East St. Louis heads into the postseason as the top team in the High School Football America Illinois Top 10. The eight-time state champs will be competing in the upcoming 6A tournament, which will also feature No. 5 Simeon.
New to the state rankings this week is Neuqua Valley at No. 10.
High School Football America Illinois Top 10
No. 1 East St. Louis (9-0), LW: #1
No. 2 Mount Carmel (Chicago) (9-0), LW: #2
No. 3 Lincoln-Way East (9-0), LW: #4
No. 4 Nazareth Academy* (9-0), LW: #7
No. 5 Loyola Academy (6-3), LW: #3
No. 6 Simeon (7-1), LW: #5
No. 7 Phillips Academy (7-1), LW: #6
No. 8 Glenbard West (9-0), LW: #9
No. 9 Homewood-Flossmoor (8-1), LW: #10
No. 10 Neuqua Valley (7-2), LW: NR
Dropped-out: No. 8 Notre Dame (Niles)
*Nazareth Academy received a forfeit victory in its loss to Cardinal Ritter (Missouri) because of the use of an ineligible player.
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
