Illinois High School Football Rankings 2023-24

As the 2024 high school football season kicks off in Illinois, it’s time to check out which teams are leading the pack. Each week, teams across the state battle it out on the field, and their performances determine their rankings. The Illinois High School Football Rankings for 2024 highlight the top teams based on their game results, skills, and overall performance. Each year, high school teams all over the state play lots of games, and some teams play better than others. The Illinois High School Football Rankings show which teams are doing the best. These rankings are like a big list that tells us which teams are winning the most games and playing really well. It’s fun to see how teams from different places in Illinois stack up against each other. So, if you’re curious about which high school football team is on top, you can check out the rankings to find out!

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Top 25 Illinois High School Football Rankings

1. Loyola Academy (Wilmette)
2. Chicago Mt. Carmel (Chicago)
3. Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort)
4. York (Elmhurst)
5. Batavia
6. Downers Grove North (Downers Grove)
7. East St. Louis
8. Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park)
9. Rochester
10. Edwardsville
11. St. Francis (Wheaton)
12. Cary-Grove (Cary)
13. Barrington
14. Byron
15. Joliet Catholic (Joliet)
16. St. Rita (Chicago)
17. Brother Rice (Chicago)
18. Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake)
19. Maine South (Park Ridge)
20. IC Catholic Prep (Elmhurst)
21. Hersey (Arlington Heights)
22. Saint Ignatius College Prep (Chicago)
23. Carmel (Mundelein)
24. Camp Point Central (Camp Point)
25. Warren Township (Gurnee)

Illinois Class 1A High School Football Rankings

1. Camp Point Central (Camp Point)
2. Lena-Winslow (Lena)
3. Chicago Hope Academy (Chicago)
4. Althoff Catholic (Belleville)
5. Aurora Christian (Aurora)
6. Greenfield/Northwestern (Greenfield)
7. Wethersfield/Annawan (Kewanee)
8. Morrison
9. Calhoun/Brussels (Hardin)
10. Forreston
11. Sesser-Valier/Waltonville (Sesser)
12. Fulton
13. Casey-Westfield (Casey)
14. ROWVA/Williamsfield (Oneida)
15. LeRoy
16. Newman Central Catholic (Sterling)
17. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (Gibson City)
18. Stark County (Toulon)
19. Lutheran (Rockford)
20. Marquette (Ottawa)
21. Salt Fork (Sidell)
22. West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] (Winchester)
23. Heyworth
24. Carrollton
25. Tuscola
26. Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw)
27. St. Bede (Peru)
28. Princeville
29. Cumberland (Toledo)
30. Villa Grove
31. Nokomis

Illinois Class 2A High School Football Rankings

1. Wilmington
2. Seneca
3. Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa)
4. Bloomington Central Catholic (Bloomington)
5. Athens
6. Tri-Valley (Downs)
7. Rockridge (Taylor Ridge)
8. Shelbyville
9. Nashville
10. Farmington
11. Mater Dei (Breese)
12. Red Bud
13. Johnston City
14. Momence
15. Quincy Notre Dame (Quincy)
16. Knoxville
17. Chicago Christian (Palos Heights)
18. El Paso-Gridley (El Paso)
19. Westville
20. Unity/Seymour (Mendon)
21. Auburn
22. Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin (Bismarck)
23. Vandalia
24. Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond (Arthur)
25. Mercer County (Aledo)
26. Chester
27. Lawrenceville
28. Carmi-White County (Carmi)
29. Pana
30. Southwestern (Piasa)

Illinois Class 3A High School Football Rankings

1. Byron
2. Montini Catholic (Lombard)
3. Roxana
4. Mt. Carmel
5. Princeton
6. Durand/Pecatonica (Durand)
7. DuQuoin
8. Tolono Unity (Tolono)
9. St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph)
10. Olympia (Stanford)
11. Williamsville
12. Prairie Central (Fairbury)
13. Benton
14. Greenville
15. Peotone
16. Monmouth-Roseville (Monmouth)
17. Stillman Valley
18. Monticello
19. North Boone (Poplar Grove)
20. Oregon
21. Sullivan-Okaw Valley/Bethany (Sullivan)
22. Eureka
23. Johnson (Chicago)
24. Clinton
25. Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton)
26. Litchfield/Mt. Olive (Litchfield)
27. Paris
28. Carlinville
29. North Lawndale (Chicago)
30. Fairfield

