St. Francis makes its first-ever appearance in the High School Football America Illinois Top 10 high school football rankings, powered by NFL Play Football. The Spartans break in at No. 7 after beating former No. 5 St. Rita 31-28. The loss drops the Mustangs to No. 8.
Maine South re-enters the Top 10 at No. 9 after winning its sixth straight since losing its season-opener 10-7 to Brother Rice.
Edwardsville also makes its first appearance in the statewide rankings at No. 10. The 7-0 Tigers will test that ranking against No. 2 East St. Louis at home this Saturday.
High School Football America Illinois Top 10
| Ranking/Team | Record | Last Week |
| No. 1 Mount Carmel (Chicago) | (7-0) | 1 |
| No. 2 East St. Louis | (5-2) | 2 |
| No. 3 Loyola Academy | (7-0) | 3 |
| No. 4 Lincoln-Way East | (7-0) | 4 |
| No. 5 Batavia | (6-1) | 6 |
| No. 6 Barrington | (7-0) | 8 |
| No. 7 St. Francis | (5-2) | NR |
| No. 8 St. Rita | (4-3) | 5 |
| No. 9 Maine South | (6-1) | NR |
| No. 10 Edwardsville | (7-0) | NR |
Dropped-out: No. 7 York, No. 8 Downers Grove North, No. 10 Brother Rice
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
