St. Francis shoots up the latest High School Football America Illinois Top 10 high school football rankings after surprising No. 3 Loyola Academy 35-21. The big win over the two-time reigning 8A champs moves the Spartans from No. 9 to No. 4 in our statewide rankings, powered by NFL Play Football. The Ramblers drop from No. 3 to No. 5.
Up next for St. Francis is No. 8 St. Rita in a big Chicago Catholic League/East Suburban Catholic Conference Green Division matchup.
Mount Carmel (Chicago) picked-up its second straight win against a Top 10 foe. The Caravan beat former No. 8 Nazareth Academy 56-33. NA drops two spots to No. 10 in the latest rankings created with our proprietary algorithm
High School Football America Illinois Top 10
| Ranking/Team | Record | Last Week |
| No. 1 East St. Louis | (3-0) | 1 |
| No. 2 Mount Carmel (Chicago) | (2-1) | 2 |
| No. 3 Lincoln-Way East | (3-0) | 4 |
| No. 4 St. Francis | (3-0) | 9 |
| No. 5 Loyola Academy | (1-2) | 3 |
| No. 6 Cary-Grove | (3-0) | 5 |
| No. 7 Naperville Central | (3-0) | 6 |
| No. 8 St. Rita | (2-1) | 7 |
| No. 9 Marist | (3-0) | 10 |
| No. 10 Nazareth Academy | (2-1) | 8 |
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
