With its season opening 36-33 win over preseason No. 1 East St. Louis, Mount Carmel moves to No. 1 in the first in-season High School Football America Illinois Top 10 high school football rankings, powered by NFL Play Football. The loss drops the Flyers to No. 2 in the statewide rankings created with our proprietary algorithm.
Up next for East St. Louis will be a showdown with national power St. Frances Academy from Maryland. After an 0-2 start against No. 5 Buford (Georgia) and No. 10 Chaminade-Madonna (Florida), SFA is ranked No. 13 in the HSFA 300. ESL is No. 51 this week.
This week’s in-state Game of the Week will be in Batavia where a couple of 2022 runner-ups will square-off. No. 6 Batavia, the ’22 7A runner-up, will host 8A runner-up Lincoln-Way East, ranked No. 5 in the Top 10.
Glenbard West breaks into the Top 10 at No. 8 after beating preseason No. 7 Marist 7-6.
High School Football America Illinois Top 10
| Ranking/Team | Record | Preseason Ranking |
| No. 1 Mount Carmel (Chicago) | (1-0) | 3 |
| No. 2 East St. Louis | (0-1) | 1 |
| No. 2 Loyola Academy | (1-0) | 2 |
| No. 4 St. Rita | (1-0) | 4 |
| No. 5 Lincoln-Way East | (1-0) | 5 |
| No. 6 Batavia | (1-0) | 6 |
| No. 7 Brother Rice | (1-0) | 8 |
| No. 8 Glenbard West | (1-0) | NR |
| No. 9 Maine South | (0-1) | 9 |
| No. 10 Joliet Catholic | (1-0) | 10 |
Dropped-out: No. 7 Marist
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
