon (H.S.) 7-1 33 760.50 Fri. vs. (6-2) Poplar Grove (North Boone)
C 10 West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) 7-1 31 669.50 Fri. vs. (4-4) Woodstock (Marian)
C 11 Breese (Central) 6-2 40 620.50 Fri. vs. (3-5) Herrin (H.S.)
C 12 Carterville 6-2 38 633.00 Fri. at (3-5) Anna (A.-Jonesboro)
C 13 Mt. Zion 6-2 38 732.50 Fri. vs. (6-2) Breese (Mater Dei)
C 14 Charleston 6-2 36 755.00 Fri. vs. (4-4) Salem
C 15 Elmhurst (IC Catholic) 6-2 34 608.03 Fri. vs. (4-4) Oak Park (Fenwick)
C 16 Coal City 6-2 32 620.00 Fri. at (4-4) Manteno
C 17 Burbank (St. Laurence) 6-2 29 844.00 Fri. vs. (5-3) Lombard (Montini)
C 18 Geneseo 6-2 28 840.50 Fri. vs. (2-6) Rock Island (H.S.)
C 19 Normal (University) 6-2 28 608.50 Fri. vs. (4-4) Jacksonville (H.S.)
  20 Benton 5-3 41 541.50 Fri. vs. (5-3) Harrisburg
  21 Chicago (Phoenix) 5-3 37 559.00 Sat. at (6-2) Chicago (Lake View)
  22 Harrisburg 5-3 35 553.00 Fri. at (5-3) Benton
  23 Sandwich 5-3 34 579.00 Fri. at (2-6) Woodstock (North)
  24 Freeburg 5-3 34 663.50 Fri. at (4-4) Waterloo (H.S.)
  25 Chicago (Phillips) 5-3 34 547.50 Fri. vs. (5-3) Chicago (Kenwood)
  26 Peoria (Notre Dame) 5-3 34 563.50 Fri. vs. (6-2) Peoria (H.S.)
  27 Norridge (Ridgewood) 5-3 32 797.50 Fri. at (2-6) Westmont
  28 Chicago (Noble/Rauner) 5-4 31 653.50 Sat. vs. (2-7) Chicago (Noble/Pritzker)
  29 Lincoln 5-3 28 814.50 Fri. at (5-3) Chatham (Glenwood)
  30 Effingham (H.S.) 4-4 41 738.50 Fri. at (2-6) Centralia (H.S.)
  31 Chicago (Sullivan) 4-4 40 580.00
  32 Marengo 4-4 37 656.00 Fri. at (4-4) Plano
  33 Plano 4-4 35 766.00 Fri. vs. (4-4) Marengo
  34 Manteno 4-4 35 616.50 Fri. vs. (6-2) Coal City
  35 Salem 4-4 35 678.50 Fri. at (6-2) Charleston
  36 Chicago (DePaul) 4-4 34 833.00 Fri. at (3-5) Chicago (De La Salle)
  37 Arlington Heights (St. Viator) 4-4 34 819.00 Fri. at (2-6) Aurora (Marmion Academy)
  38 Cahokia (H.S.) 4-4 34 794.00 Fri. vs. (4-4) O'Fallon (H.S.)
  39 Waterloo (H.S.) 4-4 32 831.00 Fri. vs. (5-3) Freeburg
  40 Chicago (Agricultural Science) 4-4 31 813.50 Sat. vs. (3-5) Chicago (Little Village)
  41 Chicago (King) 4-4 30 542.50 Sat. at (3-4) Chicago (Carver)
  42 Taylorville 4-4 29 773.00 Fri. at (2-6) Bethalto (Civic Memorial)
  43 Chicago (Noble/Golder) 4-4 26 664.00 Sat. at (3-5) Chicago (Noble/Muchin)

