Another week, another surprise inside the High School Football America Illinois Top 10 high school football rankings, powered by NFL Play Football. St. Rita is up three spots this week to No. 5 after beating former No. 4 St. Francis 31-13. The win comes just a week after St. Francis upset two-time defending 8A champ Loyola Academy. The Spartans fall to No. 6 in the latest rankings created with our proprietary algorithm.
No. 9 Marist suffered its first defeat. The RedHawks loss 31-30 to unranked Joliet Catholic in overtime.
High School Football America Illinois Top 10
| Ranking/Team | Record | Last Week |
| No. 1 East St. Louis | (4-0) | 1 |
| No. 2 Mount Carmel (Chicago) | (3-1) | 2 |
| No. 3 Lincoln-Way East | (4-0) | 3 |
| No. 4 Cary-Grove | (4-0) | 6 |
| No. 5 St. Rita | (3-1) | 8 |
| No. 6 St. Francis | (3-1) | 4 |
| No. 7 Loyola Academy | (2-2) | 5 |
| No. 8 Naperville Central | (4-0) | 7 |
| No. 9 Marist | (3-1) | 9 |
| No. 10 Nazareth Academy | (3-1) | 10 |
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
