1. Bolingbrook
Last season: 10-1, 7-0 (1st Southwest Suburban Blue); lost 21-7 to Marist second round 8A playoffs.
Next: vs. Hinsdale Central, 7 Friday.
2. Stevenson
Last season: 10-3, 6-0 (1st North Suburban Lake); lost 15-14 to Loyola 8A semifinal.
Next: vs. Kenosha (Wis.) Indian Trail, 7:30 Friday.
3. Loyola
Last season: 12-2, 3-1 (t-1st Catholic Blue); lost 13-10 to Naperville Central 8A final.
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Next: at Miwaukee Marquette, 1 Saturday.
4. Homewood-Floosmoor
Last season: 9-2, 6-1 (2nd Southwest Suburban Blue); lost 24-21 to Naperville Central second round 8A playoffs.
Next: vs. Harlan, 7:30 Friday.
5. Mount Carmel
Last season: 13-1, 3-1 (t-1st Catholic League Blue); beat Lake Zurich 30-0 for 8A title.
Next: vs. Philadelphia (Pa.) St. Joseph’s Prep, noon Sunday.
6. Naperville Central
Last season: 11-3, 4-3 (t-4th DuPage Valley); beat Loyola 13-10 for 8A title.
Next: at Waubonsie Valley, 7:30 Friday.
7. Glenbard West
Last season: 11-2, 6-0 (1st West Suburban Silver); lost 16-7 to Lake Zurich 7A semifinal.
Next: vs. Wheaton South, 1:30 Saturday.
8. Lincoln-Way East
Last season: 9-3, 5-2 (3rd Southwest Suburban Blue); lost 21-14 to Edwardsville 7A quarterfinal.
Next: vs. Oak Park-River Forest, 7:30 Friday.
9. St. Rita
Last season: 12-2, 3-1 (t-1st Catholic League Blue; beat Simeon 35-20 in Prep Bowl.
Next: vs. Simeon, 6 Sunday.
10. Nazareth
Last season: 8-3, 4-2 (t-2nd East Suburban Catholic); lost 33-28 to Sycamore 5A second round.
Next: vs. Bloomington, 2 Saturday.
11. Neuqua Valley
Last season: 10-2, 6-0 (1st Upstate Eight Valley); lost 47-18 to Naperville Central 8A quarterfinal.
Next: at Naperville North, 7:30 Friday.
12. Lake Zurich
Last season: 12-2, 5-1 (2nd North Suburban Lake); lost 30-0 to Mount Carmel 7A final.
Next: vs. Fremd, 7:30 Friday.
13. Maine South
Last season: 9-3, 5-0 (1st Central Suburban South); lost 35-0 to Loyola 8A quarterfinal.
Next: vs. Montini, 7:30 Friday.
14. Montini
Last season: 13-1, 7-0 (1st Suburban Christian Blue); lost 38-28 to Sacred Heart-Griffin 5A final.
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Next: at Maine South, 7:30 Friday.
15. Cary-Grove
Last season: 7-4, 5-1 (2nd Fox Valley Valley); lost 17-10 to Rockford Boylan 6A second round.
Next: vs. Wheaton North, 7:30 Friday.
16. Richards
Last season: 12-2, 5-1 (2nd South Suburban Red); lost 34-14 to Batavia 6A final.
Next: vs. Indianapolis Arsenal, 7 Friday.
17. Wheaton Warrenville South
Last season: 8-3, 5-2 (t-2nd DuPage Valley); lost 10-7 to Downers Grove North 7A second round.
Next: at Glenbard West, 1:30 Saturday.
18. Waubonsie Valley
Last season: 8-3, 5-1 (2nd Upstate Eight Valley); lost 33-13 to Oswego 8A second round.
Next: vs. Naperville Central, 7:30 Friday.
19. Barrington
Last season: 10-2, 4-1 (t-1st Mid-Suburban West); lost 14-0 to Stevenson 8A quarterfinal.
Next: vs. Jacobs, 7:30 Friday.
20. Oak Park-River Forest
Last season: 9-2, 5-1 (2nd West Suburban Silver); lost 34-21 to Maine South 8A second round.
Next: at Lincoln-Way East, 7:30 Friday.