Class 5A

Enrollments 848.00 to 1296.08

Playoff
Bid
Rank School W-L Opponents'
Wins
Classification
Enrollment
Next Game
C 1 Morris 8-0 44 848.00 Fri. vs. (8-0) Sycamore (H.S.)
R 2 Chicago (Payton) 8-0 39 1204.50 Sat. at (8-0) Chicago (Lincoln Park)
C 3 Morton 8-0 38 1026.50 Fri. vs. (7-1) Washington
C 4 Sycamore (H.S.) 8-0 37 1172.50 Fri. at (8-0) Morris
R 5 Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge) 8-0 32 1214.00 Fri. at (0-8) McHenry
R 6 Antioch 8-0 24 1290.50 Fri. vs. (0-8) Round Lake
R 7 Mahomet (Seymour) 7-1 47 996.00 Fri. at (8-0) Quincy (Sr.)
C 8 Chicago (Morgan Park) 7-1 46 1045.00 Sat. vs. (5-3) Chicago (Simeon)
C 9 Mundelein (Carmel) 7-1 36 1074.50 Fri. vs. (2-6) Chicago (St. Patrick)
C 10 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) 7-1 33 1096.50 Fri. at (1-7) Elgin (H.S.)
R 11 Highland 7-1 31 897.50 Fri. at (1-7) Decatur (St. Teresa)
C 12 Calumet City (Thornton Fractional North) 7-1 27 1272.50
C 13 Wheaton (St. Francis) 6-2 41 1130.25 Fri. at (4-4) LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy)
C 14 Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin) 6-2 40 884.40(*) Fri. vs. (8-0) Rochester
C 15 Rochelle 6-2 40 868.50 Fri. at (7-1) Richmond (R.-Burton)
C 16 Peoria (H.S.) 6-2 39 1270.00 Fri. at (5-3) Peoria (Notre Dame)
C 17 Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) 6-2 37 1175.00 Sat. vs. (4-4) Midlothian (Bremen)
C 18 Evergreen Park 6-2 35 892.00
C 19 Metamora 6-2 34 923.00 Fri. vs. (6-2) Dunlap
C 20 Joliet (Catholic Academy) 6-2 33 965.25 Fri. vs. (5-3) Chicago (St. Ignatius)
C 21 Chicago (Noble/UIC) 6-2 32 957.00 Sat. vs. (5-3) Chicago (Clemente)
C 22 Carbondale (H.S.) 6-2 31 938.50 Fri. vs. (2-6) Mascoutah
C 23 Chicago (Lindblom) 6-2 30 1143.50
  24 Chicago (Corliss) [Coop] 5-3 37 922.50
  25 Decatur (MacArthur) 5-3 36 1145.50 Fri. at (5-3) Bloomington (H.S.)
  26 Troy (Triad) 5-3 31 1198.00 Fri. at (5-3) Collinsville
  27 Mt. Vernon (H.S.) 5-3 29 1159.50 Fri. vs. (1-7) Alton (Sr.)
  28 New Lenox (Providence Catholic) 4-4 48 1296.08 Fri. vs. (4-4) Lisle (Benet Academy)
  29 LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy) 4-4 48 1180.58 Fri. vs. (6-2) Wheaton (St. Francis)
  30 LaSalle (Peru) 4-4 41 1210.00 Fri. vs. (5-3) Maple Park (Kaneland)
  31 Lisle (Benet Academy) 4-4 40 1271.50 Fri. at (4-4) New Lenox (Providence Catholic)
  32 Jacksonville (H.S.) 4-4 39 882.00 Fri. at (6-2) Normal (University)
  33 Burlington (Central) 4-4 36 1285.00 Fri. vs. (7-1) Huntley
  34 Chicago (Englewood STEM) 4-4 33 1200.50
  35 Grayslake (North) 4-4 32 1289.50 Fri. at (6-2) Wauconda
  36 Marion (H.S.) 4-4 28 1134.50 Fri. at (1-7) Mattoon
  37 Chicago (Noble/Bulls) 4-4 28 1182.50 Fri. at (6-2) Chicago (Whitney Young)
  38 Tinley Park (H.S.) 4-4 28 1019.50