Illinois Class 4A High School Football Rankings

1. Rochester
2. IC Catholic Prep (Elmhurst)
3. St. Laurence (Burbank)
4. Wheaton Academy (West Chicago)
5. Murphysboro
6. Boylan Catholic (Rockford)
7. Saint Viator (Arlington Heights)
8. Breese Central (Breese)
9. Coal City
10. Dixon
11. Mt. Zion
12. Richmond-Burton (Richmond)
13. Charleston
14. Harrisburg
15. Cahokia
16. Carterville
17. Geneseo
18. Kewanee
19. Peoria Notre Dame (Peoria)
20. Effingham
21. Freeburg
22. Normal University (Normal)
23. Sandwich
24. Phillips (Chicago)
25. Plano
26. Lincoln
27. Taylorville
28. Ridgewood (Norridge)
29. Dyett (Chicago)
30. Chicago Vocational (Chicago)

Illinois Class 5A High School Football Rankings

1. Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park)
2. St. Francis (Wheaton)
3. Joliet Catholic (Joliet)
4. Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake)
5. Carmel (Mundelein)
6. Providence Catholic (New Lenox)
7. Morris
8. Morgan Park (Chicago)
9. Morton
10. Sycamore
11. Highland
12. Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet)
13. Peoria
14. Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield)
15. Rochelle
16. Metamora
17. Antioch
18. Triad (Troy)
19. Glenbard South (Glen Ellyn)
20. Sterling
21. Hillcrest (Country Club Hills)
22. MacArthur (Decatur)
23. Mt. Vernon
24. Thornton Fractional North (Calumet City)
25. Carbondale
26. Evergreen Park
27. Tinley Park
28. Payton College Prep (Chicago)
29. Lindblom (Chicago)

Illinois Class 6A High School Football Rankings

1. East St. Louis
2. Cary-Grove (Cary)
3. Washington
4. Lake Zurich
5. Kankakee
6. Geneva
7. Kaneland (Maple Park)
8. Crystal Lake Central (Crystal Lake)
9. Glenwood (Chatham)
10. Normal West (Normal)
11. Libertyville
12. Crete-Monee (Crete)
13. Belvidere North (Belvidere)
14. Richards (Oak Lawn)
15. Lemont
16. Lake Forest
17. Blue Island Eisenhower (Blue Island)
18. Dunlap
19. Highland Park
20. Wauconda
21. Riverside-Brookfield (Riverside)
22. Simeon (Chicago)
23. Bloomington
24. Danville
25. Bremen (Midlothian)
26. Grant Community (Fox Lake)
27. Centennial (Champaign)
28. Amundsen (Chicago)
29. Mather (Chicago)
30. Lake View (Chicago)
31. Senn (Chicago)
32. Hubbard (Chicago)

Illinois Class 7A High School Football Rankings

1. Chicago Mt. Carmel (Chicago)
2. Batavia
3. Downers Grove North (Downers Grove)
4. St. Rita (Chicago)
5. Brother Rice (Chicago)
6. Hersey (Arlington Heights)
7. Quincy
8. Normal Community (Normal)
9. Prospect (Mt. Prospect)
10. Lincoln-Way Central (New Lenox)
11. Lincoln-Way West (New Lenox)
12. Hononegah (Rockton)
13. Wheaton North (Wheaton)
14. Jacobs (Algonquin)
15. Bradley-Bourbonnais (Bradley)
16. St. Charles North (St. Charles)
17. Wheaton-Warrenville South (Wheaton)
18. Kenwood (Chicago)
19. Hoffman Estates
20. Glenbard East (Lombard)
21. Collinsville
22. Buffalo Grove
23. Willowbrook (Villa Park)
24. Yorkville
25. Maine West (Des Plaines)
26. Whitney Young (Chicago)
27. Harlem (Machesney Park)
28. Rockford Auburn (Rockford)
29. Addison Trail (Addison)
30. Argo (Summit)
31. West Chicago
32. Lincoln Park (Chicago)

Illinois Class 8A High School Football Rankings

1. Loyola Academy (Wilmette)
2. Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort)
3. York (Elmhurst)
4. Edwardsville
5. Barrington
6. Maine South (Park Ridge)
7. Saint Ignatius College Prep (Chicago)
8. Warren Township (Gurnee)
9. Lyons (LaGrange)
10. Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn)
11. Neuqua Valley (Naperville)
12. Huntley
13. Naperville Central (Naperville)
14. Minooka
15. Belleville East (Belleville)
16. Naperville North (Naperville)
17. Palatine
18. Homewood-Flossmoor (Flossmoor)
19. Glenbrook South (Glenview)
20. Lockport
21. Sandburg (Orland Park)
22. Stevenson (Lincolnshire)
23. Downers Grove South (Downers Grove)
24. Oswego
25. South Elgin
26. Joliet West (Joliet)
27. Plainfield North (Plainfield)
28. West Aurora (Aurora)
29. Niles West (Skokie)