East St. Louis is the new No. 1 in the High School Football America Illinois Top 10 high school football rankings, powered by NFL Play Football. The Flyers move from No. 3 to No. 1 after beating two-time defending 8A champ Loyola Academy 34-7.
The loss drops LA to N o. 3 in the latest statewide rankings created with our proprietary algorithm.
Mount Carmel (Chicago) stays at No. 2 despite losing to The Hun School from New Jersey, the top prep school in the nation. The Caravan dropped a 42-38 decision to the Raiders.
The Caravan will try to get into the win column this week against No. 6 St. Rita.
High School Football America Illinois Top 10
| Ranking/Team | Record | Preseason Ranking |
| No. 1 East St. Louis | (1-0) | 3 |
| No. 2 Mount Carmel (Chicago) | (0-1) | 2 |
| No. 3 Loyola Academy | (0-1) | 1 |
| No. 4 Lincoln-Way East | (1-0) | 4 |
| No. 5 Cary-Grove | (1-0) | 5 |
| No. 6 St. Rita | (1-0) | 6 |
| No. 7 Naperville Central | (1-0) | 7 |
| No. 8 Brother Rice | (1-0) | 8 |
| No. 9 Nazareth Academy | (1-0) | 9 |
| No. 10 St. Francis | (1-0) | 10 |
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
