Loyola Academy finishes regular season No. 1 in HSFA Illinois Top 10

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Loyola Academy’s 23-21 win over former No. 1 Mount Carmel (Chicago) lands the Ramblers the top spot in the final regular season High School Football America Illinois Top 10, powered by NFL Play Football. The defending 8A champs also rise to No. 39 in our national rankings.

Edwardsville makes its first national rankings appearance after upsetting previously undefeated De Smet from Missouri. The Tigers are No. 292 in America and No. 7 in the state. De Smet entered the game ranked No. 149 in the HSFA 300.

This postseason begins this weekend.

High School Football America Illinois Top 10

Ranking/TeamRecordLast Week
No. 1 Loyola Academy(9-0)3
No. 2 Mount Carmel (Chicago)(8-1)1
No. 3 East St. Louis(6-2)2
No. 4 Lincoln-Way East(9-0)4
No. 5 Batavia(8-1)5
No. 6 Edwardsville(8-1)10
No. 7 Barrington (9-0)6
No. 8 St. Francis(7-2)7
No. 9 Maine South(7-1)9
No. 10 Glenbard West(7-2)NR

Dropped-out: No. 8 St. Rita

Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.

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Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.