Class 6A

Enrollments 1302.00 to 1816.00

Playoff
Bid
Rank School W-L Opponents'
Wins
Classification
Enrollment
Next Game
C 1 Kankakee (Sr.) 8-0 32 1459.50 Fri. vs. (6-2) Crete (Monee)
C 2 Washington 7-1 39 1429.50 Fri. at (8-0) Morton
R 3 East St. Louis (Sr.) 7-2 37 1194.00(*) Fri. vs. (0-0) Forfeit
C 4 Lake Zurich 7-1 33 1775.50 Fri. vs. (1-7) Waukegan (H.S.)
R 5 Oak Lawn (Richards) 6-2 38 1593.50
C 6 Chicago (Lake View) 6-2 36 1392.00 Sat. vs. (5-3) Chicago (Phoenix)
C 7 Crete (Monee) 6-2 36 1413.00 Fri. at (8-0) Kankakee (Sr.)
C 8 Cary (Grove) 6-2 34 1519.50 Fri. at (1-7) Carpentersville (Dundee-Crown)
C 9 Belvidere (North) 6-2 34 1404.50 Fri. vs. (3-5) Rockford (Guilford)
C 10 Chicago (Mather) 6-2 32 1660.50 Fri. vs. (6-2) Chicago (Crane)
C 11 Normal (Community West) 6-2 32 1616.50 Fri. vs. (6-2) Champaign (Centennial)
C 12 Wauconda 6-2 31 1385.00 Fri. vs. (4-4) Grayslake (North)
C 13 Geneva 6-2 31 1698.00 Fri. at (6-2) St. Charles (North)
C 14 Dunlap 6-2 31 1340.50 Fri. at (6-2) Metamora
C 15 Chicago (Amundsen) 6-2 28 1470.00 Fri. at (5-3) Chicago (Lane)
C 16 Riverside (R.-Brookfield) 6-2 27 1624.50 Fri. at (4-4) Richton Park (Rich Township)
C 17 Champaign (Centennial) 6-2 26 1363.00 Fri. at (6-2) Normal (Community West)
  18 Bloomington (H.S.) 5-3 44 1489.00 Fri. vs. (5-3) Decatur (MacArthur)
  19 Maple Park (Kaneland) 5-3 44 1326.50 Fri. at (4-4) LaSalle (Peru)
  20 Chicago (Simeon) 5-3 43 1374.50 Sat. at (7-1) Chicago (Morgan Park)
  21 Libertyville 5-3 39 1784.00 Fri. vs. (6-2) Lincolnshire (Stevenson)
  22 Chicago (Hubbard) 5-3 39 1765.00 Sat. vs. (7-1) Chicago (Dyett)
  23 Chatham (Glenwood) 5-3 37 1466.00 Fri. vs. (5-3) Lincoln
  24 Blue Island (Eisenhower) 5-3 36 1773.00 Fri. vs. (1-7) Oak Lawn (Community)
  25 Chicago (Senn) 5-3 36 1533.50
  26 Rockford (Auburn) 5-3 35 1816.00 Fri. vs. (8-0) Rockton (Hononegah)
  27 Highland Park 5-3 31 1772.00 Fri. at (3-5) Vernon Hills
  28 Fox Lake (Grant) 5-3 30 1782.50 Fri. vs. (2-6) North Chicago
  29 Lemont (H.S.) 4-4 43 1377.00
  30 Lake Forest (H.S.) 4-4 38 1471.50 Fri. vs. (4-4) Mundelein (H.S.)
  31 Midlothian (Bremen) 4-4 36 1386.50 Sat. at (6-2) Country Club Hills (Hillcrest)
  32 Crystal Lake (Central) 4-4 36 1467.50 Fri. vs. (2-6) Hampshire
  33 Danville (H.S.) 4-4 35 1302.00 Fri. at (0-8) Urbana (H.S.)
  34 Deerfield (H.S.) 4-4 31 1489.50 Fri. at (2-6) Winnetka (New Trier)

Class 7A

Enrollments 1819.95 to 2255.00

Playoff
Bid
Rank School W-L Opponents'
Wins
Classification
Enrollment
Next Game
C 1 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) 8-0 48 1961.85 Sat. at (8-0) Wilmette (Loyola Academy)
R 2 Normal (Community) 8-0 35 2096.00 Fri. at (1-7) Peoria (Manual)
R 3 Chicago (Lincoln Park) 8-0 33 2088.50 Sat. vs. (8-0) Chicago (Payton)
R 4 Rockton (Hononegah) 8-0 32 1911.00 Fri. at (5-3) Rockford (Auburn)
R 5 Quincy (Sr.) 8-0 31 1876.00 Fri. vs. (7-1) Mahomet (Seymour)
R 6 Arlington Heights (Hersey) 8-0 27 1989.50 Fri. vs. (3-5) Elk Grove Village (E.G.)
R 7 Des Plaines (Maine West) 8-0 25 1954.00 Fri. at (3-5) Skokie (Niles North)
R 8 Batavia 7-1 39 1882.50 Fri. vs. (0-8) Carol Stream (Glenbard North)
C 9 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) 7-1 34 1960.50 Fri. at (6-2) Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)
C 10 Lombard (Glenbard East) 7-1 33 2255.00 Fri. vs. (4-4) Bartlett
C 11 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way West) 6-2 39 1927.50 Fri. vs. (3-5) Tinley Park (Andrew)
C 12 Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) 6-2 39 1877.50 Fri. vs. (7-1) New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central)
C 13 St. Charles (North) 6-2 38 1941.50 Fri. vs. (6-2) Geneva
C 14 Mt. Prospect (Prospect) 6-2 37 2155.50 Fri. vs. (1-7) Wheeling
C 15 Downers Grove (North) 6-2 36 2156.00 Fri. vs. (3-5) Hinsdale (Central)
C 16 Chicago (Whitney Young) 6-2 30 1924.00 Fri. vs. (4-4) Chicago (Noble/Bulls)
C 17 Villa Park (Willowbrook) 6-2 21 1868.00 Fri. vs. (2-6) Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyden)
C 18 Addison (A. Trail) 6-2 21 1902.00 Fri. at (5-3) Downers Grove (South)
  19 Chicago (St. Rita) 5-3 50 1603.80(*) Fri. at (4-4) Chicago (Brother Rice)
  20 Collinsville 5-3 39 1901.50 Fri. vs. (5-3) Troy (Triad)
  21 Wheaton (North) 5-3 38 1922.00 Fri. vs. (4-4) Roselle (Lake Park)
  22 Chicago (Kenwood) 5-3 38 1939.50 Fri. at (5-3) Chicago (Phillips)
  23 Yorkville (H.S.) 5-3 37 1974.00 Fri. vs. (4-4) Plainfield (North)
  24 Hoffman Estates (H.S.) 5-3 37 1972.00 Fri. vs. (3-5) Palatine (Fremd)
  25 Buffalo Grove 5-3 35 1917.00 Fri. at (2-6) Rolling Meadows
  26 Machesney Park (Harlem) 5-3 35 1928.00 Fri. vs. (1-7) Belvidere (H.S.)
  27 Algonquin (Jacobs) 5-3 35 2029.00 Fri. at (3-5) Crystal Lake (South)
  28 Chicago (Brother Rice) 4-4 49 2146.65 Fri. vs. (5-3) Chicago (St. Rita)
  29 Oak Park (Fenwick) 4-4 40 1819.95 Fri. at (6-2) Elmhurst (IC Catholic)
  30 Wheaton (Warrenville South) 4-4 39 1833.00 Fri. at (1-7) St. Charles (East)
  31 Mundelein (H.S.) 4-4 39 2089.50 Fri. at (4-4) Lake Forest (H.S.)
  32 West Chicago (H.S.) 4-4 36 1986.00 Fri. vs. (3-5) Elgin (Larkin)
  33 Burbank (Reavis) 4-4 34 1967.00
  34 Summit (Argo) 4-4 33 1877.50
  35 Moline (H.S.) 4-4 28 2093.50 Fri. at (3-5) Sterling (H.S.)
  36 Plainfield (Central) 4-4 28 2050.50 Fri. vs. (7-1) Joliet (West)

Class 8A

Enrollments 2268.50 to 7758.50

Playoff
Bid
Rank School W-L Opponents'
Wins
Classification
Enrollment
Next Game
C 1 Wilmette (Loyola Academy) 8-0 44 3276.08 Sat. vs. (8-0) Chicago (Mt. Carmel)
C 2 Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) 8-0 43 2729.00 Fri. at (3-5) Bolingbrook
R 3 Barrington 8-0 35 2810.50 Fri. at (3-5) Hoffman Estates (Conant)
C 4 Edwardsville (H.S.) 7-1 38 2307.00 Fri. at (7-0) St. Louis (De Smet Jesuit), MO
C 5 Elmhurst (York) 7-1 33 2789.50 Fri. vs. (0-8) Hillside (Proviso West)
C 6 South Elgin 7-1 33 2849.50 Fri. vs. (2-6) Streamwood
R 7 Naperville (Central) 7-1 33 2591.00 Fri. vs. (5-3) Naperville (Neuqua Valley)
C 8 Huntley 7-1 33 2996.00 Fri. at (4-4) Burlington (Central)
R 9 Park Ridge (Maine South) 7-1 32 2382.50 Fri. vs. (3-5) Evanston (Twp.)
C 10 Joliet (West) 7-1 28 3337.50 Fri. at (4-4) Plainfield (Central)
R 11 Gurnee (Warren) 6-2 43 3696.50 Fri. at (1-7) Zion (Z.-Benton)
C 12 Belleville (East) 6-2 35 2439.00 Fri. at (0-8) Granite City
C 13 Lincolnshire (Stevenson) 6-2 35 4313.50 Fri. at (5-3) Libertyville
C 14 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) 6-2 34 2322.00 Fri. at (1-7) Oak Park (River Forest)
C 15 Minooka 6-2 30 2737.00 Fri. at (5-3) Aurora (West Aurora)
  16 Lockport (Twp.) 5-3 45 3821.00 Fri. vs. (4-4) Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)
  17 Naperville (Neuqua Valley) 5-3 44 3381.00 Fri. at (7-1) Naperville (Central)
  18 Palatine (H.S.) 5-3 42 2597.50 Fri. vs. (2-6) Schaumburg (H.S.)
  19 Orland Park (Sandburg) 5-3 39 2834.00 Fri. vs. (3-5) Palos Hills (Stagg)
  20 Naperville (North) 5-3 37 2655.50 Fri. vs. (4-4) Aurora (Waubonsie Valley)
R 21 Downers Grove (South) 5-3 37 2712.00 Fri. vs. (6-2) Addison (A. Trail)
  22 Oswego (H.S.) 5-3 35 2843.50 Fri. vs. (3-5) Oswego (East)
  23 Aurora (East) 5-3 35 4050.50 Fri. at (0-8) Bensenville (Fenton)
  24 LaGrange (Lyons) 5-3 34 3947.00 Fri. at (1-7) Maywood (Proviso East)
  25 Aurora (West Aurora) 5-3 32 3561.00 Fri. vs. (6-2) Minooka
  26 Chicago (St. Ignatius) 5-3 32 2408.18 Fri. at (6-2) Joliet (Catholic Academy)
  27 Skokie (Niles West) 5-3 29 2476.00 Fri. vs. (1-7) Park Ridge (Maine East)
  28 Chicago (Lane) 5-3 26 4171.50 Fri. vs. (6-2) Chicago (Amundsen)
  29 Plainfield (North) 4-4 44 2351.50 Fri. at (5-3) Yorkville (H.S.)
  30 Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) 4-4 42 2750.00 Fri. at (5-3) Lockport (Twp.)
  31 O'Fallon (H.S.) 4-4 39 2488.00 Fri. at (4-4) Cahokia (H.S.)
  32 Bartlett 4-4 36 2370.50 Fri. at (7-1) Lombard (Glenbard East)
  33 Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) 4-4 34 2462.50 Fri. at (5-3) Naperville (North)
  34 Roselle (Lake Park) 4-4 33 2557.00 Fri. at (5-3) Wheaton (North)
  35 Richton Park (Rich Township) 4-4 33 2466.50 Fri. vs. (6-2) Riverside (R.-Brookfield)